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Post by johnbar on Dec 1, 2023 23:26:03 GMT -5
Does anyone know the correct pronunciation of Julia Blyashov’s last name? I’ve been pronouncing it with 3 syllables; but I heard the announcer today say her name with only 2 syllables. He said it like Bla-shov. It is two syllables. I asked her. (At the preseason barbecue)
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Post by breadunnie on Dec 2, 2023 1:10:39 GMT -5
Does anyone know the correct pronunciation of Julia Blyashov’s last name? I’ve been pronouncing it with 3 syllables; but I heard the announcer today say her name with only 2 syllables. He said it like Bla-shov. It is two syllables. I asked her. (At the preseason barbecue) speaking of blyashov, i just saw the stat sheet for stanford and saw that her & Harvey got 3 and 1 kill! didn't manage to catch the live show (don't have espn available here ) can anyone shed some light on how they performed?
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Post by Cruz'n on Dec 2, 2023 1:21:14 GMT -5
It is two syllables. I asked her. (At the preseason barbecue) speaking of blyashov, i just saw the stat sheet for stanford and saw that her & Harvey got 3 and 1 kill! didn't manage to catch the live show (don't have espn available here ) can anyone shed some light on how they performed? Blyashov came in ... about when Stanford was at 17 or 18 in 3rd set. Her first two kills were sort of scramble plays at the net, which she obviously took care of well. I might be remembering wrong, but her third kill might also have been a broken play, or an overpass kill. Needless to say, she was 3 for 3. I notice she has no digs, but I thought I remembered her touching the ball in the back court too. She served long. Oh well. Belardi and Harvey came in 2-3 points after Blyashov, and both did well. I was so happy to see them get time on the court.
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Post by breadunnie on Dec 2, 2023 6:38:15 GMT -5
speaking of blyashov, i just saw the stat sheet for stanford and saw that her & Harvey got 3 and 1 kill! didn't manage to catch the live show (don't have espn available here ) can anyone shed some light on how they performed? Blyashov came in ... about when Stanford was at 17 or 18 in 3rd set. Her first two kills were sort of scramble plays at the net, which she obviously took care of well. I might be remembering wrong, but her third kill might also have been a broken play, or an overpass kill. Needless to say, she was 3 for 3. I notice she has no digs, but I thought I remembered her touching the ball in the back court too. She served long. Oh well. Belardi and Harvey came in 2-3 points after Blyashov, and both did well. I was so happy to see them get time on the court. thank you for this!! 🥹 really looking forward to seeing Blyashov & Harvey start next year (and Kurt!)
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Post by Sbilo on Dec 2, 2023 10:21:58 GMT -5
I know we are losing Kipp and Baird but we are in good hands with Blyashov, Harvey and Kurt plus our potential big recruiting class in 2025.
We retain 2/3 of our passing rotation next season and I know Blyashov will do really well replacing Baird.
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Post by hammer on Dec 2, 2023 14:04:05 GMT -5
I know we are losing Kipp and Baird but we are in good hands with Blyashov, Harvey and Kurt plus our potential big recruiting class in 2025. We retain 2/3 of our passing rotation next season and I know Blyashov will do really well replacing Baird. Blyashov has dedicated herself to improving her passing technique. Add in spring season training and hopefully she'll be ready. We'll see what happens in pre-con 2024. There is also middle back D and blocking. I like her size as a blocker and her technique looks good, so not worried there. Middle back D that's somewhat of an unknown. Harvey at OPP is a concern due to her height. Yeah, she has springs in her legs, but 6'4"/6'5" is about optimum height for that position. I see her pounding balls thumbs down/wrist-away in warm-ups but not sure about her pop cross court. She really looks more like a natural LS hitter to me, but perhaps her passing/D is why Hambly is trying to convert her.
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Post by Turlington on Dec 2, 2023 18:34:47 GMT -5
Jenna Gray!
