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Post by avid 2.0 on Dec 5, 2022 16:42:05 GMT -5
DANG! I was hoping you were going to say Jazz Schimdt.  oh lol I was just thinking of ball control |
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Post by AmeriCanVBfan on Dec 5, 2022 16:42:47 GMT -5
I think Marquette could surprise some people in Austin, not necessarily with a win but with a tighter match than the crowd is comfortable with. it can be really hard to play against a setter as good as anchante. when she's setting from a good location, she puts her hitters in really good opportunities. she does a good job of not giving away where she's setting the ball before she does as well. I think this is the best team texas will have seen since stanford which could give Marquette a chance to jump on them early. but then again looking at the texas lineup I can't really make an argument for any team. how is Marquette as a passing team? if anchante is in comfortable positions they could be really hard to stop I'd say Marquette is a decent passing team. Sometimes they make Yadi work a little harder than she should have to. |
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Post by slxpress on Dec 5, 2022 16:52:19 GMT -5
I think Marquette could surprise some people in Austin, not necessarily with a win but with a tighter match than the crowd is comfortable with. it can be really hard to play against a setter as good as anchante. when she's setting from a good location, she puts her hitters in really good opportunities. she does a good job of not giving away where she's setting the ball before she does as well. I think this is the best team texas will have seen since stanford which could give Marquette a chance to jump on them early. but then again looking at the texas lineup I can't really make an argument for any team. how is Marquette as a passing team? if anchante is in comfortable positions they could be really hard to stop I will be happy with 31-29 wins. I do not care about the margins of victory, or the set difference. It's the Sweet Sixteen. At this point anything that leads to 3 winning sets is just fine with me. I will say UT's serving right now is on a different level than it has been previously this season, and it wasn't exactly bad, then. They're being way more aggressive behind the service line, while still consistently getting the ball in. They've started using Skinner at the service line a lot more, and her serve is more powerful with way more pace than Halter's was. Which shouldn't be a shocker to anyone. Not to diss Halter's serve, because I like Baby Spice's serve just fine. I just like Skinner's better. It's also nice to have 3 attack options with SKT on the front row. Marquette has been okay as a passing team, but outside of the early match versus Wisconsin what they'll see on Thursday will be on a different level. That said, Anchante is good enough to consistently make chicken salad out of chicken sh!t, so maybe even with less than 2.0 passes Marquette can still put together effective attacks. Not to mention there's no way they're out of system as much as Georgia was. That was ridiculous. |
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Post by widdledumpling on Dec 5, 2022 22:38:03 GMT -5
Team Stats Comparison
Kills/Set
Texas 14.5
Marquette 14.6
Hit %
Texas .343
Marquette .293
Assists/Set
Texas 13.6
Marquette 13.5
Aces/Set
Texas 1.8
Marquette 1.8
Digs/Set
Texas 13.5
Marquette 15.9
Blocks/Set
Texas 2.3
Marquette 2.0
Individual Stats Comparison
Kills/Set
Eggleston, TX 4.21
Skinner, TX 3.68
Phillips, TX 2.26
Hamilton, MT 3.52
Reitsma, MT 2.68
Foti, MT 2.24
Hit %
O’Neal, TX .467
Phillips, TX .398
Caffey, TX .393
Murray, MT .428
Bray, MT .354
Foti, MT .313
Assists/Set
Ka’aha’aina-Torres, TX 11.48
Fleck, TX 1.12
Anchante, MT 10.81
Skabrak, MT 1.12
Aces/Set
Eggleston, TX 0.45
Akana, TX 0.37
Fleck, TX 0.27
Reitsma, MT 0.44
Dragani, MT 0.38
Anchante, MT 0.34
Blocks/Set
O’Neal, TX 1.19
Caffey, TX 1.02
Bergmark, TX .78
Murray, MT 1.10
Bray, MT .75
Hamilton, MT .54
Digs/Set
Fleck, TX 4.41
Ka’aha’aina-Torres 1.88
Akana, 1.77
Skraback, MT 4.48
Anchante, MT 2.78
Reitsma, MT 2.67
Taken from the team stat pages. Couldn’t find blocks per set or digs per set
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Post by slxpress on Dec 5, 2022 22:46:15 GMT -5
Team Stats Comparison Kills/Set Texas 14.5 Marquette 14.6 Hit % Texas .343Marquette .293 Assists/Set Texas 13.6Marquette 13.5 Aces/Set Texas 1.8 Marquette 1.8 Digs/Set Texas 13.5 Marquette 15.9 Blocks/Set Texas 2.3Marquette 2.0 Individual Stats Comparison Kills/Set Eggleston, TX 4.21Skinner, TX 3.68Phillips, TX 2.26 Hamilton, MT 3.52Reitsma, MT 2.68 Foti, MT 2.24 Hit % O’Neal, TX .467Phillips, TX .398Caffey, TX .393 Murray, MT .428Bray, MT .354 Foti, MT .313 Assists/Set Ka’aha’aina-Torres, TX 11.48Fleck, TX 1.12 Anchante, MT 10.81 Skabrak, MT 1.12 Aces/Set Akana, TX 0.37Fleck, TX 0.27 O’Neal, TX 0.18 Reitsma, MT 0.44
Dragani, MT 0.38Anchante, MT 0.34 Taken from the team stat pages. Couldn’t find blocks per set or digs per set There's a tab on each team stat page that says "Offensive" that's highlighted, then one next to it that says "Defensive" When you click on the defensive tab the stats for blocks and digs shows up. Thanks for doing this! Also, Eggleston's Aces/Set should be listed. It's .45. |
