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Post by volleyheels10 on Nov 22, 2021 8:27:26 GMT -5
This is a match that we should have won....You cannot play the first 1/3 and last 1/3 of a set and slack off in the middle.
Both Shaff and Nia looked extremely gassed.....this is where losing Zinger who was 2nd on the team in blocks and 4th in kills hurts badly....we tend to put so much in the first set (as we did against UL and Ga Tech) then we hit cruise control the rest of the way and slack off....while we do have upperclassmen in big positions, when you rely on youngsters to carry the load in Shaff and Merkler, things get dicey when they are the only offense in the front row.....
We gave them over 30 points in errors....Peck has not given us anything and Skyy is like a fish out of water on the RS, but can at least block.....she also scored on some 1 balls in the middle....yet we still seem to start Peck..
This makes Friday against Duke even more important, and Duke seems to have turned it around a home beating ND and Syracuse.....
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Post by volleyheels10 on Nov 22, 2021 12:37:59 GMT -5
UNC is #29 in RPI this week.
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Post by bgoode on Nov 26, 2021 21:56:49 GMT -5
Huge win against a fired up Duke team on sr night. Upward & onward.
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Post by bvolley17 on Nov 27, 2021 22:13:36 GMT -5
Good to see Parker Austin back on the court. Three blocks on the RS. One kill and one error... Skyy and Peck had combined zero kills, four errors, and no blocks.
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Post by MonicaGeller on Nov 27, 2021 22:56:14 GMT -5
Keeping fingers crossed for selection Sunday!!!! Would be nice to see then go to the Tourney this year- would be first time in a long time
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Post by horns1 on Nov 27, 2021 23:19:09 GMT -5
Keeping fingers crossed for selection Sunday!!!! Would be nice to see then go to the Tourney this year- would be first time in a long time
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Post by bgoode on Nov 28, 2021 20:44:25 GMT -5
LOL UNC playing TN
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Post by bluemagic on Nov 28, 2021 21:01:12 GMT -5
We're back in! Not sure what to expect out of playing TN (HC vs former assistant/player) but hopefully we prevail!
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Post by bluemagic on Nov 28, 2021 21:02:03 GMT -5
Good to see Parker Austin back on the court. Three blocks on the RS. One kill and one error... Skyy and Peck had combined zero kills, four errors, and no blocks. Is she coming back from an injury? I think I missed hearing about that one.
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Post by bvolley17 on Nov 28, 2021 21:13:14 GMT -5
Haha of course we play Eve and Co.
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Post by bluemagic on Nov 28, 2021 22:44:12 GMT -5
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Post by volleyheels10 on Nov 29, 2021 6:34:21 GMT -5
Oh how fitting....
So glad we are back! It has been a slow build, but progress with a 21 win season, single digit losses, and back to the NCAA tourney. So proud of our team and happy for the girls.
But of course, we get Eve first round....should be interesting...Tennessee was playing very well the beginning of the year beating Baylor and going 5 with Pitt....but since, havent beem able to play at a higher level. They lost all their matches to Florida, Kentucky, and Miss State. Also lost to a bad LSU team and lost to last place, 2 win Missouri last week to end the regular season.
Looking across the net, like us, they have 2 good outsides in Felts and Runnels. However, Shaff is another level and her and Nia are physical. The middles are up and down....we will face Ava Bell with Mahafey. Offensively, they have the edge on the opposite with lefty Morgan. Zinger would have offset that....I think our back row littles and liberos have the edge there....
I expect Susan to be ready to jump at the chance that she was a good Eve replacement....so lets see the battle of Mentor vs Mentee and New Staff vs Old Staff. Oh and I hope we destroy them.
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Post by volleyheels10 on Nov 29, 2021 11:44:52 GMT -5
Congrats Mabrey! NO idea how this girl doesnt earn ACC Freshman of the Year!
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Post by volleyheels10 on Nov 29, 2021 14:04:00 GMT -5
ON CUE!
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Post by volleyheels10 on Nov 29, 2021 14:05:46 GMT -5
Rounding out the honorees:
ACC Freshman of the year: Mabrey Shaffmaster
ACC All Second Team: Kaya Merkler**, North Carolina, So., MH Nia Parker-Robinson, North Carolina, Gr., OH Mabrey Shaffmaster, North Carolina, Fr., OH
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