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Post by hammer on Sept 16, 2024 23:21:20 GMT -5
Reminds me of Harvey -- athletic, gets off the ground with a good vertical, moves fast, hits with a high shoulder. I would like to see some passing, blocking, and floor D video, but her attack skills look impressive.
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Post by paloalto on Sept 16, 2024 23:23:39 GMT -5
No Denise Corlett, we are no longer consistently getting top 10 recruits? Bring back Denise!!! 😅 Demaria from 2025 is a top 10 recruit Hickman from 2026 is as well it seems But I get what you mean. Perhaps with Stanford getting some NIL deals now they’ll be able to compete once again Also we had a revolving door of assistant coaches for a couple years. It seems like that has stabilized now and hopefully will continue in future years.
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Post by leland99 on Sept 17, 2024 1:01:45 GMT -5
How about Sarah Hickman and Ella Andrews? What are their national rankings?
Also, if Hickman, Andrews, and Udoye are indeed Stanford bound...will any of them see court time in 2026?
Andrews for sure. Francis will be gone. Andrews and Andrews as our pair of middles in 2026
Which middles will see court time in 2025?
Andrew Duncan Sayer Dunkle
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Post by hayven on Sept 17, 2024 1:13:23 GMT -5
Speaking of 2025, Parks was recruited as a setter right? Or was she recruited as an OH?
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Post by bigjohn043 on Sept 17, 2024 10:28:47 GMT -5
No Denise Corlett, we are no longer consistently getting top 10 recruits? Bring back Denise!!! 😅 Demaria from 2025 is a top 10 recruit Hickman from 2026 is as well it seems But I get what you mean. Perhaps with Stanford getting some NIL deals now they’ll be able to compete once again To give you a sense, on last year's team the only starter than wasn't a top-10 recruit was Vincini. And I think one service had her at 10. Kipp and Francis were both the top player in their class. Our recruiting is pretty bad right now...
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Post by vbruh on Sept 17, 2024 10:36:52 GMT -5
Speaking of 2025, Parks was recruited as a setter right? Or was she recruited as an OH? Call me crazy, but I see Parks as the next Elena Ogilvie…Libero. She’s a freak athlete, an elite setter, so she could follow the same path as Elena did from her 🇺🇸 days as an OH. Of course this all depends on Taylor’s health and whether she’s recaptured her setting prowess. Is there another setter on the roster?
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Post by babybacksets on Sept 17, 2024 11:00:45 GMT -5
So after the Texas game, the Stanford players had a totem staff they were waving around but it had an eagle on it.
Have I been lied to all my life? Is there actual Cardinal Bird not one of the mascots for Stanford? I’ve always assumed but never followed the program closely enough to care…
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Post by WahineFan44 on Sept 17, 2024 11:08:55 GMT -5
Speaking of 2025, Parks was recruited as a setter right? Or was she recruited as an OH? Call me crazy, but I see Parks as the next Elena Ogilvie…Libero. She’s a freak athlete, an elite setter, so she could follow the same path as Elena did from her 🇺🇸 days as an OH. Of course this all depends on Taylor’s health and whether she’s recaptured her setting prowess. Is there another setter on the roster? YU was pretty good the first match.
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Post by baytree on Sept 17, 2024 11:18:00 GMT -5
So after the Texas game, the Stanford players had a totem staff they were waving around but it had an eagle on it. Have I been lied to all my life? Is there actual Cardinal Bird not one of the mascots for Stanford? I’ve always assumed but never followed the program closely enough to care… I don't think Stanford has an official mascot. The band's mascot is the tree but the sports teams all use the tree for their unofficial mascot too. The cardinal bird has nothing to do with Stanford. The Stanford Cardinal is the color cardinal red, like the Harvard Crimson. The vb team does the dance after every home match.
BTW, they had a poll for mascots when I was a student. The Robber Barons won overwhelmingly (followed IIRC by the Polo Ponies as an allusion to Ralph Lauren polo shirts which were worn by quite a few and also our polo team, which Stanford actually has, both water and horse). Naturally, the administration did not agree.
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Post by Sbilo on Sept 17, 2024 11:40:00 GMT -5
How about Sarah Hickman and Ella Andrews? What are their national rankings? Also, if Hickman, Andrews, and Udoye are indeed Stanford bound...will any of them see court time in 2026? National rankings Udoye: #47 Prepvolleyball; #NR Prepdig Roslon: #36 Prepvolleyball; #28 Prepdig Hickman: #9 Prepvolleyball; #18 Prepdig Andrews #24 Prepvolleyball; #25 Prepdig If Ella Andrews is the 24th/25th best athlete in that class, then that is a stackkkked class. No way she’s not top 10 or top 15. I’ve seen her play a couple of times before and she is a good one - one of the best MBs in that class. She reminds me of Tori Dixon.
