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Post by sandball on Apr 27, 2019 8:34:37 GMT -5
UCLA falls to USC in Pac-12 tournament for second loss of season dailybruin.com/2019/04/26/beach-volleyball-falls-to-usc-in-pac-12-tournament-for-second-loss-of-seasonHead coach: "You hate to lose to (USC) at any point. But if you’re going to lose one, that’s the one. Of the four times I expect to play them in the postseason, this is the least important one." Stein Metzger said the courts at USC made it hard for UCLA to jump serve. "The end lines are shorter than what are regulation, so we don’t have our full space to jump serve." A win this morning would send UCLA to a rematch with USC in the Pac-12 championship final at 1:30 p.m. " We’re going to win it all," said freshman Abby Van Winkle. ----- repost here Ed Chan’s article: volleyballmag.com/ncaa-beach-042719/“I told the girls,” USC coach Anna Collier said, ” ‘You know what? You can’t have any more fun than this. This is what life is all about, working hard, being challenged, playing good volleyball, and executing what you’ve worked on.’ “That’s what makes it so much fun, because you’ve put in the hard work, and it paid off.’ USC won the first two NCAA beach championships before relinquishing the title to UCLA last year. USC is hoping to not only win the Pac-12 title, but also get the No. 1 NCAA tournament seed when the eight-team bracket is announced Sunday night. Both the Trojans and Bruins are locks to be in the field. . . It was at No. 4 when Joy Dennis and Maja Kaiser defeated UCLA’s Savvy Simo and Lea Monkhouse 21-16, 21-15. “Maja and Joy, they train like that for us, but we don’t see them compete like that, so, for me, that was special,” Collier said. “They’ve been working hard and I’ve been hammering them. I truly have, I’ve been saying, ‘We’ve got to get this done. You do it here, there’s no reason why it can’t happen here.’ “So for them to step up like that, in that kind of a match, and play well, I really thought they held their composure. They’re one of those teams that get over-anxious and overplays the ball and over-everything, but I thought that they held their composure, and stayed patient, and that to me was huge.”
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Post by Fight On! on Apr 27, 2019 9:15:17 GMT -5
Stein Metzger said the courts at USC made it hard for UCLA to jump serve. "The end lines are shorter than what are regulation ... 1) Petty 2) is this true? How does USC even host with non-regulation courts? |
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Post by bvffr on Apr 27, 2019 9:16:08 GMT -5
"You hate to lose to (USC). Stein Metzger[/b] said the courts at USC made it hard for UCLA to jump serve. "The end lines are shorter than what are regulation, so we don’t have our full space to jump serve.
Mr.Metzger trying to justify the loss.
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Post by trollhunter on Apr 27, 2019 9:40:51 GMT -5
Stein Metzger said the courts at USC made it hard for UCLA to jump serve. "The end lines are shorter than what are regulation ... 1) Petty 2) is this true? How does USC even host with non-regulation courts? Minimum is 3 meters (5m for FIVB World competition) free zone beyond endlines. Many college courts do not meet either minimum. Will look closer at stream today and guess. |
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Post by burbank55 on Apr 27, 2019 11:48:21 GMT -5
UCLA falls to USC in Pac-12 tournament for second loss of season Head coach: "You hate to lose to (USC) at any point. But if you’re going to lose one, that’s the one. Of the four times I expect to play them in the postseason, this is the least important one." Stein Metzger said the courts at USC made it hard for UCLA to jump serve. "The end lines are shorter than what are regulation, so we don’t have our full space to jump serve." “Stop your damn whinging, boy!” - Sandor Clegane No talk about his previous quote that the Bruins 4 & 5s are automatic and the 1-3 pairs are toss-ups so USC has to be lucky to beat UCLA. Did he talk about how some of his pairs choked? The McNamara serve into the antenna to end the match on a really high jump serve toss must have triggered this whinging either from the player or Stein. UCLA was supposed to host but couldn’t get it’s act together so no excuses Stein. Excellent quote that didn’t come out the way she intended  “We’re going to come through the loser’s bracket because that’s what we do,” Van Winkle said. |
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Post by sandball on Apr 27, 2019 12:53:31 GMT -5
Cal Poly def. Hawaii 4-1 1. Crissy Jones/Tia Miric (CP) def. Amy Ozee/Emily Maglio (UH) 21-14, 24-22 2. Emily Sonny/Macy Gordon (CP) def. Julia Scoles/Ari Homayun (UH) 21-15, 21-1 (medical forfeit) 3. Morgan Martin/Pani Napoleon (UH) def. Jayelin Lombard/Kat Wright (CP) 18-21, 21-11, 15-12 4. Delaney Peranich/Samantha Manley (CP) def. Hi’ilawe Huddleston/Kylin Loker (UH) 21-14, 21-14 5. Vanessa Roscoe/Brayden Gruenewald (CP) def. Paige Dreeuws/Sofia Russo (UH) 21-14, 21-19 Order of finish: 2, 4, 5*, 1, 3 Uh oh. Scoles went down with a back injury. I think that means UH forfeits the #2 match, from what the announcer said.
