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Post by exit237a on Jun 17, 2022 10:21:04 GMT -5
Now that Illinois State and Colorado have posted their schedules, the dates and times of a few additional preseason matches have been finalized. With the Big Ten schedule release, the only weekend we still don't know about is the opening weekend. Here's the rest of our schedule, which I've updated in the second post of this thread: | Day | Date | Time (CT) | Opponent | Location | | Saturday, | September 3
| 3:30 PM | Colorado
| Boulder, CO | | Sunday, | September 4
| 12 PM | Washington | Boulder, CO
| | Friday, | September 9
| 4 PM
| Missouri State | Dayton, OH | Saturday,
| September 10
| 10 AM
| Villanova | Dayton, OH
| Saturday,
| September 10
| 7 PM
| Dayton
| Dayton, OH
| | Saturday, | September 17
| 10 AM | Illinois State | Milwaukee, WI | Saturday,
| September 17
| 6 PM
| Marquette
| Milwaukee, WI
| | Friday, | September 23
| TBD | Maryland
| HUFF HALL | | Saturday, | September 24
| TBD
| Northwestern
| HUFF HALL
| Friday,
| September 30
| TBD
| Purdue
| HUFF HALL
| | Sunday, | October 2
| TBD
| Wisconsin
| Away | Friday,
| October 7
| TBD
| Maryland
| Away | | Sunday, | October 9
| TBD
| Penn State
| Away
| | Wednesday, | October 12
| TBD
| Rutgers
| HUFF HALL
| | Saturday, | October 15
| TBD
| Minnesota
| Away
| | Wednesday, | October 19
| TBD
| Ohio State
| Away
| | Saturday, | October 22
| TBD
| Nebraska
| HUFF HALL
| | Wednesday, | October 26
| TBD
| Penn State
| HUFF HALL
| | Sunday, | October 30
| TBD
| Rutgers
| Away
| Friday,
| November 4
| TBD
| Wisconsin
| HUFF HALL
| | Sunday, | November 6
| TBD
| Minnesota
| HUFF HALL
| Friday,
| November 11
| TBD
| Michigan State
| Away
| | Saturday, | November 12
| TBD
| Michigan
| Away
| Friday,
| November 18
| TBD
| Michigan State
| HUFF HALL
| | Sunday, | November 20
| TBD
| Iowa
| HUFF HALL
| | Wednesday, | November 23
| TBD
| Indiana
| Away
| | Saturday, | November 26
| TBD
| Northwestern
| Away
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Post by Pasquale on Jun 17, 2022 12:00:11 GMT -5
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Post by ilalum92 on Jun 17, 2022 21:48:06 GMT -5
So does anyone know who we have eyes on in the class of 2024??
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Post by Friday on Jun 17, 2022 21:54:20 GMT -5
So does anyone know who we have eyes on in the class of 2024?? First - what positions will we need for that class? |
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Post by ilalum92 on Jun 17, 2022 22:43:19 GMT -5
So does anyone know who we have eyes on in the class of 2024?? First - what positions will we need for that class? We definitely need some OH’s |
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Post by exit237a on Jun 17, 2022 22:46:09 GMT -5
So does anyone know who we have eyes on in the class of 2024?? First - what positions will we need for that class? Here’s a breakdown by position who we’re projected to have going into 2024 as of right now (assuming no one’s brought back for bonus covid year for the sake of the exercise). 3 setters (Mosher, May, Imoto-Eakin) 4 middles (Whittington, Bingham, Bohm, Dean) 1 opposite (Burbage) 2 outside hitters (Stephenson, de Boer) 4 DS/L (Barnes, Gregus, Sakoda, Barry) So I’d think mainly outside hitters and opposite, and at least one DS/L with only Barry returning from that group in 2025. Get a setter and middles in 2025- setter redshirts for Brooke’s senior season. What’s your take, Friday? |
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Post by oldmanvb on Jun 17, 2022 22:57:26 GMT -5
Between covid bonus year and the transfer portal (both transfers in and transfers out) figuring out what we will need from the 2024 class will be a challenge. My guess is Tamas will recruit the class looking for the best volleyball players regardless of position, using the transfer portal to plug holes that develop. I think the days of balancing a roster based upon high school recruiting are gone. Having said all that, recruiting and retaining pin hitters and passers has become a real challenge for this coaching staff and has to be a focus of our recruiting efforts.
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Post by Friday on Jun 18, 2022 19:39:23 GMT -5
I think Setter is definite. May is a backup/practice setter and I’m not familiar with the 3rd.
Can you ever have too many outsides?
I’d love to see them bring in a true Libero and not a converted short OH.
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Post by oldmanvb on Jun 20, 2022 18:51:16 GMT -5
Brandi Donnelly, converted softball player and outside hitter at a relatively small school and whose only scholarship offer was to play softball at a D2 school, did ok as a libero. Jennifer Beltran was recruited as a libero and was similarly great. Caroline Barnes was recruited as a DS, and I think she will be a pleasant surprise as our libero for the next three years. Lily Barry would probably only play libero had she attended a large school instead of the school she attends. Much harder to predict which great athlete will be an effective libero than to predict which 6’3” hitter will transition to the college game. I trust Tamas ability to identify talent and to develop the talent he is able to persuade to attend UIUC. The trick is to get them here.
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Post by vergyltantor on Jun 20, 2022 18:56:07 GMT -5
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Post by exit237a on Jun 20, 2022 19:18:10 GMT -5
Welcome to the orange and blue, Ashlyn!!! |
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Post by exit237a on Jun 20, 2022 19:33:00 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2022 21:32:50 GMT -5
I wonder if it will hurt Illinois that they didn’t play spring matches this year.
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Post by Friday on Jun 20, 2022 21:33:33 GMT -5
Brandi Donnelly, converted softball player and outside hitter at a relatively small school and whose only scholarship offer was to play softball at a D2 school, did ok as a libero. Jennifer Beltran was recruited as a libero and was similarly great. Caroline Barnes was recruited as a DS, and I think she will be a pleasant surprise as our libero for the next three years. Lily Barry would probably only play libero had she attended a large school instead of the school she attends. Much harder to predict which great athlete will be an effective libero than to predict which 6’3” hitter will transition to the college game. I trust Tamas ability to identify talent and to develop the talent he is able to persuade to attend UIUC. The trick is to get them here. IIRC, Brandi played club as a DS. Caroline will be senior when the 2024 class is a freshman. So someone to learn from her and then replace her the next year. I'm thinking Lexi Rodriguez, Gillian Grimes, Ava Falduto - PSAs who have always played DS/Libero at a high level. Barry will be a good DS as she attacks from back row very well. |
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Post by Pasquale on Jun 20, 2022 22:38:10 GMT -5
Welcome, Ashlyn! Congrats on your decision!
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