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Post by grimlock78 on Sept 17, 2024 11:30:44 GMT -5
Just watched replay of Texas vs Stanford, Cardinal sweep. Launstein came off the bench in Sboredom. OH and played out the match in front and serving. Her hits seemed less than 100% at first, but as she played they gained speed. She had surgery in January, not sure what. Overall a good showing for her in her 1st playing time at TX. Got me to speculating where Akana and Launstein would fit into the current NE roster. Not really relevant to anything, just musing borne of old age and boredom. My guess would be no Choboy or Beason, maybe even Landfair. Lineup of : Krause, Murray and Launstein Reilly, Lexi, Akana and Mauch Jackson, Allik and/ or Blackwell
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Post by belgianhusker on Sept 17, 2024 11:38:12 GMT -5
Just watched replay of Texas vs Stanford, Cardinal sweep. Launstein came off the bench in Sboredom. OH and played out the match in front and serving. Her hits seemed less than 100% at first, but as she played they gained speed. She had surgery in January, not sure what. Overall a good showing for her in her 1st playing time at TX. Got me to speculating where Akana and Launstein would fit into the current NE roster. Not really relevant to anything, just musing borne of old age and boredom. I remember Akana having a pretty wicked serve so at the very least she would see playing time as a serving sub. There's a chance she'd keep Laney or Liv on the bench too. Whit I'm not sure would see a lot of playing time. I think even if Merritt is having an off-day, she still brings a huge amount to the team in the form of leadership.
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Post by eyeroll2021 on Sept 17, 2024 11:44:39 GMT -5
Just watched replay of Texas vs Stanford, Cardinal sweep. Launstein came off the bench in Sboredom. OH and played out the match in front and serving. Her hits seemed less than 100% at first, but as she played they gained speed. She had surgery in January, not sure what. Overall a good showing for her in her 1st playing time at TX. Got me to speculating where Akana and Launstein would fit into the current NE roster. Not really relevant to anything, just musing borne of old age and boredom. Whit had shoulder surgery. A lot us were expecting her to redshirt this year, but now that she's come off the bench it's possible that she will take over OH (at least front row) from Wenaas
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Post by ladyfan on Sept 17, 2024 12:51:22 GMT -5
I think Laney’s speed and Liv’s serve receive could possibly make Akana a serving specialist.
As to Whitney/Beason, I think whomever could most reliably hit in and take care of their off-court things like going to class would get the nod. That would have favored Beason at one time, but a lot has changed for Whitney since then so who knows.
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Post by azsker on Sept 17, 2024 15:49:57 GMT -5
I think Laney’s speed and Liv’s serve receive could possibly make Akana a serving specialist. As to Whitney/Beason, I think whomever could most reliably hit in and take care of their off-court things like going to class would get the nod. That would have favored Beason at one time, but a lot has changed for Whitney since then so who knows. I’d still take the first team all American..
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Post by volleyaudience on Sept 17, 2024 16:18:06 GMT -5
Just watched replay of Texas vs Stanford, Cardinal sweep. Launstein came off the bench in Sboredom. OH and played out the match in front and serving. Her hits seemed less than 100% at first, but as she played they gained speed. She had surgery in January, not sure what. Overall a good showing for her in her 1st playing time at TX. Got me to speculating where Akana and Launstein would fit into the current NE roster. Not really relevant to anything, just musing borne of old age and boredom. I remember Akana having a pretty wicked serve so at the very least she would see playing time as a serving sub. There's a chance she'd keep Laney or Liv on the bench too. Whit I'm not sure would see a lot of playing time. I think even if Merritt is having an off-day, she still brings a huge amount to the team in the form of leadership. Not sure of my timeline. Am I wrong thinking if Lauenstein was on the team last year, the coaches would not have gone to the portal and taken Benson?
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Post by gazelle1 on Sept 17, 2024 16:38:28 GMT -5
I remember Akana having a pretty wicked serve so at the very least she would see playing time as a serving sub. There's a chance she'd keep Laney or Liv on the bench too. Whit I'm not sure would see a lot of playing time. I think even if Merritt is having an off-day, she still brings a huge amount to the team in the form of leadership. Not sure of my timeline. Am I wrong thinking if Lauenstein was on the team last year, the coaches would not have gone to the portal and taken Benson? I do not believe they would not have had a scholarship for Beason if Lauenstein was still on the team. Lauenstein was one of our more productive hitters early in the 2022 season, and a good blocker. I still think her drop off in production later in the 2022 season was likely due to her pregnancy. She is a very good athlete and a hard worker, so I am not surprised to see her doing well at Texas.
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Post by haterade on Sept 17, 2024 16:54:43 GMT -5
I remember Akana having a pretty wicked serve so at the very least she would see playing time as a serving sub. There's a chance she'd keep Laney or Liv on the bench too. Whit I'm not sure would see a lot of playing time. I think even if Merritt is having an off-day, she still brings a huge amount to the team in the form of leadership. Not sure of my timeline. Am I wrong thinking if Lauenstein was on the team last year, the coaches would not have gone to the portal and taken Benson? Correct. Whitney met with the staff at their season exit meetings and expressed a desire to step away from volleyball. A few days later, Merritt was in the portal and the staff reached out. B would not have happened without A. Husker fans should be cheering for her to have a successful season against everyone but us.
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Post by Big 🔴 Energy on Sept 17, 2024 20:29:35 GMT -5
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Post by vergyltantor on Sept 17, 2024 20:58:22 GMT -5
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Post by edu14 on Sept 18, 2024 0:27:00 GMT -5
First Ohio, today Iowa. Look at what Nebraska started.
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Post by volleyaudience on Sept 18, 2024 1:49:41 GMT -5
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Post by belgianhusker on Sept 18, 2024 11:01:58 GMT -5
I remember Akana having a pretty wicked serve so at the very least she would see playing time as a serving sub. There's a chance she'd keep Laney or Liv on the bench too. Whit I'm not sure would see a lot of playing time. I think even if Merritt is having an off-day, she still brings a huge amount to the team in the form of leadership. Not sure of my timeline. Am I wrong thinking if Lauenstein was on the team last year, the coaches would not have gone to the portal and taken Benson? There's a good chance Merritt would not have transferred to Nebraska. But I understood the original question as fitting both players into the current roster (which includes Beason)
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Post by goosebumps1 on Sept 18, 2024 21:45:08 GMT -5
Krause played one heck of a game. She owned that pin spot tonight. Props
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