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Post by SakiBomb25 on Sept 17, 2024 11:50:29 GMT -5
Demaria from 2025 is a top 10 recruit Hickman from 2026 is as well it seems But I get what you mean. Perhaps with Stanford getting some NIL deals now they’ll be able to compete once again To give you a sense, on last year's team the only starter than wasn't a top-10 recruit was Vincini. And I think one service had her at 10. Kipp and Francis were both the top player in their class. Our recruiting is pretty bad right now... Kipp was actually the No. 3 recruit in her class (Baird was No. 2). Francis was not the top player on her class, but she was a Top 10 player (I think she was No. 7). Not sure your narrative of Stanford’s recruiting is bad is actually correct. Blyashev was a Top 3 recruit, Harvey was ranked No. 11 and Kurt was a top international recruit. Both Yu and Andrews were part of the Youth National Team pipeline. And next year’s class of DeMaria and Parks are Top 10 recruits, along with signing one of the best liberos in the class. The only real ‘weak’ spot is middle, since we didn’t get Baby Harvey. So again, the storyline of weak Stanford recruiting really doesn’t make sense.
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Post by liberosetter101 on Sept 17, 2024 11:53:10 GMT -5
Demaria from 2025 is a top 10 recruit Hickman from 2026 is as well it seems But I get what you mean. Perhaps with Stanford getting some NIL deals now they’ll be able to compete once again To give you a sense, on last year's team the only starter than wasn't a top-10 recruit was Vincini. And I think one service had her at 10. Kipp and Francis were both the top player in their class. Our recruiting is pretty bad right now... Vicini was indeed #10. And not to offend her, but it clearly shows how recruiting rankings are not on point. She was never one of the best middles in the country. She was a good blocker, but did not provide any offense.
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Post by liberosetter101 on Sept 17, 2024 11:55:23 GMT -5
Speaking of 2025, Parks was recruited as a setter right? Or was she recruited as an OH? Setter/opposite
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Post by bigjohn043 on Sept 17, 2024 14:49:05 GMT -5
To give you a sense, on last year's team the only starter than wasn't a top-10 recruit was Vincini. And I think one service had her at 10. Kipp and Francis were both the top player in their class. Our recruiting is pretty bad right now... Kipp was actually the No. 3 recruit in her class (Baird was No. 2). Francis was not the top player on her class, but she was a Top 10 player (I think she was No. 7). Not sure your narrative of Stanford’s recruiting is bad is actually correct. Blyashev was a Top 3 recruit, Harvey was ranked No. 11 and Kurt was a top international recruit. Both Yu and Andrews were part of the Youth National Team pipeline. And next year’s class of DeMaria and Parks are Top 10 recruits, along with signing one of the best liberos in the class. The only real ‘weak’ spot is middle, since we didn’t get Baby Harvey. So again, the storyline of weak Stanford recruiting really doesn’t make sense. My memory isn't that good so I went back and looked at the rankings. According to the Stanford site, Kipp & Baird were 2 & 3 switching off in the two rankings. Francis was 2 & 5. Miner was 4 & 5 - but the top rated setter in her class. Oglivie was lower but my memory is she was one of the top liberos. They just always rate those lower. Outside our seniors the only top 5 player on the team is Blyashov. Neither of the 2025 girls is. Not sure any of our 2026 targets are. This is concerning.
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Post by Sbilo on Sept 17, 2024 16:17:26 GMT -5
Kipp was actually the No. 3 recruit in her class (Baird was No. 2). Francis was not the top player on her class, but she was a Top 10 player (I think she was No. 7). Not sure your narrative of Stanford’s recruiting is bad is actually correct. Blyashev was a Top 3 recruit, Harvey was ranked No. 11 and Kurt was a top international recruit. Both Yu and Andrews were part of the Youth National Team pipeline. And next year’s class of DeMaria and Parks are Top 10 recruits, along with signing one of the best liberos in the class. The only real ‘weak’ spot is middle, since we didn’t get Baby Harvey. So again, the storyline of weak Stanford recruiting really doesn’t make sense. My memory isn't that good so I went back and looked at the rankings. According to the Stanford site, Kipp & Baird were 2 & 3 switching off in the two rankings. Francis was 2 & 5. Miner was 4 & 5 - but the top rated setter in her class. Oglivie was lower but my memory is she was one of the top liberos. They just always rate those lower. Outside our seniors the only top 5 player on the team is Blyashov. Neither of the 2025 girls is. Not sure any of our 2026 targets are. This is concerning. 2025 - Demaria and Parks are both top 10. 2026 - Hickman also a top 10 recruit.
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