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Post by lovetennis7 on Aug 2, 2019 11:28:37 GMT -5
I saw their Instagram posts too of photo day - and yes the new uniforms are not that attractive!
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Post by vballfreak808 on Aug 2, 2019 12:09:03 GMT -5
Agree, not a fan. Curious as to why the school changed its colors
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Post by vballfreak808 on Aug 2, 2019 13:25:13 GMT -5
Didn't think she wanted to become a full-time coach. Good pick-up for Wong and team
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Post by bayarea on Aug 2, 2019 19:36:14 GMT -5
Didn't think she wanted to become a full-time coach. Good pick-up for Wong and team Ha! Erin Lindsey and Lindsey Berg get to coach against each other in the same conference. Fun family times.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2019 1:37:45 GMT -5
Agree, not a fan. Curious as to why the school changed its colors Understand it was a total rebranding by LMU, changed the Lion logo too. They had been wanting to for some time and all aligned now with Adidas, new AD, decent success with the teams etc.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2019 1:43:21 GMT -5
Didn't think she wanted to become a full-time coach. Good pick-up for Wong and team The Waves are rising fast and have the personnel to really make a splash. Good recruits, great transfers last year (after losing their best player to USC) and Coach Wong is putting it all together with a solid staff. Excited to see the results this season after last year's NCAA tournament appearance.
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Post by 808 on Aug 4, 2019 14:43:29 GMT -5
Didn't think she wanted to become a full-time coach. Good pick-up for Wong and team Interesting that she said that it's only for a season.
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Post by bayarea on Aug 10, 2019 22:21:54 GMT -5
Biggest question in the WCC is how good will BYU be after losing RJP and LHE... BYU finished the season ranked #4 in the coaches poll, but had a legitimate NPOY candidate as the go-to hitter, so it's hard to place them there for 2019 until we see how the setting position shakes out and the new players assimilate. They are stockpiling talent, to be sure. But they spent much of the 2018 season as #1 or #2 and I don't think they are there for 2019. San Diego loses their biggest offensive threat, Addie Picha. Are they still a ranked team? LMU has 3 very good setters on their roster and quite a few really good hitters. Can they put the pieces together? Pepperdine is on the rise with tall, highly ranked players. Are they a top 25 team for 2019? (Feel free to answer. I'm compiling my top 25 tonight. Thanks. )
I will add. Seeing the new Santa Clara roster, they did not lose any current players or recruits with their coaching change. The 2019 roster has a 6'5+ OH, and four 6'3" players. Last years' freshmen kind of had a 'baptism by fire' to try to carry the team through rough times. Team morale seems really high with coach Erin Lindsey, and this team should make steady improvements. (I called it.)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2019 1:50:13 GMT -5
Biggest question in the WCC is how good will BYU be after losing RJP and LHE... BYU finished the season ranked #4 in the coaches poll, but had a legitimate NPOY candidate as the go-to hitter, so it's hard to place them there for 2019 until we see how the setting position shakes out and the new players assimilate. They are stockpiling talent, to be sure. But they spent much of the 2018 season as #1 or #2 and I don't think they are there for 2019. San Diego loses their biggest offensive threat, Addie Picha. Are they still a ranked team? LMU has 3 very good setters on their roster and quite a few really good hitters. Can they put the pieces together? Pepperdine is on the rise with tall, highly ranked players. Are they a top 25 team for 2019? (Feel free to answer. I'm compiling my top 25 tonight. Thanks. )
I will add. Seeing the new Santa Clara roster, they did not lose any current players or recruits with their coaching change. The 2019 roster has a 6'5+ OH, and four 6'3" players. Last years' freshmen kind of had a 'baptism by fire' to try to carry the team through rough times. Team morale seems really high with coach Erin Lindsey, and this team should make steady improvements. (I called it.) BYU doesn't have RJP but they have a more even offense now (McKenna Miller healthy?) and will have more options for distribution. If their setting can be closely replaced, I think by season's end they will be stronger than they were last year at the end of the year as RJP hit a wall as the go to and everyone keying on her. USD could end up being the 3rd or 4th team in the WCC but they have good pedigree and an expectation of winning and that goes a long way LMU lost 1 offensive weapon but should be replacing her with a healthy Megan Rice who missed last season. The rest of the team is returning with a much improved back row and a top freshman class that contains two Gatorade State Players of the Year. This year is the first year in a long time they have decent height which should improve their blocking stats which are usually one of the lowest in conference. Pepperdine has all the potential to take down every team in the conference and if their new setting can find the range they will be tough to beat. They have some of the best hitters in the WCC and most were all new to each other last season. I agree with your Santa Clara assessment and they are also my dark horse. I think last year was an anomaly and they will be back in the hunt starting this season. I would also add that Portland is lurking in the weeds and definitely has the potential to take down some top teams who don't take them seriously. SMC will be in a rebuilding mode but have a good group of girls and are always a challenge Gonzaga is right in the Portland range and can be dangerous Pacific.... I thought they were done last year and they had some big wins, can they pull some more rabbits out of their hat after losing their top player to transfer? USF, getting better each season and has a solid group of players so no one will be looking past them. I think the WCC will end up being close to .650 in OOC with some of the top teams actually not having as good a record going into conference play as the lower ranked teams due to more difficult schedules but like last year will have 4 to 5 teams in the hunt for a post season berth.
