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Post by ilikecorn on Jun 17, 2019 18:50:15 GMT -5
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Jun 17, 2019 18:57:37 GMT -5
Camryn Moeller rules.
Straightest hair on the team in one pic, most curly in the next.
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Post by hammer on Jun 17, 2019 19:18:38 GMT -5
I'd be sucking for air up there.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2019 22:38:23 GMT -5
I hope the Bucks have an improved season, but I’ve seen this act before.
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Post by rampageripster on Jun 17, 2019 22:39:15 GMT -5
Look at Geoff throwing gang signs at Machu Pichu
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Jun 17, 2019 23:15:14 GMT -5
I hope the Bucks have an improved season, but I’ve seen this act before. The last season and a half were derailed spectacularly by the career ending injury to Hughes, but other than that they have had a pretty solid decade. Big Mac had some ninja setter moves in the spring scrimmages as well as the scrimmage earlier this month, so if she can keep that up then they will probably at least find their way onto the bubble. One of the DSs will need to step up and grab ahold of that libero shirt, and not let go. They passed that thing around like a hot potato last year. Plenty of offense with Bukalic and Sandbothe. Lots of experience all over the roster. Strong freshman class. Brand spanking new arena... Great time to be a Buckeye.
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Post by stanfordvb on Jun 18, 2019 1:58:50 GMT -5
I hope the Bucks have an improved season, but I’ve seen this act before. The last season and a half were derailed spectacularly by the career ending injury to Hughes, but other than that they have had a pretty solid decade. Big Mac had some ninja setter moves in the spring scrimmages as well as the scrimmage earlier this month, so if she can keep that up then they will probably at least find their way onto the bubble. One of the DSs will need to step up and grab ahold of that libero shirt, and not let go. They passed that thing around like a hot potato last year. Plenty of offense with Bukalic and Sandbothe. Lots of experience all over the roster. Strong freshman class. Brand spanking new arena... Great time to be a Buckeye. When the incoming freshman are seniors, and radar and Londot are juniors, the bucks will be a top program imo
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Jun 18, 2019 20:36:33 GMT -5
Just the seniors
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Post by notwvb on Jun 18, 2019 20:44:40 GMT -5
Look at Geoff throwing gang signs at Machu Pichu That's a relief. One of those transient minor strokes was my guess.
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Jun 26, 2019 12:29:10 GMT -5
I like that Louisa Shirmir is still their go to for marketing purposes, 2 seasons after her eligibility has expired.
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Aug 3, 2019 12:24:52 GMT -5
What day will they be playing the Scarlet and Grey game?
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Aug 6, 2019 21:38:33 GMT -5
Annual preview of the other Columbus area College Volleyball teams: Last year I included all the teams in the surrounding counties, and it was excessive. So this year I will contain it to Franklin County, which is still excessive, but a lot less excessive. NCAA D2 Ohio Dominican Panthers: GMac West Schedule: www.ohiodominicanpanthers.com/sports/wvball/2019-20/scheduleRoster: www.ohiodominicanpanthers.com/sports/wvball/2019-20/rosterLast year they rolled through the season with only 8 players; 6 Freshmen, 2 Sophomores, and a JuCo transfer from Columbus State. The results were predictably underwhelming, and any "rebuilding" that may have been accomplished was dealt a major setback in the off season when the setter and the libero each left the program (the libero has resurfaced at Columbus State). The good news is that they have 8 freshmen coming in, and bring back everyone else except the libero and the setter. They only mustered one GMac win last year, so they should be able to top that pretty easily if they are even remotely competent. It is year 4 of the Jenn Fepke regime, and she is still searching for her first 10 win season. NCAA D3 Otterbein Cardinals: OAC Schedule: otterbeincardinals.com/schedule.aspx?path=wvballRoster: otterbeincardinals.com/roster.aspx?path=wvballThe Cards won 3 OAC Titles over the last 2 years (2 regular season, 1 tournament) and had a 2017 NCAA tournament appearance behind Wright St transfer OH Hadley Sterett. Now that her eligibility has