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Post by bearwatch on Sept 10, 2006 10:15:24 GMT -5
Look at these records so far:
Nebraska 6-0
Baylor 11-1
Texas A&M 7-1
Iowa State 8-2
Kansas State 8-2
Oklahoma 8-2
Kansas 7-2
Texas Tech 7-2
Texas 5-2
Missouri 6-3
Colorado 4-3
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Post by bearwatch on Sept 10, 2006 10:20:16 GMT -5
The Bears are taking care of business. Kansas State this Wednesday. After Baylor wins this one they will start getting some believers!!
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Baylor senior outside hitter Nicole LeBlanc (Tampa, Fla.) was named the most valuable player and senior middle blocker Desiree Guilliard-Young (Berkeley, Calif.) was named to the all-tournament team as the Bears won their ninth match in a row with a 3-0 (30-20, 30-21, 30-23) victory over Houston in the finale of the Austin Bank/SFA Invitational Saturday night at William R. Johnson Coliseum.
Against the Cougars, Guilliard-Young hit .600 with 10 kills and a pair of blocks, while freshman middle blocker Anna Breyfogle (Buda, Texas) had nine kills. LeBlanc rested in game three and finished with five kills. Freshman right-side hitter Katie Sanders (Katy, Texas) and freshman outside hitter Lauren Keeton (Groesbeck, Texas) had six kills each.
Junior libero Kristen Schramek matched her own three-game match record with 22 digs, a feat she has now achieved three times.
Baylor outhit Houston, .222-.040. The Bears also outdug the Cougars, 51-50, and outblocked them 7.0-5.0.
Baylor 3, Tennessee State 0
In the afternoon match, LeBlanc posted her third straight double-double and sixth of the season with 10 kills and 11 digs, while Breyfogle added 10 kills and four blocks to wrap up head coach Jim Barnes' 200th career win with a 3-0 (30-25, 30-19, 30-21) victory over Tennessee State.
Guilliard-Young and Sanders had nine kills each, while Keeton had eight. Smith played only in game three and hit .800 with four kills.
Freshman setter Taylor Barnes (Arlington, Texas) had three kills, a three-game match season high 45 assists and three digs. Schramek added nine digs.
Baylor hit a season-high .441 for the match, while holding Tennessee State to .200. The Bears (10-1) also outdug the Tigers, 38-28, and outblocked them, 7.0-3.0.
The Bears return to action when they host Kansas State in the Big 12 Conference opener Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Ferrell Center.
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Post by itsallaboutme on Sept 10, 2006 10:50:44 GMT -5
I wouldnt get too excited about those records. I'm extremely impressed with the Big West.
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Post by verybasicdad on Sept 10, 2006 13:29:28 GMT -5
Well, I'll see ya and raise you the Big 10...
STANDINGS
2006-07 Big Ten Overall
Teams W L Pct. W L Pct.
Michigan 10 0 1.000
Purdue 9 0 1.000
Ohio State 8 0 1.000
Penn State 8 0 1.000
Illinois 8 1 .889
Iowa 8 1 .889
Mich St 7 1 .875
Wisconsin 7 1 .875
Indiana 5 3 .625
Minnesota 3 2 .600
Northwestern 3 3 .500
Doesn't mean much until conference starts!
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Post by thetruth on Sept 10, 2006 14:12:07 GMT -5
Baylor hasn't beaten anyone good. Look at the teams they have beat:
UC Davis
Montana
Louisiano - Monroe
Houston
Arkansas - Little Rock
Texas State
SFA
Tennessee State
Come on now....
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Post by bearwatch on Sept 10, 2006 17:19:02 GMT -5
This week will say alot. K-State and Iowa State. What's impressive about the 11 wins is they are 33-2 in games.
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Post by bucky415 on Sept 10, 2006 17:44:02 GMT -5
Wisconsin is actually 6-1 on the season; the win over Windsor was an exhibition match and didn't count. I guess a lot of non-starters played that match for UW, but I would have preferred a match that could have been an official win. Oh well. To be honest, though, I doubt the Badgers will be able to blow out many teams this year, so those players might not get on the floor much.
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Post by BearClause on Sept 10, 2006 18:10:56 GMT -5
I've seen a lot of teams (including the one I follow) go undefeated (or close) before the conference season starts, only to suffer a losing conference season. Maybe it's sign of improvement, but it'll be more meaningful once the conference season starts.
My guess is that Baylor finishes 6th/7th in the Big 12 and is on the borderline for an NCAA Tournament berth.
