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Post by uofaGRAD on Aug 27, 2022 2:10:37 GMT -5
Didn’t get to watch any of the two games today, but heard Whit looked great! A couple questions for whatever huskers fans see this overnight and the morning, was passing rough in the first game? Not a lot of sets to the middle…
Allick’s numbers looked WAY better than Maggie’s, which I was kind of expecting. Allick is much more polished at this point, even if Maggie’s ceiling is higher. Do y’all agree there?
Saw people saying Orr had location issues in front of her, which may have led to Cook giving Anni a start against Tulsa… who looked better?
Krause was certainly better than Batenhorst I’d say… right? Hard to tell without watching.
How did Hames hold up in SR? Saw zero aces on her! Was she a positive passer in terms of location though?
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Post by bigredtruck on Aug 27, 2022 6:54:10 GMT -5
What we learned on Friday
There is only one candidate for RS.
And the preseason Whit-love-train may be justified. She mixed up shots and hit over the block. let’s see how she handles the adversity of playing against players ’her own size’ and teams finding her on defense
Nicklin is an elite defender and an upgrade in serve receive making this potentially an even better back row than last year
We already knew Kaitlyn Hord was an elite blocker, but we learned that with her this team is a better blocking team than last year so we realize that overall on paper this is a better defense than the one that took them to the brink of a championship
Kenna showed enough to let us know that she has a very high ceiling and that we are in good hands. especially since even though we noticed some cringe worthy moments when the dust settled she had led a .388 hitting percentage
Anni showed that we have a very solid backup setter - and not a starting setter controversy.
Anni and Maisie are excellent choices as serving subs
Bekka is ahead of Maggie at this point. She is smooth and fast and reminds of Stivrins in that regard. Not much drop off if any even though you’re reluctant to say that out loud with a true freshman
None of the freshmen will be redshirting. and if this off-season taught us anything it’s that scholarship management is a big deal.
What we didn’t learn that we wanted to:
Neither Lindsey or Ally got enough swings to tell us who is the front runner for thw 2nd OH spot
can Kenna handle the stresses of running a team so that her serving becomes 2nd nature? i think that’s what her SEs tell us. She is still in her head a little. distracted at the service line.
what did i miss?
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Post by tedheise on Aug 27, 2022 7:35:31 GMT -5
What we learned on Friday There is only one candidate for RS. And the preseason Whit-love-train may be justified. She mixed up shots and hit over the block. let’s see how she handles the adversity of playing against players ’her own size’ and teams finding her on defense Nicklin is an elite defender and an upgrade in serve receive making this potentially an even better back row than last year We already knew Kaitlyn Hord was an elite blocker, but we learned that with her this team is a better blocking team than last year so we realize that overall on paper this is a better defense than the one that took them to the brink of a championship Kenna showed enough to let us know that she has a very high ceiling and that we are in good hands. especially since even though we noticed some cringe worthy moments when the dust settled she had led a .388 hitting percentage Anni showed that we have a very solid backup setter - and not a starting setter controversy. Anni and Maisie are excellent choices as serving subs Bekka is ahead of Maggie at this point. She is smooth and fast and reminds of Stivrins in that regard. Not much drop off if any even though you’re reluctant to say that out loud with a true freshman None of the freshmen will be redshirting. and if this off-season taught us anything it’s that scholarship management is a big deal. What we didn’t learn that we wanted to: Neither Lindsey or Ally got enough swings to tell us who is the front runner for thw 2nd OH spot can Kenna handle the stresses of running a team so that her serving becomes 2nd nature? i think that’s what her SEs tell us. She is still in her head a little. distracted at the service line. what did i miss? All good takes, IMO. I’d add Coach Cook’s observation that Tulsa had two blockers on our left side all night--explaining (in part, at least) why our OHs did not have spectacular nights and why Whit dominated. I think Whit will continue as the starter on the right, but it’ll be interesting to see how she does against taller blocks and doubles. Also, is “Kenna” a real thing for Kennedi? I haven’t seen it elsewhere.
