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Post by gouci on Jun 6, 2020 14:17:12 GMT -5
For bwf2 to update the 1st page of incoming players. UCSD Maddie Wilmont So, 5'5, L (transferring from Clemson)
Grace Cannon RS Fr, 5'11, OH (transferring from Utah) UCSD adds one more transfer.
Jovana Papaz Jr, 5'10, OH (transferring from Arizona Western JC)
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Post by beachgrad on Jun 6, 2020 14:49:27 GMT -5
It would be very nice if UCSD can move up the RPI ladder quickly. I know they are not going to be contenders but if the can be below 200 that would be great. I think they can do it because Cal Baptist did it in a year or two. I believe UCSD has the potential to be a mid pack conference foe in a handful of years. Not sure if Bakersfield can surpass Fullerton and Riverside but the conference needs those three to pump some resources into those programs. I know COVID probably killed any plans those schools might of had.
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Post by vtnewb on Jun 20, 2020 0:37:19 GMT -5
Hannah Merjil setter from CSUN transferring to Missouri S&T
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Post by beachgrad on Jun 20, 2020 10:02:18 GMT -5
The other day I was trying to figure out who LBSU’s starters would be next season and I really had no idea. The team looks to have only a few locks and has a large incoming class. My returning player were only Williams at LH1 and Carly Hill at Libero or DS. I think there is a strong possibility that Kennedy as an outside and Hoff as a DS would make the cut. I believe Martinez coming off an injury and only being 6 foot will be battling the newcomers for playing time. If Chavira is healthy of curse she would be a possible starter.
From the freshman Tuaniga of course is a lock and probably Bacon at one of the middles. The coach needs a six rotation outside so I would expect Jordan to be a candidate for that spot.
My pre preseason lineup would be:
S - Tuaniga (freshman) L - Hill (junior) OH1 - Williams (Junior) OH2 - Jordan (freshman) RS - Kennedy (sophomore) MB - Bacon (Freshman) MB - Booth (Freshman) DS - Hoff (Sophmore)
I can easily see Martinez (OH) if she improves her backrow play and Canez (MB) if she is healthy and the coach wants to redshirt one of the middles crack the starting lineup.
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Post by thebeach1 on Jun 20, 2020 18:04:41 GMT -5
The other day I was trying to figure out who LBSU’s starters would be next season and I really had no idea. The team looks to have only a few locks and has a large incoming class. My returning player were only Williams at LH1 and Carly Hill at Libero or DS. I think there is a strong possibility that Kennedy as an outside and Hoff as a DS would make the cut. I believe Martinez coming off an injury and only being 6 foot will be battling the newcomers for playing time. If Chavira is healthy of curse she would be a possible starter. From the freshman Tuaniga of course is a lock and probably Bacon at one of the middles. The coach needs a six rotation outside so I would expect Jordan to be a candidate for that spot. My pre preseason lineup would be: S - Tuaniga (freshman) L - Hill (junior) OH1 - Williams (Junior) OH2 - Jordan (freshman) RS - Kennedy (sophomore) MB - Bacon (Freshman) MB - Booth (Freshman) DS - Hoff (Sophmore) I can easily see Martinez (OH) if she improves her backrow play and Canez (MB) if she is healthy and the coach wants to redshirt one of the middles crack the starting lineup. I think that incoming Frosh--Erykah Lovett, 5'11 OH Peachtree City, GA Prep Volleyball.com 1st Team All American--might be in the mix for the OH2 position. Regardless, the Beach--if Chavira and Martinez are healthy--will be deep and talented at all positions.
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Post by beachgrad on Jun 20, 2020 20:43:31 GMT -5
I know the coaching staff wants to redshirt some of the incoming players and Lovett would be a prime candidate unless she plays lights out in double days. She will be very young and could use the added year to adjust to the college game. Plus, the program has a lot of scholarship 5’10” to 6’ hitters in Martinez, Jordan, Lovett and Chavira; Williams plays bigger than her 6’ height. You can only play so many small hitters at one time and it would be wise to balance the roster with a few redshirts.
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Post by thebeach1 on Jun 20, 2020 20:49:38 GMT -5
I know the coaching staff wants to redshirt some of the incoming players and Lovett would be a prime candidate unless she plays lights out in double days. She will be very young and could use the added year to adjust to the college game. Plus, the program has a lot of scholarship 5’10” to 6’ hitters in Martinez, Jordan, Lovett and Chavira; Williams plays bigger than her 6’ height. You can only play so many small hitters at one time and it would be wise to balance the roster with a few redshirts. Thank you for your insight! The 2020 LB volleyball season looks to be promising. I look forward to the start of the season.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2020 21:02:58 GMT -5
If she's healthy, I'd expect to see Martinez at Opp. Her and Williams were the only pin duo in the conference to each terminate at better than a 40% rate. With Jordan's passing at OH2, that offense could be very strong.
