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Post by PukaPants on Nov 9, 2005 11:26:14 GMT -5
I seem to remember that Penn State's Lauren Cacciamani was also a great backrow attacker.
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Post by StuffU on Nov 9, 2005 12:24:17 GMT -5
Another very good backrow attacker when it wasn't a big part of the women's game .... Gabrielle Jobst from Ohio State 94. Probably an average backrow attacker for today's game, but in 94 she never gave a freeball back to the opposition from the backrow. It was usually a nice healthy swing!
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Post by bucky415 on Nov 9, 2005 12:57:34 GMT -5
I saw Miller hit from the back row as well, and she had at least one kill doing it. I didn't include her because she was playing OH. Of course, the announcers didn't think to mention her when they were discussing Purdue's freshman class. Oh well. What do you expect? Those three should be a heck of a foundation for the program to build upon for the next three years. I think it is a good thing for the rest of the conference that Dargan is graduating this year. She just elevates the level of her team, which is the best thing you can say about a setter, in my opinion.
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Post by gobigred on Nov 9, 2005 13:31:23 GMT -5
Sarah Pavan has been set a number of times from the back row this year. She usually puts those balls down harder than any of her other kills. Houghtelling has also attacked pretty well from the back row. I would say from my own observations that Nebraska uses the back row attack much more frequently than the teams it's played this year. And even though I have no stats to back this up, I'd say those attacks are put down at a high percentage.
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Post by StuffU on Nov 9, 2005 13:45:21 GMT -5
Sarah Pavan has been set a number of times from the back row this year. She usually puts those balls down harder than any of her other kills. Houghtelling has also attacked pretty well from the back row. I would say from my own observations that Nebraska uses the back row attack much more frequently than the teams it's played this year. And even though I have no stats to back this up, I'd say those attacks are put down at a high percentage. That being said, do you think Cook is employing the backrow attack more this year because he has the players to do it? Or is this a departure in philosophy from prior Huskers teams that rarely attacked from the pipe? Nebraska has usually had a pretty reliable Opposite that attacked from the back row (Reitsma, Metcalf, Pavan), but never really a pipe hitter.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2005 13:56:08 GMT -5
Keep in mind that Nebraska does not have the subs available to use DSs and they don't use a libero. That makes a backrow attack much more likely.
Not to mention that they have the athletes to do it...
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Post by FreeBall on Nov 9, 2005 14:27:58 GMT -5
Keep in mind that Nebraska does not have the subs available to use DSs and they don't use a libero. That makes a backrow attack much more likely. Not to mention that they have the athletes to do it... Pavan, Houghtelling, Larson and Saleaumua all play both the front row and the back row in Nebraska's version of the 6-2. All of them have hit back row attacks this year, with Pavan and Houghtelling probably getting more of these sets than the other two. However, all four of them are capable of hitting this shot effectively. This is one of the things that makes this Nebraska team tough to defend. Not only do they always have three attackers in the front row, they also have two more hitting options in the back row in each rotation.
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Post by StuffU on Nov 9, 2005 14:49:31 GMT -5
Keep in mind that Nebraska does not have the subs available to use DSs and they don't use a libero. That makes a backrow attack much more likely. Not to mention that they have the athletes to do it... Pavan, Houghtelling, Larson and Saleaumua all play both the front row and the back row in Nebraska's version of the 6-2. All of them have hit back row attacks this year, with Pavan and Houghtelling probably getting more of these sets than the other two. However, all four of them are capable of hitting this shot effectively. This is one of the things that makes this Nebraska team tough to defend. Not only do they always have three attackers in the front row, they also have two more hitting options in the back row in each rotation. Understood. But do you think the change from prior years where the back row attack was rarely used (other than Opp), to the current year where all of the OH's attack from the backrow regularly is more a function of the talent available or a general change in philosophy that will care over to future Husker teams that don't have as much talent? Whoa, that's wordy .. but you get the question, don't you?
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Post by FreeBall on Nov 9, 2005 15:39:03 GMT -5
I think both factors you cite are involved in the increased emphasis on back row attacks by Nebraska this year. However, the bigger factor is probably the talent available, which allows the Huskers to run the 6-2 offense like they are.
I would agree that most back row attacks in the past came from the Opposite playing in the right back position (Reitsma, Metcalf). However, I do remember Jenny Kropp hitting lots of pipe sets in the latter stages of her career. This was somewhat noteworthy since she was a MB who had the athleticism to play all the way around and to do so effectively.
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