Q&A with Talking Head about Purdue; Nebraska; and Iowa
Nov 2, 2018 9:44:32 GMT -5
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Post by nyline on Nov 2, 2018 9:44:32 GMT -5
We've posted a Q&A with Talking Head, who played D1 volleyball and has coached the sport for many years, with thoughts about the Purdue match, and the upcoming Nebraska and Iowa matches. Here's a link: www.dignittanyvolleyball.com/talking-head-on-purdue-match-at-nebraska-and-at-iowa/
And here's an excerpt:
DigNittany: Before we get to this weekend’s matches, let’s talk a bit about the Nittany Lions’ 3-2 loss to the Purdue Boilermakers last Saturday, after leading 2 sets to none, and with a big lead in set 3. Your thoughts about that match?
Talking Head: Purdue has always had extremely athletic personnel and kids who are enjoying pretty successful professional careers. I think that speaks to Dave Shondell’s recruiting — they’ve always had some “stud” athletes, who if they “go off” can be very dangerous. Sherridan Atkinson [Purdue’s 6-5 OH] is the latest in that line of players, and against Penn State she “went off,” finishing with 32 kills on 56 swings, hitting .518.
In a way, the Purdue match was the mirror image of Penn State’s match against Nebraska — Penn State scored more points than Purdue, we had more blocks than Purdue, we had more aces than Purdue — but Purdue won the only statistic that matters — they won three sets and we won two. They surged at the end of the last three sets, and took those sets from the Nittany Lions.
After a loss like that, there’s a tendency to focus on a player or two as the cause of the defeat. At least for the Purdue match, that’s the wrong way to look at things. The loss to Purdue was attributable to multiple things going wrong for the team, collectively. I think there were multiple players who had off games at key moments in the match. It was a team effort.
Click the link for the rest of the Q&A, including thoughts on the upcoming Nebraska and Iowa matches: www.dignittanyvolleyball.com/talking-head-on-purdue-match-at-nebraska-and-at-iowa/
And here's an excerpt:
DigNittany: Before we get to this weekend’s matches, let’s talk a bit about the Nittany Lions’ 3-2 loss to the Purdue Boilermakers last Saturday, after leading 2 sets to none, and with a big lead in set 3. Your thoughts about that match?
Talking Head: Purdue has always had extremely athletic personnel and kids who are enjoying pretty successful professional careers. I think that speaks to Dave Shondell’s recruiting — they’ve always had some “stud” athletes, who if they “go off” can be very dangerous. Sherridan Atkinson [Purdue’s 6-5 OH] is the latest in that line of players, and against Penn State she “went off,” finishing with 32 kills on 56 swings, hitting .518.
In a way, the Purdue match was the mirror image of Penn State’s match against Nebraska — Penn State scored more points than Purdue, we had more blocks than Purdue, we had more aces than Purdue — but Purdue won the only statistic that matters — they won three sets and we won two. They surged at the end of the last three sets, and took those sets from the Nittany Lions.
After a loss like that, there’s a tendency to focus on a player or two as the cause of the defeat. At least for the Purdue match, that’s the wrong way to look at things. The loss to Purdue was attributable to multiple things going wrong for the team, collectively. I think there were multiple players who had off games at key moments in the match. It was a team effort.
Click the link for the rest of the Q&A, including thoughts on the upcoming Nebraska and Iowa matches: www.dignittanyvolleyball.com/talking-head-on-purdue-match-at-nebraska-and-at-iowa/
