Was watching Yankee game so wasn't checking in. Yikes, the bottom has really fallen out.
Why are we not more competitive?
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Was watching Yankee game so wasn't checking in. Yikes, the bottom has really fallen out.
I sit with two ex-college players. One, a former conference MVP at Ohio State. They both say it is "effort." The team has nowhere near the "grit" it possessed 7-8 years ago.
Nowhere near.
On the plus side we had zero service errors the 1st game. 2nd game two, then back to normal.
On a side note there is so much stuff blocking my screen and constantly popping-up that I can barely write anymore.
CJL has some recruiting to do.
On a side note there is so much stuff blocking my screen and constantly popping-up that I can barely write anymore.
CJL has some recruiting to do.
There is a difference between effort and grit. Now CJL did admit the team mentally gave up late in the Tech match but didn’t tonight. An effort issue suggests not giving a flip and being lazy which I don’t think is the case.
I agree they really need a Kaylee Manns type on this team who did have grit and better all rotation players like Hockaday and Jensen.
They will be able to rest up and get healthy during the off season and go again. If this was an easy fix CJL would have fixed it by now. No one is more disappointed than the coaches and the team. They have nothing to lose I wish they would unclench and just play because the results are going to be the same if they play tight.
There are five college volleyball matches on the sports networks tonight. Watching some isn't cheering me up much. Baylor is smoking TCU after dropping a set. Next up is Texas/Kansas.
Huskers vs Indiana on BTN. Gophers beat them last match. Hoosiers giving them some game.
Huskers vs Indiana on BTN. Gophers beat them last match. Hoosiers giving them some game.
She played per usual. Nice win - don't know if trajectory of season will change after what I thought was going to be one of our recent better teams.
Watched Purdue vs Peado State and ISU vs KSU at the same time-The game in the big 10 was played at 100 mph, ours at about 10 mph. The difference could not have been more striking. I would not even want to play the new IU at this point.
Even if it was against 0-6 (in league play) Kansas State, it was a good win. It's nearly always harder to win on the road and they actually looked fairly decent. I didn't see, but noticed the scores of the Texas match in Austin were much improved, in spite of the sweep by UT. So, I'm hoping these past two games mean a corner has been turned with this team. They're better than they've been playing. Just need to keep the energy level up and be ready for every serve.
No one commented on it yesterday, so I'll just add something here. Volleyball swept TCU (15, 21, 16) at noon on Saturday. This was a nice win over a team that was ahead of us in the league standings. The sloppy play was kept to a minimum (aside from the usual too may service errors) and there was good energy throughout. But very happy to see the team back to 'normal.'
Team has played better since Enna replaced Hillegas at Libero. CJL has also inserted Baranski in recent matches as an additional DS with Hillegas.No one commented on it yesterday, so I'll just add something here. Volleyball swept TCU (15, 21, 16) at noon on Saturday. This was a nice win over a team that was ahead of us in the league standings. The sloppy play was kept to a minimum (aside from the usual too may service errors) and there was good energy throughout. But very happy to see the team back to 'normal.'
I know she has been talking about energy and Enna has brought it. That is not a slight on Hillegas she has been phenomenal but Enna may be the spark. That and the games are so much cleaner and energetic that is has made a difference for sure. Just keep playing
It seems in general, the team has reached the point in the season where they are playing better together. Not sure that has anything to do with one player over the other. CJL indicated that they were reaching that point in the season where things were clicking. As we play more difficult teams, I can’t help but think that the number of digs and providing more opportunities will make a difference. The team is now blocking better and using a more balanced attack. IMO that has been the difference maker.
The impression I get is that Enna is doing a better job of digging and passing to Mauck than Hillegas recently. Moving Enna to Libero keeps her on the court. Adding Baranski as a DS to the rotation has also improved back row passing which enables Mauck to have more options on who she can set to and key the balanced attack. We shall see if the new rotation keeps up the improved overall performance.
It seemed like teams were focusing on getting Piper to have to make the first hit which gets you out os system. While Izzy was a pure libero even in HS, Hali was a setter and hitter before ISU. Moving Hali to a DS gives her better ability to set when Piper can't, at the same time with Izzy little is lost at Libero.
Nice job to Jess! Fantastic game for her! She received a lot of balls error free too! Great job on the team block too, especially Cande!
