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Post by bprtbone on Aug 20, 2018 12:56:02 GMT -5
Great article, but help me understand how she was able to play the whole season while not getting any credits (i.e. apparently not passing her classes). Isn't there a period in the season where they check on academic progress? I know you don't actually get a grade until the end of the semester, but I thought the midterms provided a guide. My understanding is that GPA's are only checked at the beginning of each term. So, if you drop all of your classes before the end of the semester it doesn't affect your overall GPA, they just count as drops (she would be required to carry a 2.0 cumulative GPA coming into her senior year). D1 athletes are only required to earn 6 hours of coursework in their academic program in the semester prior to their competition season. The challenge for her was that she had to earn at least 18 credit hours towards her major during the regular academic year (spring and fall); so she had to cram all 18 hours in last spring.
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Post by Hawk Attack on Aug 20, 2018 13:06:35 GMT -5
Wow, a stunningly open article. It’s so humbling to see student-athletes these days taking the incredibly brave step in sharing their struggles with depression and mental health with the public. As amateur athletes they are absolutely not obligated to do so. It just makes me heart ache to think of how proud I am of these kids to wear Iowa on their jersey and share their hardships so openly. It can only help to inspire younger kids who look up to them to understand it’s human to have these feelings and it’s okay. Thank you Taylor Louis, for sharing your story... your community is behind you!
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Post by hawkfan on Aug 20, 2018 21:00:21 GMT -5
Wow, a stunningly open article. It’s so humbling to see student-athletes these days taking the incredibly brave step in sharing their struggles with depression and mental health with the public. As amateur athletes they are absolutely not obligated to do so. It just makes me heart ache to think of how proud I am of these kids to wear Iowa on their jersey and share their hardships so openly. It can only help to inspire younger kids who look up to them to understand it’s human to have these feelings and it’s okay. Thank you Taylor Louis, for sharing your story... your community is behind you! I could not agree more. Taylor, your courage off the court even outshines your prowess and athleticism on the court...and that's quite a statement because you are simply a joy to watch play this sport! I know we speak for our entire fan base when we say we could not be prouder to be Hawkeyes alongside you! Thank you, Taylor, and GO HAWKS!!!!
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Post by PointHawks on Aug 21, 2018 0:51:27 GMT -5
I certainly want to see Taylor succeed on and off the court! I hope she shines this season and has that opportunity to play professionally after graduating! PointHawks!
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Post by rainbowbadger on Aug 21, 2018 5:29:18 GMT -5
Oh.... what a battle this young woman is going through. She’s got quite the vertical, and you’d never know that every single jump is made with an invisible weight tied around her ankles.
I feel for Ms Lewis. The winters are brutal and make everything 100x worse. At least in college I didn’t have to carry the load of a student athlete AND look/act the part AND feel terrible that I wasn’t happier and more grateful for it.
Depression is an evil monster, a liar and a manipulator and a thief. It’s terrible having your own brain not be a safe place for you to be.
A tip of the cheesehead hat to her for opening up, first to her mom and the staff, and then to the public. For expressing her needs and being vulnerable and letting others help her. For getting through. Getting through a single day is a small win when you feel like that. She got through months of them, AND retained her eligibility and maintained her academics.
I’m going to be even more impressed by whatever she accomplishes this season, knowing what it took for her to get there. I wish her well.
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Post by PointHawks on Aug 21, 2018 12:26:13 GMT -5
Staring lineup predictions... S-Orr L1-Louis M1-Clayton Opp-Coyle L2-Buzz/Hoye M2-Jones L-Kelly DS-Johnston
What’s yours?
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Post by Hawk Attack on Aug 21, 2018 12:44:41 GMT -5
Staring lineup predictions... S-Orr L1-Louis M1-Clayton Opp-Coyle L2-Buzz/Hoye M2-Jones L-Kelly DS-Johnston What’s yours? My guess is: S: Orr OH1: Louis MB2: Clayton OPP: Coyle/Johnston OH2: Buzz (I think we’ll see another carousel of OH2’s until someone demands the role with Hoye/Hughes also seeing time) MB1: Jones L: Kelly I think Slagle will also find herself a role on the court this year as either a SS or DS.
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Post by hawkfan on Aug 21, 2018 17:44:45 GMT -5
Staring lineup predictions... S-Orr L1-Louis M1-Clayton Opp-Coyle L2-Buzz/Hoye M2-Jones L-Kelly DS-Johnston What’s yours? My guess is: S: Orr OH1: Louis MB2: Clayton OPP: Coyle/Johnston OH2: Buzz (I think we’ll see another carousel of OH2’s until someone demands the role with Hoye/Hughes also seeing time) MB1: Jones L: Kelly I think Slagle will also find herself a role on the court this year as either a SS or DS. I am at exact same lineup, Hawk Attack. I do see M Buzz getting the nod at OH2 and like that decision, actually. She is a heady player and I see her now adding some hunger to that after playing a lesser role as a Soph than she did as a Frosh. Plus, she's a steady passer, has some nice firepower from back row and I am telling you that jump serve is wicked when it's on! But absolutely see Hughes and Hoye as very viable options who will impress every chance they get. And also agree about Slagle. She is gritty!
