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Post by Logan Tom Fan on Aug 26, 2022 21:31:18 GMT -5
A Morgan Bower to Whitney Bower to Eden Bower play. You don't often see three sisters on the court together. (the Simpson sisters did it briefly at Colorado, I think.) Duke has a 24-20 set point in the third. That is very cool with the Bowers sisters! |
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Post by bayarea on Aug 26, 2022 21:32:33 GMT -5
After a challenge, Duke wins set three 25-19. BYU up 2-1. They just got completely lost for the first half of that set.
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Post by bayarea on Aug 26, 2022 21:34:26 GMT -5
A Morgan Bower to Whitney Bower to Eden Bower play. You don't often see three sisters on the court together. (the Simpson sisters did it briefly at Colorado, I think.) Duke has a 24-20 set point in the third. That is very cool with the Bowers sisters! I'm not sure of the genetics involved with a 5'7 libero, a 5'9 setter and a 6'3" OH being sisters. Haha. Looks like Morgan got married and is now Morgan Clinger. |
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Post by Logan Tom Fan on Aug 26, 2022 21:35:36 GMT -5
That is very cool with the Bowers sisters! I'm not sure of the genetics involved with a libero, a 5'9 setter and a 6'3" OH being sisters. Haha. A definite head scratcher for sure! |
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Post by bayarea on Aug 26, 2022 21:43:08 GMT -5
BYU is hitting only .181 for the match. Up 6-5 in the fourth set.
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Post by baytree on Aug 26, 2022 22:11:39 GMT -5
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Post by Zazu on Aug 26, 2022 23:23:31 GMT -5
BYU managed to win that match, but I don't see how they can beat Washington State, unless their passing suddenly improves or Washington State plays a whole match the way the played set one against Duke. I hope I'm wrong, but I'm afraid I'm not.
As soon as I said Kate Grimmer is a good passer, she struggles. Of course I should have qualified what I said by saying she is a good passer for a BYU passer, which means she is the best option they have for 6 rotations at this point.
Duke is a weird mix of good play and junk ball play. The setter sets the tone. She can look really good setting one moment and then throws up wonky sets when she tries to go low and quick. Her unpredictable setting is hard to watch, and must be hard to read.
How strange is it that Whitney Bower seems to have the best connection right now with Whitney Llarenas, who has really come into her own after working hard for so many years.
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Post by bucky415 on Aug 26, 2022 23:40:40 GMT -5
I will say, however, who passes as well as they hope on opening day? Wazzu is a formidable opponent, but I still think BYU finds a way to win at home, from the outside!
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Post by bbg95 on Aug 26, 2022 23:45:07 GMT -5
BYU managed to win that match, but I don't see how they can beat Washington State, unless their passing suddenly improves or Washington State plays a whole match the way the played set one against Duke. I hope I'm wrong, but I'm afraid I'm not. As soon as I said Kate Grimmer is a good passer, she struggles. Of course I should have qualified what I said by saying she is a good passer for a BYU passer, which means she is the best option they have for 6 rotations at this point. Duke is a weird mix of good play and junk ball play. The setter sets the tone. She can look really good setting one moment and then throws up wonky sets when she tries to go low and quick. Her unpredictable setting is hard to watch, and must be hard to read. How strange is it that Whitney Bower seems to have the best connection right now with Whitney Llarenas, who has really come into her own after working hard for so many years. I mean, we weren't going to know how good the passing is or isn't from a match against Rider. We'll see what happens tomorrow night. I haven't watched it yet, so I'll post again when I do, but it looks like Heather Gneiting had a monster match (15-4-22, .500, 5 digs, 5 blocks, 2 aces, 2 digs). Also, I don't think Livingston has played well yet, so hopefully, she'll have a big match and Grimmer will bounce back from getting aced four times. Edit: Duke aced Washington State seven times compared to six aces on BYU. Maybe Duke is just a good serving team? |
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Post by pelagius on Aug 26, 2022 23:48:30 GMT -5
At the BYU match tonight, I'm pretty sure I saw Shea Rubright (WSU MB) on crutches. Don't know when that happened.
