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Post by lesmizuno on Jan 28, 2016 2:04:20 GMT -5
Soooo...should the NCAA just hand the National Championship over to USC or does some disagree?
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Jan 28, 2016 18:32:54 GMT -5
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Post by downtheline on Jan 28, 2016 18:32:54 GMT -5
Stien & Nina & Danny might not think so.
USC had an excellent senior class last year that pulled them through some tough team match-ups.
Other than Abril & Zoe im not sure whom will fill the other voids in the 5 team line-up.
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Jan 28, 2016 22:22:04 GMT -5
Stien & Nina & Danny might not think so. USC had an excellent senior class last year that pulled them through some tough team match-ups. Other than Abril & Zoe im not sure whom will fill the other voids in the 5 team line-up. Well, it won't be Bricio, since she decided against playing beach. Still, between Wheeler, Martin, Belton, Bustamonte, Kremer, Nightingale - and maybe Kernochan - USC has deeper and better options than the competition at the 3, 4, 5 spots. Nightingale is going from the #1 pairs at UCLA to #5 at USC, which tells you something about roster depth. It's USC's national championship to lose, and I think we may be saying that for the next few years given the recruiting classes they have coming in. Doesn't mean the Trojans won't or can't be upset, but they're going to be very tough to beat. |
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Post by vballfreak808 on Jan 29, 2016 2:18:35 GMT -5
I can definitely see USC taking it again this year. They lost a few good ones in Norton, Ettinger, Stonish, and Russ. I agree that they have enough new talent to regroup and win it.
Here are the pairs they used in one of their preseason tournament:
Sara Hughes (5'11 Junior) - Kelly Claes (6'2 Junior)
Emily Young (6'2 Graduate) - Jo Kremer (5'8 Sophomore)
Alexa Strange (5'11 Senior) - Terese Cannon (6'3 Sophomore)
Nicolette Martin (5'9 Junior) - Allie Wheeler (5'11 Junior)
Jenna Belton (6'1 Sophomore) - Abril Bustamante (6'0 Freshman)
Paige Hines (5'11 Junior) - Katrina Kernochan (5'9 Freshman)
Zoe Nightingale (6'3 Graduate) - Becca Dunn (5'11 Freshman)
Lorna Brandt (6'2 Sophomore) - Pearl Keane (5'5 Freshman)
Only player not listed in this tournament was Sophie Bukovec (6'1 Junior). In that tournament many of the lower pairs almost knocked out the top pairs from other schools. Just noticed that Olivia Asprey is not on the roster this year.
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Post by bill on Feb 8, 2016 17:12:21 GMT -5
SC's to lose...they should be prohibitive favorites
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