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Post by paloalto on Mar 29, 2014 19:06:07 GMT -5
It is conceivable Stanford could lose all its sand matches this season. Maybe in a few years Stanford could hire Kerri Walsh and have her recruit some dedicated sand players.
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Post by FOBRA on Mar 29, 2014 22:16:50 GMT -5
It is conceivable Stanford could lose all its sand matches this season. Maybe in a few years Stanford could hire Kerri Walsh and have her recruit some dedicated sand players. If I'm not mistaken, Kerri has three cousins playing sand in the PAC-12 right now but none of them for Stanford. |
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Post by johnbar on Mar 29, 2014 23:40:32 GMT -5
Although Stanford was swept by Hawai'i and UCLA, and lost to SCU 2-3, I expect them to win at least a couple of their remaining matches. E.g., Cal. Hope the weather is better Friday.
If Stanford were going to hire an alum to coach sand vb, maybe Barb Fontana, who has actual coaching experience, would be a better choice than Kerri Walsh. Though you could hardly beat Walsh for attracting the attention of recruits.
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Post by wonderwarthog on Mar 30, 2014 18:27:01 GMT -5
No. 5 Hawai'i 3, No. 3 Long Beach State 2 1) Karissa Cook/Brittany Tiegs, UH def. Delainey Aigner-Swesey/Bojana Todorovic, LBSU 22-20, 20-22, 15-11 2) Katie Spieler/Nikki Taylor, UH def. Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson, LBSU 22-20, 21-19 3) Chelsea Cabrajac/Bre Mackie, LBSU def. Ali Longo/Ginger Long, UH 21-17, 21-19 4) London Chow/Olivia Urban, UH def. Jenelle Hudson/Alex Reid, LBSU 21-11, 21-9 5) Ciara Wagner/Morea Wagner, LBSU def. Tayler Higgins/Karlee Riggs, 21-13, 12-21, 15-12 |
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Post by StuffU on Mar 30, 2014 21:07:39 GMT -5
Stanford Tournament Results
Preliminary Round
Madison Dutra/Sara Vaccaro (SCU) def. Morgan Boukather/Megan McGehee (STAN), 18-21, 21-14, 15-9
Karlee Riggs/Mikayla Tucker (UH) def. Karly Drolson/Rachel Inouye (UCLA), 17-21, 21-18, 15-10
Inky Ajanaku/Kyle Gilbert (STAN) def. Lacey Maas/Katy Schatzman (SCU), 23-21, 21-13
London Chow/Olivia Urban (UH) def. Skylar Dykstra/Jennie Frager (UCLA), 21-16, 21-8
Round of 16
Karissa Cook/Brittany Tiegs (UH) def. Madison Dutra/Sarah Vaccaro (SCU), 21-5, 21-6
Zoe Nightingale/Madie Smith (UCLA) def. Madi Bugg/Kelsey Humphreys (STAN), 23-21, 22-20
Karlee Riggs/Mikayla Tucker (UH) def. Nikki Hess/Taylor Milton (SCU), 21-16, 21-13
Taylor Formico/Karsta Lowe (UCLA) def. Lauren Birks/Jordan Burgess (STAN), 21-19, 21-9
Jessyka Ngauamo/Kamila Tan (UCLA) def. Inky Ajanaku/Kyle Gilbert (STAN), 21-13, 21-14
Katie Spieler/Nikki Taylor (UH) def. GiGi Cresto/Taylor Dayton (SCU), 21-12, 21-13
London Chow/Olivia Urban (UH) def. Brittany Howard/Carly Wopat (STAN), 21-16, 21-15
Ginger Long/Ali Longo (UH) def. Sabrina Clayton/Danielle Rottman (SCU), 21-16, 21-18
Quarterfinals
Karissa Cook/Brittany Tiegs (UH) def. Zoe Nightingale/Madie Smith (UCLA), 21-16, 21-19
Karlee Riggs/Mikayla Tucker (UH) def. Taylor Formico/Karsta Lowe (UCLA), 21-12, 18-21, 15-12
Katie Spieler/Nikki Taylor (UH) def. Jessyka Ngauamo/Kamila Tan (UCLA), 21-16, 21-17
Ginger Long/Ali Longo (UH) def. London Chow/Olivia Urban (UH), 19-21, 21-12, 15-11
Semifinals
Karissa Cook/Brittany Tiegs (UH) def. Karlee Riggs/Mikayla Tucker (UH), 21-7, 21-12
Katie Spieler/Nikki Taylor (UH) def. Ginger Long/Ali Longo (UH), 21-16, 21-13
Finals
Karissa Cook/Brittany Tiegs (UH) def. Katie Spieler/Nikki Taylor (UH), 21-13, 7-4 (Medical Forfeit)
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Mar 30, 2014 22:37:24 GMT -5
Although Stanford was swept by Hawai'i and UCLA, and lost to SCU 2-3, I expect them to win at least a couple of their remaining matches. E.g., Cal. Hope the weather is better Friday. If Stanford were going to hire an alum to coach sand vb, maybe Barb Fontana, who has actual coaching experience, would be a better choice than Kerri Walsh. Though you could hardly beat Walsh for attracting the attention of recruits. Be hard to pry Barb out of Manhattan Beach. The money would have to be really, really good - and how much is Stanford willing to pay for a sand coach? Kerri...maybe. But she's not available before 2017. Ashley Ivy would be a good option, I think. If I were Stanford, I would also reach out to Mike Lambert. Come to think of it, if I were Stanford, I'd call Misty - she is definitely interested in running a program. Post-baby, of course. |
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Post by johnbar on Mar 31, 2014 0:24:14 GMT -5
