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Post by rainbowbadger on Nov 15, 2021 15:56:57 GMT -5
Friday, November 19, 2021
8:00 PM Central / 9:00 PM Eastern
UW Field House - Madison, Wisconsin
Likely Starters| Wisconsin |
| Michigan State | | 2 - Hilley | S | 2 - Cullen
25 - Bishop | | 21 - Loberg | OH | 6 - Kabengele | | 22 - Orzoł | OH | 13 - Franklin | | 16 - Rettke | MB | 17 - Gros | | 10 - Robinson | MB | 21 - Poljan | 14 - Smrek
15 - Demps | RS | 18 - Johnson | | 1 - Barnes | L | 10 - Gibbs | | 5 - Boyer | DS | 3 - Danziger | | - | DS | - | | 11 - Ashburn | SS | - |
Wisconsin leads 55-27-1 In Madison: Wisconsin leads 28-8 In East Lansing: Wisconsin leads 26-13 Neutral: Michigan State leads 6-1-1 The Streak: Wisconsin has won six straight Did you know...?The 300 is a masterpiece of CGI, but the Spartans' abs are 100% authentic. The actors underwent a specific diet & workout regime to develop the desired physique. The training was so intense that at least one of them developed a painkiller addiction due to the toll it took on his body.  |
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Post by Wiswell on Nov 15, 2021 16:29:13 GMT -5
Michigan State. Late season. It's a trap (see 2007).
Well, it better not be.
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Post by rainbowbadger on Nov 16, 2021 12:18:22 GMT -5
Bump! Updated with links & deets.
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Post by wibadgervbfan on Nov 16, 2021 12:38:54 GMT -5
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Post by robtearle on Nov 16, 2021 12:52:20 GMT -5
I just got done having a look at what Mich State has been up to (their match vs Penn State, particularly), and there are significant differences in their current lineup compared to what UW saw is October (and it took me a while, because some of it is odd, and I'm still not good at recognizing 'odd' on a VB count).
In October, their libero was Talia Edmonds, now it is Lauryn Gibbs. Middles were Nala Gros and Emma Monks, now it is Gros and Rebecka Poljan (Poljan was injured in October?). The oddity here is that Libero Gibbs doesn't serve (!?); both Gros and Poljan serve.
The setter was 6'1" Celia Cullen running a 5-1; now Cullen is the front row setter in a 5-2 (oddity, in my limited experience) with 5'11" Julia Bishop setting across the back. The opposite to them is 6' 4" OH Molly Johnson being subbed with DS Grace Danzinger. Johnson played a very limited amount in October.
Both lefts are 6-rotation: Sarah Franklin and Biamba Kabengele. In October, Franklin was the OPP (I think).
I think I have that right, but...
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Post by bprtbone on Nov 16, 2021 12:59:57 GMT -5
I just got done having a look at what Mich State has been up to (their match vs Penn State, particularly), and there are significant differences in their current lineup compared to what UW saw is October (and it took me a while, because some of it is odd, and I'm still not good at recognizing 'odd' on a VB count). In October, their libero was Talia Edmonds, now it is Lauryn Gibbs. Middles were Nala Gros and Emma Monks, now it is Gros and Rebecka Poljan (Poljan was injured in October?). The oddity here is that Libero Gibbs doesn't serve (!?); both Gros and Poljan serve. The setter was 6'1" Celia Cullen running a 5-1; now Cullen is the front row setter in a 5-2 (oddity, in my limited experience) with 5'11" Julia Bishop setting across the back. The opposite to them is 6' 4" OH Molly Johnson being subbed with DS Grace Danzinger. Johnson played a very limited amount in October. Both lefts are 6-rotation: Sarah Franklin and Biamba Kabengele. In October, Franklin was the OPP (I think). I think I have that right, but... It took a while, but I think Cathy George finally found her ideal lineup. This is a much better team than the one Wisconsin faced in October. Poljan was injured and her return is one of the big reasons the team has found more consistency. |
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Post by badgerbreath on Nov 16, 2021 14:08:59 GMT -5
Yep. This won't be as easy as in recent seasons. MSU seems to have turned a corner. A good test for the badger passers. MSU is no illinois, but they are up there in aces per set with NW and lord knows the badgers had problems with the wildcat serve early on Sunday.
Badgers need to get their serving mojo back. Demps is doing a good job of that IMO.
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Post by abcd098 on Nov 16, 2021 15:54:16 GMT -5
I just got done having a look at what Mich State has been up to (their match vs Penn State, particularly), and there are significant differences in their current lineup compared to what UW saw is October (and it took me a while, because some of it is odd, and I'm still not good at recognizing 'odd' on a VB count). In October, their libero was Talia Edmonds, now it is Lauryn Gibbs. Middles were Nala Gros and Emma Monks, now it is Gros and Rebecka Poljan (Poljan was injured in October?). The oddity here is that Libero Gibbs doesn't serve (!?); both Gros and Poljan serve. The setter was 6'1" Celia Cullen running a 5-1; now Cullen is the front row setter in a 5-2 (oddity, in my limited experience) with 5'11" Julia Bishop setting across the back. The opposite to them is 6' 4" OH Molly Johnson being subbed with DS Grace Danzinger. Johnson played a very limited amount in October. Both lefts are 6-rotation: Sarah Franklin and Biamba Kabengele. In October, Franklin was the OPP (I think). I think I have that right, but... Sadly I don’t think MSU will have much of a chance without Max-Brown in the lineup. If she’s back, things will be more interesting. |
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Post by robtearle on Nov 16, 2021 17:43:43 GMT -5
I just got done having a look at what Mich State has been up to (their match vs Penn State, particularly), and there are significant differences in their current lineup compared to what UW saw is October (and it took me a while, because some of it is odd, and I'm still not good at recognizing 'odd' on a VB count). In October, their libero was Talia Edmonds, now it is Lauryn Gibbs. Middles were Nala Gros and Emma Monks, now it is Gros and Rebecka Poljan (Poljan was injured in October?). The oddity here is that Libero Gibbs doesn't serve (!?); both Gros and Poljan serve. The setter was 6'1" Celia Cullen running a 5-1; now Cullen is the front row setter in a 5-2 (oddity, in my limited experience) with 5'11" Julia Bishop setting across the back. The opposite to them is 6' 4" OH Molly Johnson being subbed with DS Grace Danzinger. Johnson played a very limited amount in October. Both lefts are 6-rotation: Sarah Franklin and Biamba Kabengele. In October, Franklin was the OPP (I think). I think I have that right, but... Sadly I don’t think MSU will have much of a chance without Max-Brown in the lineup. If she’s back, things will be more interesting. She would go into one of the left spots, Franklin back to OPP, and Johnson and Danzinger are out? |
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Post by bprtbone on Nov 16, 2021 18:11:10 GMT -5
Sadly I don’t think MSU will have much of a chance without Max-Brown in the lineup. If she’s back, things will be more interesting. I forgot that Max-Brown was still out; any word on her status? |
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Post by greatlakesvballer on Nov 16, 2021 18:48:30 GMT -5
The starters list has "Northwestern" in it....
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Post by badgerbreath on Nov 17, 2021 2:05:42 GMT -5
The starters list has "Northwestern" in it.... Doh! |
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Post by rainbowbadger on Nov 19, 2021 12:24:36 GMT -5
Game day bump. And I fixed the likely starters list - thanks to robtearle for the scouting. |
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Post by bigfan on Nov 19, 2021 13:31:04 GMT -5
MSU takes a set
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Post by Wiswell on Nov 19, 2021 21:01:13 GMT -5
Bump
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