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Post by baytree on Dec 3, 2023 11:56:37 GMT -5
If links don't work, check Xitter. Match day tweets 2-3 posts below OP.
NCAA Championship Tournament Sweet Sixteen
3rd round
 #5 Arizona State vs. #1 Stanford
Thursday, December 7 | 8:30 PM PT, 9:30 PM MST
Stanford won 73 times, ASU won 8 times The last matchup was 10/29/2023 at Tempe, AZ. ASU won 3-0 Stanford won seven of the last ten matches
NB: The ASU site only lists the history since Nov 12, 1999 but otherwise looks the same |
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Post by baytree on Dec 3, 2023 11:56:49 GMT -5
starters listed two posts below this one
Are any players unavailable for either team?
Annabelle Smith and Koko Kirsch are out for the season for Stanford.
Stanford  |  |  | #22
Caitie Baird OH
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McKenna Vicini
MB
| #13
Elia Rubin
OH
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Sami Francis MB
| #10
Kendall Kipp
Opp
| #9
Elena Oglivie
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Anna Pringle
SS
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Kami Miner S
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Arizona State  |  |  | #18
Roberta Rabelo OH
| #23 Claire Jeter
MB
| #12
Geli Cyr
OH
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Maddie McLaughlin MB
| #4 Marta Levinska
Opp
| #11 Mary Shroll
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Estella Zatechka
DS
| #9 Shannon Shields S
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Jaden Ravnsborg
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Post by baytree on Dec 3, 2023 11:57:01 GMT -5
Congratulations to Shannon Shields, Mary Shroll, Marta Levinska, Claire Jeter, and JJ Van Niel
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Post by baytree on Dec 3, 2023 11:57:11 GMT -5
Congratulations to Kendall Kipp for earning Pacific North POY and to Caitie Baird, Sami Francis, Kami Miner, Elena Oglive, and Elia Rubin for being named to the Pacific North All Region Team
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Post by baytree on Dec 3, 2023 11:57:21 GMT -5
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Post by jwvolley on Dec 3, 2023 12:07:22 GMT -5
ASU takes this. The Sun Devils will bring the fire.
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Post by eazy on Dec 3, 2023 12:36:44 GMT -5
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Post by dokterrudi on Dec 3, 2023 12:51:30 GMT -5
So late…guh.
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Post by toomuchvb on Dec 3, 2023 12:53:11 GMT -5
ASU takes this. The Sun Devils will bring the fire. They looked terrific against BYU for sure. Their service pressure was incredible! And Marta 🔥 |
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Post by hammer on Dec 3, 2023 12:56:43 GMT -5
ASU takes this. The Sun Devils will bring the fire. They looked terrific against BYU for sure. Their service pressure was incredible! And Marta 🔥 BYU's back court D was the opposite of fire. |
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Post by manyshaped on Dec 3, 2023 13:17:13 GMT -5
zatechka is a DS and ravnsborg is a SS baytree but otherwise the asu lineup looks good! |
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Post by baytree on Dec 3, 2023 13:27:57 GMT -5
zatechka is a DS and ravnsborg is a SS baytree but otherwise the asu lineup looks good! Thanks for the info. I meant to put Zatechka as DS but didn't know Ravnsborg was an SS. |
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Post by jwvolley on Dec 3, 2023 13:28:46 GMT -5
They looked terrific against BYU for sure. Their service pressure was incredible! And Marta 🔥 BYU's back court D was the opposite of fire. Stanford's wasn't exactly lighting anything up either |
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Post by volleyfan24 on Dec 3, 2023 15:01:45 GMT -5
I hope that the scare of losing to Houston will light a fire under Stanford that was much too close for comfort. They really eased up after the first two sets and then tried to get back into it too late in the 4th.
The fifth was them asserting their dominance. The defense needs to be better. I did like that early Miner got Francis and Vicini a lot of balls. Also Rubin played out of her mind in the fifth as did Kipp after her second block it was a real momentum swing.
I was keeping a close eye on BYU and ASU. Levinska is amazing and I do think ASU has a chance but I think the Card prevails here. The Sunday match was a case of early morning road trip. I don’t think the Card will be taking the Sundevils lightly they know what Levinska and Cyr are capable of.
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Post by bbg95 on Dec 3, 2023 15:10:29 GMT -5
BYU's back court D was the opposite of fire. Stanford's wasn't exactly lighting anything up either Stanford's defense (.192 opponent hitting percentage) has been suspect all season. Better than the last two seasons, but that's not saying much. Even this match against Houston supports that. Houston doesn't have a great offense (.246 team hitting percentage), but they still hit .252 against Stanford and .303 (50-13-122) in the first four sets. Arizona State has a significantly better offense (.289 going into the tournament--9th in the country) than Houston. |
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