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Post by dl3ww on Dec 4, 2023 22:54:30 GMT -5
omg she’d be a great replacement for Barnes! I’ve always liked Morris so I really hope this is a thing. She’d really challenge Halter. Anyone know the passing #’s for Halter vs. Morris? it’s literally like 2.22 vs 2.23 LOL The real question is who each libero has next to them and how much court they have to cover?
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Post by davebrake38 on Dec 4, 2023 23:11:05 GMT -5
Go Texas.
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Post by anastasia1 on Dec 4, 2023 23:38:35 GMT -5
i plan on having my club girls watch some of the game during practice this week should be interesting to see who they root for since we are in Tennessee 😂 Are they fans of Eggleston in particular, since she's from Tennessee? She's not on the team, obviously, but sometimes there's some crossover. This is the best Lady Vols team since 2005. That's crazy to me. Good on them. Now let's crush their hopes and dreams. Yes shes like a hometown hero 😂😂
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Post by horns1 on Dec 5, 2023 7:46:04 GMT -5
I know several of you follow the progress made by outgoing Longhorn transfers. I saw that Parra hit .130 with 14 kills against Arkansas; and Fields hit .200 with 21 kills against Pittsburgh. Both have had to deal with injuries at their new school.
For Fields, did she end up improving her passing and ball control to a level that was satisfactory after 2 seasons with a different coaching staff?
Seems like DeAndra Pierce may have been the most pleasant surprise of them all having found success at Georgia Tech.
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Post by eyeroll2021 on Dec 5, 2023 8:02:00 GMT -5
I know several of you follow the progress made by outgoing Longhorn transfers. I saw that Parra hit .130 with 14 kills against Arkansas; and Fields hit .200 with 21 kills against Pittsburgh. Both have had to deal with injuries at their new school. For Fields, did she end up improving her passing and ball control to a level that was satisfactory after 2 seasons with a different coaching staff? Seems like DeAndra Pierce may have been the most pleasant surprise of them all having found success at Georgia Tech. It's hard to make an apples-to-apples comparison for Skylar because she had so little game time in the back row for Texas. I watched a couple of USC matches this year and they seemed to be playing her mostly in position 1 on defense. Also I would say that Pitt match was not representative of the season. The Pitt block really keyed in on her and USC just didn't have enough firepower in other positions to distract them.
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Post by horns1 on Dec 5, 2023 8:07:36 GMT -5
As transfer portal season is upon us, I'm reminded that different players leave for different reasons (all over the country). Sometimes things work out well for them, other times they find out that the grass is not always greener elsewhere. Sometimes it's strictly a volleyball (business) reason such as playing time or being part of a winning program, other times it's about education, family, culture, etc.
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Post by horns1 on Dec 5, 2023 8:09:30 GMT -5
I know several of you follow the progress made by outgoing Longhorn transfers. I saw that Parra hit .130 with 14 kills against Arkansas; and Fields hit .200 with 21 kills against Pittsburgh. Both have had to deal with injuries at their new school. For Fields, did she end up improving her passing and ball control to a level that was satisfactory after 2 seasons with a different coaching staff? Seems like DeAndra Pierce may have been the most pleasant surprise of them all having found success at Georgia Tech. It's hard to make an apples-to-apples comparison for Skylar because she had so little game time in the back row for Texas. I watched a couple of USC matches this year and they seemed to be playing her mostly in position 1 on defense. Also I would say that Pitt match was not representative of the season. The Pitt block really keyed in on her and USC just didn't have enough firepower in other positions to distract them. Makes sense. I know I used the word "improving" as to Fields' backrow play. Perhaps I should have asked if her passing was at a satisfactory level based on the expectations of her OH position in the team's system.
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Post by eyeroll2021 on Dec 5, 2023 8:13:38 GMT -5
It's hard to make an apples-to-apples comparison for Skylar because she had so little game time in the back row for Texas. I watched a couple of USC matches this year and they seemed to be playing her mostly in position 1 on defense. Also I would say that Pitt match was not representative of the season. The Pitt block really keyed in on her and USC just didn't have enough firepower in other positions to distract them. Makes sense. I know I used the word "improving" as to Fields' backrow play. Perhaps I should have asked her passing was at a satisfactory level based on the expectations of her OH position in the team's system. No. Her passing is Not Good. Someone mentioned a week or two ago in another thread that her volleymetrics was something like 1.78, I think. Does not bode well for future at OH, but OPP is possible
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Post by hornfanaustin on Dec 5, 2023 9:57:31 GMT -5
Makes sense. I know I used the word "improving" as to Fields' backrow play. Perhaps I should have asked her passing was at a satisfactory level based on the expectations of her OH position in the team's system. No. Her passing is Not Good. Someone mentioned a week or two ago in another thread that her volleymetrics was something like 1.78, I think. Does not bode well for future at OH, but OPP is possible She can fly, but she can't dig. Second year in the back row. It's not there.
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Post by eyeroll2021 on Dec 5, 2023 10:00:58 GMT -5
No. Her passing is Not Good. Someone mentioned a week or two ago in another thread that her volleymetrics was something like 1.78, I think. Does not bode well for future at OH, but OPP is possible She can fly, but she can't dig. Second year in the back row. It's not there. Yes- any pro future is likely to be in the Annie Drews model. OPP, hidden in serve receive, pray the other team doesn't hit at you
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Post by widdledumpling on Dec 5, 2023 10:44:46 GMT -5
She can fly, but she can't dig. Second year in the back row. It's not there. Yes- any pro future is likely to be in the Annie Drews model. OPP, hidden in serve receive, pray the other team doesn't hit at you I wonder if that's why they had her playing defense in zone 1.
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Post by eyeroll2021 on Dec 5, 2023 11:19:26 GMT -5
www.avca.org/award/2023-avca-division-i-womens-regional-awards/Asjia and Madi made all-regional 1st team. Molly and Ella chosen as HM! (It's only 1st Team and HMs) Madi won Regional POY, and Ella is FOY. Madi was expected but YEEAAAAAAH ELLA Also: 4 1st teamers for BYU and 3 for Houston is sus as hell, given that they finished conference 13-5 and 11-7 respectively, and both just got bounced out of the tournament
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Post by katn on Dec 5, 2023 11:46:08 GMT -5
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Post by slxpress on Dec 5, 2023 12:13:30 GMT -5
I want to take a moment to say my snark meter was not filled regarding the Big 12 championship trophy.
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Post by storyteller on Dec 5, 2023 13:30:06 GMT -5
Congrats to Madi, Asjia, Ella, and Molly!! I would've loved to see Emma get some recognition too, but the Southwest Region had a lot of great liberos.
I think the post-season awards have shown what a team effort this year have been. Madi and Asjia are amazing of course. But everyone else has consistently done what they needed to do to get the wins. I think they should celebrate that by getting 2 wins this weekend 🤘
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