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RE: 2026 Women’s Volleyball - M T - 09-14-2026
There are lots of examples. The away vs home results since joining the ACC, the WSoccer match this weekend, etc. Even the 49era-Rams game result was widely attributed to the effects of travel.
Unfortunately it is hard to put these stats together. Until the last few years, there weren’t so many matches that you could look at the effect on teams throughout the year. But Stanford and Cal made a 30 year commitment to providing those numbers.
Still, it is going to be hard to compare eastward vs westward travel. Even if there were good stats, the polls, the rankings , and the won-loss record will still burn the team traveling multiple time zones for half its games versus the teams that do it for just two games.
RE: 2026 Women’s Volleyball - johnbar - 09-14-2026
Stanford only fell from #4 to #8 in the coaches poll:
https://www.avca.org/polls-awards/polls/?_season=2026&_divisions=division-i-women&_weeks=week-3
Still 10 points ahead of Penn State, who rose from #12 to #9. And TAMU, from #19 to #15.
RE: 2026 Women’s Volleyball - TonyLima - 09-14-2026
(09-14-2026, 01:06 PM)johnbar Wrote: Stanford only fell from #4 to #8 in the coaches poll:That’s amazing. Far better than I expected.
https://www.avca.org/polls-awards/polls/?_season=2026&_divisions=division-i-women&_weeks=week-3
Still 10 points ahead of Penn State, who rose from #12 to #9. And TAMU, from #19 to #15.
RE: 2026 Women’s Volleyball - BostonCard - 09-14-2026
(09-14-2026, 10:14 AM)M T Wrote: There are lots of examples. The away vs home results since joining the ACC, the WSoccer match this weekend, etc. Even the 49era-Rams game result was widely attributed to the effects of travel.
Unfortunately it is hard to put these stats together. Until the last few years, there weren’t so many matches that you could look at the effect on teams throughout the year. But Stanford and Cal made a 30 year commitment to providing those numbers.
Still, it is going to be hard to compare eastward vs westward travel. Even if there were good stats, the polls, the rankings , and the won-loss record will still burn the team traveling multiple time zones for half its games versus the teams that do it for just two games.
The Niners/Rams was a good experiment. Rams were, at least on paper, supposed to be better. Both were California teams, nearly equal distance to Melbourne. Niners arrived early, allowed their body clocks to adjust. Rams arrived late, left their body clocks in California time. Niners beat the Rams quite easily.
Sample size = 1, so you don't want to over-extrapolate on that basis. Maybe if they play 9 more times, the Rams win 6 of them. But fairly instructive.
BC
RE: 2026 Women’s Volleyball - Spiny_Norman - 09-14-2026
Stanford travelled 3 time zones to Pittsburgh for its first 2 matches this season which it won (Wisconsin and Kansas).
Stanford plays 5 more road matches before finally getting back to Maples. 3 this week in San Luis Obispo (ASU, Santa Clara, Cal Poly). Then back east for SMU in Dallas and at #1/2 Pitt. Brutal.
Do you think that the team has been significantly affected by Yu's injury? I thought she was the most reliable setter last year.
RE: 2026 Women’s Volleyball - old spanish trail - 09-14-2026
Did Parks play at all? Is she hurt?
RE: 2026 Women’s Volleyball - johnbar - 09-14-2026
(09-14-2026, 05:18 PM)old spanish trail Wrote: Did Parks play at all? Is she hurt?
Logan Parks set the entire TAMU match. She was pulled in the middle of the second set versus Penn State. She did not play against Ohio.
No indication she is injured.
https://gostanford.com/news/2026/09/11/stanford-swept-by-penn-state
RE: 2026 Women’s Volleyball - TonyLima - 09-14-2026
(09-14-2026, 01:49 PM)BostonCard Wrote:TYVM. N=1 but still … anecdotal evidence is a little better than nothing.(09-14-2026, 10:14 AM)M T Wrote: There are lots of examples. The away vs home results since joining the ACC, the WSoccer match this weekend, etc. Even the 49era-Rams game result was widely attributed to the effects of travel.
Unfortunately it is hard to put these stats together. Until the last few years, there weren’t so many matches that you could look at the effect on teams throughout the year. But Stanford and Cal made a 30 year commitment to providing those numbers.
Still, it is going to be hard to compare eastward vs westward travel. Even if there were good stats, the polls, the rankings , and the won-loss record will still burn the team traveling multiple time zones for half its games versus the teams that do it for just two games.
The Niners/Rams was a good experiment. Rams were, at least on paper, supposed to be better. Both were California teams, nearly equal distance to Melbourne. Niners arrived early, allowed their body clocks to adjust. Rams arrived late, left their body clocks in California time. Niners beat the Rams quite easily.
Sample size = 1, so you don't want to over-extrapolate on that basis. Maybe if they play 9 more times, the Rams win 6 of them. But fairly instructive.
BC
RE: 2026 Women’s Volleyball - BostonCard - 09-14-2026
(09-14-2026, 09:03 PM)TonyLima Wrote: TYVM. N=1 but still … anecdotal evidence is a little better than nothing.
As my mentor used to say, it’s not an anecdote, it’s artisanal evidence.
BC
RE: 2026 Women’s Volleyball - TonyLima - 09-15-2026
(09-14-2026, 09:06 PM)BostonCard Wrote:Stealing that immediately! TYVM.(09-14-2026, 09:03 PM)TonyLima Wrote: TYVM. N=1 but still … anecdotal evidence is a little better than nothing.
As my mentor used to say, it’s not an anecdote, it’s artisanal evidence.
BC
RE: 2026 Women’s Volleyball - BobK - 09-16-2026
https://usavolleyball.org/story/u-s-women-advance-to-2026-pan-am-cup-quarterfinals/
Three former Stanford players
RE: 2026 Women’s Volleyball - paloalto - 09-16-2026
(09-13-2026, 02:18 PM)paloalto Wrote: Game against ASU on Thursday and gostanford.com shows no livestream or even any live stats. Any way to get a live stream for this. It too big a game to house in a cone of silence.
Now shows livestats link and ESPN+.
RE: 2026 Women’s Volleyball - hoopy - 09-16-2026
Cal Poly website shows live stream for all games.
RE: 2026 Women’s Volleyball - TonyLima - 09-16-2026
(09-16-2026, 04:07 PM)hoopy Wrote: Cal Poly website shows live stream for all games.As of 16:38 9/18 gostanford has them listed. Also Live Stats.
RE: 2026 Women’s Volleyball - hoopy - 09-17-2026
today's match its streamed on espn app
RE: 2026 Women’s Volleyball - BobK - 09-17-2026
Per stats Parks the setter
RE: 2026 Women’s Volleyball - Papa John - 09-17-2026
ASU wins the first set 25-19.
Apparently Stanford is playing so poorly that my ESPN app decided to stop airing the match. It displayed a message saying goodnight from The Woodlands.
RE: 2026 Women’s Volleyball - TonyLima - 09-17-2026
How much are we allowed to hate espn?
Papa John dateline='[url=tel:1789682493' Wrote: 1789682493[/url]']Mine, too. Now a “commercial” break.
ASU wins the first set 25-19.
Apparently Stanford is playing so poorly that my ESPN app decided to stop airing the match. It displayed a message saying goodnight from The Woodlands.
RE: 2026 Women’s Volleyball - mbdude - 09-17-2026
giving up 4, 5 6 points at a time
RE: 2026 Women’s Volleyball - ca245 - 09-17-2026
Unfortunately, serve receive and setting problems are going to be there all season long.