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Post by HawaiiVB on Jul 8, 2020 3:37:17 GMT -5
Head coach is former UCLA great Kristee Porter. Wowwwwwza! Two throwbacks from the late 1990s and early 2020s! She was indeed great! Those were the days. Porter was a 5'11 OH with huge hops, quick arm swing, and fast attack. Deadly. UCLA was loaded back then. As was LBSU, Cheryl Weaver was a 6'3" MB with a wicked step out and huge hands and explosive lateral footwork. She could close the seams at the last second with her quickness. Of course, Wiz would know more about UCLA then most of us.
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Post by beachgrad on Jul 8, 2020 10:49:03 GMT -5
Those were the days. LBSU was so loaded that even Cheryl Weaver the number one recruit in the country could not get court time her freshman year. She was such a talented and physically gifted player I was surprised she never was awarded NCAA player of the year. I thought she would get it her senior year but Logan Tom inched her out.
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Post by beachgrad on Jul 8, 2020 18:16:18 GMT -5
With all that has transpired today, with Stanford dropping sports and the Ivy League cancelling the fall and winter seasons, the momentum is going in the wrong direction. I was really looking forward to this season, my fingers are still crossed, as I have been waiting for this LBSU season since our great freshman setter gave her verbal.
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Post by vtnewb on Jul 9, 2020 0:42:04 GMT -5
I figured Men’s volleyball would be one of the first sports to be cut. I figure women’s volleyball will be one of the last. Stanford has always lost $ on the sports that they cut despite somewhat of a rich tradition. IS it possible that Covid is a convenient way to lose those sports? Leagues are generally copy cat leagues so hopefully there are no dominoes from the Ivy. Listening to one of the power 5 commissioner comment on the Ivy League decision. He said that their decision will have 0 impact on the power 5. these are 2 different situations. The Ivy and D3 make their money from recruited athletes and the tuition they pay. Most others directly lose money on athletes not counting downstream. Most schools don’t have sufficient downstream to cover. All we seem to Hear and pay attention to are all of the + tests but these athletes are seldom symptomatic and when they are it is generally mild. Those around them are at higher risk for more + tests (mostly other athletes and other students). Similarly they seldom have symptoms. Maybe they are just spreading a less severe strain but likely they are just less susceptible. Not clear how contagious asymptomatic patients are. It would be great to have good accurate info on that. May be impossible to get good data. Until we do let’s just assume asymptomatic patients shed virus at the same rate as symptomatic to be safe, maybe they do maybe they don’t. Either way, don’t let them go do their community service projects at nursing homes, etc. coaches with preconditioning should solidly social distance from their athletes. If you have family member Or lab professor or partner etc with high risk conditions you should make a decision who you want to be around and if you can afford to be around other student athletes that are sharing the disease. I understand some (not really in this age group or health status) are dying from tthis so don’t jump up and down like I don’t know that. Hopefully cooler minds will prevail as I don’t think holding fall vball will alter the course of the disease to any significanceif simple precautions are followed. I hope the Big West is not a copy cat league.
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Post by gouci on Jul 10, 2020 7:42:41 GMT -5
2020 UC Irvine Women's Volleyball Incoming Class
Amanda Albertini 6-2/Freshman/Middle Blocker/Villa Park, Calif./Orange Lutheran High School
Marianna Bertolone 6-0/Outside Hitter/Freshman/Markleeville, Calif./Douglas High School
Grace Colburn 6-1/Outside Hitter/San Juan Capistrano, Calif./San Juan Hills High School
Caitlin Kikta 5-9/Sophomore/Setter/Encinitas, Calif./La Costa Canyon HS/Rutgers
Carly Moreno 6-1/Outside Hitter/Junior/Yorba Linda, CA/El Dorado High School/Boise State
Carly Richter 5-3/Libero/Freshman/Whittier, Calif./La Habra High School
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Post by gouci on Jul 10, 2020 7:54:58 GMT -5
Amanda Albertini 6-2/Freshman/Middle Blocker/Villa Park, Calif./Orange Lutheran High School
Helped Orange Lutheran to the 2017 CIF-ss 2017 Championship…All-Trinity League honoree in 2018 and 2019…Played for Laguna Beach Volleyball Club where she was a member of the 2019 18's National Championship team.
"Amanda is an energetic, hard-working player that moves well laterally and gets off the ground quickly," Hain said. "We believe she can compete and do well in our conference right away."
