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Post by GatorVball on Sept 5, 2004 17:10:03 GMT -5
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Post by GatorVball on Sept 5, 2004 17:39:00 GMT -5
USC won game 1, 30-20.
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Post by GatorVball on Sept 5, 2004 18:02:58 GMT -5
Pepp wins game 2, 30-28
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Post by GatorVball on Sept 5, 2004 18:34:59 GMT -5
USC wins game 3, 30-17
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Post by romeo on Sept 5, 2004 18:47:31 GMT -5
I bought the extra sports pkg from DirecTV just so that I can watch Sunday Night Spikes. I'm pretty unhappy about the fact that they can't show the whole match! I didn't know they would only show for a certain time slot. I'd rather watch it delayed and see the whole thing! What a disappointment for me.
Never mind - they are showing a scrolling graphic that they are experiencing technical difficulties.
Now it's back. Apparently there was a power outage. 21-21 in game 4.
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Post by Anonymous on Sept 5, 2004 18:50:11 GMT -5
Go Pepperdine - up 14-11 in the 4th
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Post by romeo on Sept 5, 2004 19:07:19 GMT -5
usc 30-26.
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Post by GatorVball on Sept 5, 2004 19:07:46 GMT -5
USC wins, 30-20, 28-30, 30-17, 30-26
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Post by brybry on Sept 5, 2004 21:25:02 GMT -5
Okay, I just got back from the match. Pepperdine really feels the loss of Wilkins and Hache, however, they have a solid player in Daly and an All-American in Milo. Once again, Pepperdine is pretty poor on serve receive. They went through so many points where pass after pass would be shanked every which direction. Their setter did a great job under the circumstances. Milo is pretty much the go to player and they ran her a ton even when the pass was off the net. She would still be hitting slides. Very effective for the most part.
As for USC, passing was the biggest problem. All three primary passers were not so hot. Burdine shanked her fair share, but still was the best passer. Robinson did a good job (for her), but that still means a lot of balls went way off the net. Seilhammer was the one I was really really disappointed in. It was stated that she was better on serve receive than Nicole Davis, but from this match, that's sure not the case. Seilhammer would consistently pass the ball just inside the 10 foot line, therefore negating any possible attack from SC's 1st team MBs. And it wasn't just on serve receive, it was on free balls too. W/o the quick attack from the middle, SC is a very mediocre team.
Luckily, Robinson was very hot tonight in hitting. I think she pounded 19 kills to lead to the team. Burdine got blocked a lot but played well in stretches. Venski also got blocked a lot.
USC has a lot of things they need to work on and I'm sure Haley knows this. I hope once Gysin returns, she takes over the second OH spot opposite Burdine. She'll stay in to pass and hit the whole time and hopefully bring more stability. The two RS positions that sub w/ the setters should be between Venski, Robinson, and Copenhagen. Freeburg and Dillon need to keep working on their jump setting, particularly when setting outside. I remember watching the match and seeing some digs that Keao put up that would have been perfect for Anderson or Lindquist, but they were out of reach for Dillon and Freeburg. Haley should force Seilhammer to pass a thousand balls at practice each day. As of now, she nowhere near being a top libero in the Pac 10.
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Post by roofed! on Sept 6, 2004 1:13:05 GMT -5
One aspect of the game that I really like is the emergence of Burdine's jump serve. She was serving some hot ones, and more importantly, she was able to adjust her jump approach to her toss. Even when the ball was further ahead of her, she was able to send a sizzler to Pepperdine, and not do some tossed jump floats. Great job, Keao!!
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