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Post by c4ndlelight on Aug 29, 2023 12:05:08 GMT -5
I wouldn't be shocked if we redshirted the entire B-side (Acevedo/Kelley/Gregoire, Neal/Ofeogbu, Cline/Glover, Thibault) sans Neal - who has already used her RS year and will probably get on court next weekend in her hometown. By the way, that's a REALLY good practice gym. Injuries and/or something going sideways may change that plan, but if the starters keep humming along, it seems prudent to conserve the year. Yes, such a good practice gym. How do we know if they are redshirting, do the teams have to declare somewhere or by a certain date? Or is it just basically whoever doesn’t play? And I agree that Colby likely gets playing time - she had some good blocks and hits in the exhibition match and her connection with Hannah seems good. But it’s hard to sit Karson or Kara - a good problem to have! 😀 Redshirts happen after the season. Players that don't make it on court in a real match (exhibition doesn't count), get an automatic year of eligibility. Players who get injured early-ish in the season can petition for an extra year (submitting medical records - usually easy approval if it's legit). So I think it might be a bit of wait-and-see: if someone gets injured, then obviously they'll need to burn one. Faumuina looked like she was going to redshirt for SC last year, but they started her the last match of the season when Tuaniga was banged up. It's a more difficult decision if a starter is struggling because you need to weigh if you'd use that player beyond the one match. Don't want to burn the redshirt for a temporary struggle.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Aug 30, 2023 11:52:39 GMT -5
http://instagram.com/p/CwizJXSSuud Daley appreciation post. She is so solid in that DS role. She got her chance a few games in last season and just refused to give up the spot. Such a gamer!
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Post by maroki13 on Sept 2, 2023 16:56:58 GMT -5
Go Ducks, way to start 6-0!
What are we thinking is the game plan against MN next weekend? Similar to Texas - serve Landfair, put up a big block? I know Texas blocked quite a few balls but MN runs a slower offense than the Ducks on the outside, so hopefully we can get some seams between the MN blockers.
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Post by jengal on Sept 2, 2023 20:58:43 GMT -5
Yes, such a good practice gym. How do we know if they are redshirting, do the teams have to declare somewhere or by a certain date? Or is it just basically whoever doesn’t play? And I agree that Colby likely gets playing time - she had some good blocks and hits in the exhibition match and her connection with Hannah seems good. But it’s hard to sit Karson or Kara - a good problem to have! 😀 Redshirts happen after the season. Players that don't make it on court in a real match (exhibition doesn't count), get an automatic year of eligibility. Players who get injured early-ish in the season can petition for an extra year (submitting medical records - usually easy approval if it's legit). So I think it might be a bit of wait-and-see: if someone gets injured, then obviously they'll need to burn one. Faumuina looked like she was going to redshirt for SC last year, but they started her the last match of the season when Tuaniga was banged up. It's a more difficult decision if a starter is struggling because you need to weigh if you'd use that player beyond the one match. Don't want to burn the redshirt for a temporary struggle. Certainly redshirt Cline with both Pukis and Ferreira gone next year. Gloever is already seeing time. It would be nice to redshirt both Acevedo and Kelly.
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Post by JJVb on Sept 7, 2023 12:27:16 GMT -5
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Post by utes801 on Sept 9, 2023 14:39:27 GMT -5
Redshirts happen after the season. Players that don't make it on court in a real match (exhibition doesn't count), get an automatic year of eligibility. Players who get injured early-ish in the season can petition for an extra year (submitting medical records - usually easy approval if it's legit). So I think it might be a bit of wait-and-see: if someone gets injured, then obviously they'll need to burn one. Faumuina looked like she was going to redshirt for SC last year, but they started her the last match of the season when Tuaniga was banged up. It's a more difficult decision if a starter is struggling because you need to weigh if you'd use that player beyond the one match. Don't want to burn the redshirt for a temporary struggle. Certainly redshirt Cline with both Pukis and Ferreira gone next year. Gloever is already seeing time. It would be nice to redshirt both Acevedo and Kelly. If they can bring in a really good transfer Setter they should be competitive again next year. Gloever looks like she'll be a really dynamic opposite and Onye Ofoegbu will be a great addition at middle. I think Acevedo will make an impact next year as the other starting strong side pin. It will be interesting to see who can fill Murphy's shoes at libero.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Sept 9, 2023 14:41:15 GMT -5
Certainly redshirt Cline with both Pukis and Ferreira gone next year. Gloever is already seeing time. It would be nice to redshirt both Acevedo and Kelly. If they can bring in a really good transfer Setter they should be competitive again next year. Gloever looks like she'll be a really dynamic opposite and Onye Ofoegbu will be a great addition at middle. I think Acevedo will make an impact next year as the other starting strong side pin. It will be interesting to see who can fill Murphy's shoes at libero. Cline is the heir presumptive at setter. She is dynamic and very physical at the net. She is redshirting this year but has a bright future.
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Post by utes801 on Sept 9, 2023 15:37:28 GMT -5
If they can bring in a really good transfer Setter they should be competitive again next year. Gloever looks like she'll be a really dynamic opposite and Onye Ofoegbu will be a great addition at middle. I think Acevedo will make an impact next year as the other starting strong side pin. It will be interesting to see who can fill Murphy's shoes at libero. Cline is the heir presumptive at setter. She is dynamic and very physical at the net. She is redshirting this year but has a bright future. All of these kids have bright futures but not necessarily in the BIG10 at a top 25 program.