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Post by azvb on Aug 11, 2019 15:36:59 GMT -5
Biggest question in the WCC is how good will BYU be after losing RJP and LHE... BYU finished the season ranked #4 in the coaches poll, but had a legitimate NPOY candidate as the go-to hitter, so it's hard to place them there for 2019 until we see how the setting position shakes out and the new players assimilate. They are stockpiling talent, to be sure. But they spent much of the 2018 season as #1 or #2 and I don't think they are there for 2019. San Diego loses their biggest offensive threat, Addie Picha. Are they still a ranked team? LMU has 3 very good setters on their roster and quite a few really good hitters. Can they put the pieces together? Pepperdine is on the rise with tall, highly ranked players. Are they a top 25 team for 2019? (Feel free to answer. I'm compiling my top 25 tonight. Thanks. ) I will add. Seeing the new Santa Clara roster, they did not lose any current players or recruits with their coaching change. The 2019 roster has a 6'5+ OH, and four 6'3" players. Last years' freshmen kind of had a 'baptism by fire' to try to carry the team through rough times. Team morale seems really high with coach Erin Lindsey, and this team should make steady improvements. (I called it.) BYU doesn't have RJP but they have a more even offense now (McKenna Miller healthy?) and will have more options for distribution. If their setting can be closely replaced, I think by season's end they will be stronger than they were last year at the end of the year as RJP hit a wall as the go to and everyone keying on her. USD could end up being the 3rd or 4th team in the WCC but they have good pedigree and an expectation of winning and that goes a long way LMU lost 1 offensive weapon but should be replacing her with a healthy Megan Rice who missed last season. The rest of the team is returning with a much improved back row and a top freshman class that contains two Gatorade State Players of the Year. This year is the first year in a long time they have decent height which should improve their blocking stats which are usually one of the lowest in conference. Pepperdine has all the potential to take down every team in the conference and if their new setting can find the range they will be tough to beat. They have some of the best hitters in the WCC and most were all new to each other last season. I agree with your Santa Clara assessment and they are also my dark horse. I think last year was an anomaly and they will be back in the hunt starting this season. I would also add that Portland is lurking in the weeds and definitely has the potential to take down some top teams who don't take them seriously. SMC will be in a rebuilding mode but have a good group of girls and are always a challenge Gonzaga is right in the Portland range and can be dangerous Pacific.... I thought they were done last year and they had some big wins, can they pull some more rabbits out of their hat after losing their top player to transfer? USF, getting better each season and has a solid group of players so no one will be looking past them. I think the WCC will end up being close to .650 in OOC with some of the top teams actually not having as good a record going into conference play as the lower ranked teams due to more difficult schedules but like last year will have 4 to 5 teams in the hunt for a post season berth. Makes me sad that the last game people saw was RJP having a rough game. She was AMAZING against Florida and Texas, and they were both keying on her. And they were huge. But I agree, whoever the OH’s are, they will have an easier time with a good OPP, and 2 really good middles. Setting is a big question.
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Post by bigfan on Aug 11, 2019 15:43:37 GMT -5
LMU’s new uniforms this season are atrocious. They look like Ole Miss. LMU’s colors are not red and baby blue. They are navy and maroon, unless something has changed!? Why would they change colors and rebrand mascot?
