09-27-2021, 04:07 PM
Another excellent post Joe. I was planning to stop posting for awhile about WVB but your knowledge of the sport got me back into it. As usual I'm not as optimistic as other Stanford fans. IMO 7-3 would be the best I'm hoping for the first half of conference under the most ideal of circumstances. Losing at home was a big setback. We are going to lose some matches on the road.
Taylor Beaven not playing well at times in the libero position was understandable to me. She was unexpectedly thrust into a new position in the middle of a game. It would be like telling a running back; you are going to be the quarterback for the second half of this critical game. Beaven was understandably unsure about her area to cover and was understandably not confident about her role in the match.
The good thing is Beaven has a week to practice at libero and get more comfortable with her area to cover and her duties. I expect a better showing next weekend. If we can't beat the desert schools, particularly ASU, at home it's going to be a long conference season.
Needless to say Vicini was a very pleasant surprise. And I hear L. Smith is available if there is a need for a MB sub.
Taylor Beaven not playing well at times in the libero position was understandable to me. She was unexpectedly thrust into a new position in the middle of a game. It would be like telling a running back; you are going to be the quarterback for the second half of this critical game. Beaven was understandably unsure about her area to cover and was understandably not confident about her role in the match.
The good thing is Beaven has a week to practice at libero and get more comfortable with her area to cover and her duties. I expect a better showing next weekend. If we can't beat the desert schools, particularly ASU, at home it's going to be a long conference season.
Needless to say Vicini was a very pleasant surprise. And I hear L. Smith is available if there is a need for a MB sub.