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Post by JJVb on Sept 9, 2023 22:28:33 GMT -5
Cline is the heir presumptive at setter. She is dynamic and very physical at the net. She is redshirting this year but has a bright future. All of these kids have bright futures but not necessarily in the BIG10 at a top 25 program. Disagree. Have you seen them play? If not, maybe you should wait till you do.
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Post by vbfamily on Sept 9, 2023 23:47:47 GMT -5
All of these kids have bright futures but not necessarily in the BIG10 at a top 25 program. Disagree. Have you seen them play? If not, maybe you should wait till you do. There may be some growing pains in year one just getting game experience, but the talent of the young Ducks cannot be denied!
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Post by maroki13 on Sept 17, 2023 23:26:07 GMT -5
The long slog of non-conference play is over, and the Ducks return home 10-1! A pretty nice record considering they’ve been away for every match so far. The addition of Gabby and Kara are great, and the team is looking strong! Morgan Lewis is having a stellar season so far and the connection between Hannah and Gabby seems to have been ironed out after some glitches early in play.
The thing that impressed me the most this past weekend stretch of matches (particularly against Pitt) was the Ducks’ defense and scrappiness. Kate has been a bright spot coming in and seems pretty steady in serve receive and defense. I’m excited about their season!
How are you all feeling about the Ducks heading into conference play?
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Post by c4ndlelight on Sept 18, 2023 13:55:34 GMT -5
The long slog of non-conference play is over, and the Ducks return home 10-1! A pretty nice record considering they’ve been away for every match so far. The addition of Gabby and Kara are great, and the team is looking strong! Morgan Lewis is having a stellar season so far and the connection between Hannah and Gabby seems to have been ironed out after some glitches early in play. The thing that impressed me the most this past weekend stretch of matches (particularly against Pitt) was the Ducks’ defense and scrappiness. Kate has been a bright spot coming in and seems pretty steady in serve receive and defense. I’m excited about their season! How are you all feeling about the Ducks heading into conference play? I was very nervous about the non-con trip. I think it could have gone south quickly if we hadn't pulled that match out against Pitt, but we ended up with a nice record and some good wins that'll look good at the end of the season. We were oh-so-close to being perfect (14-16 in the fifth, failing to convert a free ball at 13-all against Minny, even though we were playing pretty poorly). On the whole, surviving 4 weeks on the road, from Hawaii to the East Coast, is pretty impressive. Not having it fall apart in the end is a testament to the experience and skill of this group. It sucks we didn't show our best that weekend @ Stanford, but we have a lot of season left to show it was an outlier. On the surprise column, Gabby Gonzales has to be #1. She's hitting excellently, but I also thought of her as only an OK passer at Ohio St. Ulmer said last week she was passing a 2.4 on the season, which is like Brooke level. She also makes a lot of really smart little plays that don't show up on the stat sheet. I also knew Morgan Lewis was good, but the consistency to hit over .400 over that large of a sample size (and some good competition) is really impressive. What's funny is both Lewis and Gonzales had HEATED position battles, so the competition from the freshmen is clearly driving them to be pretty damn good. Otherwise, Pukis is the amazing setter we knew she was, Murphy's been a rock, and Mimi has been unconscious in 9/11 matches we've played. Mimi isn't Brooke in the back row or anything, but her floor D has gotten a lot better and she's mostly holding her own passing for 3 rotations (mostly). A special core. The middles have been much more solid than last year - McGhee is fantastic and really upgrading the position. Bacon and Neal are both playing better than last year on the whole but I think they can give more. What really just needs to be ironed out is the DS spot. Thibault seemed to come on strong; Daley had a couple of off matches but I expect they'll continue to battle it out. I'm also glad to see Ulmer is willing to be flexible and make adjustments there. May also Ferreira come back into the serve sub rotation if she can start cracking her jumper. On the whole, we are well-positioned and just need to grind out the conference play. I'm hoping for a massive crowd in the Friday home opener - it might be the last Civil War in MKA for a while.
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Post by AmeriCanVBfan on Sept 18, 2023 14:05:29 GMT -5
The long slog of non-conference play is over, and the Ducks return home 10-1! A pretty nice record considering they’ve been away for every match so far. The addition of Gabby and Kara are great, and the team is looking strong! Morgan Lewis is having a stellar season so far and the connection between Hannah and Gabby seems to have been ironed out after some glitches early in play. The thing that impressed me the most this past weekend stretch of matches (particularly against Pitt) was the Ducks’ defense and scrappiness. Kate has been a bright spot coming in and seems pretty steady in serve receive and defense. I’m excited about their season! How are you all feeling about the Ducks heading into conference play? What really just needs to be ironed out is the DS spot. Thibault seemed to come on strong; Daley had a couple of off matches but I expect they'll continue to battle it out. I'm also glad to see Ulmer is willing to be flexible and make adjustments there. May also Ferreira come back into the serve sub rotation if she can start cracking her jumper. I thought Thibault looked good against Marquette yesterday. I remember her from Minnesota club volleyball where she often played up a year and was always a good contributor to her teams.
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Post by jwvolley on Sept 18, 2023 18:14:19 GMT -5
I'm in the middle of doing my libero thread and I happened to look at Gonzales' stats...
Oregon fans should be over the freaking moon about the way she is passing this season.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Sept 18, 2023 18:16:03 GMT -5
I'm in the middle of doing my libero thread and I happened to look at Gonzales' stats... Oregon fans should be over the freaking moon about the way she is passing this season. See 2 posts up. She was 2.4 going into last week.
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