#6 Ohio State @ #12 Minnesota | Oct 24 (Sun) 4:00 PM CT

[B1Gminnesotafan]

Volleyball

#6The Ohio State @ #12 Minnesota

Oct 24 (Sun) 4:00 PM CT, 5:00 PM ET

Minneapolis, MN

Maturi Pavilion

TV: ESPNU

Live Game Stats

Possible Starting Line ups

The Ohio State Preview: No. 6 Ohio State Plays Two Ranked Teams on the Road	Minnesota Preview:  Minnesota Hosts Top-15 Penn State, Ohio State
S 10: Mac Podraza 6-2 Jr   OH 3: Mia Grunze 6-3 Sr OH 8: Gabby Gonzales 6-3 Jr MB 20: Rylee Rader 6-4 So MB 14: Arica Davis 5-11 Fr RS 22: Emily Londot 6-3 So L 6: Kylie Murr 5-6 Jr DS 7: Hannah Gruensfelder 5-6 Sr	S: 5 Melani Shaffmaster 6-3 So OH: 12 Taylor Landfair 6-5 So OH: 2 Jenna Wenaas 6-1 So OPP: 10 Stephanie Samedy 6-2 R-Sr MB: 23 Katie Myers 6-2 R-Sr MB: 16 Ellie Husemann 6-3 Jr or 9 Shea Rubright 6-5 Jr L: 7 CC McGraw 5-9 Sr DS: 6 Rachel Kilkelly 5-9 Jr
Overall 16 - 3  PCT 0.842 Conf. 6 - 3  PCT 0.667	Overall 11-6  PCT .647 Conf 6-3  PCT .667

The Gophers are 46-36 all-time against the Buckeyes, dating back to 1975.  Last match, November, 2019, Minnesota won 3 sets to None.

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[Wiswell]

Either way, Rampageripster a winner (kind of?). He sees his beloved pot smokers in person.

[rainbowbadger]

Game day bump

[rampageripster]

Oct 23, 2021 15:32:09 GMT -5 Wiswell said:

Either way, Rampageripster a winner (kind of?). He sees his beloved pot smokers in person.

I am so very very happy to be seeing Nuts volleyball in person again

[jiml]

In the Buckeye's Friday night match in Madison, the thing that impressed me the most about them was their amazing transition game. The convert digs into actual attacks better than any other team I've seen in the B1G this year.

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I know they'll never do this, but wouldn't the following be possible?

- When setter is front row, play Schaff. Then Hugh can have the novelty of a tall blocking setter.
- When the setter is back row, play McM. Then the team can have good sets to the middle, etc.

Not sure if that's considered a "5-2" or what, but I'm sure it could be done.

[robtearle]

Oct 24, 2021 10:22:19 GMT -5 @gophers4life said:

I know they'll never do this, but wouldn't the following be possible?

- When setter is front row, play Schaff. Then Hugh can have the novelty of a tall blocking setter.
- When the setter is back row, play McM. Then the team can have good sets to the middle, etc.

Not sure if that's considered a "5-2" or what, but I'm sure it could be done.

Yes, that's a 5-2. Yes, it could be done.


Does Minn have the 'extra' two subs per rotation to spare? I know Kilkelly subs in, and Wenaas and Samedy play six-rotation, so it seems like the subs are 'availaable'. Anybody subbing in to serve for the MBs?

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Oct 24, 2021 10:32:05 GMT -5 robtearle said:

Oct 24, 2021 10:22:19 GMT -5 @gophers4life said:

I know they'll never do this, but wouldn't the following be possible?

- When setter is front row, play Schaff. Then Hugh can have the novelty of a tall blocking setter.
- When the setter is back row, play McM. Then the team can have good sets to the middle, etc.

Not sure if that's considered a "5-2" or what, but I'm sure it could be done.

Yes, that's a 5-2. Yes, it could be done.


Does Minn have the 'extra' two subs per rotation to spare? I know Kilkelly subs in, and Wenaas and Samedy play six-rotation, so it seems like the subs are 'availaable'. Anybody subbing in to serve for the MBs?

I think Myers serves for herself and CC serves for the M2, so that is "free"?

[B1Gminnesotafan]

Oct 24, 2021 10:22:19 GMT -5 @gophers4life said:

I know they'll never do this, but wouldn't the following be possible?

- When setter is front row, play Schaff. Then Hugh can have the novelty of a tall blocking setter.
- When the setter is back row, play McM. Then the team can have good sets to the middle, etc.

Not sure if that's considered a "5-2" or what, but I'm sure it could be done.

Its been done, by Hugh, with Erica Handley and Katie Schau.  However, I think one of the factors that made it a good choice was that Katie had better floor defense and quickness, I'm don't think that is true here.  Even though Schaffmaster seems to have lost some foot speed or agility with her injury,  I still think she has decent floor defense and a good serve.

