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Post by 25or624 on Sept 24, 2023 11:21:22 GMT -5
Sure, but not THAT nervous.  nervous enough that I wouldn't be surprised if Indiana takes a set. The Badgers know the drill and they are ready; we've seen it in action:
“It’s always being on the attack and knowing that we’re going to get every team’s best. It’s what you have to expect,” fifth-year senior setter Izzy Ashburn said this week. “It pushes us to another level, and that’s what we want out of the season. We want teams to play their best so that we have to play even better and better and better.”
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2023 12:16:05 GMT -5
Be very interesting to see how Franklin/TTA hold up against the Hoosiers serve. If we're looking for a TTA breakout game I don't think it will be today. The Badgers in 3 (Hoosiers 54 total points) Smrek cannot be stopped she should be set more despite our embarrassment of riches in attacking options.
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Post by badgerbreath on Sept 24, 2023 12:57:22 GMT -5
Pregame
Sheffield (sucking on a throat lozenge it sounds like):
Played well against NW. Back to back practices for first time in a while. Lots of focus on defense. It's showed on the night.
Indiana serves well, Haworth is one of the best setters in the country, tough floor D.
This is the team they've been waiting for years. Will play hard.
Rallies will be long. Have to expect that. Badgers relaxed when Marquette dug balls unexpectedly.
Indiana is next level compared to Marquette in terms of D. It will be a tougher challenge.
Mind set is important.
White:
Haworth. Athletic. Gets her feet to the ball, provides a nice hitting window even setting from a long way away. Tries to surprise in transition.
Has a serve like Micha Hancock, and left top spin. Moves serve around the court.
Really good blocking team, links to the serve which is located well. They don't let balls fall.
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Post by badgerbreath on Sept 24, 2023 13:09:35 GMT -5
Indiana needs to settle down. This happened first set of last year's match too. Badgers serving well, but best hoosier servers missing. Hitters also hitting out.
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Post by rainbowbadger on Sept 24, 2023 13:11:38 GMT -5
Out to a fast start. Passing looks… okay? Badgers really squeezing TTA off to the left.
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Post by rainbowbadger on Sept 24, 2023 13:12:32 GMT -5
Haworth trying to be tricky and attacking on 2, but Izzy is right there, and GG takes second ball.
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Post by badgerbreath on Sept 24, 2023 13:15:13 GMT -5
Badgers going right side and middle almost exclusively. Also hitting deep into the court against a floor D playing shallow.
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Post by badgerbadgerbadger on Sept 24, 2023 13:23:28 GMT -5
Badgers going right side and middle almost exclusively. Also hitting deep into the court against a floor D playing shallow. Left sides didn't get a single kill that set wow. |
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Post by badgerbreath on Sept 24, 2023 13:24:42 GMT -5
Badgers going right side and middle almost exclusively. Also hitting deep into the court against a floor D playing shallow. Left sides didn't get a single kill that set wow. They only got 5 swings. And three of them were way out of system. |
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Post by badgerbreath on Sept 24, 2023 13:27:04 GMT -5
Badgers with 5 blocks and hitting 0.476 in that set. Indiana hitting -0.062.
Signs at the end that set that Indiana was starting to pick up their defensive intensity, but they have to stop the middle and RS.
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Post by rainbowbadger on Sept 24, 2023 13:27:47 GMT -5
Badgers going right side and middle almost exclusively. Also hitting deep into the court against a floor D playing shallow. Whatever works… Will be interesting to see what adjustments Aird makes. |
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Post by savannahbadger on Sept 24, 2023 13:28:24 GMT -5
Badgers going right side and middle almost exclusively. Also hitting deep into the court against a floor D playing shallow. Left sides didn't get a single kill that set wow. Smrek was on the left when she screamed “MINE!” so loud I could hear all the way across the court in row 26. Doesn’t that count? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2023 13:28:35 GMT -5
Indiana with 12 attacking errors. Brutal. In only one set.
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Post by rainbowbadger on Sept 24, 2023 13:28:39 GMT -5
Badgers going right side and middle almost exclusively. Also hitting deep into the court against a floor D playing shallow. Left sides didn't get a single kill that set wow. Starting set 2 with a Frank kill, just for you. |
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Post by photos1 on Sept 24, 2023 13:28:40 GMT -5
Can we just stop pretending Indiana is anything but a B1G bottom dweller? The setter is not bad and she has a nice serve, and the L gives great effort but the rest are rubbish…
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