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Post by maigrey on Sept 19, 2024 19:45:26 GMT -5
MINNEAPOLIS -- The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced its Watch List for its 2024 Division I Player of the Year Award, and Gophers redshirt senior setter Melani Shaffmaster was named to its inaugural list of 36 players. Can anyone tell me why people who make there living from volleyball keep listing her with the BEST? Because she is a stand out at her position? No one else on MN has a sliver of a chance to be NPOY - Hanson has nothing on Parra/Franklin/Skinner, no offense to Julia, Mel is the only one in the P4 to have a triple double, which is nuts. Plus, the AVCA basically phoned it in. Andi Jackson and Charitie Luper weren't on it, while Booth and DeBeer were. It's a pretty meaningless list as the AVCA has said they can change the list on the next iteration.
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Post by JT on Sept 19, 2024 21:01:14 GMT -5
Do we know if the games on Friday and Saturday are going to end up being streamed? I don’t think so. Only the Green Bay matches are. As far as I can tell, only this one GB vs MN match is streamed, out of the whole “tournament.” For a while, GB’s schedule said that the Tommies vs GB match would be on espn+, but the “watch” link went to the espn+ scheduled programming, rather than a specific event URL. I couldn’t find the match on espn’s schedule. And the GB schedule no longer claims that the Tommies match will be streamed. So…
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Post by mcmike on Sept 19, 2024 21:39:02 GMT -5
from the GB game thread: "Alex getting some 6 ro action. These are the sets before league play to get her reps Phoebe alive alive OH! Calissa MB1 growing into a reliable weapon Z. ip diggity Julia. (11K .333) Lydia (after a rest)
Now..for the next 2 matches More Alex 6 ro (she was so-so in serve reception and was aced on a very toughie) D ball to Grote after she serves More back row attacks Go middle whenever possible
Coach mcmike sez Sit Hanson, the known reliable quantity Alex OH1 Wookie OH2 tape splice Sarah Franklin's thumb down xcourt swings from Marquette match If Crowl is on left in Ro1 run her across the attack line on the serve like Marquette and get her on the RS for her lefty swing try to hit the MB on a gap set in ro1 Hanson can serve sub Wookie and share back court reception duty, but i secretly wish for Wookie to get back to serving...in the court If Wookie is in back row feed her pipes McGhie had a very strong serving match vs TCU scoring 13 on 19. Get her the reps before the B1G. NO SKYLAR, NO THIBAULT
ENJOY THESE LAST TWO RESPITES BEFORE WI AND PURDUE
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Post by mcmike on Sept 19, 2024 21:52:53 GMT -5
13 OF 41 kills from MBs
41 kills but hitting under .200 vs a smaller block kinda sux 12 blocks 5 SA
5 GB SEs 12 GB HEs 75
hopefully someone will find MN passing stats with that H% I would guess it isn't pretty
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