[robtearle]

Oct 24, 2021 10:34:35 GMT -5 @gophers4life said:

Oct 24, 2021 10:32:05 GMT -5 robtearle said:

Yes, that's a 5-2. Yes, it could be done.


Does Minn have the 'extra' two subs per rotation to spare? I know Kilkelly subs in, and Wenaas and Samedy play six-rotation, so it seems like the subs are 'availaable'. Anybody subbing in to serve for the MBs?

I think Myers serves for herself and CC serves for the M2, so that is "free"?

You have to worry about bumping up against the 15 subs per set limit if you use six subs per 'full rotation' (like Wisconsin does). In a 5-2 with only Kilkelly coming in as a DS, that would two subs used when Shaff and McM sub for one another, and two when Kilkelly comes in and back out. Four per full rotation. So, yeah, the sub limit shouldn't be a problem. And yes, one MB serving for herself means no impact on the sub count. (Wisconsin subs in a server for the 'serving middle', until they start to bump up against the limit.)

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Oct 24, 2021 10:36:25 GMT -5 B1Gminnesotafan said:

Oct 24, 2021 10:22:19 GMT -5 @gophers4life said:

I know they'll never do this, but wouldn't the following be possible?

- When setter is front row, play Schaff. Then Hugh can have the novelty of a tall blocking setter.
- When the setter is back row, play McM. Then the team can have good sets to the middle, etc.

Not sure if that's considered a "5-2" or what, but I'm sure it could be done.

Its been done, by Hugh, with Erica Handley and Katie Schau.  However, I think one of the factors that made it a good choice was that Katie had better floor defense and quickness, I'm don't think that is true here.  Even though Schaffmaster seems to have lost some foot speed or agility with her injury,  I still think she has decent floor defense and a good serve.

Agree that Schaff has a great serve. Let her serve, then, for that "half" rotation. Once they side out, bring in McM.

I'm guessing neither is clearly better than the other on defense. But could easily be wrong there.

[craftylefty]

Airi *could* play 6-rotations too if the substitutions were starting to pinch. I think we’d all rather see her in the back row than see Kilkelly in the front row.

[robtearle]

Oct 24, 2021 10:36:25 GMT -5 B1Gminnesotafan said:

Oct 24, 2021 10:22:19 GMT -5 @gophers4life said:

I know they'll never do this, but wouldn't the following be possible?

- When setter is front row, play Schaff. Then Hugh can have the novelty of a tall blocking setter.
- When the setter is back row, play McM. Then the team can have good sets to the middle, etc.

Not sure if that's considered a "5-2" or what, but I'm sure it could be done.

Its been done, by Hugh, with Erica Handley and Katie Schau.  However, I think one of the factors that made it a good choice was that Katie had better floor defense and quickness, I'm don't think that is true here.  Even though Schaffmaster seems to have lost some foot speed or agility with her injury,  I still think she has decent floor defense and a good serve.

One other thought about Shaff and a 5-2: assuming it is an idea to 'fix' the problem of setting the middles, it is just those three rotations when Shaffmaster would be in the front when you most need effective middles. Because those are the three rotations when the setter only has a middle and a left to set (along with Samedy from the back). So even the 5-2 may not be as much of a "solution" as you might be hoping.

FWIW

[B1Gminnesotafan]

Oct 24, 2021 11:57:38 GMT -5 robtearle said:

Oct 24, 2021 10:36:25 GMT -5 B1Gminnesotafan said:

Its been done, by Hugh, with Erica Handley and Katie Schau.  However, I think one of the factors that made it a good choice was that Katie had better floor defense and quickness, I'm don't think that is true here.  Even though Schaffmaster seems to have lost some foot speed or agility with her injury,  I still think she has decent floor defense and a good serve.

One other thought about Shaff and a 5-2: assuming it is an idea to 'fix' the problem of setting the middles, it is just those three rotations when Shaffmaster would be in the front when you most need effective middles. Because those are the three rotations when the setter only has a middle and a left to set (along with Samedy from the back). So even the 5-2 may not be as much of a "solution" as you might be hoping.

FWIW

I don't think we are talking about a 5-2.   I think we are talking about subbing out Shaffmaster when she is in the back row for McMenimen.  Samedy would stay in which is a 5-1.  5-2 is where there are setters who play opposite each other and the setter is always in the back row. In this case, hopefully, at least one of the two setters can hit so you don't use up all of your subs.  That won't happen because the opp, Samedy, would only play 3 rotations . Shaffmaster is a good blocker and I wouldn't go the 5-2 route with her. 

A 5-1, where Shaffmaster and McMenimen share the setter roll, would make more sense but keep Shaffmaster in as server.  IMO, only do this to rest Shaff or when she is struggling.  Save your subs.