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Post by acea on Dec 2, 2023 18:38:58 GMT -5
I know we are losing Kipp and Baird but we are in good hands with Blyashov, Harvey and Kurt plus our potential big recruiting class in 2025. We retain 2/3 of our passing rotation next season and I know Blyashov will do really well replacing Baird. Blyashov has dedicated herself to improving her passing technique. Add in spring season training and hopefully she'll be ready. We'll see what happens in pre-con 2024. There is also middle back D and blocking. I like her size as a blocker and her technique looks good, so not worried there. Middle back D that's somewhat of an unknown. Harvey at OPP is a concern due to her height. Yeah, she has springs in her legs, but 6'4"/6'5" is about optimum height for that position. I see her pounding balls thumbs down/wrist-away in warm-ups but not sure about her pop cross court. She really looks more like a natural LS hitter to me, but perhaps her passing/D is why Hambly is trying to convert her. Harvey has banged some balls in rotation 1 from her limited playing time. Her arm swing looked kind of windmill ish in her one kill last night but probably because Belardi set her too low. Miner will definitely set her the ball she wants
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Post by hammer on Dec 2, 2023 19:07:44 GMT -5
Blyashov has dedicated herself to improving her passing technique. Add in spring season training and hopefully she'll be ready. We'll see what happens in pre-con 2024. There is also middle back D and blocking. I like her size as a blocker and her technique looks good, so not worried there. Middle back D that's somewhat of an unknown. Harvey at OPP is a concern due to her height. Yeah, she has springs in her legs, but 6'4"/6'5" is about optimum height for that position. I see her pounding balls thumbs down/wrist-away in warm-ups but not sure about her pop cross court. She really looks more like a natural LS hitter to me, but perhaps her passing/D is why Hambly is trying to convert her. Harvey has banged some balls in rotation 1 when’s from her limited playing time. Her arm swing looked kind of windmill ish in her one kill last night but probably because Belardi set her too low. Miner will definitely set her the ball she wants Probably faster tempo than what Kipp wants. With the right tempo she can go wrist-away against the line block or if the block hasn't closed, cross court.
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Post by tnp101 on Dec 2, 2023 20:52:16 GMT -5
Is anyone nervous about this match vs. Houston? I think Stanford will win but I don't know which Stanford team will show up in the first set, the one that will start slow, serve out a lot , can't cover any dinks (like last year vs. Houston), etc.
I hope they come out of the gate and run without looking back. Go Card!
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Post by breadunnie on Dec 2, 2023 21:17:44 GMT -5
monitoring the stats on the ncaa app and i love how productive our middles are
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Post by tnp101 on Dec 2, 2023 23:05:54 GMT -5
Is anyone nervous about this match vs. Houston? I think Stanford will win but I don't know which Stanford team will show up in the first set, the one that will start slow, serve out a lot , can't cover any dinks (like last year vs. Houston), etc. I hope they come out of the gate and run without looking back. Go Card! This is what I am afraid of happening with this Stanford team...ugh!
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Post by breadunnie on Dec 2, 2023 23:23:07 GMT -5
Is anyone nervous about this match vs. Houston? I think Stanford will win but I don't know which Stanford team will show up in the first set, the one that will start slow, serve out a lot , can't cover any dinks (like last year vs. Houston), etc. I hope they come out of the gate and run without looking back. Go Card! This is what I am afraid of happening with this Stanford team...ugh! i'm nervous that this is their energy when they play ASU....
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Post by dokterrudi on Dec 3, 2023 0:19:18 GMT -5
I’ll take it of course but this match should have never gone 5. The short serves from UH should have seen an adjustment sooner, too many bad passes. Setting choices get one dimensional. Francis needs to close, it’s a footwork problem mostly, but off season girl…Oglive was very active and assertive but then trailed off, still a good match. Baird was Baird. Rubin needs a serve, off season wishlist. Overall I’d say they need to be better OOS.
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Post by Sbilo on Dec 3, 2023 1:59:57 GMT -5
Stanford needed that tight match with Houston as a wake up call.
Scary to think ASU looked dominant against a tough BYU team in Provo. It will be a tough match vs Stanford but I trust that the team has finally woken up.
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