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Post by robtearle on Aug 26, 2022 15:59:58 GMT -5
Watching Angel Agu's Rhode Island team play FGCU - who, remember are pretty good, beat Texas A+M at the Field House in the NCAAs last year. FGCU was up 24-20 in the second set, but Rhode Island ran off six straight to win the set 26-24.
Yay Angel!
(the only good news of the day for Angel and R.I., BTW)
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Post by badgerbreath on Aug 26, 2022 16:25:24 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2022 17:08:19 GMT -5
I was waiting to hear from our AD. For a little bit I thought maybe Sheffield was the female sports AD. 😁 As usually that is the first public voice from a University when countering an NCAA penalty.
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Post by mad1 on Aug 26, 2022 20:29:28 GMT -5
madison.com/sports/college/volleyball/ncaa-missed-an-opportunity-in-wisconsin-volleyball-players-ruling-ad-says/article_beac32eb-f44d-55ae-bdae-505cbd1a4eff.html“I think the NCAA and the Committee on Reinstatement missed an opportunity to create an equitable decision, in this case in favor of a women’s volleyball player, when there had been precedent for it,” McIntosh said on Friday. “I think the facts of the case warranted treatment that was consistent with decisions that they’ve made in other sports, specifically football. “My heart goes out to Shanel because of not only all the work that she’s put into preparing for the season and a portion of that looks like it will be foregone, but also for the preparation that she put into representing herself in this case. She’s an incredible young woman and a great representative of our university and our program. “It turns my stomach that the NCAA wasn’t able to recognize what seemed clear to be the right decision here, which was to reinstate her.”
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Post by mad1 on Aug 26, 2022 20:36:23 GMT -5
oops
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Post by robtearle on Aug 26, 2022 20:51:59 GMT -5
If you want to start worrying about next week, Marquette beats Kentucky in five sets...
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Post by savannahbadger on Aug 26, 2022 21:00:10 GMT -5
If you want to start worrying about next week, Marquette beats Kentucky in five sets... Whoa!!!
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Post by robtearle on Aug 26, 2022 21:02:26 GMT -5
If you want to start worrying about next week, Marquette beats Kentucky in five sets... Whoa!!! Kentucky isn't the same Kentucky as 18 months ago, but still... pretty good for Marquette.
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Post by savannahbadger on Aug 26, 2022 21:03:54 GMT -5
I think I said it in the scrimmage thread, but I’m going to say it again. Franklin is by far the best player on our team, and has a chance to be one of the best in the country.
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Post by skinny on Aug 26, 2022 21:16:37 GMT -5
Good stuff. Jay Bilas is in Shanel's corner. He commented on her latest Instagram. Says she should be eligible. NCAA has no excuse here.
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Post by robtearle on Aug 26, 2022 21:22:46 GMT -5
If tonight is an indication - and it might not be - it's a whole new world of Badger volleyball.
All told, the three middles had a total of four kills; Hart zero, Crawford one, and Robinson three while at middle.
When's the last time UW middles had only four kills in a match?
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Post by savannahbadger on Aug 26, 2022 21:25:36 GMT -5
If tonight is an indication - and it might not be - it's a whole new world of Badger volleyball. All told, the three middles had a total of four kills; Hart zero, Crawford one, and Robinson three while at middle. When's the last time UW middles had only four kills in a match? Google “Badger Volleyball losses in 2016”.
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Post by robtearle on Aug 26, 2022 21:29:46 GMT -5
If tonight is an indication - and it might not be - it's a whole new world of Badger volleyball. All told, the three middles had a total of four kills; Hart zero, Crawford one, and Robinson three while at middle. When's the last time UW middles had only four kills in a match? Google “Badger Volleyball losses in 2016”. 2016 was Nelson and Tionna Williams. No way they were held anywhere near that low.
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Post by badgerbreath on Aug 26, 2022 21:31:48 GMT -5
My read on the 6-2 so far.
The setters are way more comfortable going to the lefts at this point - almost 60% (48 of 83) attacks went to Franklin or Orzol. That's not much of a problem against a team that doesn't present a big block - and they hit at a high percentage - but it will be a problem later. You could see periods when the setters were trying to force it consistently to Robinson in the middle or out right. I think that was at the behest of the coaches, telling them to get used to doing that in game situations. I hope the balance spreads out, but the sharing of the setting load may make that a slower process than it would be with a single setter.
Ashburn had twice as many assists as Hammill in this match (16-8). I felt Ashburn was just smoother. It felt like Hammill initially had problems connecting with the middle, but got over it. Neither had that many assists as the badgers scored 25% of their points blocks, 40% on blocks and aces. (Holy cow, that's a big number!) Yeah, they hit 0.337, but that may be covering a bit of a problem in the attacking phase. Hammill played some good defense, and served well. Happy with that. There was some confusion at times about those low balls coming over the net. It weird not having setter who has to go up for jousts, but I guess there are other bigger people for that?
GG looked the part, but I'd like the passing to get better. It's part of the problem with the left side heavy attack. Orzol was stepping in front of GG in some passing situations. There is still some confusion between GG Orzol and Franklin in the BR, but that's typical for a new backline. All that said, the BR with those three looked like it could become pretty solid. We'll have to see when we face a team that can locate its serves better. TCU didn't really target Franklin for some reason.
Franklin is a really quick thinking hitter who can also just womp a ball with great accuracy when she has a chance. Her effectiveness OOS is something we haven't seen much in a badger uniform. She does go through periods where she is prone to errors when she tries a bit too much. But this will be a very different badger attack because of her. I feel like Orzol could quietly have a very good year as well. She may be the most important player in the team no one talks about.
We barely used the BR attack tonight. I don't think the setters are that comfortable with it yet. Middle and RS attack was pretty bleh. I missed the slides! I want to see combo and crossing plays. I want to see setters with the gumption to mix up the attack. A lot of growing to do.
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Post by robtearle on Aug 26, 2022 21:39:49 GMT -5
Ashburn had twice as many assists as Hammill in this match (16-8). We barely used the BR attack tonight. Ashburn was the first setter on the court each set, and the first and third sets they started in rotation one, meaning Izzy was on for three rotations before MJ ever set foot on the court. The second set they started in rotation 2, meaning Izzy was out for two before MJ got on the court. I could be wrong on this, but backrow attack when your setter is also back row probably isn't a great idea - and in a 6-2, that's all the time. When your back row is made up of the setter, the attacker and the libero, there's not much defense available if the attack comes back over the net. Last year, 'by definition', when Demps was attacking, Hilley was front row. (I should say, at least I think it was rotation 1 and 2. When there's two setters, its hard to tell which is rotation 1! LOL)
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