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Post by tomclen on Sept 22, 2014 19:03:41 GMT -5
The one thing I like about the floor is how there is no glare from the lights...in person, and especially on TV broadcasts. I remember watching the UW at BYU match...BYU has a great floor, but the glossy finish really creates a glare for TV.
But I still think Tera Flex sounds like a...um...adult entertainer.
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Post by tomclen on Sept 22, 2014 19:37:53 GMT -5
As a Volleyball fan, these are the teams I'd like to see come to Seattle for the regional in December:
PSU (Penn State Univ.) UW (Univ. of Wisconsin) Hawaii
As a UW fan, these are the teams I'd like to see come to Seattle for the regional in December
PSU (Portland State Univ.) UW (Univ of Wyoming) Alaska
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Post by mikegarrison on Sept 22, 2014 22:11:23 GMT -5
Vansant: "It definitely makes our gym look a lot cooler and a lot more unique." Wisconsin: Towel! Towel! Towel! Towel! Either they really wanted to slow that match down or else they were really wigged out about the floor.
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Post by sluggermatt15 on Sept 23, 2014 7:56:04 GMT -5
Neat video about the new floor. I think it's great that UW is among only a handful of schools with the playing surface. Agree with the above comments it does look like less glare, and a much smoother finish. I'll have to see it during tomorrow night's match.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Sept 24, 2014 17:00:44 GMT -5
Lianna Sybeldon is #2 in the nation in blocks/set:
1. Arica Nassar, Oregon St: 1.78 2. Lianna Sybeldon, UW: 1.72 3. Victoria McPherson, UNC: 1.71 4. Amy Boswell, BYU: 1.67 5. Whitney Young, BYU: 1.64
Sybeldon is also #13 in the nation in hitting percentage at .453.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2014 17:19:02 GMT -5
I finally have the Pac 12 network and am looking forward to watching the match tonight.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Sept 25, 2014 20:14:54 GMT -5
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Post by redbeard2008 on Sept 26, 2014 15:51:41 GMT -5
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Post by redbeard2008 on Sept 28, 2014 18:53:53 GMT -5
Kills:
1. Vansant 198, 4.30/S, .365 2. Nelson 126, 2.74/S, .356 3. Scambray 91, 2.39/S, .321 4. Sybeldon 86, 1.83/S, .432 5. Wade 66, 1.40/S, .468 6. Jones 45, 1.22/S, .215 7. Schwan 39, 1.70/S, .257
Blocks:
1. Sybeldon 81, 1.72/S 2. Wade 45, 0.96/S 3. Nelson 40, 0.87/S 4. Jones 32, 0.86/S 5. Scambray 28, 0.74/S 6. Vansant 28, 0.61/S 7. Schwan 19, 0.83/S
Aces/Errors:
1. Wade 14/11, 0.30/S 2. Strickland 12/37, 0.27/S 3. Beals 10/8, 0.22/S 4. Vansant 9/10, 0.20/S 5. Scambray 9/20, 0.24/S 6. Tanner 7/13, 0.20/S
Digs:
1. Strickland 143, 3.25/S 2. Vansant 104, 2.26/S 3. Beals 90, 1.96/S 4. Scambray 74, 1.95/S 5. Tanner 43, 1.23/S 6. Schwan 32, 1.39/S
Assists:
1. Beals 307, 6.67 2. Tanner 173, 4.94 3. Finau 64, 4.57
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Post by redbeard2008 on Oct 4, 2014 16:31:41 GMT -5
Sybeldon was a big part of both wins this week:
USC: 7K, 1E, 14TA, .429, 9BL, 11.5PT UCLA: 13K, 2E, 20TA, .550, 5BL, 15.5PT
Total: 20K, 3E, 34TA, .500, 14BL, 27PT
She could be in line for conference honors.
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Post by alwayslearning on Oct 4, 2014 17:55:06 GMT -5
If there were an award for most improved player on the Husky squad, it would seem Sybeldon would lock this one up based on performance to date. She was good last year, but is now one of the elite middles in all of college volleyball. As a volleyball fan, I'm already salivating at the prospect of watching the UW middles face off against the Stanford middles in November.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Oct 9, 2014 19:00:56 GMT -5
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Post by alwayslearning on Oct 12, 2014 19:58:30 GMT -5
I have some questions about blocking and, in particular, UW's blocking. No question it is a big, big part of their success this season (see Wisconsin, Oregon).
My first question is historical. I have only really started to watch Husky vball and attend games in the last 2-3 years. Has UW always been a strong blocking team under McLaughlin? I remember reading that UW Assistant Coach Keno Gandara (now head coach of the Miami Hurricanes) was particularly good at teaching blocking, but now that he's gone the Huskies are an even stronger blocking team.
Other questions:
If blocking can win games and demoralize opponents, why aren't more college teams good at it, including elite teams? Does UW just teach it better? Do they recruit with blocking more in mind than other teams? It can't be just a matter of having great athletes like Sybeldon and Vansant, right? Other teams have great athletes . . .
Why does UW's blocking seem to get better as the match progresses? Yes, blockers learn hitting tendencies and adjust to hitters. Can't hitters adjust to blocking as well?
Is blocking the primary reason that the Huskies seem to be able to wear down opponents, winning four and five-set matches?
What haven't I touched on with respect to why the Huskies are so much better than other teams at blocking?
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Post by mikegarrison on Oct 12, 2014 20:03:41 GMT -5
Huskies use "swing blocking", which certainly seems to be working well for them. And they have been playing a 6-2 which means they never have a setter up at the net.
But I think the key is that they have really focused on the serving! Put the opponent in trouble on the pass and it makes the offense predictable, which makes it easier to block.
A couple years ago (the only year Gil played healthy for UW) the Huskies led all of NCAA D1 in blocking.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Oct 12, 2014 20:28:10 GMT -5
They're tied for #2 in the nation in blocking (w/Texas) and out-blocked the team that is #1 when they met (BYU).
The 2005 national championship team was an excellent blocking team. UW was the most prominent of only a handful of swing-blocking teams then - now, I think a majority of teams are swing-blocking.
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