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Post by bearwatch on Sept 10, 2006 23:29:23 GMT -5
BearClause, I think you are just about right about Baylor. I think they get in. Something you didn't see at your Cal tournament was that BU played with their Libero at the OH2 position. She's now back at Libero with 4.7 Dpg. They put a freshmen at OH2 who is 6-3 and hits the ball as hard as Cutura but not as polished yet. Also, Desiree wasn't 100% and now she's hitting.470 with nearly 2 blocks per game. I know I'm being optimistic but I just want to bang the drum so I can say "I told you so" later:)
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Post by 2c on Sept 11, 2006 0:13:04 GMT -5
Big 12 is odd this year. With the coaches pre-season poll as:
Rank Team (First-place Votes) Points
1. Nebraska (8) 98
2. Texas (3) 93
3. Missouri 79
4. Kansas State 71
5. Texas A&M 57
6. Colorado 51
7. Kansas 45
8. Iowa State 37
9. Baylor 35
10. Oklahoma 27
11. Texas Tech 12
Texas and Nebraska will slug it out for the title I think. I don't think either one will slip up against any other Big12 team (but UT is young so...)
Next 4 (making the usual top half, frick'n OkSt.) is very much up in the air.
Pre-season has them as Mizzou, KSU, TAM, CU but I can definitely see ISU, KU, BU and OU upsetting some of these teams when hosting.
I'd guess TAM and MU raise their level as the season progresses and take 3rd/4th.
5th/6th place however are probably a tossup of KSU/CU/ISU/KU/BU.
OU improves in Win/Loss column but likely still finishs at bottom with TT.
Can see 7 teams making the tourney and 1 or 2 with a below .500 conf record.
3rd-9th could be a real cluster*.
My guess is that UN, UT, TAM, MU, KSU, CU and ISU (or perhaps Baylor) make it to the post-season and BU and KU are just pissed with some quality wins over some of those teams and outside conf.
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Post by beachman on Sept 11, 2006 4:10:41 GMT -5
Baylor hasn't beaten anyone good. Look at the teams they have beat: UC Davis Montana Louisiano - Monroe Houston Arkansas - Little Rock Texas State SFA Tennessee State Come on now.... Well stated, and your points are well taken.....Baylor, come on!?  |
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Post by gollum on Sept 11, 2006 10:14:31 GMT -5
Bearwatch is your dayjob as a sunshine pumper for some bad stocks???
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Post by Orpheus on Sept 11, 2006 10:20:04 GMT -5
Hey Bearwatch, how are BU's NIRSA club girls looking this year? Is Rachel Holloway's older sister still playing for them? They were sharp the last two years beating National Champs Texas' club team a few times.
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Post by OverAndUnder on Sept 11, 2006 11:26:42 GMT -5
BearClause, I think you are just about right about Baylor. I think they get in. Something you didn't see at your Cal tournament was that BU played with their Libero at the OH2 position. She's now back at Libero with 4.7 Dpg. They put a freshmen at OH2 who is 6-3 and hits the ball as hard as Cutura but not as polished yet. Also, Desiree wasn't 100% and now she's hitting.470 with nearly 2 blocks per game. I know I'm being optimistic but I just want to bang the drum so I can say "I told you so" later:) My problem with Baylor is that this same excuse has been true for the last several years. Yes, injury is part of the sport, but how many losses has it not been possible to attribute to "Desiree isn't playing/at 100%"? Medical redshirt or not, eventually she WILL complete her eligibility, and then what will you say when your team loses? |
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Post by BearClause on Sept 11, 2006 12:08:35 GMT -5
BearClause, I think you are just about right about Baylor. I think they get in. Something you didn't see at your Cal tournament was that BU played with their Libero at the OH2 position. She's now back at Libero with 4.7 Dpg. They put a freshmen at OH2 who is 6-3 and hits the ball as hard as Cutura but not as polished yet. Also, Desiree wasn't 100% and now she's hitting.470 with nearly 2 blocks per game. I know I'm being optimistic but I just want to bang the drum so I can say "I told you so" later:) My problem with Baylor is that this same excuse has been true for the last several years. Yes, injury is part of the sport, but how many losses has it not been possible to attribute to "Desiree isn't playing/at 100%"? Medical redshirt or not, eventually she WILL complete her eligibility, and then what will you say when your team loses? Everyone plays the "injury card" every now and then. I could talk about Cal. Right now it's three PrepVB top 20 recruits unavailable for medical reasons including one who would have likely been starting at middle. Teams need to be assembled knowing there's a likelihood that someone is going to be injured. This is a game where balls are going at high speed at fingers, players get tangled in nets or with each other, and knees/ankles get tweaked (or worse) far too often. Baylor is going to be losing its best two experienced players next season, and Coach Barnes is going to need expect a lot out of his newer players in order to stay competetive in the Big 12. I hope he can do it this year. Baylor in 2006 really reminds me of Cal's 2002 season, except they didn't have any player as good as Mia Jerkov. And when she went down the team's entire outlook changed. And Baylor's two best players aren't coming back, so he'll have to hope that a good season now will improve his recruiting. |
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