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Post by redcard🏐 on Nov 12, 2021 20:34:41 GMT -5
Baylor up on TCU 2-1.
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Post by redcard🏐 on Nov 12, 2021 21:40:30 GMT -5
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Post by redcard🏐 on Nov 12, 2021 21:42:37 GMT -5
TCU got close to an upset but not tonight.
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Post by redcard🏐 on Nov 13, 2021 14:11:27 GMT -5
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Post by redcard🏐 on Nov 13, 2021 14:13:50 GMT -5
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Post by redcard🏐 on Nov 13, 2021 16:34:37 GMT -5
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Post by cyclonepower on Nov 13, 2021 20:45:40 GMT -5
Ugh! K-State served really tough today and ISU's offense was all out of whack. That was a bummer, hopefully we can get one at Baylor next week, otherwise it is going to be a very, very long bye week heading into Selection Sunday!
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Post by redcard🏐 on Nov 13, 2021 22:02:36 GMT -5
Hard fought match by last place TCU in an almost upset of Baylor.
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Post by redcard🏐 on Nov 14, 2021 15:35:12 GMT -5
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Post by ltdks01 on Nov 15, 2021 12:40:42 GMT -5
KU released their early signees. Couple of high school all Americans, including Katie Dalton, the sister of Nicole Dalton (Texas) and Julianna Dalton (WSU). Anyone have any more insight/thoughts?
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Post by vballfan17 on Nov 15, 2021 14:10:13 GMT -5
VT Big 12 Players of the Week
OPOW: Logan Eggleston, Texas Co-SOW: McKenzie Nichols, TCU & Jaden Newsome, Iowa State DPOW: Mackenzie Morris, Kansas State FOW: Zoe Hall, TCU
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Post by Jayhawks18 on Nov 15, 2021 23:54:35 GMT -5
What teams do you think will get into the tournament?
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Post by bluepenquin on Nov 16, 2021 7:31:25 GMT -5
KU released their early signees. Couple of high school all Americans, including Katie Dalton, the sister of Nicole Dalton (Texas) and Julianna Dalton (WSU). Anyone have any more insight/thoughts? I don't think any of these players are high end national recruits, but that doesn't mean they will not impact. Dalton - she has been listed as a S/RS, certainly has the length for both. Found it very encouraging that Kansas only lists her as a setter. I find this somewhat similar to Cam Ennis (who was highly recruited). Ennis seemed to want to be an OH more than a setter and was always listed as a S/OH. I am pretty sure that KU wanted her to be a setter. The KU listing makes me think Dalton will be a setter only. This gives KU 3 setters for next year - and overwhelmingly likely to go back to a 5-1. Turner - the Freshman - as been much better than I expected this early, but is still very short for a 5-1. Hopefully one of them will emerge as a strong 5-1 setter over the next several years. This is a position of the utmost importance for the program right now. Swanson (6-0 OH) - she is from an area not far from me, although I have never seen her play in person. From what I understand, Texas was coming up here to take a look at her at practice at one time, possibly because it was/is very hard to gauge how good she really is given the total lack of club competition for a player of this talent. She comes in to a position where KU is very deep at the moment. Similar to Schmidt and Davis - she will not be all that close to 6 position ready. But given Bien, they don't have to have that. And then Elnady should be back for next year. Kirsch & McCarthy - both L/DS, which KU can always use. McCarthy is tall (5-11/6-0) two sport athlete (basketball) who plays for Forza in California. Her brother plays for the KU basketball team.
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Post by bluepenquin on Nov 16, 2021 7:46:35 GMT -5
Kansas State needs to win just 1 of their last 4. 2 of the 4 will be at Texas - outside winning one of those, they will just need to split with Kansas the final weekend. Just one win wouldn't be an iron clad lock, but they would be overwhelmingly likely to be in.
Kansas needs to win 3 of their last 4. It starts this week with TCU at home. At this point, they only have a 50% chance of sweeping them. If they can get this done, then they would 'only' need a split with Kansas State the final weekend. Average RPI with 3 wins is 41.7.
Iowa State finishes up their season this week traveling to Baylor. Just one win would get them in the tournament, but Pablo only gives this a 27% chance. Lose both - and their average RPI drops to 49.8. I would give them a 25-30% chance of making the tournament with two losses (dependent on how other things work out).
Texas Tech travels to West Virginia this week and then finishes the season hosting Texas. Split with West Virginia and lose both to Texas would give them an Average RPI of 45.3 and right on the bubble. Finish 1-3 and they are probably out.
West Virginia has Texas Tech at home this week and finishes the season at TCU. Just winning 2 of these 4 would give them an average RPI of 43.6.
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Post by redcard🏐 on Nov 16, 2021 12:06:12 GMT -5
Texas’ Logan Eggleston repeats as Big 12 Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week while Kansas State’s Mackenzie Morris receives Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for the second time and Oklahoma’s Megan Wilson picks up her third Big 12 Rookie of the Week award. Eggleston led the Longhorns to back-to-back sweeps of rival Oklahoma in Austin. The junior totaled 27 kills (4.50 per set) and her hitting percentage of .455 led all Big 12 hitters with at least 40 total attempts during the week. The 2020 Big 12 Player of the Year averaged 5.5 points per set which led the league and her five service aces were second in the Conference (.83 per set). The 2020 AVCA Southwest Region Player of the Year added 12 digs and two total blocks. This is Eggleston’s seventh Big 12 Offensive award. Morris helped the Wildcats split a road series against Iowa State. The sophomore led the Big 12 with 4.29 digs per set last week and turned in 16 leading K-State to its first win in Hilton Coliseum since 2007 (3-0). Morris is one of four players in the league to average better than 4.00 digs per set on the season. Wilson tallied 21 kills over the weekend against No. 2 Texas and averaged 3.50 kills per set which ranked seventh in the Big 12. Her 3.83 points per set were tied for sixth in the league. The freshman added one service ace, two digs and one block on the weekend.
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