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Post by bbg95 on Aug 12, 2019 16:58:45 GMT -5
Biggest question in the WCC is how good will BYU be after losing RJP and LHE... BYU finished the season ranked #4 in the coaches poll, but had a legitimate NPOY candidate as the go-to hitter, so it's hard to place them there for 2019 until we see how the setting position shakes out and the new players assimilate. They are stockpiling talent, to be sure. But they spent much of the 2018 season as #1 or #2 and I don't think they are there for 2019. San Diego loses their biggest offensive threat, Addie Picha. Are they still a ranked team? LMU has 3 very good setters on their roster and quite a few really good hitters. Can they put the pieces together? Pepperdine is on the rise with tall, highly ranked players. Are they a top 25 team for 2019? (Feel free to answer. I'm compiling my top 25 tonight. Thanks. )
I will add. Seeing the new Santa Clara roster, they did not lose any current players or recruits with their coaching change. The 2019 roster has a 6'5+ OH, and four 6'3" players. Last years' freshmen kind of had a 'baptism by fire' to try to carry the team through rough times. Team morale seems really high with coach Erin Lindsey, and this team should make steady improvements. (I called it.) BYU doesn't have RJP but they have a more even offense now (McKenna Miller healthy?) and will have more options for distribution. If their setting can be closely replaced, I think by season's end they will be stronger than they were last year at the end of the year as RJP hit a wall as the go to and everyone keying on her. USD could end up being the 3rd or 4th team in the WCC but they have good pedigree and an expectation of winning and that goes a long way LMU lost 1 offensive weapon but should be replacing her with a healthy Megan Rice who missed last season. The rest of the team is returning with a much improved back row and a top freshman class that contains two Gatorade State Players of the Year. This year is the first year in a long time they have decent height which should improve their blocking stats which are usually one of the lowest in conference. Pepperdine has all the potential to take down every team in the conference and if their new setting can find the range they will be tough to beat. They have some of the best hitters in the WCC and most were all new to each other last season. I agree with your Santa Clara assessment and they are also my dark horse. I think last year was an anomaly and they will be back in the hunt starting this season. I would also add that Portland is lurking in the weeds and definitely has the potential to take down some top teams who don't take them seriously. SMC will be in a rebuilding mode but have a good group of girls and are always a challenge Gonzaga is right in the Portland range and can be dangerous Pacific.... I thought they were done last year and they had some big wins, can they pull some more rabbits out of their hat after losing their top player to transfer? USF, getting better each season and has a solid group of players so no one will be looking past them. I think the WCC will end up being close to .650 in OOC with some of the top teams actually not having as good a record going into conference play as the lower ranked teams due to more difficult schedules but like last year will have 4 to 5 teams in the hunt for a post season berth. Regarding BYU, a more balanced offense isn't necessarily a better offense. There is more than one way to win, but having a dominant offensive player is one of the best ways, similar to basketball. Also, I don't think RJP really "hit a wall" toward the end of the season, given that she basically beat Texas by herself (hitting .367 with 25 kills in a sweep, one fewer than the rest of the team combined). She had a bad match in the Final Four against Stanford, but I think that was mostly due to virtually the entire team forgetting how to pass (I really don't think a healthy Miller would have made much of a difference). I also am skeptical that the setting can be closely replaced (that's more of a compliment toward LHE's setting ability than a slight against the setters currently on the team) this year. They have been recruiting really well, they have some great returning talent, and Olmstead is a tremendous coach, so I don't think they'll drop off much, but I think there will be a drop-off. I think they'll likely be ranked between 8th and 12th or so, host the first couple of rounds of the NCAA Tournament and have a great chance to make the Sweet 16 and perhaps the Elite 8.
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Post by swatson91 on Aug 12, 2019 20:10:52 GMT -5
Preseason Coaches Poll and All WCC Preseason Team
2019 WCC Preseason Volleyball Coaches Poll Team (First Place Vote) Pts. 1. BYU (9) 81 2. San Diego (1) 71 3. Pepperdine 66 4. LMU 58 5. Saint Mary’s 42 T-6. Pacific 33 T-6. Portland 33 8. Gonzaga 32 9. Santa Clara 18 10. San Francisco 16
2019 All-WCC Preseason Volleyball Team Name Institution Yr. Pos. Rachel Ahrens Pepperdine So. OH/OPP Hannah Frohling Pepperdine Sr. OH Heather Gneiting BYU So. MB Megan Jacobsen San Diego Sr. MB Mary Lake BYU Sr. LIB Katie Lukes San Diego So. OH McKenna Miller BYU Sr. OH Kennedy Eschenberg BYU Jr. MB Sarah Penner Gonzaga Jr. OH Riley Ramsey Pacific So. OH Tess Reid LMU Sr. S Megan Rice LMU Jr. OH Shannon Scully Pepperdine Jr. OH Savannah Slattery LMU Sr. OH Roxie Wiblin San Diego Jr. OH Tarah Wylie Pepperdine Sr. MB
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