expired I would expect the Cardinals to fall back to the middle of the OAC pack. Particularly since they also graduated a four year starting setter along with a few other key players. The good news is that the back row returns intact, anchored by 4 year Libero Ashlyn Leon. Even so, a realistic ceiling for them this year is probably a top four OAC finish, and hosting an OAC quarterfinal. Monica Wright returns for her 13th season as HC, and is by far the greatest coach in school history, being the only one to ever win a Conference Title and/or make it to the NCAA Tournament. Capital Crusaders: OAC Schedule: athletics.capital.edu/sports/wvball/2019-20/scheduleRoster: athletics.capital.edu/sports/wvball/2019-20/rosterAfter posting the first winless season in school history, they made sure that it wouldn't happen again by putting a couple of JuCos on the docket. The Crusaders haven't made it to the OAC Tournament since 2014, which is worse than it sounds as the top 8 out of 10 teams go. While an 8 seed might be a bit of an optimistic ceiling for them under the circumstances, it would be disappointing if they didn't at least beat Wilmington and emerge forth from out of the OAC cellar. The good news is that they appear to be bringing just about everyone back, which is unusual for them as they generally hemorrhage players in the off season. Of course there is still time for some last minute deflections, which aren't exactly abnormal. Amanda Hubbard enters her third season at the helm, no doubt hoping that year three is a lot more like year one than the winless year two. NJCAA D3 Columbus State Cougars: OCCAC Schedule: www.cscccougars.com/sports/wvball/2019-20/scheduleRoster: www.cscccougars.com/sports/wvball/2019-20/rosterThis team is the diamond in the rough for 2019. Last year they rolled through the season with basically all freshmen, and were Nationally ranked in the top 5 throughout the season, finishing second in the OCCAC behind the Owens Express, who went onto win the National Championship. Owens is always the team to beat if you want to win this Conference, but the Express have to replace a lot of their key players while Columbus State brings just about everybody back from last year's team. The Cougars also poached the Libero from Ohio Dominican (NCAA D2) and they are bringing in a robust class of 10 freshmen, many of which are not local gals which is obviously unusual for a commuter college. From the outside looking in, it appears as though they are going "all in" this season, bound and determined to win the whole ball of wax. IF (big if) they have successfully positioned themselves to be better than Owens, then they should cruise to a National Championship. Bobby Diamond is the top returning starlet on offense, and is an absolute assassin at the net. I suspect that "someone" will sign her up to play for the next two school years after this one.
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Aug 8, 2019 12:27:14 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2019 15:47:48 GMT -5
Don't forget Owens dropped from D2 to D3 for jucos...which is a huge advantage over D3 teams. There's no probation period. Annual preview of the other Columbus area College Volleyball teams: Last year I included all the teams in the surrounding counties, and it was excessive. So this year I will contain it to Franklin County, which is still excessive, but a lot less excessive. NCAA D2 Ohio Dominican Panthers: GMac West Schedule: www.ohiodominicanpanthers.com/sports/wvball/2019-20/scheduleRoster: www.ohiodominicanpanthers.com/sports/wvball/2019-20/rosterLast year they rolled through the season with only 8 players; 6 Freshmen, 2 Sophomores, and a JuCo transfer from Columbus State. The results were predictably underwhelming, and any "rebuilding" that may have been accomplished was dealt a major setback in the off season when the setter and the libero each left the program (the libero has resurfaced at Columbus State). The good news is that they have 8 freshmen coming in, and bring back everyone else except the libero and the setter. They only mustered one GMac win last year, so they should be able to top that pretty easily if they are even remotely competent. It is year 4 of the Jenn Fepke regime, and she is still searching for her first 10 win season. NCAA D3 Otterbein Cardinals: OAC Schedule: otterbeincardinals.com/schedule.aspx?path=wvballRoster: otterbeincardinals.com/roster.aspx?path=wvballThe Cards won 3 OAC Titles over the last 2 years (2 regular season, 1 tournament) and had a 2017 NCAA tournament appearance behind Wright St transfer OH Hadley Sterett. Now that her eligibility has expired I would expect the Cardinals