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WVB: Stanford 3 WSU 0 - Viking_Guy - 11-26-2019
The Cougars are a good team, and especially tough at home. Factor in travel to the Palouse in late November, and this has been a trap game for the Pac-12 for a long time.
Stanford did just enough tonight, winning in 3 by identical 25-22 scores. If the Cougs got in system, their mids killed us -Jehlarova hit .500 on the game. Their defense was also really good - their libero Dirige brought up some balls that were just crushed.
But late in the set, Plummer often rode to the rescue. She ended up hitting .362, with a ton of OOS sets thrown her way. Fitz hit .400, and Stanford played a ton of defense.
One takeaway for me is we have to get our middles going - Gates hit .095, four kills and two errors in 21 attempts (to be fair, the two errors were that "Jenna trying too hard and sets it close and low" type blocks on the slide, but her slide just wasn't very terminal, even when she had a really good swing at it. And Campbell only got 10 swings. When Gates is one of two hitters front row for two rotations, they need her to at least sideout more regularly.
As always, I wish we had a more varied middle attack. Plummer hitting from the back makes up for a lot, but a few more quick and gap sets might be a nice change of pace.
In any case, critical win. If they can close out at home against Cal on Friday, I think they've pretty much locked up a #1 seed, maybe as high as #2 overall, if the committee weights play since Plummer returned to health more heavily.
Go Card!
VG
RE: WVB: Stanford 3 WSU 0 - Canalejas - 11-26-2019
Nice to get that outright conference title and focus on getting a high tournament seed with the finale against Cal.
RE: WVB: Stanford 3 WSU 0 - Spiny_Norman - 11-26-2019
(11-26-2019, 11:02 PM)Canalejas Wrote: Nice to get that outright conference title and focus on getting a high tournament seed with the finale against Cal.
The finale with Cal on Friday will also be Senior Night (technically Senior Afternoon with a 3 pm match). A chance to send off the most accomplished and decorated class in Stanford history - Gray, Fitzmorris, Hentz, Plummer (plus Caitlin Keefe and Madeleine Gates). One of the reasons I do enjoy sports like volleyball is that you get a chance to watch student-athletes for 4 years, see them grow and improve, go from raw frosh to senior leaders. Should be an emotional pre-game on Friday. I would certainly be there if I lived in the area.
RE: WVB: Stanford 3 WSU 0 - CompSci87 - 11-27-2019
I heard they are doing the senior night festivities post-game. WBB does that too, so that the players can focus on winning the game first and go through all the emotions later.
RE: WVB: Stanford 3 WSU 0 - BobK - 11-27-2019
Three years three titles for Hambly. Another great Muir hire. Yes I know others are involved
Actually the middles have been very good
Just not this game
Can’t wait for Sr night and good to hear post game.
I like VG thinking 2 but also hoping on Friday wisconsin loses at Penn State