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Post by avid 2.0 on Aug 18, 2023 19:14:36 GMT -5
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Post by avid 2.0 on Aug 18, 2023 19:16:26 GMT -5
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Post by Kingsley on Aug 18, 2023 19:22:31 GMT -5
Preseason All-Conference Haley Bush - OH Drake Giulia Cardona - Opp Evansville Sohlia Wafeek - S UIC Martina Delucci - OH UIC Tayler Alden - S UNI Nataly Garcia - S SIU The positional variety is riveting |
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Post by avid 2.0 on Aug 26, 2023 13:50:10 GMT -5
From the early going, Drake is going to the favorite after this first weekend. I like what I see.
Meanwhile Illinois State looks tragic... I get its only year 2... but like... no bueno
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Post by jayj79 on Aug 26, 2023 20:37:23 GMT -5
UNI struggling a bit in the first weekend.
My totally amateur, non-expert analysis is that their passing needs to improve (which would allow the setter to have more options, thus establishing better attacks).
Also too many service and hitting errors for my liking, though that's not unusual for first weekend action.
It's possible the new players are able to improve and gel by the time conference play rolls around, (or perhaps they'll struggle with it all year and have another subpar season; too soon to tell). But they're bound to take more lumps in these next few non-conference weekends.
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Post by bucky415 on Aug 26, 2023 22:57:48 GMT -5
Bradley went 3-0 to start the season. Yeah, I know, not great competition, but yay for winning!
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Post by jaypak on Aug 26, 2023 23:00:18 GMT -5
UNI will be toughened up and ready for conference play - they always are - but can they get by Drake?
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Post by avid 2.0 on Sept 4, 2023 10:20:33 GMT -5
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Post by avid 2.0 on Sept 8, 2023 13:17:25 GMT -5
From the early going, Drake is going to the favorite after this first weekend. I like what I see. Meanwhile Illinois State looks tragic... I get its only year 2... but like... no bueno update: like I get why ISU is struggling…. But this is just baaaad |
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Post by cpvb6 on Sept 8, 2023 14:05:07 GMT -5
From the early going, Drake is going to the favorite after this first weekend. I like what I see. Meanwhile Illinois State looks tragic... I get its only year 2... but like... no bueno update: like I get why ISU is struggling…. But this is just baaaad Meanwhile, last years setter (Katelyn Leffler, Cincinnati) who was cut because she wasn't good enough for ISU, is 3rd in the nation in Assists per set. |
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Post by avid 2.0 on Sept 8, 2023 14:18:05 GMT -5
update: like I get why ISU is struggling…. But this is just baaaad Meanwhile, last years setter (Katelyn Leffler, Cincinnati) who was cut because she wasn't good enough for ISU, is 3rd in the nation in Assists per set. :/ I know some things haven’t been helpful (retirements of Lund/Prodzinski, transfers of Moore/Otene/others) but Illinois St should not be this poor… |
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Post by cpvb6 on Sept 8, 2023 15:30:22 GMT -5
Meanwhile, last years setter (Katelyn Leffler, Cincinnati) who was cut because she wasn't good enough for ISU, is 3rd in the nation in Assists per set. :/ I know some things haven’t been helpful (retirements of Lund/Prodzinski, transfers of Moore/Otene/others) but Illinois St should not be this poor… What's different..... coaching. |
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Post by fromonhigh on Sept 9, 2023 0:47:11 GMT -5
:/ I know some things haven’t been helpful (retirements of Lund/Prodzinski, transfers of Moore/Otene/others) but Illinois St should not be this poor… What's different..... coaching. As of right now the recruiting class of 2023 looks pretty questionable too; two haven’t seen the court while the other is hitting negative for the season before getting “the boot” (sorry couldn’t resist the pun). |
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Post by redbirdfan101 on Sept 9, 2023 0:50:53 GMT -5
I really hope we make some changes SOON cause…
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Post by redbirdfan101 on Sept 9, 2023 0:53:58 GMT -5
Meanwhile, last years setter (Katelyn Leffler, Cincinnati) who was cut because she wasn't good enough for ISU, is 3rd in the nation in Assists per set. :/ I know some things haven’t been helpful (retirements of Lund/Prodzinski, transfers of Moore/Otene/others) but Illinois St should not be this poor… I have no idea how the staff managed to screw up the team we had last year. There was no reason the Birds shouldn’t have been contending for the MVC title. I know losing prondzinski and Lund killed us, but part of me wonders if they really medically retired or just wanted out… |
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