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Post by exit237a on Dec 20, 2022 15:18:20 GMT -5
Hoping Barry fills that need. Love that she is enrolling early and gets 8 months to practice & play with the team. Has she played libero? Club? Don’t think so- pretty sure she was an outside hitter in club. |
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Post by pointillinois on Dec 20, 2022 15:42:55 GMT -5
Looking at the current roster and oh boy, we will be relying heavily on young, inexperienced players next year. Only 4 (5 if you count Sakoda) saw significant playing time. IMO, that's a really big ask. Tamas and co. need to find a couple of experienced upperclass transfers.
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Post by mosser on Dec 20, 2022 19:06:39 GMT -5
Another OH they have interest in is Carly Hendrickson from Florida.
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Post by ilalum92 on Dec 20, 2022 19:28:03 GMT -5
Has she played libero? Club? Don’t think so- pretty sure she was an outside hitter in club. Shes only 5’7” and was being recruits as a L/DS by a bunch of different schools . invited to USA camp 2x. I doubt it was as an OH if she is only 5’7” |
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Post by ilalum92 on Dec 20, 2022 19:29:01 GMT -5
Another OH they have interest in is Carly Hendrickson from Florida. Is she sisters with Birdie? Also in the portal?? Lets get the package deal |
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Post by exit237a on Dec 20, 2022 19:33:09 GMT -5
Don’t think so- pretty sure she was an outside hitter in club. Shes only 5’7” and was being recruits as a L/DS by a bunch of different schools . invited to USA camp 2x. I doubt it was as an OH if she is only 5’7” The question was asking whether she played libero in club- to my knowledge, she didn’t. It wasn’t asking what position she will play on Illinois. |
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Post by oldmanvb on Dec 20, 2022 20:29:20 GMT -5
A young lady from my church played with her at Illini Elite. Said she could “really jump.” This is from a young woman (also 1st team all-State) who does not engage in hyperbole. Believes Lily will do “great” playing back row at Illinois.
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Post by ilalum92 on Dec 20, 2022 21:27:12 GMT -5
Shes only 5’7” and was being recruits as a L/DS by a bunch of different schools . invited to USA camp 2x. I doubt it was as an OH if she is only 5’7” Adding on...Lily has been a 6 rotation outside hitter in and since junior high, at Normal University High School and Illini Elite Volleyball club. From a 2021 article when Lily committed to the Illini (previously posted in Volleytalk) - "The highly-recruited junior was being courted by Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Stanford, and Florida, among others. Some of those schools have been interested in Barry for years. “I would say my first year of recruiting was seventh grade,” said Barry, who plays her club volleyball with Illini Elite. “After that it never slowed down.”" So she can pass & play defense!!! Sounds like LMM of Mizzou & Pitt. Seems like a firecracker of a personality too! I think we need someone like that on the court. |
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Post by liberovb10 on Dec 20, 2022 22:25:36 GMT -5
i have to applaud this thread and all of the activity on it.
The transfers make it exciting and the amount of chatter heading into next year is already 10x better than this past season. Let’s keep it rolling Illin!
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Post by oldmanvb on Dec 21, 2022 0:21:00 GMT -5
Sometimes it is more fun to talk about what might be rather than what is.
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Post by ilalum92 on Dec 21, 2022 0:29:26 GMT -5
Ugh - seeing Kenna Wollard go to Purdue breaks ny heart. Especially with parents who are former IL athletic alums. |
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Post by ilalum92 on Dec 21, 2022 16:43:58 GMT -5
Carter Booth of MINN in the portal as is Jess Mruzik of Michigan. Volleyball gods, please gift us something good for Christmas. Hey Carter, why not learn from one of the best Team USA MB to ever wear the jersey - also a 4 time AA MB.
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Post by InfoBot on Dec 22, 2022 1:35:45 GMT -5
This seems to be a cycle where the players Illinois successfully recruits from Illinois are not OH, MB, or RS. Not understanding. While I don't know the scholarship distribution, 2021 looks like a 1 pin year (with Burbage, Nunge, and Terry, that makes sense). So only if Stephenson is on scholarship did you have money to go after Averie Hernandez (OH-NW) or Katie Hurta (RS-PSU). If she's not, then there wasn't funds available. For 2022, you'd have to not take de Boer to get Ellie White (OH-MI). Not sure how long the "cycle" has been, but that's just a look at the last two years for OH/RS. |
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Post by oldmanvb on Dec 22, 2022 9:47:22 GMT -5
Ward, Bartsch, Birks, Criswell, Debruler … it’s not as though there isn’t a history over the past 10-15 years of great OHs from the State of Illinois. Somewhere we lost that tradition. There have also been some big misses, most notably Hannah Werth from Chatham plus current OHs at Minnesota and recently Wisconsin.
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Post by liberovb10 on Dec 22, 2022 14:10:33 GMT -5
Ward, Bartsch, Birks, Criswell, Debruler … it’s not as though there isn’t a history over the past 10-15 years of great OHs from the State of Illinois. Somewhere we lost that tradition. There have also been some big misses, most notably Hannah Werth from Chatham plus current OHs at Minnesota and recently Wisconsin. The coaching change didn’t help our recruiting…i’m not saying that as a dig against Tamas’ abilities. But say what you will about Hambly, he was great at bringing in talent on the pins (also missing McMahon, and hell throw Stark in there too). Missing the boat on a few big recruits to our neighboring states has been less than ideal, but we need our program to dig deep into the “Our State our Team” mentality. |
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