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Post by Wolfgang on Dec 1, 2018 0:11:53 GMT -5
Anybody hear from Jake? Or is he drowning in his sorrows. If so don't worry Jake Wahine fans know your pain. Believe me we do. Who is Jake Wahine?
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Post by Victory At Hand on Dec 1, 2018 0:14:51 GMT -5
This should not have happened. 642fiddi predicted that Poly will make it to the Sweet Sixteen. He called it himself!
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Post by raian13 on Dec 1, 2018 0:40:18 GMT -5
Cal Poly’s best chance was this year. Next year, the Big West is going to be tougher with stiffer competition from Hawai’i. With Hawai’i reloading, CP is gong to have to figure out another offense scheme besides setting TVW 90% of the time. Without the sister it will be more like set torrey 95 percent of the time. Cal Poly has made a name for itself. I am confident they can get some very good prospects IF the coach knows how to recruit.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2018 0:58:51 GMT -5
Tough break for CP that TVW wasn’t able to play. And for those saying you need to have more than one offensive weapon - you’re absolutely right - but if TVW is on my team you better bet I’m setting her 70% of the time, if not more. Just an unfortunate break for their team that their best player and arguably the best player of this subregional couldn’t play. Completely changes a team.
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Post by baytree on Dec 1, 2018 1:04:06 GMT -5
Cal Poly’s best chance was this year. Next year, the Big West is going to be tougher with stiffer competition from Hawai’i. With Hawai’i reloading, CP is gong to have to figure out another offense scheme besides setting TVW 90% of the time. Without the sister it will be more like set torrey 95 percent of the time. This is the real problem for Cal Poly. This season, they had Adlee as well as Torrey. What are they going to do next season?
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Post by BeachbytheBay on Dec 1, 2018 1:16:42 GMT -5
Without the sister it will be more like set torrey 95 percent of the time. This is the real problem for Cal Poly. This season, they had Adlee as well as Torrey. What are they going to do next season? Cal Poly should be good next year. Phillips & Mercer give them two solid middles, a lot depends on how their frosh setter progresses over the summer. Yes, they lose AVW, but she wasn't the straw that stirred the drink. Brouker is a loss. If Poly can get a solid libero, they could be very good again. Right now, they have to be the favorite for next year.
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Post by gouci on Dec 1, 2018 1:16:43 GMT -5
Without the sister it will be more like set torrey 95 percent of the time. This is the real problem for Cal Poly. This season, they had Adlee as well as Torrey. What are they going to do next season? Next year Cal Poly will be like Ucsb with Ruddins this season.
What are they going to do after TVW graduates? Yikes!
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Post by HawaiiVB on Dec 1, 2018 1:35:48 GMT -5
Without the sister it will be more like set torrey 95 percent of the time. This is the real problem for Cal Poly. This season, they had Adlee as well as Torrey. What are they going to do next season? Well, I believe they got a good AA coming in so that will help. but with Hawai'i, Robyn and crew are looking at the big picture. they are recruiting for the future. What was evident from last night's loss, Hawai'i's girls, both leaving and the rest that will be back next year, understand that with Robyn and her philosophy, they will be able to take all this valuable experience with them long after school is out. They will be the future coaches and teachers and they will understand what it means to be in tip-top physical shape. And they will be able to draw on the training they have been given that included countless 3-hour plus practices that each and every girl had to give all they had to give. Even with the role players and training players, they know they that have been given a lasting and unique gift. Hawai'i will be THE team to beat next year. With Iosia just setting next year, she will be able to run a faster and more diverse offense.
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Post by baytree on Dec 1, 2018 1:49:58 GMT -5
This is the real problem for Cal Poly. This season, they had Adlee as well as Torrey. What are they going to do next season? Cal Poly should be good next year. Phillips & Mercer give them two solid middles, a lot depends on how their frosh setter progresses over the summer. Yes, they lose AVW, but she wasn't the straw that stirred the drink. Brouker is a loss. If Poly can get a solid libero, they could be very good again. Right now, they have to be the favorite for next year. Brouker will be a loss but I think you're underestimating the importance of a good OH1. Excellent middles are important but, for most teams, not nearly as important as a good OH1. Sure, they can be if you have Rettke or Inky or someone of that caliber (as well as excellent passing) but I don't think Cal Poly's middles are. Even Wisconsin was having trouble against good teams when they were relying too much on Rettke. If you are going to rely on your middles, good passing will be even more critical than if you have other good options. If you can get a team out of system, the middles don't matter (for hitting).
