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Post by pavsec5row10 on Oct 31, 2021 0:31:12 GMT -5
Is this the first time samedy didn’t have the most kills and attempts on the team? No. Wenaas has led the Gophers in kills 4 previous times this season (Samedy sat out one of them) and Miyabe once. |
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Post by volleyaudience on Oct 31, 2021 1:09:58 GMT -5
For Nebraska, this is the loss that hurt. Hats off to Minnesota.
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Post by gogophers on Oct 31, 2021 2:59:26 GMT -5
In the last 2 or 3 matches, it looked like Minn was getting a little better at setting the middles, but the Nebraska match was a return to form. Only 19 total attacks in 5 sets, the first four of which were on the long side, and only 4 kills for Minn. compared to 55 attacks and 23 kills for Caffey and Stivrins. A few of those 19 might have been Meyers on the right side. On the plus side for largely ignoring the middles, no errors. Yay. But this too is kinda weird. 3/4 of Minn middle attacks were dug. A substantial majority of Neb middle attacks resulted in an immediate point, for one side or the other. Minn middles looked like they were just flailing away at the ball.
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Post by vbcoltrane on Oct 31, 2021 3:52:18 GMT -5
Wow. I had to miss the match completely tonight as I was out and about. I NEVER thought MN could do this. I definitely thought they could win a set or possibly two sets. But to win - a nice surprise after celebrating Halloween out. What's the narrative of the match??
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Post by vbkahuna on Oct 31, 2021 5:51:09 GMT -5
Wow. I had to miss the match completely tonight as I was out and about. I NEVER thought MN could do this. I definitely thought they could win a set or possibly two sets. But to win - a nice surprise after celebrating Halloween out. What's the narrative of the match?? The narrative of this match is that Nebraska lost because they let Lexi play... Not really. But it's Halloween and I wanted to see if that will keep this thread going for another 48 pages. Actually, despite all the whining, it actually was a terrific defensive struggle between both teams. There was a pretty high error rate on both sides for servers and hitting, but in my view it was mostly because they both felt the pressure of not getting automatic kills like they usually do against less talented teams. In cases like this even the best hitters get tired of having their bombs keep coming back, so they try higher hands or extreme angles and the balls go flying when they miss. The most entertaining part was when Nebraska won game two after being down 24-18. Think about that for a moment. But that spectacular comeback didn't make Minnesota crumble. They just played tough and gutted it out in five. (And the second most entertaining part was Minnesota winning the 5th 15-9 after being tied 9-9.) Hats off to both teams. A great defensive match, despite the whining. |
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Post by maplespear on Oct 31, 2021 7:21:28 GMT -5
Congrats to Minn for the win. Nebraska made too many errors and we looked lethargically sloppy. This may be exactly what the doctor ordered. These two losses should motivate us to have a great November and then peak in December. I'm not giving up on this team, they are capable of being great.
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Post by rainbowbadger on Oct 31, 2021 7:30:42 GMT -5
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Post by comet on Oct 31, 2021 7:45:04 GMT -5
15U. Whatever. I have to stop reading these threads. Minnesota fans have become some of the worst on VT. Just to clarify, that was a Nebraska fan that said that. |
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Post by spikerthemovie on Oct 31, 2021 8:05:51 GMT -5
In the last 2 or 3 matches, it looked like Minn was getting a little better at setting the middles, but the Nebraska match was a return to form. Only 19 total attacks in 5 sets, the first four of which were on the long side, and only 4 kills for Minn. compared to 55 attacks and 23 kills for Caffey and Stivrins. A few of those 19 might have been Meyers on the right side. On the plus side for largely ignoring the middles, no errors. Yay. But this too is kinda weird. 3/4 of Minn middle attacks were dug. A substantial majority of Neb middle attacks resulted in an immediate point, for one side or the other. Minn middles looked like they were just flailing away at the ball. Um, everyone wishes the middles were more effective but continuing to beat this drum is especially baffling in a match the Gophers won. If your point is the that the Gophers would have won bigger if they set the middles more, pretty sure you are wrong. |
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Post by WMegs55 on Oct 31, 2021 8:22:24 GMT -5
Hugh McCutcheon after tonight's match. "What was great about the win was the way we were able to stay in control despite suffering some heartache in the second set," said head coach Hugh McCutcheon. "It was a great environment tonight at the Pav - tons of juice in the building. It's great to come away with this win against a really good Nebraska team." This was a big takeaway for me. It takes some grit to lose set 2 like that (and another set) and continue to plug away. It’s nice to see someone besides Samedy really contribute in a big way. I thought they kept some service pressure on, which is not typical either. Between that and block defense, they never got Caffey going which helped. |
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Post by ugopher on Oct 31, 2021 8:26:32 GMT -5
A substantial majority of Neb middle attacks resulted in an immediate point, for one side or the other. While I wish MN had a more effective middle attack, I would call 23 kills on 55 middle attacks by NU as a "substantial majority." |
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Post by ugopher on Oct 31, 2021 8:28:49 GMT -5
15U. Whatever. I have to stop reading these threads. Minnesota fans have become some of the worst on VT. Just to clarify, that was a Nebraska fan that said that. Don't think so. |
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Post by ugopher on Oct 31, 2021 8:35:26 GMT -5
Not true. FWIW. That was based on (erroneous) speculation. But she is injured. The idea it's something else is preposterous. What is the speculation here? I am 100% certain she has a back injury, based on completely reliable information. For a back injury, she moves pretty well on the sidelines. |
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Post by gogophers on Oct 31, 2021 8:37:08 GMT -5
A substantial majority of Neb middle attacks resulted in an immediate point, for one side or the other. While I wish MN had a more effective middle attack, I would call 23 kills on 55 middle attacks by NU as a "substantial majority." I assume you meant "would not." 23 kills plus 8 HE = 31 = substantial majority |
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Post by gogophers on Oct 31, 2021 8:42:57 GMT -5
In the last 2 or 3 matches, it looked like Minn was getting a little better at setting the middles, but the Nebraska match was a return to form. Only 19 total attacks in 5 sets, the first four of which were on the long side, and only 4 kills for Minn. compared to 55 attacks and 23 kills for Caffey and Stivrins. A few of those 19 might have been Meyers on the right side. On the plus side for largely ignoring the middles, no errors. Yay. But this too is kinda weird. 3/4 of Minn middle attacks were dug. A substantial majority of Neb middle attacks resulted in an immediate point, for one side or the other. Minn middles looked like they were just flailing away at the ball. Um, everyone wishes the middles were more effective but continuing to beat this drum is especially baffling in a match the Gophers won. If your point is the that the Gophers would have won bigger if they set the middles more, pretty sure you are wrong. Point? since when do posts have to be prescriptive? It was merely an observation. Nowhere did I say the Gophers would have won by more or sooner or anything, though how you can be "pretty sure" of what would have happened if they had done so beats me. The observation is that, in their march to use the middles more effectively, which Minn has obviously been trying to do, this match was a half-step backwards. Few sets and ineffective sets, at that. |
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