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Post by badgerbreath on Nov 15, 2019 15:37:27 GMT -5
So, the thing that stuck out to me last night is that the badgers seem willing to take a teams best shot now, and then dig in and not get jittery down the stretch in sets. The gophers have their problems, but they really played well considering them. Coming out of the 2nd set I felt the badgers just had this confidence and focus about them that suggested to me they would win the next two. I don't always have that feeling, especially when they start out behind in sets, but I did last night. They embraced the moment rather than letting it overwhelm them. That is a very different feeling then I have had before.
Plus, they are playing so much faster and controlled in transition these days. They are just fun to watch. Hilley is just doing a great job out there keeping them balanced and giving people opportunities, but the hitters are doing things with those opportunities.
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Post by Badger Alum on Nov 15, 2019 16:19:45 GMT -5
So, the thing that stuck out to me last night is that the badgers seem willing to take a teams best shot now, and then dig in and not get jittery down the stretch in sets. The gophers have their problems, but they really played well considering them. Coming out of the 2nd set I felt the badgers just had this confidence and focus about them that suggested to me they would win the next two. I don't always have that feeling, especially when they start out behind in sets, but I did last night. They embraced the moment rather than letting it overwhelm them. That is a very different feeling then I have had before. Plus, they are playing so much faster and controlled in transition these days. They are just fun to watch. Hilley is just doing a great job out there keeping them balanced and giving people opportunities, but the hitters are doing things with those opportunities. I completely agree with this. I thought they had a confidence I haven't seen before in big matches. They really believe in themselves. That is what makes that OSU match so confounding. Minnesota is a VERY good team. And we beat them on their home floor. That's impressive.
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Post by TuesdayGone on Nov 15, 2019 17:12:13 GMT -5
So, the thing that stuck out to me last night is that the badgers seem willing to take a teams best shot now, and then dig in and not get jittery down the stretch in sets. The gophers have their problems, but they really played well considering them. Coming out of the 2nd set I felt the badgers just had this confidence and focus about them that suggested to me they would win the next two. I don't always have that feeling, especially when they start out behind in sets, but I did last night. They embraced the moment rather than letting it overwhelm them. That is a very different feeling then I have had before. Plus, they are playing so much faster and controlled in transition these days. They are just fun to watch. Hilley is just doing a great job out there keeping them balanced and giving people opportunities, but the hitters are doing things with those opportunities. I completely agree with this. I thought they had a confidence I haven't seen before in big matches. They really believe in themselves. That is what makes that OSU match so confounding. Minnesota is a VERY good team. And we beat them on their home floor. That's impressive. The Ohio State match isn’t that difficult to understand: Wisconsin won a set 25-20 And lost 2 deuce sets Minnesota the next day won a set 25-20 And won 2 deuce sets Ohio State is healthy and played very good vb over last weekend.
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Post by badgerbreath on Nov 15, 2019 20:39:32 GMT -5
Driven: About Molly and Grace this week.
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Post by rainbowbadger on Nov 16, 2019 8:42:45 GMT -5
I agree with you, badgerbreath. As much as I would’ve preferred them closing out quicker and not letting Minnesota back in, I think winning a match against an opponent just as tenacious as they are is really important. It showed them they can do that, so they’ll have more confidence in the future.
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Post by badgerbreath on Nov 16, 2019 13:44:34 GMT -5
BTW. Hilley now leads the country in assists per set after that gopher match.
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Post by TuesdayGone on Nov 16, 2019 15:33:19 GMT -5
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Post by TuesdayGone on Nov 16, 2019 15:57:16 GMT -5
Only 2 teams in BIG TEN History have won AT Nebraska and AT Minnesota in the same season.
2013 Penn State 2019 Wisconsin Badgers
The 2013 Penn State team won the National Championship:)
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Post by TuesdayGone on Nov 17, 2019 0:43:43 GMT -5
Molly Haggerty for BIG TEN Player of the week
VS Minnesota
24/5/47 Kill percentage = .511 Hitting Percentage = .404 6 Kills Per Set
For the Week:
.389 with 5.4 Kills per set and Carried Wisconsin to the Win vs Michigan State
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Post by BadgerAce42 on Nov 17, 2019 8:32:00 GMT -5
Molly Haggerty for BIG TEN Player of the week VS Minnesota 24/5/47 Kill percentage = .511 Hitting Percentage = .404 6 Kills Per Set For the Week: .389 with 5.4 Kills per set and Carried Wisconsin to the Win vs Michigan State I mean just give her NCAA POW, at this point! Sooo proud of this kid!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2019 8:56:27 GMT -5
These last two weeks in BIG are gonna be interesting. Minny and wisky with 1 loss. Nebaraska and psu with two losses. Nebraska plays minny and wisky next week and the last week minny and wisky travel to rec hall to play penn state. Should be nice pre tourny warmup for all teams. I do think it sucks for penn state that they have to prepare for both teams while minny and wisky get Rutgers. I think some of those travel partners need to be changed every once in awhile. I mean wisky and minny are usually always top 4 in conference. There’s a benefit to having a travel partner like that. If they are gonna keep it that way maybe they need to put psu and Nebraska as travel partners also then
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Post by Wiswell on Nov 17, 2019 9:11:13 GMT -5
That makes no sense. They are literally 1000 miles apart.
However to your point pair OSU and PSU and Rutgers and Maryland.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2019 9:36:06 GMT -5
That makes no sense. They are literally 1000 miles apart. However to your point pair OSU and PSU and Rutgers and Maryland. OSU was paired with PSU then it switched to Rutgers. Rutgers has to be the worst travel partner in conference. Or if they arnt gonna change anything Atleast make those matchups wed/ sat matchups then fri/sat
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Post by Wiswell on Nov 17, 2019 9:38:41 GMT -5
And your point being?
If you want more parity in pairs, then my pairing is the way to go while still having some geographic logic.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2019 9:42:01 GMT -5
And your point being? If you want more parity in pairs, then my pairing is the way to go while still having some geographic logic. Yes I want more parity in pairs. Or like I said when that combination is playing nebraska or penn state they need to be wed/sat games. Those 4 teams are generally most years top 4 in conference. Because as is now whoever plays Nebraska or psu second has distinct advantage to start. Your gonna spend way more energy playing those teams the Rutgers. Most can sleepwalk through Rutgers matchup. Btw is Rutgers good at anything? I think it was a horrible add to conference. I don’t understand how a program can be bad at everything and still get equal share in conference money
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