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Apr 27, 2019 12:56:36 GMT -5
Stein Metzger said the courts at USC made it hard for UCLA to jump serve. "The end lines are shorter than what are regulation ... 1) Petty 2) is this true? How does USC even host with non-regulation courts? Ha, classic Stein. |
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Post by socal3 on Apr 27, 2019 13:49:41 GMT -5
1) Petty 2) is this true? How does USC even host with non-regulation courts? Ha, classic Stein. Stein has absolutely ZERO to complain about. UCLA/Stein has set the stage for illegal setting by groveling over the beauty of SS's hands. By publicly stating that "SS has the best hands...." sets her hands as the gold standard when, in reality and in according to the definition of a "carry/lift” her hands are illegal as are many of the UCLA's players hands. You cannot HOLD onto the ball prior to releasing. This is no small advantage UCLA is recognizing. If these sets were being called consistently, UCLA would be forced to bump set or make a legal hand set. It is not just marginally bad it is AWFUL. It was painful to watch. |
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Post by txbvbfan on Apr 27, 2019 14:28:56 GMT -5
Stein has absolutely ZERO to complain about. UCLA/Stein has set the stage for illegal setting by groveling over the beauty of SS's hands. By publicly stating that "SS has the best hands...." sets her hands as the gold standard when, in reality and in according to the definition of a "carry/lift” her hands are illegal as are many of the UCLA's players hands. You cannot HOLD onto the ball prior to releasing. This is no small advantage UCLA is recognizing. If these sets were being called consistently, UCLA would be forced to bump set or make a legal hand set. It is not just marginally bad it is AWFUL. It was painful to watch. I find this so interesting because I watched UCLA in Miami and saw catch/release and lifts in setting in many of the pairs! It was systemic! |
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Post by sandball on Apr 27, 2019 14:49:26 GMT -5
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Post by sandball on Apr 27, 2019 15:28:11 GMT -5
Hawaii def. Long Beach State 3-2 1. Amy Ozee/Emily Maglio (UH) def. Megan Kruidhof/Mari Molina (LBSU) 21-19, 21-13 2. Zoi Konstantopoulou/Nicci Reinking (LBSU) def. Morgan Martin/Pani Napoleon (UH) 21-17, 18-21, 15-12 3. Hi'ilawe Huddleston/Kylin Loker (UH) def. Kendra Koelsch/Kenzie Holtz (LBSU) 21-14, 21-18 4. Ari Homayun/Norene Iosia (UH) def. Sydney Stevens/Claire Newlander (LBSU) 21-17, 21-15 5. Tyler Spriggs/Alexis Patterson (LBSU) def. Paige Dreeuws/Sofia Russo (UH) 21-11, 19-21, 15-12 hawaiiathletics.com/news/2019/4/27/womens-beach-volleyball-sandbows-fall-to-cal-poly-in-big-west-title-match.aspx
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Post by trianglevolleyball on Apr 27, 2019 16:27:08 GMT -5
Dennis and Káiser are both incredibly athletic and talented players, more so than Monkhouse at least. Shame they don’t have the mental composure to stop making silly mistakes in crunch time.
