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Post by baytree on Sept 22, 2022 18:26:00 GMT -5
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Friday, Sept 23 7 PM PT
History The teams have played 28 matches. Cal Poly won 13, LBSU won 15.
They last met on Oct. 30,2021 at Cal Poly. Cal Poly swept.
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Post by baytree on Sept 22, 2022 18:26:16 GMT -5
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Post by BeachbytheBay on Sept 23, 2022 10:43:13 GMT -5
should be a great match at .....Mott GYM - it's a GYM, always has been, always will be, a coat of paint and a scoreboard doesn't change things.
some great matches from the mid-2000s when Stevenson resurrected Cal Poly with those Kylie Atherstone teams before Stevenson unfortunately took a turn for the worse, RIP. Great sideline theatrics from BG & Stevenson in his Bahama shirts back then, two of the most animated coaches for a match and there was a classic spirited argument they had about resuming play they had the year the lights went out during a match lol.
Dvoracek reminds me a lot about Atherstone with that heavy lefty arm and rocket serve. Then Crosson/Walters rebuilt while Beach went into a funk. Cal Poly has really put a dagger into Beach during Joy's tenure - been the first or one of the first conference matches every year, and Beach had not done well versus Poly to start off the conference. Last year, coming off a win vs ranked San Diego, Poly just smacked the Beach, so would think Beach players better have got the message of the challenge as the underdog this time in that Gym. Poly with a rough non-conference working in new players against high quality opponents, but steam-rolled thru their last week. Two really solid blocking teams, both teams should be preparing/expecting to cover a lot of balls to being coming back. Meredith Phillips may not get the attention of the Middles from IRvine & Hawaii, but she is a huge force to deal with in the middle for opponents.
The winner might hit just 0.120 in this match
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Post by jake on Sept 23, 2022 11:13:19 GMT -5
should be a great match at .....Mott GYM - it's a GYM, always has been, always will be, a coat of paint and a scoreboard doesn't change things. some great matches from the mid-2000s when Stevenson resurrected Cal Poly with those Kylie Atherstone teams before Stevenson unfortunately took a turn for the worse, RIP. Great sideline theatrics from BG & Stevenson in his Bahama shirts back then, two of the most animated coaches for a match and there was a classic spirited argument they had about resuming play they had the year the lights went out during a match lol. Dvoracek reminds me a lot about Atherstone with that heavy lefty arm and rocket serve. Then Crosson/Walters rebuilt while Beach went into a funk. Cal Poly has really put a dagger into Beach during Joy's tenure - been the first or one of the first conference matches every year, and Beach had not done well versus Poly to start off the conference. Last year, coming off a win vs ranked San Diego, Poly just smacked the Beach, so would think Beach players better have got the message of the challenge as the underdog this time in that Gym. Poly with a rough non-conference working in new players against high quality opponents, but steam-rolled thru their last week. Two really solid blocking teams, both teams should be preparing/expecting to cover a lot of balls to being coming back. Meredith Phillips may not get the attention of the Middles from IRvine & Hawaii, but she is a huge force to deal with in the middle for opponents. The winner might hit just 0.120 in this match Interesting,...a lot of great comments. Stevenson was a talented coach and he got a lousy deal in the end thanks to a very "green" POLY AD. POLY's MOTT is not LBSU's Pyramid.,...probably the finest arena design on the West coast. Nevertheless, for playing volleyball it's perfect. With the POLY band and fans in attendance the place can be awesome. I hope the 0-7 start hasn't been too discouraging. I haven't seen the Beach play very much this season, but, expect a challenging affair. Tonite's match will definitely be the contest of the evening in the BWC. |
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Post by BeachbytheBay on Sept 23, 2022 11:13:53 GMT -5
the match-up:
Green/Gold vs. Black/Gold
hitting %/opp hitting%:
0.209/0.194 (Poly) vs. 0.196/0.180 (Beach)
SOS:
27 vs. 20
that's about as even as one can get
Firestone Grill vs. Legends
Madonna Peak vs. Signal Hill
Avila Bay vs. Seal Beach
Torrey Van Winden vs. Hailey Harward
Cow Pastures vs. Oil Derricks
John Madden vs. George Allen
Central Coast Brew vs. Belmont Shore Brew