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Post by notwvb on Aug 21, 2018 18:53:44 GMT -5
My guess is: S: Orr OH1: Louis MB2: Clayton OPP: Coyle/Johnston OH2: Buzz (I think we’ll see another carousel of OH2’s until someone demands the role with Hoye/Hughes also seeing time) MB1: Jones L: Kelly I think Slagle will also find herself a role on the court this year as either a SS or DS. I am at exact same lineup, Hawk Attack. I do see M Buzz getting the nod at OH2 and like that decision, actually. She is a heady player and I see her now adding some hunger to that after playing a lesser role as a Soph than she did as a Frosh. Plus, she's a steady passer, has some nice firepower from back row and I am telling you that jump serve is wicked when it's on! But absolutely see Hughes and Hoye as very viable options who will impress every chance they get. And also agree about Slagle. She is gritty! The only thing you deserve is what you EARN. - Tom Brands, Iowa Wrestling Head Coach. Thrilled to see signs the volleyball team seems to have bought into this, with Louis taking the lead. They do appear gritty, focused, and ready to FightForIowa. Excited for the season to start and play out.
With a clean bill of health, Louis should really pound it this year. ^This may be the starting lineup Saturday at high noon against SMU, and I'm good with that (although Johnston's absence at L is a bit surprising), but I can see it being pretty fluid with each player at every position having to earn playing time from match to match. Louis should be the only player who is relatively safe. And perhaps Orr. Or not.
RPI helpful weekend with SMU and Lipscomb on Sat. Gotta make hay in Nashville (3-0). GoHawks!
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Post by Hawk Attack on Aug 21, 2018 19:46:37 GMT -5
My guess is: S: Orr OH1: Louis MB2: Clayton OPP: Coyle/Johnston OH2: Buzz (I think we’ll see another carousel of OH2’s until someone demands the role with Hoye/Hughes also seeing time) MB1: Jones L: Kelly I think Slagle will also find herself a role on the court this year as either a SS or DS. I am at exact same lineup, Hawk Attack. I do see M Buzz getting the nod at OH2 and like that decision, actually. She is a heady player and I see her now adding some hunger to that after playing a lesser role as a Soph than she did as a Frosh. Plus, she's a steady passer, has some nice firepower from back row and I am telling you that jump serve is wicked when it's on! But absolutely see Hughes and Hoye as very viable options who will impress every chance they get. And also agree about Slagle. She is gritty! I like Buzz starting as well, she's certainly put in the sweat equity. It appears over the past couple seasons that Bond is very fair and short on the leash of his pins. Even Coyle found herself getting yanked in a couple moments last season (primarily for the bigger blocker of Alm, I'm assuming). Taylor Louis is just a one of a kind athlete that you know if you make it far you will NEED her on the court. That OH2 spot is really about opportunities when you've got a group as close in skill level as Buzz/Hoye/Hughes. It'll be fun to watch!
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Post by Hawk Attack on Aug 21, 2018 19:50:06 GMT -5
I am at exact same lineup, Hawk Attack. I do see M Buzz getting the nod at OH2 and like that decision, actually. She is a heady player and I see her now adding some hunger to that after playing a lesser role as a Soph than she did as a Frosh. Plus, she's a steady passer, has some nice firepower from back row and I am telling you that jump serve is wicked when it's on! But absolutely see Hughes and Hoye as very viable options who will impress every chance they get. And also agree about Slagle. She is gritty! ^This may be the starting lineup Saturday at high noon against SMU, and I'm good with that (although Johnston's absence at L is a bit surprising), but I can see it being pretty fluid with each player at every position having to earn playing time from match to match. Louis should be the only player who is relatively safe. And perhaps Orr. Or not. I absolutely agree about Johnston, only because she impressed in her limited time as a freshman last season and acclimated really really well to B1G play. With that being said... I honestly don't really remember who seemed more impressive in receive last season, Kelly or Johnston. I'm guessing it must be pretty close though and Kelly's getting the nod just because of the experience factor and intangibles she brings to the court. I suspect next season Johnston will have the keys to the libero jersey dangled in front of her, and Bond will say you better take them before someone else does!
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Post by notwvb on Aug 22, 2018 18:29:06 GMT -5
^This may be the starting lineup Saturday at high noon against SMU, and I'm good with that (although Johnston's absence at L is a bit surprising), but I can see it being pretty fluid with each player at every position having to earn playing time from match to match. Louis should be the only player who is relatively safe. And perhaps Orr. Or not. I absolutely agree about Johnston, only because she impressed in her limited time as a freshman last season and acclimated really really well to B1G play. With that being said... I honestly don't really remember who seemed more impressive in receive last season, Kelly or Johnston. I'm guessing it must be pretty close though and Kelly's getting the nod just because of the experience factor and intangibles she brings to the court. I suspect next season Johnston will have the keys to the libero jersey dangled in front of her, and Bond will say you better take them before someone else does! I'm with you. If it's a close call Kelly should be out there for 5 rotations. She's a captain with experience, wicked serve, leadership traits, and toughness that all add up to winner. I do hope it sticks, with great success for the team and her.
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Post by beautifulland on Aug 23, 2018 13:48:36 GMT -5
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Post by jayj79 on Aug 23, 2018 16:50:34 GMT -5
Always cool to see coverage of the teams in the state, so I appreciate the writeups. Just a sidenote, UNI actually went 15-3 in conference regular season play in 2017 (the 10-team MVC does a double-roundrobin, so 18 total conference games). I see where you got the 14-3 from, but for some reason the UNI website 2017 schedule never updated that conference record.
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Post by notwvb on Aug 23, 2018 18:46:30 GMT -5
Thanks for doing this, although your write-up of Iowa highlights how few returning Hawkeye blocks there are this year, with Orr besting last year both Louis and Coyle. Can that really be? That must change and the freshman middles will need to step up quickly. GO HAWKS!
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