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Post by udubhuskiefan on Apr 15, 2021 17:23:50 GMT -5
Good job UW! You closed it out. There’s a lot to be worked on (tip coverage, improved blocking) but you did what needed to be done. Louisville will be a handful. Collins, Peterson and Dayton, you impressed me. Hats off to you
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Post by trojansc on Apr 15, 2021 17:24:10 GMT -5
Unfortunate for Dayton. Congrats to them for a great showing. I hope they put together a strong non-conference in the Fall, off the top of my head I have a feeling they are not afraid to schedule tough matches.
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Post by huskervolleyball on Apr 15, 2021 17:24:17 GMT -5
Good figt by Dayton! Grats to UDub!
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Post by mikegarrison on Apr 15, 2021 17:24:22 GMT -5
Well, I'm not going to say that looked like the Huskies played their best. But all in all, IMO this is simply an example of what I was complaining about before. If you throw enough good, dangerous opponents at the seeded teams, some are going to struggle, and some are going to lose.
And that's why it matters if certain teams get markedly easier round 2 opponents than other teams.
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Post by italianmattd on Apr 15, 2021 17:24:37 GMT -5
At least they have until Sunday to play. Better start fixing things now.
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Post by badgerbreath on Apr 15, 2021 17:24:40 GMT -5
Great match by the Flyers. Very gritty.
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Post by redbeard2008 on Apr 15, 2021 17:24:48 GMT -5
Whew!
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Post by bprtbone on Apr 15, 2021 17:25:06 GMT -5
Ah well, congrats to the Huskies and best wishes moving forward. Super proud of the Flyers today pushing the Pac-12 champs the distance.
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Post by DaDawgFather on Apr 15, 2021 17:25:20 GMT -5
Fortunate to get out of that one.
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Post by ay2013 on Apr 15, 2021 17:25:31 GMT -5
UW with its worst performance since Week 2 but were very fortunate to get a manageable draw so they could still make the Sweet 16. They move on, and have got to play better (particularly Powell - she had a rough day and is such an important leader for the team) on Sunday to have a chance. yeah, hopefully they can return to form for the next match! those of us that actually follow Pac-12 volleyball (rather than the Big 10 trolls) know that, while Dayton was solid, Washington was its own worst enemy. Very uncharacteristic performance.
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Post by pbmu on Apr 15, 2021 17:25:31 GMT -5
Endsley career high 20k .368
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Post by mikegarrison on Apr 15, 2021 17:25:46 GMT -5
One could also argue that possibly it was unfair to Dayton to be thrown up against the PAC-12 champions all the way down at seed #6.
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Post by Kingsley on Apr 15, 2021 17:26:07 GMT -5
I haven't felt so empty since Khat Bell rallied the 'Horns.
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Post by huskerjen on Apr 15, 2021 17:26:09 GMT -5
Suddenly UW-Louisville seems more compelling. I already thought it was going to be compelling. Washington should win, but Louisville serves, passes, and blocks, well. If Aiko decides to be Aiko'20, then they're a handful.
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Post by chatchu-off moksri on Apr 15, 2021 17:26:42 GMT -5
Does Jamie Peterson end up on a AA team? Maybe 3rd team?
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