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Post by TayRey on Dec 20, 2022 12:08:46 GMT -5
So we will have to cross the bridge when we get there, but could we be looking at the portal next season for a setter? After Elise and Hannah graduate we will only have Cristin and we haven't necessarily been known for developing setters... (Lauren was Jim's, and we REALLLLLLY tried to force Maggie Scott to being a thing before we finally let August run the show... and then there's Kylie...)
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Post by blackiechan1999 on Dec 20, 2022 12:50:30 GMT -5
So we will have to cross the bridge when we get there, but could we be looking at the portal next season for a setter? After Elise and Hannah graduate we will only have Cristin and we haven't necessarily been known for developing setters... (Lauren was Jim's, and we REALLLLLLY tried to force Maggie Scott to being a thing before we finally let August run the show... and then there's Kylie...) Pukis has another year?!?!
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Post by TayRey on Dec 20, 2022 12:54:56 GMT -5
So we will have to cross the bridge when we get there, but could we be looking at the portal next season for a setter? After Elise and Hannah graduate we will only have Cristin and we haven't necessarily been known for developing setters... (Lauren was Jim's, and we REALLLLLLY tried to force Maggie Scott to being a thing before we finally let August run the show... and then there's Kylie...) Pukis has another year?!?! YES!!!! (THANK GOD!!!)
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Post by blackiechan1999 on Dec 20, 2022 12:59:05 GMT -5
Pukis has another year?!?! YES!!!! (THANK GOD!!!) Good for Oregon!! I hope y’all get Kara McGhee!!
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Post by c4ndlelight on Dec 20, 2022 12:59:34 GMT -5
So we will have to cross the bridge when we get there, but could we be looking at the portal next season for a setter? After Elise and Hannah graduate we will only have Cristin and we haven't necessarily been known for developing setters... (Lauren was Jim's, and we REALLLLLLY tried to force Maggie Scott to being a thing before we finally let August run the show... and then there's Kylie...) Well, you can't get through a season with only one setter on scholarship, and ideally you'd get your setter scholarships 2 years apart - so a one-and-done transfer makes sense for 2024. Or maybe a two-and-done if Cline redshirts behind Pukis. but that's really far in the future given the portal et al. Hoping Cline turns out to be the real deal! Robinson definitely didn't work out, but Raskie improved a lot under this staff and so has Ferreira (if you watch video of her this fall versus 2019 - it's night and day).
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Post by bayarea on Dec 20, 2022 13:25:29 GMT -5
So we will have to cross the bridge when we get there, but could we be looking at the portal next season for a setter? After Elise and Hannah graduate we will only have Cristin and we haven't necessarily been known for developing setters... (Lauren was Jim's, and we REALLLLLLY tried to force Maggie Scott to being a thing before we finally let August run the show... and then there's Kylie...) Well, you can't get through a season with only one setter on scholarship, and ideally you'd get your setter scholarships 2 years apart - so a one-and-done transfer makes sense for 2024. Or maybe a two-and-done if Cline redshirts behind Pukis. but that's really far in the future given the portal et al. Hoping Cline turns out to be the real deal! Robinson definitely didn't work out, but Raskie improved a lot under this staff and so has Ferreira (if you watch video of her this fall versus 2019 - it's night and day). Finding setters can be so tricky. The best prep setters don't want to sit behind another setter for 2 years - they want to start. Some of the ones who look great in HS, just don't pan out on the NCAA stage. I think that's why experienced setter transfers have become such a hot portal commodity. For a really good team who doesn't have an elite setter, finding one who is already proven on the collegiate stage is a HUGE get... (Exhibit 1: Pukis, Exhibit 2: Blossom).
