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Post by maigrey on Jan 8, 2024 7:35:02 GMT -5
It's going to take a lot of skill and work ethic to make up for being 5'9" :/ Not wrong at all and I see your point. From a setter, I'd rather see 5'9" with really good setting, ability to set a block, and the discipline to go low and over rather than 6' setter that can't better the ball and just reaches high on the block. The two hypotheticals aren't mutually exclusive and parts of that can be trained, but that's where I'm coming from. Eg.: I loved Loberg from the moment she stepped on the court from an offensive perspective, but even standing at 6'3", her first year blocking was ROUGH. Totally understand, but unless she's got some JGill hops, hitters are just going to go over her block, whether it's set low and over properly or not. Mind you, I'm hoping she does jump out of the gym! |
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Post by badgerguru on Jan 8, 2024 11:24:59 GMT -5
Charlie Fuerbringer ‘24 is named the California Gatorade POY, while Madison Quest ‘25 is named the Wisconsin Gatorade POY
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Post by badgerfanatic on Jan 8, 2024 13:27:47 GMT -5
Not a surprise that Ally Batenhorst in the transfer portal from Nebraska. Unlikely she would come to Wisconsin, but she is an OH with a fair amount of experience.
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Post by badgerbadgerbadger on Jan 8, 2024 13:32:22 GMT -5
Not a surprise that Ally Batenhorst in the transfer portal from Nebraska. Unlikely she would come to Wisconsin, but she is an OH with a fair amount of experience. Why do we want her? For depth? Because Orzol is better than her, in literally every single skill you'd need from an OH, except maybe blocking because I'm too lazy to look up Batenhorst's blocking numbers. |
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Post by chibadgerfan on Jan 8, 2024 13:36:15 GMT -5
Not a surprise that Ally Batenhorst in the transfer portal from Nebraska. Unlikely she would come to Wisconsin, but she is an OH with a fair amount of experience. Why do we want her? For depth? Because Orzol is better than her, in literally every single skill you'd need from an OH, except maybe blocking because I'm too lazy to look up Batenhorst's blocking numbers. I definitely think she would come to Wisconsin and think Wisconsin would love to have her. |
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Post by miss girl on Jan 8, 2024 13:39:47 GMT -5
Not a surprise that Ally Batenhorst in the transfer portal from Nebraska. Unlikely she would come to Wisconsin, but she is an OH with a fair amount of experience. She wants to play both indoor and outdoor- wisco won't be her pick. She also stated she's leaving to get her master's. |
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Post by chibadgerfan on Jan 8, 2024 13:45:03 GMT -5
Not a surprise that Ally Batenhorst in the transfer portal from Nebraska. Unlikely she would come to Wisconsin, but she is an OH with a fair amount of experience. She wants to play both indoor and outdoor- wisco won't be her pick. She also stated she's leaving to get her master's. I didn’t see where she said she wants to continue to play beach, but I can imagine so, and if that’s a hard requirement, then Wisconsin won’t be the place. However, she definitely can get a Master’s degree at Wisconsin. |
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Post by badgerfanatic on Jan 8, 2024 13:59:42 GMT -5
I assume she'd go to Creighton unless they don't have her Master's program. Why would Wisconsin want her? Experience & depth. I'm not suggesting she's the best option, just an option.
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Post by ndodge on Jan 8, 2024 14:07:58 GMT -5
She wants to play both indoor and outdoor- wisco won't be her pick. She also stated she's leaving to get her master's. I didn’t see where she said she wants to continue to play beach, but I can imagine so, and if that’s a hard requirement, then Wisconsin won’t be the place. However, she definitely can get a Master’s degree at Wisconsin. Isn't it harder lately for indoor players to catch on at the best beach programs? Or maybe Ally did do well at NE beach (no idea, but am curious). I'm just thinking if beach is a requirement it'd rule out some schools where she might otherwise be a good fit for indoor. So harder to meet all 3 of her requirements, in other words. It'll be interesting to see where she lands. |
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Post by vbdiva on Jan 8, 2024 14:13:57 GMT -5
Ally would be an excellent get. She definitely would love her match against NOTbraska.
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Post by vbdiva on Jan 8, 2024 14:16:39 GMT -5
Charlie texting: Hey Ally, come on girl, let's beat these ##'s -- Join the good side.
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Post by mnwis20 on Jan 8, 2024 14:20:47 GMT -5
Not a surprise that Ally Batenhorst in the transfer portal from Nebraska. Unlikely she would come to Wisconsin, but she is an OH with a fair amount of experience. Why do we want her? For depth? Because Orzol is better than her, in literally every single skill you'd need from an OH, except maybe blocking because I'm too lazy to look up Batenhorst's blocking numbers. I think she’d be great here. She, Smrek and Franklin could just dominate other teams out of system. Worst case scenario you have a really solid backup who’s played in multiple national championship games on the left. But I think she could excel here. |
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Post by robtearle on Jan 8, 2024 14:28:54 GMT -5
Who was the Husker player who originated "the dungeon" label? Was it Krause? Madi Kubik? Batenhorst?
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Post by PeoriaBucky on Jan 8, 2024 14:31:15 GMT -5
Who was the Husker player who originated "the dungeon" label? Was it Krause? Madi Kubik? Batenhorst? Madi Kubik |
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Post by badgerbadgerbadger on Jan 8, 2024 14:37:41 GMT -5
Why do we want her? For depth? Because Orzol is better than her, in literally every single skill you'd need from an OH, except maybe blocking because I'm too lazy to look up Batenhorst's blocking numbers. I think she’d be great here. She, Smrek and Franklin could just dominate other teams out of system. Worst case scenario you have a really solid backup who’s played in multiple national championship games on the left. But I think she could excel here. She’s a career .180 hitter…we don’t need OOS scoring when we already have Smrek and Franklin to toss the ball up to, that’s one more outlet than most teams usually have. What we need is passing to make things easier for our freshman setter and for us to feed our many AA weapons, and Batenhorst isn’t exactly a stellar passer. I’m confused on exactly what does Wisconsin have that Nebraska doesn’t that would make her “excel” here when she has struggled for 3 years as a starter at Nebraska, outside of that one fluke match against Texas 3 years ago, |
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