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Post by baytree on Dec 1, 2018 1:53:44 GMT -5
This is the real problem for Cal Poly. This season, they had Adlee as well as Torrey. What are they going to do next season? Well, I believe they got a good AA coming in so that will help. but with Hawai'i, Robyn and crew are looking at the big picture. they are recruiting for the future. What was evident from last night's loss, Hawai'i's girls, both leaving and the rest that will be back next year, understand that with Robyn and her philosophy, they will be able to take all this valuable experience with them long after school is out. They will be the future coaches and teachers and they will understand what it means to be in tip-top physical shape. And they will be able to draw on the training they have been given that included countless 3-hour plus practices that each and every girl had to give all they had to give. Even with the role players and training players, they know they that have been given a lasting and unique gift. Hawai'i will be THE team to beat next year. With Iosia just setting next year, she will be able to run a faster and more diverse offense. I think that's true but I hope that players on all the teams will take their experiences with them and be able to use the experience of training hard, working as a team, and giving it their all in the future.
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Post by bucky415 on Dec 1, 2018 1:56:12 GMT -5
I think Cal Poly would be the favorite coming into next season. I watch a lot of Hawai'i matches, and I am not sure they will be reloading next year. They tend to outperform recruiting rankings, but the recruits coming in aren't at the level of sure fire instant contributors, and they have a lot to replace. It could be another bumpy start to the season for them. Iosia is clearly a player in whatever role, and Williams has clear upside, but there is not a lot of proven talent there.
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Post by voleyqueen on Dec 1, 2018 2:06:37 GMT -5
Van Winden, ranked third nationally with 5.07 kills per set, was injured when a volleyball hit her in the face during Tuesday’s practice. The junior was placed in concussion protocol Friday and was not medically cleared to play.
‘Devastating, heartbreaking’: Cal Poly shocked in 1st round of NCAA volleyball tournament
From SLO tribune
CAL POLY ‘Devastating, heartbreaking’: Cal Poly shocked in 1st round of NCAA volleyball tournament BY JOSEPH D’HIPPOLITO| SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE 31 mins. ago LOS ANGELES The absence of the Big West Conference’s player of the year devastated Cal Poly’s hopes to advance in the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament Friday night.
With Torrey Van Winden unavailable, the back-to-back conference champion and No. 14-ranked Mustangs sustained a 25-19, 25-18, 23-25, 25-22 loss to unranked San Diego in the first round at USC’s Galen Center.
Van Winden, ranked third nationally with 5.07 kills per set, was injured when a volleyball hit her in the face during Tuesday’s practice. The junior was placed in concussion protocol Friday and was not medically cleared to play.
Van Winden’s teammates found out hours before their match against USD (17-12).
RELATED CONTENT Cal Poly volleyball is in the NCAA Tournament again. How one brave decision made it possible Cal Poly volleyball sets sights on NCAA Tournament after 2nd straight Big West title The Leaupepe twins are gone. Who will step up this year for Cal Poly women’s hoops? “We had to figure out and find ways to be successful without her on the court,” Cal Poly head coach Sam Crosson said. “Certainly as a staff, you’re a little unsure of how the group is going to react.”
Outside hitter Adlee Van Winden described the reaction to the news about her younger sister.
“When we found that out, it obviously was devastating, heartbreaking,” the senior said. “She puts up numbers that are crazy for our conference and for our team. Not only that, but she holds our team very accountable. She’s the person on the court who keeps people in line, and she knows the game very well.”
Yet the Mustangs transformed shock into determination.
“We just had to trust and believe in the process and the hard work that people put in.,” Adlee Van Winden said. “Our only mentality that we allowed ourselves to have was to believe that we could win this game without her.”
Middle blocker Meredith Phillips expressed that confidence more emphatically.
”There was never a second where we had doubt that we didn’t think we could do it without her,” Phillips said. “We knew we had other people who would step up and come to play, and they did.”
