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Post by littlerockop on Feb 23, 2022 12:47:11 GMT -5
Hello folks-- first time poster, so be gentle, but I wanted to get a thread up and running to talk through the 2022 season for the Bruins.
The 2021 season was a rollercoaster for Bruin volleyball fans, as we saw the team peak in moments of brilliance with two stellar outsides (back to back Pac 12 Player of the Year Mac May and freshman phenom Charitie Luper), but injuries late in the season led to a Round of 16 exit. The off-season was similarly up and down, as we picked up a solid transfer setter and dealt with the rumor mill getting our hopes up that we'd pull Madi Skinner to Westwood.
What are our early thoughts for the 2022 season? Which returners are you most excited to see develop another year? What impact do we think transfers and freshmen will make on the lineup?
RETURNERS
élan McCall- OH/OPP
Anna Dodson- MB
Charitie Luper- OH
Katie McCarthy-DS/L
Audrey Pak-S
Iman Ndiaye- OPP
Skylar Canady- OH/OPP
Gabriella Sonhalter- OH/OPP
Francesca Alupei- MB
Tristin Savage- MB
Kate Lane- S
INCOMING
Cheridyn Leverette- OH/OPP
Grayce Olson- OH/OPP
Mokihana Tufono- S
Matti McKissock- S (Transfer)
Lauren Forte- MB (Transfer)
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UCLA 2022
Feb 23, 2022 12:59:54 GMT -5
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Post by bruinsgold on Feb 23, 2022 12:59:54 GMT -5
Though there hasn't been a splashy formal announcement, Lauren Forte (MB) transfer from Florida.
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UCLA 2022
Feb 23, 2022 13:00:14 GMT -5
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Post by USC✌🏼 on Feb 23, 2022 13:00:14 GMT -5
Don’t forget Forte
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Post by hammer on Feb 23, 2022 14:07:51 GMT -5
Dodson and Forte as a pair would make UCLA's middles among the best in collegiate women's volleyball 2022.
Luper is obviously very good, but she did have some injury issues in 2021, and without May, she will become the focus of the opposing team's top blockers.
No Fleck and McCall in the back row means the quality of the passing and D for 2022 is TBD. If it's somewhat similar to 2021, then UCLA should be top three or four in the Pac.
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Post by jwvolley on Feb 23, 2022 14:09:07 GMT -5
No Fleck and McCall in the back row means the quality of the passing and D for 2022 is TBD. Why no McCall? |
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Post by bruinsgold on Feb 23, 2022 14:17:54 GMT -5
No Fleck and McCall in the back row means the quality of the passing and D for 2022 is TBD. Why no McCall? Maybe no Fleck and McCall? As in the two together? McCall will be there, by herself. Holding it down, by herself. Passing nails, by herself. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2022 14:25:07 GMT -5
Luper is obviously very good, but she did have some injury issues in 2021, and without May, she will become the focus of the opposing team's top blockers. Luper wasn't injured last season and is fully healthy now. I expect opposing blockers will have about as much success as they did in her freshman season... Her contact point is just too high. The difference is that she'll be passing every ball as teams try to grind her down but in my opinion she is the best OH in the Pac. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2022 14:28:22 GMT -5
Luper is obviously very good, but she did have some injury issues in 2021, and without May, she will become the focus of the opposing team's top blockers. Luper wasn't injured last season and is fully healthy now. I expect opposing blockers will have about as much success as they did in her freshman season... Her contact point is just too high. The difference is that she'll be passing every ball as teams try to grind her down but in my opinion she is the best OH in the Pac. that’s a pretty lofty claim when players like Crenshaw, Brooke, and Baird are in the pac. Along with fields and some others |
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Post by hammer on Feb 23, 2022 14:30:27 GMT -5
Maybe no Fleck and McCall? As in the two together? McCall will be there, by herself. Holding it down, by herself. Passing nails, by herself. Sorry, missed that McCall will actually be back, so that definitely helps. I guess that means the focus is on the L position and what Fleck's replacement looks like. |
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Post by bruinsgold on Feb 23, 2022 14:31:09 GMT -5
Luper wasn't injured last season and is fully healthy now. I expect opposing blockers will have about as much success as they did in her freshman season... Her contact point is just too high. The difference is that she'll be passing every ball as teams try to grind her down but in my opinion she is the best OH in the Pac. that’s a pretty lofty claim when players like Crenshaw, Brooke, and Baird are in the pac. Along with fields and some others What is a Fields?  |
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Post by jwvolley on Feb 23, 2022 14:32:49 GMT -5
Luper is obviously very good, but she did have some injury issues in 2021, and without May, she will become the focus of the opposing team's top blockers. Luper wasn't injured last season and is fully healthy now. I expect opposing blockers will have about as much success as they did in her freshman season... Her contact point is just too high. The difference is that she'll be passing every ball as teams try to grind her down but in my opinion she is the best OH in the Pac. Baird is really good and actually passed much better than I thought on the season on A LOT of attempts. |
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Post by bluepenquin on Feb 23, 2022 14:38:29 GMT -5
I thought Cheridyn Leverette looked great this weekend. From what I saw (admittedly a very small sample) - she is a legit 6 rotation OH.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2022 14:38:38 GMT -5
Luper wasn't injured last season and is fully healthy now. I expect opposing blockers will have about as much success as they did in her freshman season... Her contact point is just too high. The difference is that she'll be passing every ball as teams try to grind her down but in my opinion she is the best OH in the Pac. that’s a pretty lofty claim when players like Crenshaw, Brooke, and Baird are in the pac. Along with fields and some others Baird, Nuneviller, Hoffman, Timmer, Fields, Isanovic are all top OHs but if I could only have one, I'd take Luper. She is a special player. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2022 14:40:35 GMT -5
that’s a pretty lofty claim when players like Crenshaw, Brooke, and Baird are in the pac. Along with fields and some others Baird, Nuneviller, Hoffman, Timmer, Fields, Isanovic are all top OHs but if I could only have one, I'd take Luper. She is a special player. sorry I meant Hoffman and wow that’s an interesting take |
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Post by hammer on Feb 23, 2022 14:41:18 GMT -5
Luper wasn't injured last season and is fully healthy now. I expect opposing blockers will have about as much success as they did in her freshman season... Her contact point is just too high. The difference is that she'll be passing every ball as teams try to grind her down but in my opinion she is the best OH in the Pac. that’s a pretty lofty claim when players like Crenshaw, Brooke, and Baird are in the pac. Along with fields and some others We'll have to see how the passing and setting hold up on the respective teams of the projected top hitters in the Pac. Usually when the OOS attack percentages go up, the LS hitters numbers drop in tandem. |
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