Marianna Bertolone 6-0/Outside Hitter/Freshman/Markleeville, Calif./Douglas High School
Northern Nevada Sierra League Player of the Year in 2019 at Douglas High School…first team all-conference as a senior… Northern Division 4A Volleyball First Team All-State in 2016…played at Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington DC as a sophomore, earning District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association Player of the Year as well as DCIAA All-League and Washington Post All-Metro Washington DC First Team…also tabbed Most Valuable Player of the DCIAA Championship match…Played for Rage Volleyball Club, placing third at the Junior Nationals 17s national division…earned all-tournament honors…member of USA High Performance Volleyball A-1Team…National Honors Society junior and senior year.
"Marianna is a poised and mature young women who excels in each area of the game. She has an eagerness to learn and improve her game and I am excited to get to work with her in the gym."
Grace Colburn 6-1/Outside Hitter/San Juan Capistrano, Calif./San Juan Hills High School
All-South Coast League honoree at San Juan Hills High School…Played for A4 Volleyball Club…was a AAU Beach National Champion…won gold and was an all-tournament selection at inddor Junior Nationals in 2017…also played basketball and was a member of the track and field team as a prep…Dean's List and Scholar-Athlete…mother Joni (Easterly) was an All-American basketball player at USC.
"Grace is a true competitor that plays with heart and fire. I think she will help drive the competitive gym culture we strive for each day. She will help with ball control and improve our serve receive and defensive right away."
Carly Richter 5-3/Libero/Freshman/Whittier, Calif./La Habra High School
Played her prep career at La Habra High School where she was named Freeway League MVP her junior and senior years as well as first-team all-league three times…team was Freeway League Champions her last two years…named to the Dave Mohs Division 2 All-Tournament Team as a junior…Played at Laguna Beach Volleyball Club…named to the AAU National Championship All-Star Team in 2017…finished second at the SCVA in 2019…graduated from La Sierra High School.
"Carly has really come into her own this past year as a full time libero on her club team Laguna Beach VBC. She is consistent in receive and makes some big time plays defensively. She strives to be a good teammate and student of the game. I enjoy Carly as a person and look forward to seeing her come into her own as a collegiate player."
Caitlin Kikta 5-9/Sophomore/Setter/Encinitas, Calif./La Costa Canyon HS/Rutgers
Transfer from Rutgers…Appeared in 12 sets for the Scarlett Knights, recording 39 set assists overall…posted a season-high 13 assists against No. 5 Penn State…added 10 set assists versus No. 2 Nebraska…added nine digs and three aces…member of Rutgers Honors College and a recipient of the SAS Merit Scholarship…Played for Coast Volleyball Club where she was a Junior National 18U Open Division All-American as her team finished fifth…member of Coast's team that earned a silver medal at Junior National 15U…Also the co-president of Female Athlete Volunteers 2018-2019.
"Caitlin is a mature and cerebral player that prides herself in getting her hitters in good situations. She is thoughtful in each area of the game and has a high volleyball IQ. She will give us the ability to run a different offensive system than we have been in."
Carly Moreno 6-1/Outside Hitter/Junior/Yorba Linda, CA/El Dorado High School/Boise State
Transfer from Boise State where she earned Academic All-Mountain West and was a Mountain West Scholar Athlete both years…Totaled 36 kills, two assists, two service aces, 19 digs and 12 blocks in 19 matches as a sophomore…Made three starts and had a season-high seven kills, seven digs and two blocks versus Fresno State…the Broncos advanced to the NIVC where she also added seven kills against Weber State…as a freshman in 2018, she tallied a career-best 11 kills against Utah State…averaged 0.67 kills and 0.79 digs over 19 matches…Was also a member of the Boise State Beach team…Prepped at El Dorado High School where she was a second team All-Orange County and All-CIF Southern Section Division 2 honoree…OC Varsity All-County Girls Volleyball second team as a senior…Century Conference MVP, helping the Golden Hawks to a state tournament appearance, three sectional tournaments and two North Hills League championships…Played for Goldenwest Volleyball Club (2016, 2017) and Impact Volleyball Club (2013, 2014, 2015)…earned an AAU National silver medal in 2013.
"Carly has experience as an outside hitter playing at Boise State in the Mountain West Conference and will be an upperclassmen on our young team. She excited to help lead this team to a successful season and finish her career closer to home."
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Post by jake on Jul 20, 2020 12:08:53 GMT -5
Student-athletes that attend a school like UHawaii playing D1 athletics have a huge number of air miles to log during their careers.
Coaches should really concentrate on recruiting mostly young ladies from the Islands. Doing this not only allows the parents many more opportunities to watch matches, but, cuts down on additional flights back to the mainland to see Dad, Mom & friends.
