Cal @ #16 Utah | Thu 11/18 5 PM MT/4 PT | PAC-12 Net

[baytree]

Cal is 12th in the PAC. Utah is tied for 3rd, along with WSU and Oregon

Cal Golden Bears	@	Utah Utes
(7-20)(0-16)		(18-7)(11-5)
		#16 (VT)/#17 (AVCA)

Jon Huntsman Center

Salt Lake City, Utah

Thursday, Nov 18th

5 PM MT, 4 PM PT

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Projected Lineups - based on 11/14 matches


Other than Katarina Pantovic for Cal, is anyone unavailable for either team? Is Kennedi Evans available for Utah? 

Mima Mirkovic played all 3 sets vs WSU but only 1 vs WA. Is she available? Is Smoot available? She didn't play vs WA. 

California

#3	Mima Mirkovic	OH	5'11"	Sr
#7	Gabby Bellizzi	L	5'6"	Sr
#13	Tara DeSa	DS/L	5'5"	So	3
#20	Katie Smoot	OH	6'2"	OH
#15	Bella Bergmark	MB	6'2"	R-Jr	6
#17	Annalea Maeder	S	6'1"	Fr	1
#16	Sam Taumoepeau	Opp	6'2"	So
#9	Ellie Hamm	MB	6'4"	Fr
#12	Lydia Grote	Opp	6'2"	So	4
#5	Leah Schmidt	OH	6'3"	Jr	2

  #2          Darian Clark                        L/DS      5'11"       Sr                       
  #10        Sarah Schrag                      DS/L      5'9"         Fr           5
  #11        Kendall Jensen                   S            5'8"         So

Mirkovic was out last weekend against the Arizonas and on Friday vs OSU. Maeder was out vs OSU. Pantovic has been out since the end of August.  Smoot and Grote are back.

Key players: Mima Mirkovic, Katie Smoot

Frosh to watch: Annalea Maeder

Utah

#13	Maddie Robinson	OH	5'10"	Sr	2
#17	Vanessa Ramirez	L	5'4"	So	3
#14	Megan Yett	DS	6'1"	Sr	4
#12	Abby Karich	DS	6'0"	R-Fr
#2	Kiley McMurtrey	DS	5'3"	Sr	6
#9	Stef Jankiewicz	S	5'10"	Sr	1
#1	Dani Drews	OH	6'0"	5th year	5
#7	Zoe Weatherington	Opp	6'2"	Jr
#19	Phoebe Grace	MB	6'2"	R-Sr
#5	Amelia Van Der Werff	MB	6'3"	So

 

Kennedi Evans (MB) has been out. Does anyone know if she'll be available this week?
Key players: Dani Drews, Stef Jankiewicz

History
UCLA-14  Utah-8
UCLA longest win streak:  6 Matches  12/2/2006 - 11/10/2012
Utah longest win streak:  2 Matches  10/11/2019 - 11/9/2019
Last Matchup  Oct. 10, 2021  UCLA swept Utah

I'd appreciate help with lineups, service orders, or injuries. If I made a mistake, post below or message me. Thanks!

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[JJVb]

Utah sweep. No brainer.

[baytree]

Nov 17, 2021 15:00:33 GMT -5 JJVb said:

Utah sweep. No brainer.

That's why I put the "Almost" option. Getting 20 or more points in a set seemed like something they had a reasonably good chance to do, if they aren't missing major players. 

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[JJVb]

Nov 17, 2021 15:06:18 GMT -5 baytree said:

Nov 17, 2021 15:00:33 GMT -5 JJVb said:

Utah sweep. No brainer.

That's why I put the "Almost" option. Getting 20 or more points in a set seemed like something they had a reasonably good chance to do, if they aren't missing major players. 

Yeah I like when you put that option. I doubt they even get 20 points, but sometimes Utah can be sleepy for a set, so I guess it could be possible.

[geddyleeridesagain]

At this point, it almost seems cruel to create a Cal match thread. I mean, ouch.

[JJVb]

Nov 18, 2021 18:53:44 GMT -5 geddyleeridesagain said:

At this point, it almost seems cruel to create a Cal match thread. I mean, ouch.

Well, maybe. But there are CAL fans that still have hope, and fans that like to talk about what is going on with CAL and Utah.

[JJVb]

Mirkovic still out. Smoot not in starting line up. Neither bodes well for CAL.

[baytree]

Nov 18, 2021 18:50:42 GMT -5 JJVb said:

Nov 17, 2021 15:06:18 GMT -5 baytree said:

That's why I put the "Almost" option. Getting 20 or more points in a set seemed like something they had a reasonably good chance to do, if they aren't missing major players. 

Yeah I like when you put that option. I doubt they even get 20 points, but sometimes Utah can be sleepy for a set, so I guess it could be possible.

It's hard bc I don't know if all the players will be available for either team.

If I set the bar too low, it seems like I'm mocking Cal or rubbing salt in the wound. But I want it to be something that they could realistically achieve. I think they could get 20 points. Theytook a set against Washington the first time, then went twenty in one set last week. They went to at least 20 against WSU (x2), OSU, and Arizona. They got 24 in one set when they played Utah earlier this season. 

[JJVb]

Nov 18, 2021 19:05:57 GMT -5 baytree said:

Nov 18, 2021 18:50:42 GMT -5 JJVb said:

Yeah I like when you put that option. I doubt they even get 20 points, but sometimes Utah can be sleepy for a set, so I guess it could be possible.

It's hard bc I don't know if all the players will be available for either team.

If I set the bar too low, it seems like I'm mocking Cal or rubbing salt in the wound. But I want it to be something that they could realistically achieve. I think they could get 20 points. Theytook a set against Washington the first time, then went twenty in one set last week. They went to at least 20 against WSU (x2), OSU, and Arizona. They got 24 in one set when they played Utah earlier this season. 

Yeah makes sense.

[JJVb]

CAL were in this first set until 3 hitting errors in a row. Sloppy. Utah up 9-4. CAL T/O.

[hammer]

Utah out to a 10-4 lead early in set one. No Bergmark for Cal.

[hammer]

13-4 Utes ... this is going to be a massacre