Big Ten Fall 2021

[robtearle]

Sept 20, 2021 22:18:21 GMT -5 @bulldog24 said:

Last year is a free year. It doesn’t count toward anybody’s eligibility if the prefer. Every sophomore who played as a freshman can receive a fifth year. Franklin played in seven matches last year in a 15 match season. No way she would even qualify for a medical redshirt.

If you guys think this is fun, allow me to present the case of Wisconsin hockey player Lacey Eden.

She committed to play at Princeton for her freshman year of 2020-2021. But then COVID came, and the whole of the Ivy League decided to not play hockey at all. So at Christmas, she transferred to Wisconsin, where she played the 2021 half of the year, and won a national championship with the Badgers. That year, of course, doesn't count against her four years of eligibility, or her five year "clock".

For the 2021-2022 hockey season, she has been chosen to be a candidate for the US women's national team which will form the 2022 US Olympics team. Hockey players in consideration for the Olympics for the US and Canada "centralize" for the entire year; they don't play college hockey and probably take few if any classes (remotely). And because of that, their five-year "clock" is officially stopped. 

So when Eden arrives on campus to start the 2022-23 school year, besides having already won an NCAA championship and likely an Olympic medal, she will be a "freshman" with four years of eligibility and five years in which so use them. She could still be playing for Wisconsin in the spring of 2026...

... except 2026 will again be an Olympic year. And if she was "centralized" in 2021-22, there's a pretty good chance she'd be "centralized" in 2025-26, which would again stop her "clock", and delay her final competition year until 2026-27...

... unless somewhere in the middle of all that, she were to take a regular non-Olympics related redshirt year. In which case, she could be playing that last year of competition in 2027-2028! She'd be a couple months short of her 26th birthday by then.

:-)

[Kingsley]

I was ready to be done with college after like three semesters

[Kingsley]

Sept 20, 2021 22:18:21 GMT -5 @bulldog24 said:

Last year is a free year. It doesn’t count toward anybody’s eligibility if the prefer. Every sophomore who played as a freshman can receive a fifth year. Franklin played in seven matches last year in a 15 match season. No way she would even qualify for a medical redshirt.

A 15-match season, yes, but originally scheduled for 22. Wink, wink.

[redcard🏐]

Sept 20, 2021 21:02:27 GMT -5 volleyaudience said:

Sept 20, 2021 15:04:42 GMT -5 redcard🏐 said:

Player of the Week
Jenna Wenaas, Minnesota
So. – OH – Frisco, Texas – Liberty – Major: Health & Well-Being Sciences
• Averaged 4.67 kills, 3.17 digs, 1.33 blocks and 0.67 per set with a .333 hitting percentage last week, helping the Gophers to a pair of wins at their Diet Coke Classic
• Notched her second career double-double on Sept. 18 against Iowa State with 14 kills and 13 digs, while adding four blocks
• Added a match-high 14 kills, four blocks and a career-high four aces in the Sept. 17 win over St. Thomas
• Earns her first career Player of the Week honor
• Last Minnesota Player of the Week: Stephanie Samedy (Sept. 13, 2021)

Defensive Player of the Week
Kylie Murr, Ohio State
Jr. – L – Yorktown, Ind. – Yorktown – Major: Sport Industry
• Anchored the Buckeyes’ defense with 5.38 digs per set last weekend as No. 3 Ohio State swept a home-and-home series against Notre Dame
• Recorded a season-high 24 digs in Sunday’s five-set win and added 19 digs in the Sept. 17 series opener, helping the Buckeyes remain one of three unbeaten Big Ten teams this season
• Chosen for Academic All-Big Ten honors last season
• Garners her second career Defensive Player of the Week accolade
• Last Ohio State Defensive Player of the Week: Rylee Rader (March 1, 2021)

Setter of the Week
Diana Brown, Illinois
Jr. – S – Columbus, Ohio – St. Francis DeSales – Major: Molecular & Cellular Biology
• Named MVP at the Illinois State Redbird Classic after pacing Illinois to a trio of sweeps against Missouri, ISU and North Texas last weekend
• Averaged 11.44 assists and 1.89 digs per set while guiding the Fighting Illini to a .319 team hitting percentage for the tournament
• A two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten selection (2019, 2020)
• Collects her first career Setter of the Week plaudit
• Last Illinois Setter of the Week: Jordyn Poulter (Oct. 29, 2018)

