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Post by JT on Sept 5, 2024 19:37:38 GMT -5
Just got an email - MN/WI is the gold out! The special events are listed on the schedule by each match.
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Post by skolgophers on Sept 5, 2024 19:39:36 GMT -5
Just got an email - MN/WI is the gold out! The special events are listed on the schedule by each match. Oh I didn’t notice that before!
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Post by ugopher on Sept 5, 2024 19:49:59 GMT -5
I think Jeff Day went through a learning curve. He seemed to really grow to love watching the sport. I remember one podcast (maybe beginning of Hugh’s last season?) where he was super hype about Gopher volleyball. Bummer a new reporter has to start over at the beginning but hopefully he’s been bitten by the volleyball bug and his knowledge and depth of coverage grows. I was able to speak at length with Jeff Day last year. He told me how excited he was to be covering MN volleyball and how he was new to the sport. You could feel his enthusiasm about the sport and learning about it. Marcus does a good job on men's hoops but will he bring that same enthusiasm to volleyball? Or, when MBB starts does that VB as a side gig?
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Post by skolgophers on Sept 5, 2024 20:02:40 GMT -5
10/10 recommend listening to the Mel/Michella interview.
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Post by mcmike on Sept 5, 2024 21:42:44 GMT -5
Charades To indicate a correct guess - Place your index finger on your nose and point to the person who guessed correctly.
"We want to be in control of the controllables a lot this year and I think it will turn out good for us."
Finger to my nose, Mel. PERFECT
Q. Who have the big personalities?
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Post by mop on Sept 6, 2024 22:14:20 GMT -5
Plenty to work on. At the end of the day, we have 2 losses to ranked teams by 2 points in the 5th set. And a win over the best team (IMO) in the country. Still optimistic this team will do great things this year!
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Post by BigDigEnergy on Sept 6, 2024 22:56:31 GMT -5
Plenty to work on. At the end of the day, we have 2 losses to ranked teams by 2 points in the 5th set. And a win over the best team (IMO) in the country. Still optimistic this team will do great things this year! And honestly that 2 losses could have gone either way. We could be 3-0 now over 3 top 25 teams. It’s a bit heartbreaking but this team will only get better from these tight matches. That 5th set come back showed a lot of grit and determination.
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Post by VT Karen on Sept 6, 2024 22:58:02 GMT -5
Plenty to work on. At the end of the day, we have 2 losses to ranked teams by 2 points in the 5th set. And a win over the best team (IMO) in the country. Still optimistic this team will do great things this year! And honestly that 2 losses could have gone either way. We could be 3-0 now over 3 top 25 teams. It’s a bit heartbreaking but this team will only get better from these tight matches. That 5th set come back showed a lot of grit and determination. So true! It's been very close all three matches. The Gophers will take this loss and learn from it. I was encouraged by the play of Acevedo as she showed that she can hang!
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Post by BigDigEnergy on Sept 6, 2024 23:07:41 GMT -5
So Z had 29 digs (that must be her new career high), Mel with 27 and Julia 17. Geezzz that’s a lot of digs!
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Post by gopherhim on Sept 6, 2024 23:30:35 GMT -5
So Z had 29 digs (that must be her new career high), Mel with 27 and Julia 17. Geezzz that’s a lot of digs! It was 19 for Julia! Julia 19 Mel 27 Z 29 All career highs!
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Post by bucky415 on Sept 6, 2024 23:49:16 GMT -5
It stinks to lose for the Gophers, but they dug in to recover from being way behind in the 5th, and there were epic rallies down the stretch, the Gophers winning one to get it to 13 all!
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Post by Norah Sus on Sept 6, 2024 23:54:44 GMT -5
So Z had 29 digs (that must be her new career high), Mel with 27 and Julia 17. Geezzz that’s a lot of digs! Floor defense for the entire team has improved drastically compared to last year, IMO.
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Post by JT on Sept 7, 2024 1:14:20 GMT -5
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Post by northwoods on Sept 7, 2024 6:30:43 GMT -5
Plenty to work on. At the end of the day, we have 2 losses to ranked teams by 2 points in the 5th set. And a win over the best team (IMO) in the country. Still optimistic this team will do great things this year! The rest of non-conference looks like a cake walk, so circle 9/25 as the next barometer game to see what this team can accomplish.
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Post by mop on Sept 7, 2024 6:32:59 GMT -5
Plenty to work on. At the end of the day, we have 2 losses to ranked teams by 2 points in the 5th set. And a win over the best team (IMO) in the country. Still optimistic this team will do great things this year! The rest of non-conference looks like a cake walk, so circle 9/25 as the next barometer game to see what this team can accomplish. I don’t want to discount TCU. They are solid and Parra can take over a match. Big one tonight, hopeful they can bounce back though (pls not in 5)
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