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Post by jchenot on Nov 2, 2018 22:01:52 GMT -5
The only promising thing about this match is that Kendall had 31 digs. I feel like she’s the only consistent player on the team. That’s not okay.
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Post by toomuchvb on Nov 2, 2018 22:03:58 GMT -5
We have too many lapses in performance. Too little production from several players on the floor. Nothing they can’t overcome. But will take some leadership, leadership by example, in practice and matches. No days off!
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Post by nyline on Nov 2, 2018 22:26:03 GMT -5
I thought Nebraska played unbelievably well on defense, and although we played very well too, they had two consistently terminal hitters in Stivrens and Foecke (boy will I be glad when she graduates). When they needed a power swing to end a rally, those two delivered. Our big hitters -- Reed, and Parker and Hord -- weren't, in my inexpert opinion, quite as good at ending rallies.
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Post by bob2061 on Nov 2, 2018 22:42:07 GMT -5
I thought Nebraska played unbelievably well on defense, and although we played very well too, they had two consistently terminal hitters in Stivrens and Foecke (boy will I be glad when she graduates). When they needed a power swing to end a rally, those two delivered. Our big hitters -- Reed, and Parker and Hord -- weren't, in my inexpert opinion, quite as good at ending rallies. The 5th set reminded me of the Purdue match. We simply ran out of energy. |
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Post by elliotberton on Nov 2, 2018 23:33:19 GMT -5
We have been the better defensive team in every match except against Nebraska. They were well prepared to stop our attack and forced coach to try different things. Neb hit for a low percentage. We hit even lower but that was due Nebraska game plan and excellent execution of that plan.
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Post by stillkicking on Nov 3, 2018 4:55:54 GMT -5
Back to the drawing board, The only thing that is good we took them to 5, Now just hope they have not run out of gas for Iowa.
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Post by Millennium on Nov 3, 2018 6:15:08 GMT -5
From what I can tell, we made Nebraska look very good defensively. Our lack of terminal hitting is our biggest weakness this season. If at least one of our pin hitter would've gotten hot yesterday we might have won that match. We are definitely not going to any final fours this year. Still, we have an exciting group to watch.
You never know what you're going to get.
I look forward to seeing what next year's crop of OH's brings.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2018 8:45:55 GMT -5
From what I can tell, we made Nebraska look very good defensively. Our lack of terminal hitting is our biggest weakness this season. If at least one of our pin hitter would've gotten hot yesterday we might have won that match. We are definitely not going to any final fours this year. Still, we have an exciting group to watch.
You never know what you're going to get.
I look forward to seeing what next year's crop of OH's brings.
I didn't watch last night's game--I've been visiting my daughter who kind of lives a rustic, low-budget lifestyle without most of the accouterments of 21st century communications. That said, I think I have to concur with Millennium. Our terminal hitting is a weakness. Rambling, early Saturday morning postgame semi-disconnected thoughts(?): It's funny. I remember last year, I mistakenly attributed our high hitting percentage to good setting. Saner sagacious minds assured me that our hitting percentage was a product of better hitters. PSU had pretty much the same hitters in 2015 and 2016 but didn't put up the impressive hitting percentages--the only thing that changed was the setting, but I digress. From 2012 through 2014, Volleytalk's braintrust assured me that Hancock's success was primarily due to having better hitters to set. (see Micha-Lauren Wars) To go back to the start of things, it's undeniable that passing is the key to the whole process in what is the ultimate team game. And PSU has had pretty good back row defense/passing most of the last eight years. So, is something wrong? Well, hitting in the .100s isn't a sign that things are going well. Where's the "problem?" Maybe we shouldn't think of what's going on now as a problem but as a consequence of a gap in recruitment that will be addressed next year. I've exhausted my logic reserves, I'm going to find a recliner for a mid-morning nap. Here's hoping for a win tonight. |
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Post by nyline on Nov 3, 2018 10:05:20 GMT -5
From what I can tell, we made Nebraska look very good defensively. Our lack of terminal hitting is our biggest weakness this season. If at least one of our pin hitter would've gotten hot yesterday we might have won that match. We are definitely not going to any final fours this year. Still, we have an exciting group to watch.
You never know what you're going to get.
I look forward to seeing what next year's crop of OH's brings.
