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Post by badgerbreath on Oct 25, 2022 8:39:31 GMT -5
There are so many stats to look at for this match. Wisconsin seems to have the edge in offensive stats, but NE leads the B1G in opponent HP, opponent kills, opponent assists, and opponent SA's. The two questions that are looming: Can NE terminate consistently and can WI pass consistently. I think the OH's for WI are gonna have trouble stopping Lauenstein, and their Right Back defense is nowhere near the Hames/Evans duo. If they can stop Lauenstein, I think they might have the upper-hand. Interested to see if this will be Hord's breakout game offensively, that could fully take WI out of their game plan. If I remember correctly, this NE team had trouble defending Smrek last year, but this is not the same Smrek as the NC game. Lots of if's, seems like it will be who plays more consistent/prepares better for the other. Smrek is hitting 0.378 this year, which is well over what she was hitting entering last years first match with Nebraska. That hp would make her 6th in the B1G if she had enough attempts per set, and there is really the problem at this point.
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Post by SportyBucky on Oct 25, 2022 8:45:55 GMT -5
Same Smrek, different passing, different setter and no Rettke to draw the block. We have some pretty good blocking outsides but you are correct...if Lauenstein has a night, WI would be in trouble given our middle back defense...at least when Franklin is back there. Maybe this is the match we break out Brams!!! Smrek is just extremely inconsistent right now. Hitting way below her SZN average last year. And has yet to play against a team with a backrow like NE. The OH's will not make the same mistake they made in the NC hitting right into her either, Kubik and Batenhorst have been great at tooling the block this year. WI is going to have to play really smart to win this match. Yes, Smrek is inconsistent, but it's because of the reasons above, not Smrek. Setting has been awful to her. Whereas last year she saw little to no block and hit frequently out of the middle, that has not at all been the case this year. She's almost exclusively hitting on the right. Mind you, she wasn't playing middle but they featured her there on a crossing pattern when Dana ran the slide. All that to say Smrek is still fantastic but essentially learning to live in a different world. Oh, and by the way she's hitting 500 the last 5 matches on 52 attempts. You may have caught her matches earlier in the season, which is fair but not really where she is now.
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Post by huskernkc on Oct 25, 2022 9:00:48 GMT -5
Barnes lives in Milwaukee now, so I wouldn't be surprised to see her there. I don't know what Hilley is up to, so she'd be a possibility. Dana's "safely" in Italy. Loberg could be there working for BTN. Gio, no idea. Ehman has the color this game. you mean “non-stop” talker Emily? Gal talks wwaaaayyy to much imvho
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Post by vergyltantor on Oct 25, 2022 9:27:14 GMT -5
Inside Nebraska's Geoff Exstrom talks Badger Volleyball with the Madison State Journal's Dennis Punzel.
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Post by juancook on Oct 25, 2022 9:33:13 GMT -5
Ehman has the color this game. you mean “non-stop” talker Emily? Gal talks wwaaaayyy to much imvho She is the absolute worst. Talks way too much. The volleyball commentating equivalent of Kelly Clarkson. How many times can she claim that X player is the “best player in the country at her position”? It gets old. I’d rather hear my dogs bark at the squirrel running back and forth across my yard. - Juan Cook
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Post by Wiswell on Oct 25, 2022 9:33:33 GMT -5
Smrek was really only effective in a few matches last year. They just happened to be really really important ones.
I wish the setting to the middle was better. I think Crawford could be really effective.
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Post by robtearle on Oct 25, 2022 9:45:14 GMT -5
Smrek was really only effective in a few matches last year. They just happened to be really really important ones. I wish the setting to the middle was better. I think Crawford could be really effective. She had double-digit kills in only three matches: Oct at Nebraska, and the two final four matches.
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Post by badgerbreath on Oct 25, 2022 10:22:42 GMT -5
Yeah, I remember that her performance during the first husker match was a real surprise to me. The performance in the 2nd match in Madison was more in line with expectations.
This year I would be less surprised, but I expect cook is game planning to keep her in check after being burned twice.
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Post by pull3 on Oct 25, 2022 10:23:27 GMT -5
the question for nebraska at this point is if they can slow down wisconsin’s middles and opposites. Also we need to be able to pass well, as usual. Wisconsin fans, is Franklin still doing her risky jump topspin serve?
She sill is.
Sheffield usually gives her a few chances before pulling her out of serving. Unless, it is working.
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Post by badgerbreath on Oct 25, 2022 10:28:32 GMT -5
There are so many stats to look at for this match. Wisconsin seems to have the edge in offensive stats, but NE leads the B1G in opponent HP, opponent kills, opponent assists, and opponent SA's. The two questions that are looming: Can NE terminate consistently and can WI pass consistently. I think the OH's for WI are gonna have trouble stopping Lauenstein, and their Right Back defense is nowhere near the Hames/Evans duo. If they can stop Lauenstein, I think they might have the upper-hand. Interested to see if this will be Hord's breakout game offensively, that could fully take WI out of their game plan. If I remember correctly, this NE team had trouble defending Smrek last year, but this is not the same Smrek as the NC game. Lots of if's, seems like it will be who plays more consistent/prepares better for the other. Smrek is hitting 0.378 this year, which is well over what she was hitting entering last years first match with Nebraska. That hp would make her 6th in the B1G if she had enough attempts per set, and there is really the problem at this point. I should point out, this is 0.378 in the B1G. She really struggled before conference play. Got pulled a few matches. Was injured.
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Post by B1GHuskerGuy on Oct 25, 2022 10:30:19 GMT -5
Smrek really gonna pull a 2021 NC isn’t she? smh
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Post by badgerbreath on Oct 25, 2022 10:31:18 GMT -5
Franklin’s serve is maddening. Errors a ton. I doubt she gets it in more that 75% of the time, but the badgers keep opponents to a relatively low side pctg with her serving despite that. Really I think sheff prefers a serving sub, but has to protect against running out of subs.
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Post by hornshouse23 on Oct 25, 2022 10:33:39 GMT -5
Smrek really gonna pull a 2021 NC isn’t she? smh yes ma’am.
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Post by badgerbreath on Oct 25, 2022 10:35:17 GMT -5
The thing I’m looking for is whether Sheff actually has Demps start instead of Franklin.
I doubt it. because Franklin can just go off, and having Demps there is a great option if she goes off the boil instead. Sheff implied that she will stay in the lineup. But, I think Demps can make a case right now.
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Post by hornshouse23 on Oct 25, 2022 10:38:32 GMT -5
The thing I’m looking for is whether Sheff actually has Demps start instead of Franklin. My agenda would be complete. Please let it be.
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