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Post by jwvolley on Aug 27, 2022 7:48:46 GMT -5
Didn’t get to watch any of the two games today, but heard Whit looked great! A couple questions for whatever huskers fans see this overnight and the morning, was passing rough in the first game? Not a lot of sets to the middle… Allick’s numbers looked WAY better than Maggie’s, which I was kind of expecting. Allick is much more polished at this point, even if Maggie’s ceiling is higher. Do y’all agree there? Saw people saying Orr had location issues in front of her, which may have led to Cook giving Anni a start against Tulsa… who looked better? Krause was certainly better than Batenhorst I’d say… right? Hard to tell without watching. How did Hames hold up in SR? Saw zero aces on her! Was she a positive passer in terms of location though? Hellooo. Yeah, not a ton of middle sets. The connection with Hord is still clearly a work in progress. They have to figure out the proper height for the sets in front to her. That said, she’s looking great running a slide. Allick looks more ready for the speed of the game, which yea makes sense since she’s been on campus since January and got to train in the spring with the coaches. She’s a very polished freshman IMO. Passing was not good in the first match. I’m going to attribute that to first match nerves, we already know these are good passers. Rodriguez passed great that match but Kubik in particular wasn’t her normal self. Orr got sloppy with her sets for the left during parts of the match particularly in transition plays during scramble rallies, it seemed like she wanted to force tempo or be a little too clever at times and it was putting Madi in tough spots. Everything she set behind was great and yes, Whitney was a beast all day. The plan was always for Anni to start last night, Cook doesn’t like the three matches in two days concept and wanted to manage the load. Passing looked visibly much better in the second match, Hames included. And yeah, it was weird with Krause. Felt like she just happened to be off the court when we ran a lot of points. Hope she gets more opportunities today. Kubik is so freaking good.
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Post by tedheise on Aug 27, 2022 7:56:06 GMT -5
Didn’t get to watch any of the two games today, but heard Whit looked great! A couple questions for whatever huskers fans see this overnight and the morning, was passing rough in the first game? Not a lot of sets to the middle… Allick’s numbers looked WAY better than Maggie’s, which I was kind of expecting. Allick is much more polished at this point, even if Maggie’s ceiling is higher. Do y’all agree there? Saw people saying Orr had location issues in front of her, which may have led to Cook giving Anni a start against Tulsa… who looked better? Krause was certainly better than Batenhorst I’d say… right? Hard to tell without watching. How did Hames hold up in SR? Saw zero aces on her! Was she a positive passer in terms of location though? First of all, a caveat: I watched the first match, but only got to listen to the HRN broadcast of the second (and only about half of that).
Whit did indeed look great, but it's maybe good to note she was often going against a single block and that the opposing team (especially Tulsa) was not as tall as B1G competition will be.
I thought the Husker passing in the aTm-CC match was mostly okay, though it could have been better. [ Edit: I totally defer to jwvolley on this, he is definitely more knowledgeable than I] Hames did fine passing, though I don't think she received much in the first match.
Kennedi did seem to set more poorly in front of her, though her back sets were beautiful. Much of the MB scoring came off slides, she needs to set a bit higher to the middles. Anni did great, but I suspect she will be the back up--not least due to Kennedi's stronger (and taller) block.
Bekka really impressed me with her athleticism and intensity. In team introductions in the morning, she winged her mini-VB *way* up into the arena. I think it might have been a factor in Kaitlin's ferocious heave that went... right into someone in the front row. LOL
Again, I didn't see the night game, but several observers noted that Ally seemed to bring even more heat than she showed off in Gregory last year. It'll be interesting to see how that position settles out.
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Post by plm on Aug 27, 2022 7:58:11 GMT -5
Didn’t get to watch any of the two games today, but heard Whit looked great! A couple questions for whatever huskers fans see this overnight and the morning, was passing rough in the first game? Not a lot of sets to the middle… Allick’s numbers looked WAY better than Maggie’s, which I was kind of expecting. Allick is much more polished at this point, even if Maggie’s ceiling is higher. Do y’all agree there? Saw people saying Orr had location issues in front of her, which may have led to Cook giving Anni a start against Tulsa… who looked better? Krause was certainly better than Batenhorst I’d say… right? Hard to tell without watching. How did Hames hold up in SR? Saw zero aces on her! Was she a positive passer in terms of location though? No Cook had planned on Anni starting the 2nd match as was why Ally & Maggie both started the 2nd match. Cook mentioned he thought that Orr may have been nervous early in the match & she got better as the match went on. Cook thought Orr played really well in the 3rd set. you have to remember that Orr hasn't played much in two years since she was injured early in her senior year of high school. It is hard to tell between Krause & Ally as Krause only had 10 attempts while Ally had 18 attempts. Ally did have 7 kills compared to 4 for Krause but Krause hit for a higher percentage. Cook mentioned that they had made some changes in how Ally hits.
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Post by rjaege on Aug 27, 2022 8:14:15 GMT -5
Didn’t get to watch any of the two games today, but heard Whit looked great! A couple questions for whatever huskers fans see this overnight and the morning, was passing rough in the first game? Not a lot of sets to the middle… Allick’s numbers looked WAY better than Maggie’s, which I was kind of expecting. Allick is much more polished at this point, even if Maggie’s ceiling is higher. Do y’all agree there? Saw people saying Orr had location issues in front of her, which may have led to Cook giving Anni a start against Tulsa… who looked better? Krause was certainly better than Batenhorst I’d say… right? Hard to tell without watching. How did Hames hold up in SR? Saw zero aces on her! Was she a positive passer in terms of location though? First of all, a caveat: I watched the first match, but only got to listen to the HRN broadcast of the second (and only about half of that).