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Post by widdledumpling on Dec 5, 2022 22:48:21 GMT -5
Team Stats Comparison Kills/Set Texas 14.5 Marquette 14.6 Hit % Texas .343Marquette .293 Assists/Set Texas 13.6Marquette 13.5 Aces/Set Texas 1.8 Marquette 1.8 Digs/Set Texas 13.5 Marquette 15.9 Blocks/Set Texas 2.3Marquette 2.0 Individual Stats Comparison Kills/Set Eggleston, TX 4.21Skinner, TX 3.68Phillips, TX 2.26 Hamilton, MT 3.52Reitsma, MT 2.68 Foti, MT 2.24 Hit % O’Neal, TX .467Phillips, TX .398Caffey, TX .393 Murray, MT .428Bray, MT .354 Foti, MT .313 Assists/Set Ka’aha’aina-Torres, TX 11.48Fleck, TX 1.12 Anchante, MT 10.81 Skabrak, MT 1.12 Aces/Set Akana, TX 0.37Fleck, TX 0.27 O’Neal, TX 0.18 Reitsma, MT 0.44
Dragani, MT 0.38Anchante, MT 0.34 Taken from the team stat pages. Couldn’t find blocks per set or digs per set There's a tab on each team stat page that says "Offensive" that's highlighted, then one next to it that says "Defensive" When you click on the defensive tab the stats for blocks and digs shows up. Thanks for doing this! Also, Eggleston's Aces/Set should be listed. It's .45. my bad on Egg, I looked at A/S rather than SA/S for her stat. I’ll correct |
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Post by widdledumpling on Dec 5, 2022 23:01:24 GMT -5
Okay I added blocks/set and digs/set
Given that I am not a stats person most of this info is Greek to me. Why did I do this
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Post by slxpress on Dec 6, 2022 0:05:53 GMT -5
Okay I added blocks/set and digs/set Given that I am not a stats person most of this info is Greek to me. Why did I do this Because you're excited about the match on Thursday, you're excited about this team in general, you're on a message board, you like the community here, and you're trying to share your excitement with others in hopes it will be reciprocated to some degree. I can't speak for anyone else, but I know I'm here for you. I love it! |
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Post by ilprepsvb on Dec 6, 2022 1:26:30 GMT -5
Boy, I sure hope Texas underrates Marquette’s middles like everyone else is seemingly doing on this thread.
Texas will probably win, but Marquette takes at least one set.
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Post by slxpress on Dec 6, 2022 1:56:20 GMT -5
Boy, I sure hope Texas underrates Marquette’s middles like everyone else is seemingly doing on this thread. Texas will probably win, but Marquette takes at least one set. You’re the second person to say this. Who is underrating Marquette’s middles? I said that their middles aren’t as good as Baylor’s, whom Texas played as well, and I stand by that. That’s hardly a knock on Marquette. I’ve also said that one of Marquette’s huge assets is their balance. Which you really see illustrated in the team stat comparisons widdledumpling provided, where Marquette has higher kill/set numbers than Texas with the 3 top players averaging less kills per set than the 3 top players for Texas. I will say if Marquette wants to be able to show off their apparently indomitable middles they better have their serve receive game at its highest level, because Texas is going to put all kinds of pressure on it. And while I consider Anchante something of a wizard, Lazarus would think turning bad passes into middle attacks is quite the trick. |
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Post by bucky415 on Dec 6, 2022 6:16:21 GMT -5
Marquette is a good team, but I just see Texas going into domination mode at Gregory this weekend.
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Post by hornshouse23 on Dec 6, 2022 7:49:06 GMT -5
History has taught these ladies a lesson. They aren’t underestimating any team.
And the fact that regional final WILL be a repeat opponent gives us even more luxury to focus on Marquette first. This isn’t the trap a semi usually is.
LFG
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Post by stanfordvb on Dec 6, 2022 11:23:52 GMT -5
History has taught these ladies a lesson. history has taught eggleston Philips and Oneal a lesson, rest of the contributors didn't get that lesson lol. maybe skinner with the Illinois loss last year |
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Post by braque on Dec 6, 2022 11:35:06 GMT -5
History has taught these ladies a lesson. They aren’t underestimating any team. And the fact that regional final WILL be a repeat opponent gives us even more luxury to focus on Marquette first. This isn’t the trap a semi usually is. LFG There are no lessons. There is only serve receive and passing. |
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Post by basil on Dec 6, 2022 11:36:21 GMT -5
for this match:
Anchante (S), Hamilton (OH), and Murray (MB) were named East Region 1st Team and are eligible for all-American honors
Eggleston (OH), Fleck (L), Ka'aha'aina-Torres (S), O'Neal (MB), Phillips (OPP), and Skinner (OH) were named Southwest Region 1st Team and are eligible for all-American honors
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