Freshman of the Week
Sarah Franklin, Michigan State
OH – Lake Worth, Fla. – Lake Worth Christian – Major: Civil Engineering
• Tallied 4.20 kills, 2.10 digs and 0.60 blocks per set with a .320 hitting percentage to help the Spartans to three wins in as many tries at their Green & White Classic last weekend
• Posted her second double-double of the season on Sept. 18 vs. Central Michigan with a career-high 21 kills and 10 digs
• Narrowly missed another double-double in the Sept. 17 win over Oakland with a (then) season-best 13 kills and nine digs
• Receives the second Freshman of the Week award of her career
• Last Michigan State Freshman of the Week: Sarah Franklin (Feb. 15, 2021)

Co-Freshman of the Week
Julia Orzol, Wisconsin
OH – Olsztyn, Poland – Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace Mistrzostwa Sportowego – Intended Major: Business
• Averaged 3.67 kills, 2.67 digs, 0.67 blocks and 0.67 aces last week as the second-ranked Badgers remained undefeated with sweeps of Green Bay and Northern Illinois
• Registered a career-high 14 kills in the Sept. 17 win over Green Bay
• Challenged for a double-double on Sept. 18 at NIU, finishing with eight kills and nine digs, while tying her career bests with three blocks and three aces
• Earns her first career Freshman of the Week honor
• Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Jade Demps (Feb. 22, 2021)

How big is Yorktown Indiana and don't any tall people live there?

ha ha….Yorktown is a “suburb” of Muncie. The high school is maybe a half mile from the Munciana facility. I can’t recall anyone over 6’ coming out of there…just some crazy good defensive talent.

[tedheise]

Sept 20, 2021 22:42:13 GMT -5 Kingsley said:

I was ready to be done with college after like three semesters

LOL. I *was* done after three semesters. Of course, I eventually went back—over 10 years later.

[passmetherock]

Sept 21, 2021 7:24:26 GMT -5 redcard🏐 said:

Sept 20, 2021 21:02:27 GMT -5 volleyaudience said:

How big is Yorktown Indiana and don't any tall people live there?

ha ha….Yorktown is a “suburb” of Muncie. The high school is maybe a half mile from the Munciana facility. I can’t recall anyone over 6’ coming out of there…just some crazy good defensive talent.

Shaff?

[redcard🏐]

Sept 21, 2021 19:55:44 GMT -5 passmetherock said:

Sept 21, 2021 7:24:26 GMT -5 redcard🏐 said:

ha ha….Yorktown is a “suburb” of Muncie. The high school is maybe a half mile from the Munciana facility. I can’t recall anyone over 6’ coming out of there…just some crazy good defensive talent.

Shaff?

They went to New Castle, HS which also produced Lauren Gillis.

[Brutus Buckeye]

[volleyaudience]

Louisville's setter Tori Dilfer said her choice or schools came to Louisville, one Big10 and one Pac12. Anyone want to share which Big Ten school she came close to attending?

[bprtbone]

This was great:

[Kingsley]

Right now on BTN+: Michigan and Michigan State are tied at a set apiece.

Wolverines took the opener 25-22. MSU won the second 25-23. Michigan fought off seven set points before the massive rally ended on a Mruzik service error.

[c4ndlelight]

Does Michigan not even have a score on their stream?

The lack of announcers isn't bad given what they'd actually be like... but this is a rivalry match. Michigan admin really just DGAF about volleyball.

[Kingsley]

Sept 26, 2021 13:29:02 GMT -5 c4ndlelight said:

Does Michigan not even have a score on their stream?

The lack of announcers isn't bad given what they'd actually be like... but this is a rivalry match. Michigan admin really just DGAF about volleyball.

And this is still one of the better Michigan streams we've had.

[bprtbone]

Sept 26, 2021 13:29:02 GMT -5 c4ndlelight said:

Does Michigan not even have a score on their stream?

The lack of announcers isn't bad given what they'd actually be like... but this is a rivalry match. Michigan admin really just DGAF about volleyball.

Y’all got to stop having such high expectations on Michigan’s stream; it’s a miracle there is one at all.

[Kingsley]

Michigan hangs on to beat MSU in four. Purdue sweeps Indiana.