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Post by bprtbone on Mar 27, 2023 9:04:20 GMT -5
Pretty nice crowd yesterday for Michigan's only home match of the spring against Eastern Michigan at the Crisler Center. Typical rusty play from both teams for a spring scrimmage that featured the debut of both Erin Virtue at the helm for Blue and Kevin Foeman in just just his third week on the job at EMU. Some notes:
- Michigan won 3-1 (25-11; 21-25; 25-20; 25-19)
- The A team for Michigan was Jacobs/Simmons; Nyambio/Boney; Murray; Johnson and Grant.
- Everyone saw the floor, with Humphries and Cuchran swapping in at libero during sets 2 and 3
- Unlike Rosen, Virtue coaches from the end line, standing near the players
- Grant was the best player on the floor for both sides, flying all over the place digging balls and covering tips. She was playing with purpose and the team struggled when she sat out.
- Johnson set the entire match for Blue, she appeared healthy for the first time in a long time but her placement was inconsistent
- All of the OH's struggled passing. Eastern went on huge runs when Murray and Jacobs were in the back row without Grant
- Boney looked solid; Nyambio is still a work in progress; it was nice to see Simmons play but she did not have a good connection with Johnson
This spring squad is not going to look anything near what will likely be on the floor in the fall. The team is desperate for a 6-ro OH, maybe Vaulet is the answer. Burke will get a chance at setter. But 2024 is shaping up to be a rough year of transition. Go Blue!
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Post by volleyparent on Mar 27, 2023 11:42:28 GMT -5
Pretty nice crowd yesterday for Michigan's only home match of the spring against Eastern Michigan at the Crisler Center. Typical rusty play from both teams for a spring scrimmage that featured the debut of both Erin Virtue at the helm for Blue and Kevin Foeman in just just his third week on the job at EMU. Some notes: - Michigan won 3-1 (25-11; 21-25; 25-20; 25-19) - The A team for Michigan was Jacobs/Simmons; Nyambio/Boney; Murray; Johnson and Grant. - Everyone saw the floor, with Humphries and Cuchran swapping in at libero during sets 2 and 3 - Unlike Rosen, Virtue coaches from the end line, standing near the players - Grant was the best player on the floor for both sides, flying all over the place digging balls and covering tips. She was playing with purpose and the team struggled when she sat out. - Johnson set the entire match for Blue, she appeared healthy for the first time in a long time but her placement was inconsistent - All of the OH's struggled passing. Eastern went on huge runs when Murray and Jacobs were in the back row without Grant - Boney looked solid; Nyambio is still a work in progress; it was nice to see Simmons play but she did not have a good connection with Johnson This spring squad is not going to look anything near what will likely be on the floor in the fall. The team is desperate for a 6-ro OH, maybe Vaulet is the answer. Burke will get a chance at setter. But 2024 is shaping up to be a rough year of transition. Go Blue! 2024 will be the last year for COVID players... I would imagine that Michigan would be a great place for players to spend their last year of eligibility. Grant, Murray, Jacobs would potentially be available and transfers would be available. |
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Post by gobluevb on Apr 12, 2023 18:58:14 GMT -5
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Post by bprtbone on Apr 16, 2023 12:57:33 GMT -5
Michigan and Michigan State renewed their annual spring rivalry match last night in Grand Rapids as part of the 4 team Grand Rapids Sports Hall of Fame Volleyball Classic. After sweeping Bowling Green and Western Michigan early in the day, the Wolverines went the distance with MSU, pulling off a thrilling reverse sweep 19-25; 17-25; 25-16; 25-23; 15-8. Michigan is playing with a very thin spring roster but managed to turn things around after a couple of rough opening sets. Better passing led to more opportunities for Boney and Nyambio and the team stepped up on the defensive side of the ball to change the momentum. Really nice performance from Allison Jacobs who is looking more and more like the floor leader that the team desperately needs. Everyone saw the floor and made contributions. Things were looking bleak in Set 4 down 19-22 when Mira Chopra came in went on a 5 point service run that included a couple of aces. Nyambio started Set 5 with a couple of stuff blocks and Blue rode that to the finish. One coaching twist that Erin introduced was having the team split into position groups during time outs rather than huddling as a team. It will be interesting to see if she can find someone else in the spring portal that can help the team this fall. Vaulet and Burke have real chances at significant play time this fall, another solid OH would help our fortunes. And now we enter the long sad time of no volleyball until August. Until then, Go Blue! |
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Post by exit237a on May 5, 2023 12:10:25 GMT -5
Hey Wolverine fans! Looks like you're playing a home and home with Bowling Green in the final week of preseason. They just released their full schedule. Friday, September 15 at 7PM - Michigan at Bowling Green Sunday, September 17 at 2PM - Bowling Green at Michigan |
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Post by thevoiceofreason on May 8, 2023 10:24:52 GMT -5
Hey Wolverine fans! Looks like you're playing a home and home with Bowling Green in the final week of preseason. They just released their full schedule. Friday, September 15 at 7PM - Michigan at Bowling Green Sunday, September 17 at 2PM - Bowling Green at Michigan Should be a very interesting matchup heading into Big Ten play. BG is a GOOD team and will be battle-tested with opponents like against OSU, Texas A&M (plus Loyola and Wright State), and Baylor at the Colorado State tournament. Pretty cool for BG to get Michigan into Stroh for a game. I'll be interested to see the attendance for that. |
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Post by bprtbone on May 16, 2023 12:08:46 GMT -5
Looks like Erin stole one away from Denver. Welcome Lydia!
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Post by WildwoodVB on Jun 7, 2023 17:24:42 GMT -5
Did we lose a 2024 or is there a different Lauren Evans?
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Post by gobluevb on Jun 7, 2023 18:24:28 GMT -5
Did we lose a 2024 or is there a different Lauren Evans? We ‘lost’ her. However, IMO it is not a big loss for us and probably a better fit for her. She is an undersized OH that is a very nice player but probably would not see much playing time considering other, more dynamic, OH recruits we have coming in for 2023 and 2024. |
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Post by WildwoodVB on Jun 8, 2023 8:55:01 GMT -5
That makes sense. I know she was listed as a libero on most stuff I saw about her when she committed but at 6’ may be able to play outside at Butler. I’m sure Erin will find a great use of that open spot!
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Post by bprtbone on Jun 8, 2023 14:58:19 GMT -5
Duke has posted their 2023 schedule and they will be coming to Ann Arbor on September 9. We'll get to see Jess Robinson in opposing colors. Ugh. |
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Post by vballfan17 on Jun 14, 2023 11:20:57 GMT -5
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Post by bprtbone on Jun 14, 2023 13:02:05 GMT -5
Notable Dates on the 2023 Michigan Schedule:
- September 9 vs. Duke; the return of Jess Robinson , also home football that day
- September 22 vs. MSU; B1G home opener, hate that its this early on the calendar
- October 27 vs. Penn State; the return of Jess Mruzik
- October 29 vs. OSU; the only meeting of the season
- November 4 vs. Purdue; home football that day
- November 25 vs. Indiana; same day as The Game?? Yikes.
The non-conference schedule is pretty soft, hopefully Erin finds some early success before facing the B1G gauntlet.
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Post by bprtbone on Jul 17, 2023 16:57:00 GMT -5
Fall roster posted today, Erin is back in A2 after goofing around at the VNL, and camps are in action this week. 2025 commits should not be far behind. Go Blue! |
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Post by badgerguru on Jul 17, 2023 18:06:57 GMT -5
What is Michigans projected line up?
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