Whit did indeed look great, but it's maybe good to note she was often going against a single block and that the opposing team (especially Tulsa) was not as tall as B1G competition will be.
I thought the Husker passing in the aTm-CC match was mostly okay, though it could have been better. [ Edit: I totally defer to jwvolley on this, he is definitely more knowledgeable than I] Hames did fine passing, though I don't think she received much in the first match.
Kennedi did seem to set more poorly in front of her, though her back sets were beautiful. Much of the MB scoring came off slides, she needs to set a bit higher to the middles. Anni did great, but I suspect she will be the back up--not least due to Kennedi's stronger (and taller) block.
Bekka really impressed me with her athleticism and intensity. In team introductions in the morning, she winged her mini-VB *way* up into the arena. I think it might have been a factor in Kaitlin's ferocious heave that went... right into someone in the front row. LOL
Again, I didn't see the night game, but several observers noted that Ally seemed to bring even more heat than she showed off in Gregory last year. It'll be interesting to see how that position settles out.
My amateur opions. Bekka is on a mission. To be determined, whether her or Maggie has more potential IMO. Hopefully we'll be debating which is the better MB until they graduate. Potentially could develop into the best MB tandem at NE? But then there is Andi Jackson coming in next year. Possibly more speculation about OPP? Back to this year, NE looks solid at MB. As good or better than last year, especially at blocking.
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Post by rjaege on Aug 27, 2022 8:16:58 GMT -5
Just a thought and I'm an old guy, not in touch with college age kids, and not trying to offend anyone, but...
Seeing Bekka with the head band, any chance she would be comfortable with the handle . . . "RAMBO" . . .
Goes with how she intimidates opposing pins...
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Post by azsker on Aug 27, 2022 9:20:01 GMT -5
I am going to really struggle with whoever out of Batenhorst/Krause/Lauenstein has to watch from the sidelines. Good problem to have? Of course. But all 3 deserve to be on the court...
I’m really excited for Hames in that backrow. I think she’s definitely going to be an upgrade from Akana, especially given Akana’s SR vulnerabilities.
I’m hoping it will be a monster year for Kubik. Such a phenomenal all around player.
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Post by volleyfan4321 on Aug 27, 2022 9:25:45 GMT -5
I couldn't watch the matches but the JB/Lauren Husker Radio coverage was great. What happened in the pre-game with Kaitlyn's mini VB toss?
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Post by HOLIDAY on Aug 27, 2022 9:33:32 GMT -5
I am going to really struggle with whoever out of Batenhorst/Krause/Lauenstein has to watch from the sidelines. Good problem to have? Of course. But all 3 deserve to be on the court... I’m really excited for Hames in that backrow. I think she’s definitely going to be an upgrade from Akana, especially given Akana’s SR vulnerabilities. I’m hoping it will be a monster year for Kubik. Such a phenomenal all around player. After this performance Whitney in my opinion is a phenom. She needs to be on the court.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2022 9:34:44 GMT -5
I am going to really struggle with whoever out of Batenhorst/Krause/Lauenstein has to watch from the sidelines. Good problem to have? Of course. But all 3 deserve to be on the court... I’m really excited for Hames in that backrow. I think she’s definitely going to be an upgrade from Akana, especially given Akana’s SR vulnerabilities. I’m hoping it will be a monster year for Kubik. Such a phenomenal all around player. After this performance Whitney in my opinion is a phenom. She needs to be on the court. I’m definitely a Whitney fan so we will see how she does against tougher opponents this season. If she can be consistent on the right that takes some pressure off of Madi.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2022 9:35:39 GMT -5
I couldn't watch the matches but the JB/Lauren Husker Radio coverage was great. What happened in the pre-game with Kaitlyn's mini VB toss? she went to throw it up high and it ended up hitting someone in the front row haha
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2022 9:39:38 GMT -5
kinda nervous about how this team will do in big10 rn they have a lot of things to work on..maybe thats cause I just watched the Ohio vs Texas game (it was insane). Nervous about Orrs back right defense and overall just how these players will respond to players that are much more physical.
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Post by comet on Aug 27, 2022 9:43:44 GMT -5
kinda nervous about how this team will do in big10 rn they have a lot of things to work on..maybe thats cause I just watched the Ohio vs Texas game (it was insane). Nervous about Orrs back right defense and overall just how these players will respond to players that are much more physical. Ohio St & Texas were on a whole other level than the rest of the D1 first games. It is mind blowing how good they are playing out of the gate. Especially Texas. I don't know if you can compare anyone to them right now. It's still really early and Cook is great about getting his team ready for Dec (reference 2021).
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