Good rule of thumb!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2020 13:02:28 GMT -5
With all that has transpired today, with Stanford dropping sports and the Ivy League cancelling the fall and winter seasons, the momentum is going in the wrong direction. I was really looking forward to this season, my fingers are still crossed, as I have been waiting for this LBSU season since our great freshman setter gave her verbal. Would like to see Beach get back to their winning ways, but let's not make assumptions about their prospects. Since this coaching staff has taken over its been more or less average success at best with some real talent in the line up. The BigW is a tough league now and teams are getting better and better. For me it's a wait and see, and I am not banking on one player to be a saviour unless her last name is May.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2020 13:05:24 GMT -5
With all that has transpired today, with Stanford dropping sports and the Ivy League cancelling the fall and winter seasons, the momentum is going in the wrong direction. I was really looking forward to this season, my fingers are still crossed, as I have been waiting for this LBSU season since our great freshman setter gave her verbal. Would like to see Beach get back to their winning ways, but let's not make assumptions about their prospects. Since this coaching staff has taken over its been more or less average success at best with some real talent in the line up. The BigW is a tough league now and teams are getting better and better. For me it's a wait and see, and I am not banking on one player to be a saviour unless her last name is May. Which BW teams do you think are getting better and better? Hawaii lost the FOY unexpectedly, Poly lost the best Opp in the conference and their L, UCSB lost the best OH and L in the conference, plus their best setter... I think it's really tough to argue that the BW (outside of Beach) got better in 2020.
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Post by trojansc on Jul 20, 2020 13:07:31 GMT -5
Student-athletes that attend a school like UHawaii playing D1 athletics have a huge number of air miles to log during their careers. Coaches should really concentrate on recruiting mostly young ladies from the Islands. Doing this not only allows the parents many more opportunities to watch matches, but, cuts down on additional flights back to the mainland to see Dad, Mom & friends. Good rule of thumb!!! It’s a terrible rule of thumb. If local Hawaiian talent wants to leave the island, they should do so. Coaches should recruit good fits for their programs, regardless of geography. I know many parents who travel all over the country (and many don’t mind doing it). If a SA wants their family to see them play and they don’t have the means to do it non-locally, then staying close to home is what’s best for them.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2020 17:05:46 GMT -5
Would like to see Beach get back to their winning ways, but let's not make assumptions about their prospects. Since this coaching staff has taken over its been more or less average success at best with some real talent in the line up. The BigW is a tough league now and teams are getting better and better. For me it's a wait and see, and I am not banking on one player to be a saviour unless her last name is May. Which BW teams do you think are getting better and better? Hawaii lost the FOY unexpectedly, Poly lost the best Opp in the conference and their L, UCSB lost the best OH and L in the conference, plus their best setter... I think it's really tough to argue that the BW (outside of Beach) got better in 2020. Why did cal poly lose Maia ??
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2020 17:09:36 GMT -5
Which BW teams do you think are getting better and better? Hawaii lost the FOY unexpectedly, Poly lost the best Opp in the conference and their L, UCSB lost the best OH and L in the conference, plus their best setter... I think it's really tough to argue that the BW (outside of Beach) got better in 2020. Why did cal poly lose Maia ?? TVW. Full respect to Dvoracek but TVW was the best player in the conference when healthy.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2020 17:11:29 GMT -5
Why did cal poly lose Maia ?? TVW. Full respect to Dvoracek but TVW was the best player in the conference when healthy. oh there is NO disagreement from me there. TVW is in my top 3 fave NCAA players of all time. I just figured you were talking about Maia Bc she was the starter due to TVW injuries
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2020 17:12:18 GMT -5
Why did cal poly lose Maia ?? TVW. Full respect to Dvoracek but TVW was the best player in the conference when healthy. also out of curiosity how did ruddins and TVW compare?
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Post by jake on Jul 20, 2020 18:02:12 GMT -5
Student-athletes that attend a school like UHawaii playing D1 athletics have a huge number of air miles to log during their careers. Coaches should really concentrate on recruiting mostly young ladies from the Islands. Doing this not only allows the parents many more opportunities to watch matches, but, cuts down on additional flights back to the mainland to see Dad, Mom & friends. Good rule of thumb!!! It’s a terrible rule of thumb. If local Hawaiian talent wants to leave the island, they should do so. Coaches should recruit good fits for their programs, regardless of geography. I know many parents who travel all over the country (and many don’t mind doing it). If a SA wants their family to see them play and they don’t have the means to do it non-locally, then staying close to home is what’s best for them. 17-18 year old student-athletes can't possibly imagine what it's going to be like away from home for the first time. Add the number of times going on the road. Especially, the number of trans-Pacific flights back and forth,...Hawaii to Calif. each year. Very stressful,...not to mention if you don't enjoy flying. Besides having a university available for the best local HS and JC students to further their careers in VB,...outstanding/logical!
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