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Post by bbg95 on Aug 27, 2022 0:07:55 GMT -5
I honestly never would have expected the all-time attendance record to get broken in this match against Duke. Great support from the fans.
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Post by JJVb on Aug 27, 2022 0:10:52 GMT -5
At the BYU match tonight, I'm pretty sure saw Shea Rubright (WSU MB) on crutches. Don't know when that happened. That's not good. Martin their 3rd MB option is pretty good though, but they only have 3 total, so these two need to stay healthy. Hopefully it's minor and Rubright is back soon. |
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Post by Zazu on Aug 27, 2022 1:40:45 GMT -5
BYU managed to win that match, but I don't see how they can beat Washington State, unless their passing suddenly improves or Washington State plays a whole match the way the played set one against Duke. I hope I'm wrong, but I'm afraid I'm not. As soon as I said Kate Grimmer is a good passer, she struggles. Of course I should have qualified what I said by saying she is a good passer for a BYU passer, which means she is the best option they have for 6 rotations at this point. Duke is a weird mix of good play and junk ball play. The setter sets the tone. She can look really good setting one moment and then throws up wonky sets when she tries to go low and quick. Her unpredictable setting is hard to watch, and must be hard to read. How strange is it that Whitney Bower seems to have the best connection right now with Whitney Llarenas, who has really come into her own after working hard for so many years. I mean, we weren't going to know how good the passing is or isn't from a match against Rider. We'll see what happens tomorrow night. I haven't watched it yet, so I'll post again when I do, but it looks like Heather Gneiting had a monster match (15-4-22, .500, 5 digs, 5 blocks, 2 aces, 2 digs). Also, I don't think Livingston has played well yet, so hopefully, she'll have a big match and Grimmer will bounce back from getting aced four times. Edit: Duke aced Washington State seven times compared to six aces on BYU. Maybe Duke is just a good serving team? That’s what I think after seeing them play today. If I’m wrong, good. I’d rather be wrong. |
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Post by bbg95 on Aug 27, 2022 1:53:49 GMT -5
I mean, we weren't going to know how good the passing is or isn't from a match against Rider. We'll see what happens tomorrow night. I haven't watched it yet, so I'll post again when I do, but it looks like Heather Gneiting had a monster match (15-4-22, .500, 5 digs, 5 blocks, 2 aces, 2 digs). Also, I don't think Livingston has played well yet, so hopefully, she'll have a big match and Grimmer will bounce back from getting aced four times. Edit: Duke aced Washington State seven times compared to six aces on BYU. Maybe Duke is just a good serving team? That’s what I think after seeing them play today. If I’m wrong, good. I’d rather be wrong. I'm not saying you're wrong. I'm saying I don't think we have enough information yet to really know. The team has played twice, and one of those matches was against Rider, so the sample size for this team against quality opponents is very small. Like I said, let's see what happens tomorrow. |
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Post by Zazu on Aug 27, 2022 13:45:14 GMT -5
That’s what I think after seeing them play today. If I’m wrong, good. I’d rather be wrong. I'm not saying you're wrong. I'm saying I don't think we have enough information yet to really know. The team has played twice, and one of those matches was against Rider, so the sample size for this team against quality opponents is very small. Like I said, let's see what happens tomorrow. It's not about me being right or wrong. I only said that because I was trying to explain that I'm merely making an assessment of what I've seen so far, which is, of course, only based on the scrimmage and two matches they've played. What else would I base it on at this point? My statement was not meant to be an assessment of the entire season, and I was a bit frustrated that you took it that way. However, this reminds of the 2019 season-opening tournament they hosted, when they lost to Marquette in the final, and it was because they could not pass well enough to keep their offense from being completely predictable. They got better in the ensuing weeks, but that first weekend was rough. I don't see this team improving prohibitively in one day. Hopefully that better explains my original statement.
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