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Post by minnley on Oct 15, 2022 17:56:08 GMT -5
I only saw parts of this game and I haven't seen a lot of the Gophs this year, but I have a question. Does Landfair ever dive for the ball?
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Post by mcmike on Oct 15, 2022 18:03:19 GMT -5
Another left side Wenaas kill to end it for the Gopher sweep. Right side 7 4 20 .200
Left side ro1 4 0 4 1.000
With this year's solid middle threat Wenaas is going to have a much higher hitting efficiency than her historical stats, the argument that ' Hawk' posed. The match today highlights this new reality. In the first set MN had 3 FBSOs in the first set. All of them went to Booth: a "2", a gap set, and a slide. At the end of the second and in the third set Wenaas had 4 FBSOs. IL's MB had to respect Booth and Wenaas receive nice, what I would deem 3+ sets that gave her great opportunities to terminate. As long as MN can pass, something that they didn't do very well today, we have the offense to compete against anybody. I actually think Wookie has the most dynamic attack AND the widest range of all three pins. She won't suffer on the RS. Smarter analysts than myself can devise serve reception to hide or protect Wookie as she becomes more passing-proficient
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Post by courtwatchers on Oct 15, 2022 18:09:25 GMT -5
Illnois lost that match, we didn't necessarily WIN IT
The RE we had in this match is not a good figure and the lack of blocking is still a concern. Our Setter is out blocking our pins.
I am agreeing with mcmike.....move Wenaas back to OH and McWu to the Opp position.
I really don't feel it will make a big difference who plays when moving forward. Many of our players skill level just isn't where it needs to be for us to dominate any opponent. Lots of growth for these Freshman, but on the positive side there is lots of potential. And, unfortunately, we are not getting solid results from our experienced players.
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Post by volleynerd on Oct 15, 2022 19:13:23 GMT -5
Minnesota will split the coming week, first heading to Iowa to take on the Hawkeyes at 7PM EDT on ESPNU, before coming home to host (9) Purdue, next Saturday 10.22 at 9PM EDT on BTN
then the Gophers will split the next few matches
v. Michigan State (10.26 at 8PM EDT)
@ (5) Wisconsin (10.29 at TBD on BTN)
v. (24) Michigan (11.04 at 8PM EDT)
@ Illinois (11.06 at 2PM EDT)
v. Maryland (11.11 at 8PM EDT)
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Post by B1Gminnesotafan on Oct 15, 2022 19:14:44 GMT -5
Gophers Win.
Team 1 2 3
Illinois 19 23 23
Minnesota 25 25 25
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Post by volleynerd on Oct 15, 2022 19:17:30 GMT -5
The gauntlet continues for the Illini, as they will split the coming week with two Top10 teams. Illinois heads to Columbus to take on (6) Ohio State at 6PM EDT before returning home to host (3) Nebraska, next Saturday 10.22 at 7PM EDT on BTN
then for the Illini they have
v. (14) Penn State (10.26 at 7PM EDT on BTN)
@ Rutgers (10.30 at 1PM EDT)
v. (5) Wisconsin (11.03 at 8PM EDT on BTN)
v. (10) Minnesota (11.06 at 2PM EDT)
@ Michigan State (11.11 at 7PM EDT)
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Post by run4ease on Oct 15, 2022 20:31:37 GMT -5
A couple of comments.
Wenaas had some great kills on the left this afternoon. She looked like she was 'back at home'!
It was great to see Skylar in the game and the the bench exploding with her first pass that I thought they were going to rush onto the floor.
The Gophers couldn't stop any back row attacks today.
Did I see Landfair turn her head away from a couple of balls coming her way; once high and once at her feet?
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Post by ugopher on Oct 15, 2022 20:50:25 GMT -5
Did I see Landfair turn her head away from a couple of balls coming her way; once high and once at her feet? Yes, you did. |
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Post by pavsec5row10 on Oct 15, 2022 21:12:07 GMT -5
A couple of comments. Wenaas had some great kills on the left this afternoon. She looked like she was 'back at home'! It was great to see Skylar in the game and the the bench exploding with her first pass that I thought they were going to rush onto the floor. The Gophers couldn't stop any back row attacks today. Did I see Landfair turn her head away from a couple of balls coming her way; once high and once at her feet? It was fun to see the bench support for Skylar. Like when she came over for a timeout and Miranda told her, hey you get to sit on the chairs, not stand with the bench players. She made a couple of nice passes on tough serves as well, and got her first NCAA assist. |
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Post by pavsec5row10 on Oct 15, 2022 21:14:04 GMT -5
Wenaas had a really good match all around. I'll assume the coaching staff will continue using her where they feel it best benefits the team.
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Post by B1Gminnesotafan on Oct 15, 2022 22:03:59 GMT -5
Stats indicate Illinois 12 blocks, Minnesota 2 blocks...is this accurate? I don't know if those numbers are perfect but Illinois definitely outblocked Minnesota and Minnesota didn't have many blocks today. |
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Post by gogophers on Oct 15, 2022 22:04:23 GMT -5
6 team blocks vs. 1. the 12 and 2 are block assists assigned to players.
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Post by pavsec5row10 on Oct 15, 2022 22:35:29 GMT -5
Stats indicate Illinois 12 blocks, Minnesota 2 blocks...is this accurate? Illinois 6, Minnesota 1 Team Blocks. Many of Minnesota's would be blocks were picked up by Barnes et. al. |
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Post by gogophers on Oct 15, 2022 23:13:41 GMT -5
Minn having only 1 block in three sets is an unusual stat, but weirder still is Illinois having 16 HE overall. It's one thing to try to serve tough, only to discover that live by the serve, die by the serve. But this is something else. When you see that many HE, it's almost always because the other team has racked up the blocks. Here, however, Illinois lost 5 points a set on average just in hitting out, into the net, or simply whiffing. That's really bad.
Hugh's low error philosophy is often criticized on this forum--including by me--but I guess there is a method to his madness/boring play.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2022 0:31:23 GMT -5
Illinois had their chances. Just couldn’t win late.
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