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Post by bbg95 on May 21, 2021 15:16:22 GMT -5
Can someone refresh my memory? Didn't Lavrisha pretty much come back out of retirement to take over the USF team in 2017? It seems like USF has always known this was a temporary HC position, and that they may have been considering for some time who to replace him with. I thought it was unusual that the AD commented on having been watching Silva run practices in the fall, and it seemed like that he would have been watching with the intention of considering which of these coaches they might promote when Lavrisha left... just my own theory. The athletic director at USF, Joan McDermott, is a she I believe. It does seem like she had it in the back of her head to replace Lavrisha if another coach caught her eye. Even with the progress that USF has had, it was still a losing season. So it makes sense that McDermott would let him go and make it seem like his decision to retire. They should have advised Lavrisha to groom a successor for the last couple of years to improve the transition. I thought that successor would be the Associate Head Coach. Maybe McDermott is right though and Silva is head coach material. She was previously volleyball coach and player after all. I hope Silva can recruit I really hope the AD wasn't so shortsighted that she'd want to push Lavrisha out. They had their best season in the last six or seven years, and the program was a complete disaster when he took over. I hope that it really was just a retirement. |
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Post by justme on Jun 15, 2021 14:55:34 GMT -5
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Post by bayarea on Jun 17, 2021 17:41:18 GMT -5
USD has secured a second tall MB transfer for this fall. usdtoreros.com/news/2021/6/17/womens-volleyball-toreros-add-transfer-leyla-blackwell.aspxLEYLA BLACKWELL » 6'4" | Middle Blocker » San Diego, Calif. » La Jolla High School » Coast Volleyball Club Led Indiana in blocking (61 blocks, 0.94 per set) for the 2020-21 season Tied Indiana program record for blocks in a Big Ten five-set match with 13 against Iowa (Feb. 6, 2021) Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 8, 2021) Four matches with six or more blocks in 2020-21 Led Indiana in hitting percentage at .284 with 95 kills in 18 matches as a true freshman Recorded a season-high 10 kills, hitting .529 against Michigan and hit .643 with nine kills against No. 1 Wisconsin 2020-21 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award 2019 Under Armour Third Team All-American PrepVolleyball.com Senior Ace 59 822 kills and 349 blocks (201 solo) at La Jolla High School All-American in 17 Open Division at USAV Nationals with Coast Volleyball Club USD Fall 2021 roster: MIDDLES: Gabby Goddard 6-3 MB SR Leyla Blackwell 6-4 MB SO Elly Schraeder 6-2 MB SO Lauren Turner 6-1 MB RSJR Edit: Haylee Stoner 6-1 MB, FR Wave (2x Ultra Ankle JVA All National Teamer) OPP: Grace Frohling 6-5 Opp JR SETTERS: Isadora Tercariol 6-0 Setter SO Alex Hoglund 5-6 Setter SO Laura Madill 5-11 Setter SR OUTSIDES: Katie Lukes 6-2 OH JR Kylie Pries 6-2 OH SO Annika Hester 6-4 OH, FR Maine Jrs. (UA First teamer) Emily Wilson 6-3 OH, FR SPVB (Prep Volleyball Top 50) DEFENSE: 2 Annie Benbow 5-3 L SR 16 Camryn Tastad 5-3 L/DS SR Have I missed anyone? That's a lot of firepower at the net! |
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Post by volleyfan58 on Jun 17, 2021 23:32:06 GMT -5
Nice pick up for USD. I wonder if Tommi Stockham will follow. I thought Haylee Stoner plays middle.
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Jun 17, 2021 23:34:29 GMT -5
BYU hosts a tourney week one.
UNLV, S Utah, and LIU Brooklyn.
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Post by bayarea on Jun 18, 2021 13:50:07 GMT -5
Nice pick up for USD. I wonder if Tommi Stockham will follow. I thought Haylee Stoner plays middle. You are correct. My mistake. Stoner is listed as a 6-1 MB...I will fix the list. That would give USD 5 middles and 5 pins, though, so I wouldn't be surprised if one of the 5 MB's ends up at the pins? Meanwhile, Portland has picked up a setter; 5'10 grad transfer, Paloma Bowman, from UC Davis. I believe she played the 2017 and 2018 seasons indoor as a setter, but then was on the UCD beach team? Gonzaga has also picked up a 5'10 setter transfer (SR) from Georgia: Brynn Chandler |
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Post by bayarea on Aug 22, 2021 12:29:30 GMT -5
Awaiting the WCC Pre-season Coaches poll.
