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Post by TuesdayGone on Aug 28, 2021 1:15:34 GMT -5
Top Plays vs TCU
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Post by TuesdayGone on Aug 28, 2021 1:25:52 GMT -5
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Post by badgerbill on Aug 28, 2021 6:37:39 GMT -5
I believe I saw Swindle and Byrd on the bench before the game. I hope at least one of them commits. We need some recuits for 2022 and 2023
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Post by rainbowbadger on Aug 28, 2021 8:42:52 GMT -5
I believe I saw Swindle and Byrd on the bench before the game. I hope at least one of them commits. We need some recuits for 2022 and 2023 You’re correct. They were both there with their families.
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Post by TuesdayGone on Aug 28, 2021 21:14:01 GMT -5
I believe I saw Swindle and Byrd on the bench before the game. I hope at least one of them commits. We need some recuits for 2022 and 2023 I wish they could see the matches with a full crowd. It looks like it was 70% filled with fans (covid? Heat? Both) I have seen Swindle play. She's very good. Saige, with Swindle and Byrd would be the number 1 class.
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Post by BadgerAce42 on Aug 28, 2021 21:24:26 GMT -5
I believe I saw Swindle and Byrd on the bench before the game. I hope at least one of them commits. We need some recuits for 2022 and 2023 I wish they could see the matches with a full crowd. It looks like it was 70% filled with fans (covid? Heat? Both) I have seen Swindle play. She's very good. Saige, with Swindle and Byrd would be the number 1 class. But of course Neb would have something to say about that with #1, #6, and #14 actually committed. Blegh.
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Post by Badger Alum on Aug 29, 2021 10:04:47 GMT -5
From what I saw this weekend, the Badgers serving and defense is definitely better than last year. Additionally, Danielle Hart seems to have taken her game to another level. It was a lot of fun to watch her hit and block this weekend. I know it’s just two games, but that was an extremely impressive performance. Lots of reason for optimism.
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Post by jiml on Aug 29, 2021 11:12:13 GMT -5
The service runs that Joslyn Boyer is putting up are a welcome addition.
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Post by ndodge on Aug 29, 2021 12:24:31 GMT -5
The service runs that Joslyn Boyer is putting up are a welcome addition. For sure. Looks like just 1 service error all weekend, on how many serves ? (can't see how to determine that other than scanning play by play portions of the box scores on uwbadgers.com)?
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Post by rainbowbadger on Aug 29, 2021 12:48:52 GMT -5
Okay. Solid weekend. Byrd was there last night, too. Let’s have some bingos.
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Post by badgerbreath on Aug 29, 2021 14:21:53 GMT -5
Really solid weekend. I want to rewatch the matches when I get time, but a few general impressions.
It's amazing how quickly Orzol has solidified herself in the team. Honestly, I did not see that coming so fast, but I understand it now having watched her. She erases the tradeoff between OOS attacking possibilities and passing and is really comfortable in the pass to hit scenarios. Really impressed by her range of shots at such a young age. She seemed to be trying to impress too much in the scrimmage, but since then she has been really smart in her choices. She has a head for the game.
But basically the badgers rolled because they stayed in system (Orzol is part of that too). We haven't seen her attack that much out of the back row yet. I think I remember they tried it a bit more against TCU, where they were more comfortable trying things out, than they did against Baylor where the fast middle attack played a bigger role. I think Hilley is still getting used to that set - they seem to want it to be a pretty quick tempo. The 3rd set v Baylor shows that the badgers still don't have enough of an OOS threat to overcome it when the other team starts tilt the scales on the serve pass game, and start to click in their hitting (that 0.643 HP by Baylor in the 3rd was ridiculous).
The other thing that is a huge difference from Spring so far is Boyer, which I also did not really see coming. With her, Civita and Barnes as the other passers we suddenly have an entire back court that looks extremely comfortable keeping the team in system, and setting when OOS. And Civita looks really good right now. She may be a DS, but she is having a huge impact from that position. All the backrow players seem to have a great understanding and are playing very well together very early in the season. It's lookin like O-line version 2.0.
Badger serving looks lights out. The fact that these passers looks so much more solid this weekend compared to the scrimmage is obviously in part due to who was on the floor passing during the scrimmage, but some of the same players who did great this weekend (Civita for example) struggled against these servers in the scrimmage. What's more (and this is different to last year) they weren't aced once this weekend. Badgers scored 16 times on serve v 0 for opponents over 7 sets. That's more than a 2 point/set difference on the service game alone - a huge additional advantage. There has to be some reversions to the mean there, aces happen, but if they can keep up a large differential there we are looking at a repeat of 2019 - or better.
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Post by Wiswell on Aug 29, 2021 14:50:35 GMT -5
I can appreciate that Baylor finally adjusted in set 3, and then the Badgers adjusted back. My concern on the weekend was the four set points that were required for most of sets. That's all well and good when they are up by a lot, but when it's 24-23, that spells trouble.
I thought Civita was amazing this weekend. Boyer was also a great add from the service line. I hope Demps improves. She reminds me a bit of Alexis Mitchell - very athletic, but in the first couple matches Mitchell played she was trying too hard as well. I think Demps looked a little better last season. Maybe the pressure to compete, with the edition of Orzol? Not sure.
I thought it funny a couple of people were all ready to throw out Danielle Hart (third year starter) for the next shiny object. She's been great!
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Post by jiml on Aug 29, 2021 19:10:23 GMT -5
... It's amazing how quickly Orzol has solidified herself in the team... Also, we saw some smart shots from Orzol that don't show up in the stats. E.g. somewhere about point 23 in set 2 against Baylor, there was a gnarly dig that kept the ball off the floor, but didn't control it. Someone sent a moonball toward left front on contact 2 - what else can you do? Orzol has this nasty "set" coming from behind over her right shoulder - which is really hard to hit. Plus she had two blockers camped in her face - Baylor knew where the ball was going. So, basically, she had zero chances for a kill, and she didn't get one. But! She found some kind of miraculous placement that caused Baylor enough fits that they sent back a free ball instead of running a transition attack, and the Badgers promptly transitioned for a right side kill. It's not in the stats, but I figure she deserves at least as much credit as the amazing back row play that began that chunk of the rally. Also, the team seems to be progressing well. The red/white scrimmage looked a little sloppy, TCU a week later was a lot smoother, and Bayler was the best yet, barring set 3. If we can keep COVID away from the team (and the fans), it could be a really great season.
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Post by badgerbreath on Aug 29, 2021 23:30:58 GMT -5
I just watched the first set, and I may have understated how well the defense played. The thing that stands out is the reading and anticipation from every single one of them.
Also. Sedwick was not good.
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Post by BuckysHeat on Aug 30, 2021 7:45:14 GMT -5
I just watched the first set, and I may have understated how well the defense played. The thing that stands out is the reading and anticipation from every single one of them. Also. Sedwick was not good. I couldn't believe how bad she looked for an 8th year starter. Well, it seems like Sedwick has been there that long at least. Torn on Rettke vs Ashburn regarding serves. Ashburn misses as many serves if not more than Rettke, are the 2 subs used each time really worth it? You get her defense over a middle but if she is only in for 1 or 2 points, is there really that much of a benefit?
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