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Post by Sunnydaze on Jun 20, 2020 22:50:56 GMT -5
The other day I was trying to figure out who LBSU’s starters would be next season and I really had no idea. The team looks to have only a few locks and has a large incoming class. My returning player were only Williams at LH1 and Carly Hill at Libero or DS. I think there is a strong possibility that Kennedy as an outside and Hoff as a DS would make the cut. I believe Martinez coming off an injury and only being 6 foot will be battling the newcomers for playing time. If Chavira is healthy of curse she would be a possible starter. From the freshman Tuaniga of course is a lock and probably Bacon at one of the middles. The coach needs a six rotation outside so I would expect Jordan to be a candidate for that spot. My pre preseason lineup would be: S - Tuaniga (freshman) L - Hill (junior) OH1 - Williams (Junior) OH2 - Jordan (freshman) RS - Kennedy (sophomore) MB - Bacon (Freshman) MB - Booth (Freshman) DS - Hoff (Sophmore) I can easily see Martinez (OH) if she improves her backrow play and Canez (MB) if she is healthy and the coach wants to redshirt one of the middles crack the starting lineup. Agree with most of your starting lineup, except I think Martinez starts at OH2 and Hoff starts as Libero. Hoping Martinez stays healthy, I know her last concussion was pretty bad. Hoff played with a foot injury last season and if she’s healthy I think she wins the Libero spot.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2020 0:22:36 GMT -5
The other day I was trying to figure out who LBSU’s starters would be next season and I really had no idea. The team looks to have only a few locks and has a large incoming class. My returning player were only Williams at LH1 and Carly Hill at Libero or DS. I think there is a strong possibility that Kennedy as an outside and Hoff as a DS would make the cut. I believe Martinez coming off an injury and only being 6 foot will be battling the newcomers for playing time. If Chavira is healthy of curse she would be a possible starter. From the freshman Tuaniga of course is a lock and probably Bacon at one of the middles. The coach needs a six rotation outside so I would expect Jordan to be a candidate for that spot. My pre preseason lineup would be: S - Tuaniga (freshman) L - Hill (junior) OH1 - Williams (Junior) OH2 - Jordan (freshman) RS - Kennedy (sophomore) MB - Bacon (Freshman) MB - Booth (Freshman) DS - Hoff (Sophmore) I can easily see Martinez (OH) if she improves her backrow play and Canez (MB) if she is healthy and the coach wants to redshirt one of the middles crack the starting lineup. Agree with most of your starting lineup, except I think Martinez starts at OH2 and Hoff starts as Libero. Hoping Martinez stays healthy, I know her last concussion was pretty bad. Hoff played with a foot injury last season and if she’s healthy I think she wins the Libero spot. Martinez can't pass. Neither can Williams. Zero chance they both play Outside imo. Jordan is a great passer. Those three are the most likely pin trio I think. Surprised people are talking about Kennedy. She was one of the weakest starters in 2019 I thought. Hoff and Hill will be an interesting battle. Both had virtually identical passing grades, both were very good.
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Post by vtnewb on Jun 21, 2020 0:25:14 GMT -5
I see a lot of inexperience I the proposed starting lineup. Need some of them to blossom early without the normal preseason.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2020 1:28:31 GMT -5
I see a lot of inexperience I the proposed starting lineup. Need some of them to blossom early without the normal preseason. Amen to that. I really see 2020 as a building year for Beach. Right now though, with Dvoracek and Rasmussen & BVS all graduating at the end of this year, Beach looks like the team to beat in 2021 - assuming Tuaniga is at least half as good as we all think she is!
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Post by beachgrad on Jun 21, 2020 9:09:09 GMT -5
I had Kennedy in the starting lineup because I like to see a little size on the right if possible and the Coach said she improved immensely in the spring before COVID cut that short. If Martinez is on the right I would expect Jordan to be in the front rotation with her. That is two undersized blockers up front with a freshman middle. Based on the stats Kennedy, Martinez and Williams are all about the same and need to improve their blocking. With size I expect a better block but I know that is not always the case.
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Post by beachgrad on Jun 21, 2020 9:21:08 GMT -5
Agree with most of your starting lineup, except I think Martinez starts at OH2 and Hoff starts as Libero. Hoping Martinez stays healthy, I know her last concussion was pretty bad. Hoff played with a foot injury last season and if she’s healthy I think she wins the Libero spot. Martinez can't pass. Neither can Williams. Zero chance they both play Outside imo. Jordan is a great passer. Those three are the most likely pin trio I think. Surprised people are talking about Kennedy. She was one of the weakest starters in 2019 I thought. Hoff and Hill will be an interesting battle. Both had virtually identical passing grades, both were very good. Before the start of last season I thought there was a possibility that Hoff could over take Harward at Libero if all the things I heard about Hoff came to pass. Like you said she had a foot injury but I also think the defensive scheme was not the best one for her. Supposedly the program will now shift back to the defensive style Brian taught for years and I think that will help the team and Hoff. I was surprised that Brian’s teaching on defense was not implemented from the start since both Joy and Sabrina played in that system with great success.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2020 9:40:07 GMT -5
I had Kennedy in the starting lineup because I like to see a little size on the right if possible and the Coach said she improved immensely in the spring before COVID cut that short. If Martinez is on the right I would expect Jordan to be in the front rotation with her. That is two undersized blockers up front with a freshman middle. Based on the stats Kennedy, Martinez and Williams are all about the same and need to improve their blocking. With size I expect a better block but I know that is not always the case. I don't think 1 inch is enough to get Kennedy on the floor over Martinez when she hit .149 in 2019. Martinez, by comparison, hit .254 before her injury. Unless Kennedy gets A LOT better, Martinez's offense makes her a virtual lock. You're right to be concerned about Martinez' block though. Neither her or Williams put up a strong block and Jordan doesn't excel in that area either. Kennedy is a better blocker, but you just can't have a right side that's only terminating 32% of her swings when the other option terminates over 40%. I do think blocking might be an issue for this group but it's not like Kennedy is Fitzmorris over on the right.
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