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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2019 23:59:43 GMT -5
Just watched a rerun of the Cardinal-Golden Gophers semifinal from 2016 (I often go back & review Regional Finals and Nat'l Semis: they oftentimes are WAY better matches than the Final). A few observations: 1) GAWD, they All look so young; 2) Vanjak was A STUD in that match; came through bigtime! (believe KK-Sunderland said she hit .118 for the season?); 3) Watching Fitz serve was a gas (the substitution pattern with her, McKenna, Humphreys, Lutz and Vanjak was quite interesting-different); 4) Kelsey Was SUCH A Warrior/ good soldier -- embracing that DS position with enthusiasm, after being aced-out by Jenna for the S position -- her spirit/ leadership Was Awesome; 5) SO great to see Inky healthy and rippin'!; 6) INCREDIBLE, long rallies: defenses were superb; 7) SU block was fierce. Quite the match!
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Post by hammer on Jun 21, 2019 15:47:36 GMT -5
Thx. I think that pretty much rounds out Stanford's preseason schedule which follows ... @ College of Charleston, Fri Aug 30 Michigan St, Sat Aug 31 (neutral @ College of Charleston)@ Florida, Wed Sept 4 Texas, Sat Sept 7 @ Penn St, Fri Sept 13 Minnesota, Sat Sept 14 (neutral @ Penn St) @ Nebraska, Wed Sept 18 BYU. Sat Sept 21 I suppose there is a possibility of another match on Sept 20 or 22 @ home or perhaps another team in the Southeast on (say) Sunday Sept 1 or Monday Sept 2, but suffice to say, other than CoC, this schedule has plenty of meat on the bone. I just looked at Michigan State's 2019 schedule and Stanford is not listed as an opponent on Aug 31 (or any date). So even though both teams will be in the Charleston area on Labor day weekend, they will not hook up for a match. I am now wondering if Stanford has scheduled a match with some other team(s) in the Southeast between Aug 31st and Sept 2nd. |
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Post by CompSci87 on Jun 21, 2019 22:41:04 GMT -5
Thx. I think that pretty much rounds out Stanford's preseason schedule which follows ... @ College of Charleston, Fri Aug 30 Michigan St, Sat Aug 31 (neutral @ College of Charleston)@ Florida, Wed Sept 4 Texas, Sat Sept 7 @ Penn St, Fri Sept 13 Minnesota, Sat Sept 14 (neutral @ Penn St) @ Nebraska, Wed Sept 18 BYU. Sat Sept 21 I suppose there is a possibility of another match on Sept 20 or 22 @ home or perhaps another team in the Southeast on (say) Sunday Sept 1 or Monday Sept 2, but suffice to say, other than CoC, this schedule has plenty of meat on the bone. I just looked at Michigan State's 2019 schedule and Stanford is not listed as an opponent on Aug 31 (or any date). So even though both teams will be in the Charleston area on Labor day weekend, they will not hook up for a match. I am now wondering if Stanford has scheduled a match with some other team(s) in the Southeast between Aug 31st and Sept 2nd. CofC's web site calls the Classic a tournament and says that "Charleston will take the court against three programs". That suggests a round robin even though not all the games are on the schedule yet. cofcsports.com/news/2019/6/5/cougars-announce-2019-volleyball-schedule.aspx?path=vb |
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Post by ca245 on Jun 21, 2019 22:49:08 GMT -5
I wonder if it is one of those tournaments where we will play two matches in one day because it only counts as a single playing day for scheduling purposes. Last year we played both WVU and Wichita St. on the same day at BYU.
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Post by hammer on Jun 22, 2019 15:13:39 GMT -5
I wonder if it is one of those tournaments where we will play two matches in one day because it only counts as a single playing day for scheduling purposes. Last year we played both WVU and Wichita St. on the same day at BYU. Could be that Stanford will play Duke (but not Spartie). I did check Duke's schedule a couple of days ago, but it had not been released yet. We should know on Monday when Stanford's schedule is released. |
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Post by stanfordvb on Jun 23, 2019 0:23:13 GMT -5
Oglivie named to the YNT training roster as an OH.... interesting. Potential recruit Kami Miner also on that roster Last year at USA I watched her play, and she was playing OH. maybe she doesn’t plan on transitioning until she has to? |
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Post by Disc808 on Jun 23, 2019 1:17:47 GMT -5
Oglivie named to the YNT training roster as an OH.... interesting. Potential recruit Kami Miner also on that roster Last year at USA I watched her play, and she was playing OH. maybe she doesn’t plan on transitioning until she has to? She’s a baller forsure |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2019 3:08:28 GMT -5
FYI-ICYMI: Stanford Women's VB will be holding a "Volleyball 101" (NOT the Bayshore Freeway) event in Maples, on August 20th. This is a non-youth, non-potential recruit deal: SOLELY for grownups who wish to acquire some of the basics of the sport. Activities at this Free event include: rules; basic terminology; not-so-basic terms (common slang names of plays, sets, et cetera); strategy re: rotations; match statistics; et cetera. This evening session will also touch upon: philosophies about basic, offensive, plus defensive systems; scouting teams; and tactical, in-match decision making (ahh: takes me back!). The presentation will run from 6:30-8:30P...ending with a Q & A session w/Coach Hambly. Coaches Corbelli, Corlett + Glass-Childress will be teaching as well. Want to learn some vball intricacies?