But the AVCA pre-season poll has 3 WCC teams in the top 25
BYU #15
USD #20
Pepperdine #22
There should be some great conference matchups coming.
Pre-conference action is 5 days away.
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Post by proftubed on Aug 22, 2021 12:49:05 GMT -5
Does anyone know how the LMU/usc scrimmage went yesterday?
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Post by baytree on Aug 22, 2021 15:13:01 GMT -5
Does anyone know how the LMU/usc scrimmage went yesterday? I don't but based on comments in the PAC thread and on this Instagram, it sounds like LMU won. Or at least did very well. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CS3DOtBn2wL |
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Post by vbjustice on Aug 22, 2021 15:18:39 GMT -5
Thoughts on the Pepp LBSU exhibition. Meg Brown is Pepp’s most reliable and best player by far. And her leadership presence for just being a sophomore is undeniable. Pepp will not be a top 25 team this year. The pin situation is lack luster across the board especially when you compare it to the likes of Kash Williams from LB. wow that young is a star and uber athletic. Pepp really fell short on recruiting strong young pin successors with Scully’s departure and it will hurt them. Was hoping to see more fire power out of Chillingworth who was strong in her 14s and 15s club years. She definitely needs to hit with more power and jump higher. Hoping the defenders improve some too. Still early but not overly impressed.
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Post by chatchu-off moksri on Aug 22, 2021 15:26:17 GMT -5
Looks like Megan Rice is back for LMU! She definitely gives them a lot more firepower and will definitely give them more offense. LMU is definitely a dark horse for the WCC title!
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Post by bayarea on Aug 22, 2021 15:31:01 GMT -5
Looks like Megan Rice is back for LMU! She definitely gives them a lot more firepower and will definitely give them more offense. LMU is definitely a dark horse for the WCC title! Megan Rice has had an injury plagued career, but when she is healthy, she is a really efficient hitter who can take over a match. I didn't realize she was still eligible (she was a freshman in 2016), but she will definitely help LMU. I also just saw that, while Santa Clara sent their graduate student libero, Gretchen Reinert to BYU, Grace Wee has left BYU and landed at Santa Clara. A little DS/Libero swapping. |
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Post by bayarea on Aug 22, 2021 15:56:10 GMT -5
All WCC teams have their first official match on August 27 Fall 2021 complete rosters for all the WCC teams (listed geographically with travel partners, not in rankings): BYU Rosterstarting season at home vs Southern Utah, Long Island Univ, and UNLV San Diego Rosterstarting season at Texas vs Texas and UTSA Pepperdine Rosterstarting season at Georgia vs Winthrop, Morehead State and Georgia LMU Rosterstarting season at Purdue against Purdue and Kansas Santa Clara Rosterstarting season at Oregon vs San Jose State, Oregon and Portland State San Francisco Roster (10 players listed, not sure it's updated for fall) starting season at Sacramento vs Florida and Sac State Saint Mary's Roster
starting season at Wyoming vs Siena, Belmont and Wyoming Pacific Roster (18 players is about double what they've had in recent years) starting season at SMU vs SMU, North Carolina and Stephen F. Austin Portland Roster
starting season at Idaho vs Nevada, Idaho and Eastern Washington Gonzaga Roster
starting season at Mississippi St vs Southeastern Louisiana, and then Mississippi St x 2 |
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Post by bayarea on Aug 22, 2021 16:17:31 GMT -5
BYU is pretty stacked at most positions for this Fall season. Players in bold are used to starting most/all of the time (including transfers).
Predictions for fall starters?