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Post by maroki13 on Dec 20, 2022 13:56:33 GMT -5
I think next season will be a good gauge about whether we will need a transfer (starting) setter or not for 2024. With Hannah and Elise around for ‘23, hopefully Cline still gets some good reps in practice (and maybe in games if she doesn’t redshirt). Although with no setter coming in yet for ‘24, we’ll definitely need a recruit or transfer. But not many people enter the portal wanting to be a backup on another team. (Does anyone know what Cline runs now? 5-1 or 6-2?) Maybe with a few more opposites coming in, in ‘24 we can run Cline + another setter in a 6-2.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Dec 21, 2022 21:25:07 GMT -5
Congrats to Sonja Anderson (Newcombe), an OregonVB great, on being named assistant coach at Colorado State!
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Post by azcatsfan on Dec 21, 2022 21:38:21 GMT -5
I feel like Melanie Parra just started following Acevedo on Instagram?
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Post by blastingsand on Dec 21, 2022 21:42:24 GMT -5
Will be looking for one or two middles in the portal, as vbfamily noted we didn't have money for Bacon's 6th year but now we do, so we'll see if that changes plans. We have two scholarships open, one if Karson returns. Will have to focus on middles regardless, preferably an M1. We'll need a setter for 2024 - wouldn't be surprised if we picked up a back-up as a one-and-done to space out the setter scholarships - having those free up in back-to-back years in 2018/2019 really hurt us recruiting in the second year of it (though maybe everything is different now with the portal). Line-up looks like this right now Pukis/Lewis Colyer/Acevedo or Kelley Neal/? Murphy DS: McClellan (she passed well enough to be presumptive starter) Agi would be the pole position for the next DS/SS spot, but Thibault and Gregoire are coming in for depth at DS. A little crowded there, but Morse is leaving. Ferreira may also be the serving sub, esp. if Cline is the back-up setter. If Bacon comes back, will actually have returners who have started before everywhere but Broke's spot. Can we have Hannah text Magda to come to Eugene? LOL I like this idea LOL
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Post by hammer on Dec 21, 2022 23:55:53 GMT -5
Pukis has another year?!?! YES!!!! (THANK GOD!!!) Kiss the ground she walks on.
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Post by JJVb on Dec 22, 2022 0:26:48 GMT -5
Anyone have any scoop about what even happened with Taylor Williams? She was a promising player at one point. Just figured it was concussion issue, or did she just stop playing volleyball? She was never present the entire season. No news of her being there next year, and haven't heard about her in the portal.
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Post by asdf27 on Dec 22, 2022 1:05:38 GMT -5
I feel like Melanie Parra just started following Acevedo on Instagram? one of the incoming freshman followed her a couple days ago and she returned the favor. if you guys manage to get her I think that’ll play really well for y’all. she likes the fast tempo sets
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Post by azcatsfan on Dec 22, 2022 14:27:43 GMT -5
I feel like Melanie Parra just started following Acevedo on Instagram? Yeah I saw that she started following Acevedo. Looks like Acevedo followed her back. Instagram stalkers haha! Para would be a great get. Nuneviller type of player and Oregon will need a really good passing OH. Maximize the teams potential with that final year with Pukis. Whether it's Para or another transfer no doubt the incoming Freshman will have to recalibrate. Especially Acevedo and the decision to come a year early. A stud incoming OH transfer with a couple of years of eligibility probably wouldn't be super appealing to those Freshman. What a game changer this transfer portal is. For sure. I feel like Oregon needs a middle no? Idk what the scholarship situation looks like.
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Post by TayRey on Dec 22, 2022 17:22:09 GMT -5
Yeah I saw that she started following Acevedo. Looks like Acevedo followed her back. Instagram stalkers haha! Para would be a great get. Nuneviller type of player and Oregon will need a really good passing OH. Maximize the teams potential with that final year with Pukis. Whether it's Para or another transfer no doubt the incoming Freshman will have to recalibrate. Especially Acevedo and the decision to come a year early. A stud incoming OH transfer with a couple of years of eligibility probably wouldn't be super appealing to those Freshman. What a game changer this transfer portal is. For sure. I feel like Oregon needs a middle no? Idk what the scholarship situation looks like. With Karson coming back we still only have 2 middles and I think 1 scholarship still available even with Alex coming early. It sounds like Elise Agi is also leaving the team to pursue a program that will allow for more playing time but she wasn't on scholarship.
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