Michigan State Recap with Talking Head
Nov 3, 2017 13:09:07 GMT -5
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Post by nyline on Nov 3, 2017 13:09:07 GMT -5
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Here's an excerpt:
Here's an excerpt:
DigNittany: For the past several matches, the team has really seemed to be "connected," and that certainly appeared to be the case against Michigan State. And that's been true for the starters and for the subs -- whether it be a Nia Reed against Wisconsin, or a Lainy Pierce against Michigan State. Your thoughts.
Talking Head: Coach Rose wants those kids [the substitutes] to be successful too. He wants Nia Reed to become the player everyone hoped she would be. He wants Lainy Pierce to be successful. When he sees kids come in like those two did -- calm, cool and collected -- that's exciting for him. It's a good sign, and I think it brings a lot of energy to the other kids too, when they see Nia Reed come in like she did against Wisconsin, or Keeton Holcomb as she has in several matches, and Lainy Pierce against Michigan State on Wednesday.
DigNittany: You've spoken several times recently about teams having an "identity." Tell us about that.
Talking Head: It's interesting to see how this year's team has been developing an identity. You see Ali Frantti at the start of the Michigan State match, in great shape and ready to go, and dominating early. And then, when she started to cool off a bit, her teammate Simone Lee just picks it up and says "Alright, I'll take it from here," and absolutely takes over the match, at least offensively. It's becoming their identity -- that if one player falters a bit, the players expect that someone else will rise up. And it's been happening.
DigNittany: Penn State showed great resilience in the first game -- down 19-22 and coming back to score 8 of the next 11 points, and win the game. That seems to be part of this team's identity too.
Talking Head: For sure. A few things go into that. Serving is an important part. The pressure our servers are putting on teams is huge. Against Michigan State, even though we had 11 service errors, being on the road, going up against the home-court advantage and the home crowd, I think that's acceptable. Michigan State actually seemed to play things a bit safe with their serve. I've seen a couple of their servers go after it a bit more with there serves than they did Wednesday night against Penn State. If you look at our serves, we were getting Michigan State out of system a lot. They were having a lot of trouble with Kendall White's serve, and with Bryanna Weiskircher's serve, and with Lainy Pierce's serve. I'd love to have seen the stat that showed how many times we got Michigan State out of system, because I think that number would be very high.
Talking Head: Coach Rose wants those kids [the substitutes] to be successful too. He wants Nia Reed to become the player everyone hoped she would be. He wants Lainy Pierce to be successful. When he sees kids come in like those two did -- calm, cool and collected -- that's exciting for him. It's a good sign, and I think it brings a lot of energy to the other kids too, when they see Nia Reed come in like she did against Wisconsin, or Keeton Holcomb as she has in several matches, and Lainy Pierce against Michigan State on Wednesday.
DigNittany: You've spoken several times recently about teams having an "identity." Tell us about that.
Talking Head: It's interesting to see how this year's team has been developing an identity. You see Ali Frantti at the start of the Michigan State match, in great shape and ready to go, and dominating early. And then, when she started to cool off a bit, her teammate Simone Lee just picks it up and says "Alright, I'll take it from here," and absolutely takes over the match, at least offensively. It's becoming their identity -- that if one player falters a bit, the players expect that someone else will rise up. And it's been happening.
DigNittany: Penn State showed great resilience in the first game -- down 19-22 and coming back to score 8 of the next 11 points, and win the game. That seems to be part of this team's identity too.
Talking Head: For sure. A few things go into that. Serving is an important part. The pressure our servers are putting on teams is huge. Against Michigan State, even though we had 11 service errors, being on the road, going up against the home-court advantage and the home crowd, I think that's acceptable. Michigan State actually seemed to play things a bit safe with their serve. I've seen a couple of their servers go after it a bit more with there serves than they did Wednesday night against Penn State. If you look at our serves, we were getting Michigan State out of system a lot. They were having a lot of trouble with Kendall White's serve, and with Bryanna Weiskircher's serve, and with Lainy Pierce's serve. I'd love to have seen the stat that showed how many times we got Michigan State out of system, because I think that number would be very high.