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Post by paloalto on Jun 23, 2019 16:14:02 GMT -5
I doubt Stanford flies into Charleston, South Carolina and only plays one team. A match against Michigan State would be appealing but doesn't look like it's scheduled. There probably will be a match against Duke. The Blue Devils went 16-12 last season and lost in the first round of the tournament.
If this is the first match of the season I don’t like starting on the road. Anything can happen that first weekend on the road.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2019 17:50:20 GMT -5
Thx. I think that pretty much rounds out Stanford's preseason schedule which follows ... @ College of Charleston, Fri Aug 30
Michigan St, Sat Aug 31 (neutral @ College of Charleston)
@ Florida, Wed Sept 4
Texas, Sat Sept 7
@ Penn St, Fri Sept 13
Minnesota, Sat Sept 14 (neutral @ Penn St)
@ Nebraska, Wed Sept 18
BYU. Sat Sept 21
Using hammer's compilation of the OOC schedule - even without Michigan St - I feel that a couple of road matches (Minnesota and/or Penn St. @psu, @nebraska) could end up in narrow defeats. The result of the Gators match could also be close. AND, I don't feel that would necessarily be a terrible thing. Grueling schedule! |
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Post by huskerjen on Jun 23, 2019 17:56:37 GMT -5
If this is the first match of the season I don’t like starting on the road. Anything can happen that first weekend on the road. Do you really care? The only thing that matters is winning the conference and national title. Given Stanford's roster, having a grueling road-heavy schedule in the non-con should pay dividends toward winning the matches that really matter. They might run the table anyway, but in the end, their record is meaningless unless they're getting fitted for rings at season's end. They have a great schedule for the "iron sharpens iron" effect. |
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Post by sasa on Jun 23, 2019 18:31:33 GMT -5
Oglivie named to the YNT training roster as an OH.... interesting. Potential recruit Kami Miner also on that roster Last year at USA I watched her play, and she was playing OH. maybe she doesn’t plan on transitioning until she has to? If they let her, then why not?! She'll never know how she would've fared against the Stanford outsides unless she competes in the gym with them. McClure's success probably held out hope that perhaps she could still stay on the outside. |
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Post by paloalto on Jun 23, 2019 19:42:44 GMT -5
If this is the first match of the season I don’t like starting on the road. Anything can happen that first weekend on the road. Do you really care? The only thing that matters is winning the conference and national title. Given Stanford's roster, having a grueling road-heavy schedule in the non-con should pay dividends toward winning the matches that really matter. They might run the table anyway, but in the end, their record is meaningless unless they're getting fitted for rings at season's end. They have a great schedule for the "iron sharpens iron" effect. I do care from this perspective. There is a good deal of parity in volleyball. I expect 3 or 4 losses, possibly 5. Stanford had some good fortune to come back at the end of sets last year to win matches. I don’t expect it to happen all the time this year even though on paper the team looks a little stronger overall. A loss to a team outside the top 50 in RPI could be a tipping point to keep Stanford out of a #1 regional seed. I assume you don’t care at all if Nebraska loses to High Point or Denver. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2019 21:05:23 GMT -5
I Honestly Don't feel this team -- which primarily lost Tami...no one else, roster-wise, of consequence....AND is adding Kipp, Gates, et al -- will be having too severe startup pains!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2019 23:52:35 GMT -5
Do you really care? The only thing that matters is winning the conference and national title. Given Stanford's roster, having a grueling road-heavy schedule in the non-con should pay dividends toward winning the matches that really matter. They might run the table anyway, but in the end, their record is meaningless unless they're getting fitted for rings at season's end. They have a great schedule for the "iron sharpens iron" effect. I do care from this perspective. There is a good deal of parity in volleyball. I expect 3 or 4 losses, possibly 5. This is very, very stupid, and I don't think you're a stupid person, so I assume this post is your poorly-veiled attempt to exhibit some faux-caution vs. cockiness about the wrecking ball that is Stanford 2019. I mean, seriously: Stanford has lost five times in the last two seasons combined, and you think they're going to lose five times in the first four weeks of 2019 despite returning every starter but one, three of whom are First-Team All-Americans? C'mon. You aren't fooling anyone. |
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