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Post by socal3 on Apr 27, 2019 16:41:13 GMT -5
Stein has absolutely ZERO to complain about. UCLA/Stein has set the stage for illegal setting by groveling over the beauty of SS's hands. By publicly stating that "SS has the best hands...." sets her hands as the gold standard when, in reality and in according to the definition of a "carry/lift” her hands are illegal as are many of the UCLA's players hands. You cannot HOLD onto the ball prior to releasing. This is no small advantage UCLA is recognizing. If these sets were being called consistently, UCLA would be forced to bump set or make a legal hand set. It is not just marginally bad it is AWFUL. It was painful to watch. I find this so interesting because I watched UCLA in Miami and saw catch/release and lifts in setting in many of the pairs! It was systemic! The problem is refs lack confidence calling the subjective elements of the game. In many cases refs have been instructed to call double contacts based on ball rotation, but this isn’t necessarily indication of a double contact. Some rotation can ensue with perfectly legal contact. Therefore some refs make calls based on rotation and over manage the game while others call very little and under-managing the game. Neither is correct, but better ref coaching could help. The “lift/carry” call (or lack thereof) is increasingly concerning with more players electing to use their hands so additional ref coaching is needed. In the case of an illegal set in terms of the lift/carry call, IMO a more tactical approach could work. If the standard for a legal set with respect to lift/carry was an imaginary horizontal line at the bottom of the player’s chin as representing the lowest point in which the hands could dip prior to release could help to provide some uniformity/consistency. Multiple UCLA (and a sprinkling of others) consistently held on too long prior to release and dipped to chest (and below) level. I understand this is going to be addressed prior to NCAA Championships. |
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Post by sandball on Apr 27, 2019 16:49:46 GMT -5
USC hype video
Cal head coach Meagan Owusu getting a shoutout from Holly McPeak and Anne Marie Anderson on Pac-12 Network
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Post by sandball on Apr 27, 2019 16:55:14 GMT -5
Big Week Schedule - Top Teams 2019 Pac-12 Championship, Merle Norman Stadium, Los Angeles, CA TV: Pac-12 Network Bracket UpdatedApr 25 10:30am : Arizona - Stanford 3-0Apr 25 12:00pm : UCLA - Oregon 3-0 Apr 25 1:30pm : Arizona State - Cal 3-2 (!) Apr 25 3:00pm : USC - Washington 3-0Apr 26 9.00am : Cal - Washington 3-1Apr 26 10:30am : USC - Arizona State 3-0 Apr 26 12:00pm : UCLA - Arizona 3-0Apr 26 3.00pm : Cal - Arizona 3-1Apr 26 4.30pm : USC - UCLA 3-2Apr 26 6.00pm : Cal - Arizona State 3-1Apr 27 11.00am : UCLA - Cal 3-0 Apr 27 1.30pm : Final : USC def. UCLA 3-22019 Big West Championship, Zuma Beach, Malibu, CA TV: P1440.com BracketApr 26 10am : Cal Poly - Sacramento State 5-0 Apr 26 11am : Long Beach State - CSUB 5-0Apr 26 12pm : Hawaii - CSUN 5-0 Apr 26 1pm : Cal Poly - Long Beach State 5-0Apr 26 3pm : Long Beach State - UC Davis 5-0Apr 27 10am : Cal Poly - Hawaii 4-1Apr 27 11am : Long Beach State - CSUN 5-0 Apr 27 12pm : Hawaii - Long Beach State 3-2Apr 27 1pm : Final : Cal Poly def. Hawaii 3-22019 NCAA Selection ShowTV: NCAA.com Apr 28 7pm ET
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Ed Chan’s article: volleyballmag.com/ncaa-beach-042719/
