A Look at the Last Match with Wisconsin
Nov 25, 2019 15:27:31 GMT -5
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Post by seeyajohn on Nov 25, 2019 15:27:31 GMT -5
I have been looking at the first match with Wisconsin in anticipation of the upcoming rematch. I like looking at rotation information and there were some interesting data points from that first match. Two rotations stood out for Penn State. Those were rotation 3 (Kendall serving) and rotation 2 (Keeton serving).
Those rotations played a combined 54 points with a resulting deficit of 17-37. The remainder of Penn State’s rotations had a combined result of 57-61. Neither rotation had any success serving as Wisconsin managed to side out on 15 of 18 opportunies. Moreover it was those two rotations that were in play at the point where PSU was leading 17-12 in the second set and Wisconsin surged to 19-19.
One of the interesting aspects of these results is that Dana Rettke was not on the other side of the net for those two rotations with the exception that she rotated in against rotation 2 when PSU was on serve receive in sets 1 and 3. Other than that, Danielle Hart was at middle blocker.
The servers involved for Wisconsin were Lauren Barnes, Sydney Hilley, and Tiffany Clark. All three, especially Barnes, were effective. Another potential factor was that Gabby Blossom was in the front row for both rotations in a match where Grace Loberg was having an outstanding hitting night.
The Penn State service rotation for the first match was Gray, Parker, Gorrell, White, Holcomb, Blossom.
The likely rotation for Friday night is Gray, Holcomb, Parker, White, Gorrell, Blossom.
PSU subs White for Gray and Hord, Holcomb for Cathey, and Hampton for Gorrell.
Wisconsin’s rotation will likely remain Ashburn, Haggerty, Rettke, Hilley, Barnes, Clark.
Wisconsin uses Clark for Hart and Rettke, Ashburn for Duello, and Barnes for Loberg.
I’m going to be particularly interested in how well Penn State does this time against the serves of Hilley, Barnes and Clark!
Those rotations played a combined 54 points with a resulting deficit of 17-37. The remainder of Penn State’s rotations had a combined result of 57-61. Neither rotation had any success serving as Wisconsin managed to side out on 15 of 18 opportunies. Moreover it was those two rotations that were in play at the point where PSU was leading 17-12 in the second set and Wisconsin surged to 19-19.
One of the interesting aspects of these results is that Dana Rettke was not on the other side of the net for those two rotations with the exception that she rotated in against rotation 2 when PSU was on serve receive in sets 1 and 3. Other than that, Danielle Hart was at middle blocker.
The servers involved for Wisconsin were Lauren Barnes, Sydney Hilley, and Tiffany Clark. All three, especially Barnes, were effective. Another potential factor was that Gabby Blossom was in the front row for both rotations in a match where Grace Loberg was having an outstanding hitting night.
The Penn State service rotation for the first match was Gray, Parker, Gorrell, White, Holcomb, Blossom.
The likely rotation for Friday night is Gray, Holcomb, Parker, White, Gorrell, Blossom.
PSU subs White for Gray and Hord, Holcomb for Cathey, and Hampton for Gorrell.
Wisconsin’s rotation will likely remain Ashburn, Haggerty, Rettke, Hilley, Barnes, Clark.
Wisconsin uses Clark for Hart and Rettke, Ashburn for Duello, and Barnes for Loberg.
I’m going to be particularly interested in how well Penn State does this time against the serves of Hilley, Barnes and Clark!
