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Post by pointillinois on Aug 16, 2023 19:34:35 GMT -5
Barry, good. Stephenson has barely swung. Playing 6 rotations, but seems to have her right thumb heavily taped. Can't tell for sure.
Burbage can't terminate v. EIU.
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Post by pointillinois on Aug 16, 2023 19:40:53 GMT -5
EIU takes set 3: 29-27
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Post by Pasquale on Aug 16, 2023 19:41:22 GMT -5
Thanks for the updates, Point!
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Post by pointillinois on Aug 16, 2023 19:42:53 GMT -5
Good so far 1. Collins is healthy and running some slides 2. Terry 3. Mosher 4. Barry
Unfortunately the rest of the roster may not be ready for the b10
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Post by bops68 on Aug 16, 2023 19:44:37 GMT -5
Barry is a future star. Quick, athletic and focused.
Terry is Terry.
Collins doesn't seem to have the elevation she used to.
Moser solid but inconsistent heights on her sets.
Pan is solid.
Rest is kind of a mess.
Eastern is small team and not a great team by any means either.
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Post by bops68 on Aug 16, 2023 19:45:23 GMT -5
Good so far 1. Collins is healthy and running some slides 2. Terry 3. Mosher 4. Barry Unfortunately the rest of the roster may not be ready for the b10 Couldn't agree more.
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Post by commar2013 on Aug 16, 2023 19:47:29 GMT -5
Illinois' twitter account had originally posted the set scores and since then has deleted all of it
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Post by volleyaudience on Aug 16, 2023 20:00:58 GMT -5
I am hoping that Illinois finishes in the top half of the Big10 again. The conference is, I think, better when Illinois is playing well. I'd like Illinois to move up, but that is harder now and will probably get harder in the future.
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Post by badgerbyproxy on Aug 16, 2023 20:08:46 GMT -5
I am hoping that Illinois finishes in the top half of the Big10 again. The conference is, I think, better when Illinois is playing well. I'd like Illinois to move up, but that is harder now and will probably get harder in the future. Agreed. Illinois has great pieces and it’s fun to watch them do well, but it’s not going to be easy staying in the top half of the Big 10. I was thinking they’d finish 6th (with Ohio State in a rebuild year), but it’s not sounding good so far. Hopefully Illinois can work through the kinks during the first few weeks of non-conference. A lot of those matches should be winnable, but they may not be the prettiest wins 😕
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Post by pointillinois on Aug 16, 2023 20:10:29 GMT -5
EIU wins
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2023 20:48:31 GMT -5
Holy disappointing. Maybe just a 1 off.
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Post by pointillinois on Aug 16, 2023 20:56:06 GMT -5
I'm still in shock.
Bottom line: we have no pins outside of Raina. Tamas tried Burbage, Mosher, Bingham, Stephenson, Bohm, and Barry. None were particularly effective. They are trying to will Burbage, but I don't think it's going to happen.
I'm gonna hold out hope that they improve but my expectations just took a nose dive.
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Post by volleyaudience on Aug 16, 2023 21:02:08 GMT -5
IMO, success and great success, rests on players performing up to or stretching their potential. It's the element coaches can't completely control.
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Post by ilalum92 on Aug 16, 2023 21:02:38 GMT -5
Reading all these posts - what a disappointment. We’ve all been mentioning the need for depth at the OH position. Barry playing OH? We must be desperate. This falls on the coaching staff for not recruiting or hitting the portal strong enough. We need bodies. Getting out recruited by schools we should never get out recruited by. If have a terrible season, no way Raina comes back for a Covid year.
Losing to EIU is appalling.
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Post by exit237a on Aug 16, 2023 21:12:52 GMT -5
Thanks for all the updates, pointillinois and bops68! Sounds like we need a couple of the girls to get healthy. I’m not sure yet if the opener at Northern will be televised but I’m planning to attend and will report back. I’ve also got a match thread drafted for it and may have to call on you guys for a lineup prediction since mine has been blown up by Taylor and Barnes out. Hopefully Caroline is back in action soon.
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