MIDDLES:
5 Bri Albright 6-3 Middle Blocker FR Ladera Ranch, California San Juan Hills High School 2021
2 Heather Gneiting 6-4 Middle Blocker JR Pleasant Grove, Utah Pleasant Grove High School 2018-2019 | 2021
24 Kennedy Eschenberg 6-5 Middle Blocker GR Bountiful, Utah Bountiful High School 2016-2021
21 Whitney Llarenas 6-3 Middle Blocker SR Bountiful, Utah Woods Cross High School 2018-2021
OUTSIDES:
9 Alyssa Montoya 6-1 Outside Hitter FR Gilbert, Arizona Perry High School 2021
15 Elyse Stowell 6-2 Outside Hitter FR Yorba Linda, California Esperanza High School 2021
1 Taylen Ballard-Nixon 6-3 Outside Hitter SR Clovis, California Clovis High School 2017-2021
10 Erin Livingston 6-0 Outside Hitter SO Corona, California Santiago HS 2019-2021
22 Sophia Callahan 6-2 Outside Hitter FR Encinitas, California Torrey Pines High School 2021
11 Abbey Dayton 6-1 Outside Hitter JR Ladera Ranch, California San Juan Hills HS 2019-2021
OPPOSITES:
12 Kate Grimmer 6-0 Opposite Hitter JR Queen Creek, Arizona Queen Creek HS 2019-2021
4 Kenzie Koerber 6-3 Opposite Hitter GR Chino Hills, California University of Utah 2021
SETTERS:
7 Whitney Bower 5-9 Setter JR Nampa, Idaho Skyview HS 2019-2021
6 Zayna Meyer 6-1 Setter FR Wheaton, Illinois Wheaton Warrenville South High School 2021
8 Tayler Hifo 5-8 Setter SR American Fork, Utah American Fork High School 2018-2021
LIBEROS/DS's:
18 Madi Allen 5-8 Libero SO Temecula, California Great Oaks HS 2020-2021
25 Gretchen Reinert 5-6 Libero GR Dove Canyon, California Santa Clara University 2021
3 Morgan Bower 5-7 Libero JR Nampa, Idaho Skyview HS 2019-2021
14 Aria McComber 5-6 Libero GR Kapolei, Hawaii Washington State 2021
EDIT: bbg's predicted likely starters from the Saturday scrimmage:
OH: Ballard-Nixon
OH: Livingston
MB: Eschenberg
MB: Gneiting
OPP: Koerber
S: Bower
L: Allen
DS: McComber
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Post by bayarea on Aug 22, 2021 16:26:24 GMT -5
San Diego is also stacked with 5 potential middles.
For OH's Katie Lukes returns, Kylie Pries was put to work as a starting MB last season, and the others are new faces. It will be interesting to see if they put a freshman into the starting lineup.
By the end of the spring season, USD was going with Terçariol setting in a 5-1, after trying a few other combinations.
MIDDLES:
1 Gabby Goddard MB 6-3 Sr. Lexington, MA / Lexington High School
7 Leyla Blackwell MB 6-4 So. San Diego, CA / La Jolla High School/Indiana
8 Haylee Stoner MB 6-1 Fr. San Marcos, CA / Mission Hills High School
14 Elly Schraeder MB 6-2 So. Athol, ID / Coeur d'Alene High School
19 Lauren Turner MB 6-1 R-Jr. Edina, MN / Edina Senior High School
OUTSIDES:
3 Kylie Pries OH 6-2 So. San Juan Capistrano, CA / Saddleback Valley Christian School
15 Emily Wilson OH 6-3 Fr. Morris, IL / Joliet Catholic Academy
18 Katie Lukes OH 6-2 Sr. San Clemente, CA / San Juan Hills High School
20 Annika Hester OH 6-4 Fr. Falmouth, ME / Falmouth High School
OPPOSITES:
11 Grace Frohling OPP/S 6-5 Jr. Los Angeles, CA / Marymount High School
SETTERS:
12 Isadora Terçariol S 6-0 R-So. Bauru, Säo Paulo, Brazil / CEL- Intercultural School
6 Laura Madill S 5-11 Sr. Oakville, Canada / St. Mildred's-Lightbourn School
4 Alex Hoglund S 5-6 So. Berkeley, CA / Bishop O'Dowd
LIBERO/DS's:
2 Annie Benbow L 5-3 Sr. Frisco, TX / Hebron High School
5 Anna Jaworowski L 5-8 Fr. Chicago, IL / Mother McAuley High School
16 Camryn Tastad L 5-3 Sr. Solana Beach, Calif. / Santa Fe Christian
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