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Post by greatlakesvballer on Sept 23, 2021 15:48:28 GMT -5
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Post by robtearle on Sept 23, 2021 21:23:00 GMT -5
FWIW - Sydney Reed, who was missing last weekend at NIU, is there in the photos of the team sight-seeing in Washington DC and meeting the two WI Senators, etc. Photos at the team instagram and twitter.
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Post by rainbowbadger on Sept 24, 2021 7:30:06 GMT -5
FWIW - Sydney Reed, who was missing last weekend at NIU, is there in the photos of the team sight-seeing in Washington DC and meeting the two WI Senators, etc. Photos at the team instagram and twitter. Good to hear, as this is a hometown match for her.
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Post by ndodge on Sept 24, 2021 10:23:45 GMT -5
I only caught bits and pieces of last weekends matches. Did I see Demps on the right for more than the 1/2 rotation where the OH stays on the right in serve receive? If so, do you think we might see some lefts get a little time on the right this weekend, or are these two opponents good enough to not mess around? If what I saw was right with Demps, I'm assuming Sheff is getting others some practice there in case Dev would go middle or God forbid there's another injury.
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Post by robtearle on Sept 24, 2021 11:00:57 GMT -5
Did I see Demps on the right for more than the 1/2 rotation where the OH stays on the right in serve receive? I'm 99% sure the answer is 'no'.
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Post by ndodge on Sept 24, 2021 11:28:58 GMT -5
Did I see Demps on the right for more than the 1/2 rotation where the OH stays on the right in serve receive? I'm 99% sure the answer is 'no'. Well, I had to go find what I thought (and turns out did) see. Starting about 51:30 in the third set, Demps definitely on the right. Then again at about 59:00 -- so two turns across the front, more or less. It didn't help that in the second time across the front the announcers called her Devyn. And that her only kill actually came on the left when she was left-front in serve receive.
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Post by robtearle on Sept 24, 2021 11:42:59 GMT -5
I'm 99% sure the answer is 'no'. Well, I had to go find what I thought (and turns out did) see. Starting about 51:30 in the third set, Demps definitely on the right. Then again at about 59:00 -- so two turns across the front, more or less. It didn't help that in the second time across the front the announcers called her Devyn. And that her only kill actually came on the left when she was left-front in serve receive. Yeah, OK, third set on Saturday. Not in the first or second; Demps didn't play either of those at all. I was at the match on Friday, and Robinson was on the right as usual. I had not watched much of Saturday. I wouldn't make much out of it. --------------- (Look at the video at about 45:45. Smrek comes out and is talking with someone as she makes her way down the line high-fiving, and not paying attention ends up bonking Hammell (?) in the eye. :-)
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Post by robtearle on Sept 24, 2021 21:09:14 GMT -5
The last time I was this... bewildered was after Baylor and then Marquette back-to-back in 2019, but that was more of a cumulative thing.
What the hell just happened?!?
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Post by gophsstudent on Sept 24, 2021 21:11:49 GMT -5
The Badgers will be fine. I don’t think there’s anyway they have 17 SE’s in a match again anytime soon and frankly without those they probably win the match.
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Post by BadgerAce42 on Sept 24, 2021 21:25:09 GMT -5
I’m glad this happened earlier in the season so the team can learn from it. That said, I’m pretty perturbed by the roster management tonight. I’m sure playing time is based on practice and grit, but freshmen are freshmen and they got a nice intro to B1G Volleyball tonight.
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Post by robtearle on Sept 24, 2021 21:29:08 GMT -5
The Badgers will be fine. I don’t think there’s anyway they have 17 SE’s in a match again anytime soon and frankly without those they probably win the match. First set in particular.
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Post by diggerdive on Sept 24, 2021 21:37:43 GMT -5
The Badgers will be fine. I don’t think there’s anyway they have 17 SE’s in a match again anytime soon and frankly without those they probably win the match. First set in particular. Ouch. Maryland? Huh. Maryland. Wow. Maryland.
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Post by SportyBucky on Sept 24, 2021 22:42:55 GMT -5
Kelly needed to sub earlier and Robinson needed to sit.
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Post by robtearle on Sept 25, 2021 20:02:42 GMT -5
So, somebody who knows more about serve receive patterns etc (and that won't be hard, believe me) tell me if this is somehow 'normal' or readily explainable.
I'm having a quick look at the Rutgers stats with Civita at libero instead of Barnes. And the stats show that Civita had nine serve receptions (with one error) while receiving in six rotations, while Barnes had eight receptions (with one error) in only three rotations and Boyer had fourteen (with two errors) in three rotations.
Wouldn't it generally be the case that the libero has more receptions than any others, if for no other reason than she's back there twice as much? Does the other team try that hard to avoid the libero, no matter who it is who's wearing the jersey? The libero gets fewer than I might expect because she's middle-back, and the other team is serving the lines?
I'm trying to understand the decision to switch Barnes and Civita. They're both great, and I don't have any particular problem with the decision, I'm just curious about why, and why now?
TIA
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Post by greatlakesvballer on Sept 25, 2021 20:28:01 GMT -5
Kelly needed to sub earlier and Robinson needed to sit. Amen to that. The pressure created at the end of the match on the Badgers was put in motion by Sheffield when he decided to let things slide. He said in the pre-match interview before Rutgers tonight that he didn’t realize how many errors his team had made when he heard the stat later. What?? You’re behind in your first B1G match of the season in a hostile gym with 3 freshwomen on the floor and you forgot to react? Weird choices made, bud.
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