to fall back to the middle of the OAC pack. Particularly since they also graduated a four year starting setter along with a few other key players. The good news is that the back row returns intact, anchored by 4 year Libero Ashlyn Leon. Even so, a realistic ceiling for them this year is probably a top four OAC finish, and hosting an OAC quarterfinal. Monica Wright returns for her 13th season as HC, and is by far the greatest coach in school history, being the only one to ever win a Conference Title and/or make it to the NCAA Tournament. Capital Crusaders: OAC Schedule: athletics.capital.edu/sports/wvball/2019-20/scheduleRoster: athletics.capital.edu/sports/wvball/2019-20/rosterAfter posting the first winless season in school history, they made sure that it wouldn't happen again by putting a couple of JuCos on the docket. The Crusaders haven't made it to the OAC Tournament since 2014, which is worse than it sounds as the top 8 out of 10 teams go. While an 8 seed might be a bit of an optimistic ceiling for them under the circumstances, it would be disappointing if they didn't at least beat Wilmington and emerge forth from out of the OAC cellar. The good news is that they appear to be bringing just about everyone back, which is unusual for them as they generally hemorrhage players in the off season. Of course there is still time for some last minute deflections, which aren't exactly abnormal. Amanda Hubbard enters her third season at the helm, no doubt hoping that year three is a lot more like year one than the winless year two. NJCAA D3 Columbus State Cougars: OCCAC Schedule: www.cscccougars.com/sports/wvball/2019-20/scheduleRoster: www.cscccougars.com/sports/wvball/2019-20/rosterThis team is the diamond in the rough for 2019. Last year they rolled through the season with basically all freshmen, and were Nationally ranked in the top 5 throughout the season, finishing second in the OCCAC behind the Owens Express, who went onto win the National Championship. Owens is always the team to beat if you want to win this Conference, but the Express have to replace a lot of their key players while Columbus State brings just about everybody back from last year's team. The Cougars also poached the Libero from Ohio Dominican (NCAA D2) and they are bringing in a robust class of 10 freshmen, many of which are not local gals which is obviously unusual for a commuter college. From the outside looking in, it appears as though they are going "all in" this season, bound and determined to win the whole ball of wax. IF (big if) they have successfully positioned themselves to be better than Owens, then they should cruise to a National Championship. Bobby Diamond is the top returning starlet on offense, and is an absolute assassin at the net. I suspect that "someone" will sign her up to play for the next two school years after this one.
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Aug 8, 2019 17:03:57 GMT -5
Don't forget Owens dropped from D2 to D3 for jucos...which is a huge advantage over D3 teams. There's no probation period. Annual preview of the other Columbus area College Volleyball teams: NJCAA D3 Columbus State Cougars: OCCAC Schedule: www.cscccougars.com/sports/wvball/2019-20/scheduleRoster: www.cscccougars.com/sports/wvball/2019-20/rosterThis team is the diamond in the rough for 2019. Last year they rolled through the season with basically all freshmen, and were Nationally ranked in the top 5 throughout the season, finishing second in the OCCAC behind the Owens Express, who went onto win the National Championship. Owens is always the team to beat if you want to win this Conference, but the Express have to replace a lot of their key players while Columbus State brings just about everybody back from last year's team. The Cougars also poached the Libero from Ohio Dominican (NCAA D2) and they are bringing in a robust class of 10 freshmen, many of which are not local gals which is obviously unusual for a commuter college. From the outside looking in, it appears as though they are going "all in" this season, bound and determined to win the whole ball of wax. IF (big if) they have successfully positioned themselves to be better than Owens, then they should cruise to a National Championship. Bobby Diamond is the top returning starlet on offense, and is an absolute assassin at the net. I suspect that "someone" will sign her up to play for the next two school years after this one. Yeah, starting last year. Doesn't effect the OCCAC race since it is a hybrid D2/D3 Conference, but it does make the post season problematic as the path to the regionals now goes through Owens.
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