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Post by foreignball on Dec 16, 2011 0:42:30 GMT -5
Jeezmo, Liz McMahon, that 6'6" OH for Illinois, is just a freshman. That young lady has a scarey upside. By the time she's a senior-------LOOK OUT!!!! I hope Shoji was watching this match. Hawaii needs a blocker like this on the RS, that is how you stop USC and all the other LS-oriented teams. Don't miss the fact that not only her block was very good but she got some important kills in the 5th (3 or 4 if my memory serves me correctly). This was exactly what threw USC out of balance because they all were camping on IL OH’s.
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Post by tomclen on Dec 16, 2011 0:43:01 GMT -5
Best match ever? How quickly we forget Penn St./Texas in 2009. I agree that this is a classic match, but the build up and intensity of that match was on a different level. Penn State/Nebraska in 08 was even bigger than that. Did you catch PSU/Liberty?
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Post by Psychopotamus on Dec 16, 2011 0:45:33 GMT -5
I find it funny that nobody is talking about that missed touch in G5. To me that could have been a match changer.
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Post by bownlovingfreak on Dec 16, 2011 0:46:52 GMT -5
All of Illinois's players came up big.
The outsides got attention, but McMahon and Johnson were CRITICAL. Dorn had some great moments too. Beltran and Luhrsen were very, very steady. Even their DS was great a service line.
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Post by trojansc on Dec 16, 2011 0:47:26 GMT -5
I find it funny that nobody is talking about that missed touch in G5. To me that could have been a match changer. I don't want to dwell on that, but I really do think there was a touch. It would have gave momentum to USC but they could have blown it. Jupiter didn't get those last few attempts down, and when USC's LS fails... as we all have seen.. USC crumbles. The defense wasn't as good as it was in set 4 either, until match point in set 5.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2011 0:48:38 GMT -5
I don't think there was a touch and even if there was USC shouldn't be depending on a micro touch. I have no sympathy for hitters who hit the ball out and then whine about a touch that was not obvious. You want the call? Hit the hand or hit it in.
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Post by stpaulvolleyball on Dec 16, 2011 0:48:55 GMT -5
Penn State/Nebraska in 08 was even bigger than that. Did you catch PSU/Liberty? How about Best Match Not Won By Penn State?
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Post by Not Me on Dec 16, 2011 0:51:24 GMT -5
A great match? No not really.
Close, competitive, and entertaining? Definitely.
USC really did not play well at all. I don't. Think they played well in any phase of the game.
Bateman couldn't connect at all with any of their hitters. The middles had only 1 or 2 good kills all night. They got points but they weren't pretty. I also questioned many of her decisions.
The middles were no where to be seen when blocking. Way too many 1on 1 for Illinois on the outsides.
Haley was not happy at all with the defense they blocked cross court and the defense still gave up line on too many swings. Even after he called timeouts, they still had the same problems.
USC stopped playing at the end of set 3 as much as Illinois won the match.
USC didn't have much offense when Jupiter was in the back row.
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Post by NitneLiun on Dec 16, 2011 0:52:41 GMT -5
Best match ever? How quickly we forget Penn St./Texas in 2009. I agree that this is a classic match, but the build up and intensity of that match was on a different level. Penn State/Nebraska in 08 was even bigger than that. No it wasn't. The 2009 PSU/Texas match was for all the marbles on a neutral court. The 2008 PSU/Nub match was for a chance to play for all the marbles and it certainly wasn't on a neutral court.
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Post by stpaulvolleyball on Dec 16, 2011 0:52:48 GMT -5
LOL, I know what you mean, but I am not kidding. I think they said it on every Big Ten Network broadcast "Current big ten schools have won the past 5 national titles". That "current" makes it true on a technicality. Come on what are you trying to sell? That won't sell, and not even on technicality. Be happy with five if Illinois wins. Dont' get me wrong. I am not trying to sell it, I know what really happened. It's the conference talking heads (and apparantly tonight's announcers) that want their audience to think the Big Ten has ruled Volleyball for the past 5 years, instead of just the past 4.
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Post by austintatious on Dec 16, 2011 0:52:49 GMT -5
Great match - UNBELIEVABLE final rally - by my count there were 16 attacks and the ball crossed the net 13 or 14 times - wow!! That epic match point rally will put this match squarely into the "instant classic" category. Not that this awesome five setter isn't an instant classic anyway, but that amazing match point rally leaves no doubt. It isn't just the number of times the ball went over the net, but the saves, sets and swings are what made it incredible.
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Post by NebraskaVBfan93 on Dec 16, 2011 0:53:30 GMT -5
Congrats to Illinois! As for the commentators, it was yada yada yada Jupiter...yada yada yada Jupiter. Even when she was playing bad, it was Jupiter, Jupiter, Jupiter. Now, don't get me wrong, I think Jupiter is a great player, but damn, spread the love around. Announcers are great at picking a story/player prior to the match and riding it to make them selves seem knowledgeable. Plenty of love for four or five others would have been nice. And it's pronounced li bero!!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2011 0:55:03 GMT -5
Actually, the official pronunciation is leebro.
I don't like it, but that's what they say.
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Post by lhlg on Dec 16, 2011 0:58:25 GMT -5
Ummm can we talk about Fuller's passing? It had SC hemoraging in sets 2-4. Then Russ (?) was brought in and it stabilized the back left passing a bit, but then Fuller came back in. Her passing improved after being subbed out, but damage had already been done.
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Post by lionsfan on Dec 16, 2011 0:59:39 GMT -5
speaking of pronunciations, I yelled at my TV every time Karch said "Cole-leen"...it drove me bonkers!
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