Kansas @ West Virginia 11/4 & 11/5

[trojansc]

Nov 4, 2021 17:42:22 GMT -5 c4ndlelight said:

I'm gonna need WVU to take both of these to start the losing streak that knocks Kansas out of the tournament.

KU"s RPI has been, and is still, baffling to me.

I think at least one of K State/Kansas is going to go at this point. So, looks like you've chosen the Wildcats.

[vbprisoner]

Well, 22-22 in set 2 after another big Kansas Block! 7 Kansas blocks in set 2!!

[basil]

eek. WV up 2-0, 30-28. Kansas is messy at everything except blocking. I lost count of how many serving and hitting errors they made once it got after 24-24.

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These announcers clearly have their bias to Kansas….surprising for a national broadcast.

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[kstater]

Nov 4, 2021 18:32:30 GMT -5 redcard🏐 said:

These announcers clearly have their bias to Kansas….surprising for a national broadcast.

Used to that in basketball anyway...

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Nov 4, 2021 18:45:38 GMT -5 kstater said:

Nov 4, 2021 18:32:30 GMT -5 redcard🏐 said:

These announcers clearly have their bias to Kansas….surprising for a national broadcast.

Used to that in basketball anyway...

I found it odd.
Normally you hear it and expect it on ESPN+ since the teams are getting their own play by play people and usually they are homers, which is fine.

[bluepenquin]

In what has been normal for KU this year - they started out very poorly in the 1st set.

They made the switch back to a 5-1 in set 2, but this time with Turner as the setter. It had been a long time since KU has tried a 5-1 this year. KU played much better, probably should have won the set. Then in set 3, their setter got stuck in the front row while West Virginia ran off 7 straight points and the set got away from KU. I don't think the 'short' setter in the front row was the cause.

The clear problem since the Texas/Baylor matches - they are unable to terminate. There has been a noticeable lack of termination from Mosser - who is taking on most the attacks. Hopefully this is just a short-term slump or situation, as they need Mosser to play more like last year when she was an all-conference player. I also think they need to stick with the 5-1 and establish better consistency in the setting. Then allow for a double switch late in the sets. At this point, I would go with Turner as the setter if going to a 5-1.

Win this afternoon, and yesterday's loss will be forgotten.

[basil]

Nov 5, 2021 12:41:30 GMT -5 bluepenquin said:

In what has been normal for KU this year - they started out very poorly in the 1st set.

They made the switch back to a 5-1 in set 2, but this time with Turner as the setter. It had been a long time since KU has tried a 5-1 this year. KU played much better, probably should have won the set. Then in set 3, their setter got stuck in the front row while West Virginia ran off 7 straight points and the set got away from KU. I don't think the 'short' setter in the front row was the cause.

The clear problem since the Texas/Baylor matches - they are unable to terminate. There has been a noticeable lack of termination from Mosser - who is taking on most the attacks. Hopefully this is just a short-term slump or situation, as they need Mosser to play more like last year when she was an all-conference player. I also think they need to stick with the 5-1 and establish better consistency in the setting. Then allow for a double switch late in the sets. At this point, I would go with Turner as the setter if going to a 5-1.

Win this afternoon, and yesterday's loss will be forgotten.

I agree. No one for Kansas could put the ball away. They need Mosser to step it up. Maybe the B12 trend of teams splitting the weekend will continue.

[trojansc]

West Virginia up 5-0 in the 4th set.

They lead the match 2-1.

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WVU takes set 4 25-15 and wins the match 3-1 to sweep Kansas for the weekend.

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