Washington 2022

[huskyvolley]

ICYMI, Kara Bajema will join one of the best pro teams in the world, Vakifbank, next season.

[redbeard2008]

Apr 26, 2022 13:11:12 GMT -5 doublecontact said:

Apr 25, 2022 22:43:05 GMT -5 alwayslearning said:

I agree Bush's serve looked promising the few times we got to see it. But if you keep her in for serving, you still live with her back row defense, if only for one rotation. Unless her serve is really, really good, and unless she can keep it in consistently, I doubt it's worth it.

Agreed that's a liability but I could see Cook entertaining it as shown by him having Endsley come in and serve and play defense before for a rotation (I don't know if it was due to injury). It would be good for Bush's long term growth to serve and also play a bit of back row defense.

Actually, half a rotation. Bogomolova's backrow defense wasn't exactly stellar.

[redbeard2008]

Apr 26, 2022 14:14:16 GMT -5 huskyvolley said:

ICYMI, Kara Bajema will join one of the best pro teams in the world, Vakifbank, next season.

In the first knockout match of this year’s Champions League, Rzeszow pulled off perhaps the biggest upset when it beat Vakifbank 13-25, 29-27, 19-25, 29-27, 15-13. Kara Bajema was Rzeszow’s top scorer with 20 points, 18 kills (hitting .224) and two blocks. In the fifth set as she had five kills in as many attempts. For Vakifbank, Michelle Barstch-Hackley had 12 kills (hitting .188), three blocks, and an ace. Teammate Chiaka Ogbogu finished with six kills (.231), four blocks, and two aces.

- volleyballmag.com/usa-international-women-report-031422/

[Translated] As reported by Turkish media, VakifBank Istanbul has signed an agreement with the American host, Kara Baja. The volleyball player is currently playing in Developresa Rzeszów and on May 1, together with the team, she will start the final battle for the Polish championship. However, it can already be said that this season was extremely successful for the American, as evidenced by her great performance in the last semi-final match against ŁKS and several MVP statuettes in league matches.

Kara Bajema came to Poland before the season from the Italian Vbc Èpiù Casalmaggiore, which was her first club in Europe. She quickly became one of the most important players in Developres Rzeszów, and her excellent performance in the last semi-final match in Łódź helped the team advance to the final. No wonder that top clubs in Europe became interested in volleyball.

- siatka-org.translate.goog/pokaz/kara-bajema-zagra-w-przyszlym-sezonie-w-vakifbanku/?_x_tr_sl=pl&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc

[doublecontact]

Apr 26, 2022 14:14:16 GMT -5 huskyvolley said:

ICYMI, Kara Bajema will join one of the best pro teams in the world, Vakifbank, next season.

YAAAS. still remember her, Scambray, Schwann, and co beating stanford at home. She was incredible.

[trojansc]

Washington's last week of non-conference will be played against Montana State, North Texas, and Boise State. Tournament is at Montana State. Hopefully they have some bigger names lined up the other weeks.

[pbmu]

Oh lord lol

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Montana state again? 👀👀

[mikegarrison]

Apr 30, 2022 22:08:22 GMT -5 @madden55 said:

Montana state again? 👀👀

Washington has regularly played Boise State as long as I can remember. Not quite every year, but almost every year.

Pretty obviously this tournament was set up and hosted by Boise State, who pretty obviously selected the participants.

Should Washington keep playing Boise State? Should they play local Northwest teams? Well, for RPI purposes, no, they should not. For recruiting purposes? Maybe they should.

IMO, the real problem here is the absolutely broken way that tournament selection and seeding is done, not the idea that Washington should play a few teams in the Northwest every year.

[JJVb]

Spring scrimmage update:

Saw that Washington will be playing Oregon State and Oregon at West Linn HS in Portland 5/14 2pm.

[pbmu]

May 2, 2022 23:30:00 GMT -5 JJVb said:

Spring scrimmage update:

Saw that Washington will be playing Oregon State and Oregon at West Linn HS in Portland 5/14 2pm.

i believe that’s the high school Audra Wilmes went to!

Thanks for the info, Oregon tweeted the event but didn’t even mention the teams for their spring tournament lol

[JJVb]

May 2, 2022 23:45:40 GMT -5 pbmu said:

May 2, 2022 23:30:00 GMT -5 JJVb said:

Spring scrimmage update:

Saw that Washington will be playing Oregon State and Oregon at West Linn HS in Portland 5/14 2pm.

i believe that’s the high school Audra Wilmes went to!

Thanks for the info, Oregon tweeted the event but didn’t even mention the teams for their spring tournament lol

It is the high school she went to! No problem. I saw the specific info on the Ducks facebook story. Be nice if Washington posted some info about it, but not sure they will, or maybe not till day before.

[JJVb]

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[pbmu]

anyone else have more insight on our non conf schedule?

[JJVb]

May 9, 2022 20:46:05 GMT -5 pbmu said:

anyone else have more insight on our non conf schedule?

I wish. Washington and most PAC-12 teams are so slow to put out their schedules!

[redbeard2008]

Apr 30, 2022 21:56:35 GMT -5 trojansc said:

Washington's last week of non-conference will be played against Montana State, North Texas, and Boise State. Tournament is at Montana State. Hopefully they have some bigger names lined up the other weeks.

The final weekend of the non-conf schedule has been problematic for UW - the unpredictability of the scheduling of the conference opener, making long trips to play major opponents chancy. McLaughlin canceled a trip to Penn State after the Pac-12 scheduled UW's conference opener on the following Tuesday. Last year their conference opener was scheduled on the following Wednesday. Similarly, top opponents are less likely to want to fly all the way to Seattle any weekend of their non-conf, when they can find as good of, or better, RPI match-ups closer to home.