Maia Dvoracek started in the younger Van Winden’s place and finished with career highs of eight kills and four digs. The elder Van Winden contributed 19 kills, one less than her season best. But Cal Poly (25-3) compiled a .157 hitting percentage — the season’s second lowest.
Meanwhile, the Toreros pounded kills at a .463 rate.
”They are a high-octane offensive team,” Crosson said. “They’ve got a lot of good attackers at the antennas, and when that team passes the ball and has multiple options, they stress you in a lot of ways.”
Yet improved defense kept Cal Poly competitive. The Mustangs compiled 25 of their 44 digs and 10 of their 12 block assists in the final two sets, while recording both of their solo blocks.
“I thought our defense in the third and fourth sets was tremendously better,” Crosson said. “We started blocking more balls. We started to get more transition swings. That just gave the team more confidence and belief that we’re going to do this.”
Better blocking enabled the Mustangs to turn a 6-4 deficit into a 10-6 lead in the fourth set. Dvoracek and Madilyn Mercer each had two block assists during that spree, with Mercer adding a kill off Avalon DeNecochea’s quick set.
But USD scored five of its next eight points off hitting errors in retaking a 14-12 lead. Lauren Fuller accounted for the other three points on kills, part of her match-high 22.
Cal Poly used two of the Toreros’ hitting errors to force a 14-14 tie, then USD used an 8-3 surge to build a 22-17 advantage. The Mustangs have now lost five successive matches to the Toreros.
“The biggest key for me was seeing the response of this group after the second set,” Crosson said. “It could have been very easy for them to not galvanize themselves as a group and to start thinking about the individual. But that’s not the culture we have in this program.
”To find ourselves in a potential fifth set within 12 hours of learning that speaks volumes to this group.”
The Mustangs’ season comes to an end one step shy of last year when they were knocked out in the second round.
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Post by HawaiiVB on Dec 1, 2018 2:33:54 GMT -5
Well, I believe they got a good AA coming in so that will help. but with Hawai'i, Robyn and crew are looking at the big picture. they are recruiting for the future. What was evident from last night's loss, Hawai'i's girls, both leaving and the rest that will be back next year, understand that with Robyn and her philosophy, they will be able to take all this valuable experience with them long after school is out. They will be the future coaches and teachers and they will understand what it means to be in tip-top physical shape. And they will be able to draw on the training they have been given that included countless 3-hour plus practices that each and every girl had to give all they had to give. Even with the role players and training players, they know they that have been given a lasting and unique gift. Hawai'i will be THE team to beat next year. With Iosia just setting next year, she will be able to run a faster and more diverse offense. I think that's true but I hope that players on all the teams will take their experiences with them and be able to use the experience of training hard, working as a team, and giving it their all in the future. Well, I know for Hawai'i, the girls were not up to the level that Robyn wanted. They had to re-learn what it meant to play for Hawai'i. This was part of the process from taking over such a storied program. And it wasn't because the girls were inadequate, but because she didn't have the time to work with project players. With Shoji, he did have a knack for finding project players and turning them into AA's. Robyn wanted players who could compete now. And that process was what I was referring too. That, by will and tough love, the girls are at the level that can compete and contribute as best as they could. So, win or lose, she doesn't care. All she cares about is that they are in the best shape they can be and that they compete giving it their all. Now as much as she can, her recruits are at a higher level with the kind of skill set that they can compete right now. Then they can teach them the system and then fine-tune skills. The faster they can learn it, the more strategies and technique they can be taught. After all, you can't run a slide scheme if you don't have a player who can run the slide.
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Post by 2left on Dec 1, 2018 2:34:41 GMT -5
I dont know how this turned into a Hawaii thread, but as a Hawaii fan, I hope Poly reloads and gets back to the tournament. If they beat UH for the conference title, so be it, because the Wahine will also make it to the tourney, win or lose. 🤙🏾
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Post by HawaiiVB on Dec 1, 2018 3:01:46 GMT -5
I dont know how this turned into a Hawaii thread, but as a Hawaii fan, I hope Poly reloads and gets back to the tournament. If they beat UH for the conference title, so be it, because the Wahine will also make it to the tourney, win or lose. 🤙🏾 Oops. I guess I made into a Hawaiʻi thread.
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