Be hard to pry Barb out of Manhattan Beach. The money would have to be really, really good - and how much is Stanford willing to pay for a sand coach? Kerri...maybe. But she's not available before 2017. Ashley Ivy would be a good option, I think. If I were Stanford, I would also reach out to Mike Lambert. Come to think of it, if I were Stanford, I'd call Misty - she is definitely interested in running a program. Post-baby, of course. Yes, lots of interesting possibilities. I certainly have no clue about the moveability or plans of any candidates. Though Kerri tweeted something about coaching the sand team, after visiting the team Saturday. But as you mentioned, not before 2017. I wonder if Stanford's losses this year will accelerate the push to develop the sand program (dedicated coaches and players, etc.). |
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Post by johnbar on Apr 4, 2014 23:02:15 GMT -5
Stanford finally notches a win, 4-1, over Cal.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Apr 12, 2014 15:03:39 GMT -5
Oregon downs Washington 4-1
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Post by WahineFan44 on Apr 12, 2014 15:43:48 GMT -5
Be hard to pry Barb out of Manhattan Beach. The money would have to be really, really good - and how much is Stanford willing to pay for a sand coach? Kerri...maybe. But she's not available before 2017. Ashley Ivy would be a good option, I think. If I were Stanford, I would also reach out to Mike Lambert. Come to think of it, if I were Stanford, I'd call Misty - she is definitely interested in running a program. Post-baby, of course. Yes, lots of interesting possibilities. I certainly have no clue about the moveability or plans of any candidates. Though Kerri tweeted something about coaching the sand team, after visiting the team Saturday. But as you mentioned, not before 2017. I wonder if Stanford's losses this year will accelerate the push to develop the sand program (dedicated coaches and players, etc.). I definitely think if stanford gets kerri, they will attract big name sand recruits |
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Apr 12, 2014 22:27:21 GMT -5
i hardly think stanford will have any kind of problem getting big time recruits for sand. this is only their 2nd year having a sand program. the stanford name itself will bring the recruits. a big time coach, if they decide to go that route, will only be a bonus. it's stanford! once the program gets its footing, the recruits will come.
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Post by GoUCLA on Apr 13, 2014 2:19:12 GMT -5
i hardly think stanford will have any kind of problem getting big time recruits for sand. this is only their 2nd year having a sand program. the stanford name itself will bring the recruits. a big time coach, if they decide to go that route, will only be a bonus. it's stanford! once the program gets its footing, the recruits will come. I completely agree with this. However, I wonder if the advantage will still go to the socal schools because of location (in California that is). |
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Post by paloalto on Apr 13, 2014 14:22:38 GMT -5
I think Dunning wants to keep things the way they are. He has control over the sand program for his own training purposes. When sand volleyball becomes a NCAA championship sport the athletic department will aggressively make changes. The athletic department is into national championships, Directors' Cup, Capital One Cup, etc. I don't know if sand volleyball will become part of the Capitol One Cup but I suspect it eventually will. I believe at this point the AVCA championship tournament doesn't get enough publicity for the Stanford AD to care much about it.
In 5 to 6 years if Stanford has a good sand coach and has obtained some success I would guess they will be able to recruit from throughout the country. At that point the balance of power may start to level out with the SoCal schools. Until then USC and Pepperdine should have the upper hand because most top sand players will come out of SoCal, not NorCal.
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Apr 13, 2014 21:41:45 GMT -5
Taking a look at some recent results...anyone have an idea why neither Croson or Amaro (the two best players on the squad) are playing for Arizona right now?
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Post by downtheline on Apr 14, 2014 12:18:27 GMT -5
I was disappointed to not see Jane plying the sands of Hermosa.
Her play during the teams trip to Hawaii was not what you would expect from the former world champion.
Coach Walker told me he is supporting Janes effort 100% to focus on classes and reload for the indoor season.
Go get'um Jane... You can do it,
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