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Post by BeachbytheBay on Sept 23, 2022 11:21:15 GMT -5
should be a great match at .....Mott GYM - it's a GYM, always has been, always will be, a coat of paint and a scoreboard doesn't change things. some great matches from the mid-2000s when Stevenson resurrected Cal Poly with those Kylie Atherstone teams before Stevenson unfortunately took a turn for the worse, RIP. Great sideline theatrics from BG & Stevenson in his Bahama shirts back then, two of the most animated coaches for a match and there was a classic spirited argument they had about resuming play they had the year the lights went out during a match lol. Dvoracek reminds me a lot about Atherstone with that heavy lefty arm and rocket serve. Then Crosson/Walters rebuilt while Beach went into a funk. Cal Poly has really put a dagger into Beach during Joy's tenure - been the first or one of the first conference matches every year, and Beach had not done well versus Poly to start off the conference. Last year, coming off a win vs ranked San Diego, Poly just smacked the Beach, so would think Beach players better have got the message of the challenge as the underdog this time in that Gym. Poly with a rough non-conference working in new players against high quality opponents, but steam-rolled thru their last week. Two really solid blocking teams, both teams should be preparing/expecting to cover a lot of balls to being coming back. Meredith Phillips may not get the attention of the Middles from IRvine & Hawaii, but she is a huge force to deal with in the middle for opponents. The winner might hit just 0.120 in this match Interesting,...a lot of great comments. Stevenson was a talented coach and he got a lousy deal in the end thanks to a very "green" POLY AD. POLY's MOTT is not LBSU's Pyramid.,...probably the finest arena design on the West coast. Nevertheless, for playing volleyball it's perfect. With the POLY band and fans in attendance the place can be awesome. I hope the 0-7 start hasn't been too discouraging. I haven't seen the Beach play very much this season, but, expect a challenging affair. Tonite's match will definitely be the contest of the evening in the BWC. Stevenson did not get a lousy deal. just sad the issues he had and unfortunately he didn't find a way to constructively deal with them towards the end. and the admin in the end wasn't able to be constructive either in hindsight to help out. just leave it at that. He was a great VB coaching mind at his peak. |
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Post by BeachbytheBay on Sept 23, 2022 11:55:40 GMT -5
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Post by beachgrad on Sept 23, 2022 12:35:16 GMT -5
I worry as a Beach fan going into this road match at Cal Poly. There are a lot of transfers on the team and they do not know how difficult it will be playing there. I hope the coaching staff realize this and has the team ready for falling behind and fighting back. Important match for both teams to set the tone early. Cal Poly needs to put their preseason behind them and LBSU needs to show the conference and themselves that they are contenders for the conference championship. First matches are never make or break but a lot riding on this one.
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Post by jake on Sept 23, 2022 17:16:34 GMT -5
the match-up: Green/Gold vs. Black/Gold hitting %/opp hitting%: 0.209/0.194 (Poly) vs. 0.196/0.180 (Beach) SOS: 27 vs. 20 that's about as even as one can get Firestone Grill vs. Legends Madonna Peak vs. Signal Hill Avila Bay vs. Seal Beach Torrey Van Winden vs. Hailey Harward Cow Pastures vs. Oil Derricks John Madden vs. George Allen Central Coast Brew vs. Belmont Shore Brew That's very clever,...the Firestone Grill,...etc comparisons. For a LBSU fan you seem very familiar with SLO & CAL POLY |
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Post by baytree on Sept 23, 2022 21:30:57 GMT -5
Cal Poly takes the first set -20
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Post by Riviera Minestrone on Sept 23, 2022 21:32:04 GMT -5
There's a parallel, competing thread.
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Post by baytree on Sept 23, 2022 21:41:34 GMT -5
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Post by baytree on Sept 23, 2022 21:53:22 GMT -5
TO Cal Poly at 20-12 after 5-1 run by LBSU
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Post by baytree on Sept 23, 2022 21:59:04 GMT -5
Ugly second set with LBSU hitting .174 and Cal Poly hitting .100 for the set
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Post by baytree on Sept 23, 2022 22:12:34 GMT -5
CP hitting over 400 for the set, LB hitting 0
Are fans from either team on VT tonight?
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