I didn't watch last night's game--I've been visiting my daughter who kind of lives a rustic, low-budget lifestyle without most of the accouterments of 21st century communications. That said, I think I have to concur with Millennium. Our terminal hitting is a weakness. Rambling, early Saturday morning postgame semi-disconnected thoughts(?): It's funny. I remember last year, I mistakenly attributed our high hitting percentage to good setting. Saner sagacious minds assured me that our hitting percentage was a product of better hitters. PSU had pretty much the same hitters in 2015 and 2016 but didn't put up the impressive hitting percentages--the only thing that changed was the setting, but I digress. From 2012 through 2014, Volleytalk's braintrust assured me that Hancock's success was primarily due to having better hitters to set. (see Micha-Lauren Wars) To go back to the start of things, it's undeniable that passing is the key to the whole process in what is the ultimate team game. And PSU has had pretty good back row defense/passing most of the last eight years. So, is something wrong? Well, hitting in the .100s isn't a sign that things are going well. Where's the "problem?" Maybe we shouldn't think of what's going on now as a problem but as a consequence of a gap in recruitment that will be addressed next year. I've exhausted my logic reserves, I'm going to find a recliner for a mid-morning nap. Here's hoping for a win tonight. I'll have to give 2015 to 2017 more thought, but a big difference from 2016 to 2017 was everyone was a year older, and more healthy. Simone Lee had a breakout year. Heidi Thelen made the transition to RS. We ran a 6-2. It all made a difference. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2018 10:40:34 GMT -5
I didn't watch last night's game--I've been visiting my daughter who kind of lives a rustic, low-budget lifestyle without most of the accouterments of 21st century communications. That said, I think I have to concur with Millennium. Our terminal hitting is a weakness. Rambling, early Saturday morning postgame semi-disconnected thoughts(?): It's funny. I remember last year, I mistakenly attributed our high hitting percentage to good setting. Saner sagacious minds assured me that our hitting percentage was a product of better hitters. PSU had pretty much the same hitters in 2015 and 2016 but didn't put up the impressive hitting percentages--the only thing that changed was the setting, but I digress. From 2012 through 2014, Volleytalk's braintrust assured me that Hancock's success was primarily due to having better hitters to set. (see Micha-Lauren Wars) To go back to the start of things, it's undeniable that passing is the key to the whole process in what is the ultimate team game. And PSU has had pretty good back row defense/passing most of the last eight years. So, is something wrong? Well, hitting in the .100s isn't a sign that things are going well. Where's the "problem?" Maybe we shouldn't think of what's going on now as a problem but as a consequence of a gap in recruitment that will be addressed next year. I've exhausted my logic reserves, I'm going to find a recliner for a mid-morning nap. Here's hoping for a win tonight. I'll have to give 2015 to 2017 more thought, but a big difference from 2016 to 2017 was everyone was a year older, and more healthy. Simone Lee had a breakout year. Heidi Thelen made the transition to RS. We ran a 6-2. It all made a difference. Thinking over the 2015-16 interregnum, I forgot that PSU still had Courtney and Whitney in 2015. |
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Post by tillie on Nov 3, 2018 10:47:07 GMT -5
Please note that Leath and Reed did not record one block.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2018 10:57:07 GMT -5
Please note that Leath and Reed did not record one block. Ouch! |
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Post by bob2061 on Nov 3, 2018 11:38:28 GMT -5
From what I can tell, we made Nebraska look very good defensively. Our lack of terminal hitting is our biggest weakness this season. If at least one of our pin hitter would've gotten hot yesterday we might have won that match. We are definitely not going to any final fours this year. Still, we have an exciting group to watch.
You never know what you're going to get.
I look forward to seeing what next year's crop of OH's brings.
This must be the battle cry of every team that has a disappointing season. I wonder why we don't attract any elite hitters anymore? Worse yet is that all the other Big Ten teams seem to be overtaking us. We seem to be left with wishful thinking of what could have been. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2018 12:07:03 GMT -5
From what I can tell, we made Nebraska look very good defensively. Our lack of terminal hitting is our biggest weakness this season. If at least one of our pin hitter would've gotten hot yesterday we might have won that match. We are definitely not going to any final fours this year. Still, we have an exciting group to watch.
You never know what you're going to get.
I look forward to seeing what next year's crop of OH's brings.
This must be the battle cry of every team that has a disappointing season. I wonder why we don't attract any elite hitters anymore? Worse yet is that all the other Big Ten teams seem to be overtaking us. We seem to be left with wishful thinking of what could have been. I'm not saying you're wrong Bob, but expecting to continue to win at the rate PSU established from 2007 through 2014 might be a bit unrealistic. We've had this discussion before. There are a lot of moving parts: The composition and location of coaching staffs, and the biggest variable the players: Have you raised daughters? Can you predict what might motivate/attract a variety of 14-16-year-old-girls? From year-to-year? How the players and their parents might evaluate their chances to play as coaching staffs and rosters are in a constant state of flux? For a coach it's got to be like hitting targets that are moving on four axes. It can't be much easier for players and their parents. Every coach wants to get the best players in order to win every year. There simply aren't enough to go around. |
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Post by jojonito on Nov 3, 2018 13:08:57 GMT -5
Back to my old mantra. We have a lot of freshmen. It's going to take time. As Millennium said, we have trouble terminating. Blocking has also bothered me a fair bit of the time. Seems like our block statistics are okay, but that we don't get nearly the number of soft blocks that we should. I didn't watch sets 3 & 4, but up till that time it seemed that Kendall White had an off night, (or Neb serves were REALLY tough, I'm not sure which). Neb only had one ace but she had a number of overpasses that were put away for points. So used to her just being golden. Service errors really hurt us. In a way, it could be positive (really looking at the glass half full  ), considering how many errors/problems we had, we still went to a 5th set. Tho, as someone said, when your team makes a lot of errors, need to give credit to the team they're playing. |
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), considering how many errors/problems we had, we still went to a 5th set. Tho, as someone said, when your team makes a lot of errors, need to give credit to the team they're playing.