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WSoc and WVolleyball Doing Quite Well - TheFarm07 - 10-19-2017
Let's not forget two of our other highly ranked teams:
The #1 women's soccer team shut out Oregon 4-0 today to make it six straight shutout victories, lasting over 600 minutes. We've only lost once this year and that one to Florida early in the season. We were also playing tonight without Andi Sullivan, who is up with the national team.
The #2 ranked women's volleyball team meanwhile rallied from 2 sets to 1 down against UW to remain undefeated in Pac-12 play tonight and improved to 16-2 and 9-0 in conference. In 12 of our 16 victories, we swept the match. We seem to be transitioning well under our new coach and the losses of Inky Ajanuku and Hayley Hodson.
I know it's a long ways to postseason play, but it seems like we have two teams that can go the distance.
Re: WSoc and WVolleyball Doing Quite Well - Viking_Guy - 10-20-2017
On the women's soccer side, even more impressive is that they pulled off that win without Andi, who started a friendly against Korea for the women's national team last night. Sullivan will play again for the U.S. on Sunday. That's important, because the Stanford women have their two hardest games of the season next weekend, away at #2 UCLA and at #6 $C. The Bruins ranking will suffer on a 1-0 loss at WSU last night - looked like the Cougs' keeper was just on. The Toejams' might improve, given their 2-0 win over UW, if they can win in the Palouse on Sunday.
Oh, and get on the Macario train now. Her free kick for the first goal was one thing (30 yard over the wall into the top left corner). The second, settling a high ball with her right thigh, then striking the ball on the volley from that settle, into the near post was something not many players can pull off.
Highlights:
https://youtu.be/zqsLO_jsci8
WVB - impressive because of the gameness of a still-recovering Plummer in gutting out a 5-setter; she looked close to ill on TV during the fifth set, but held it together. Big story for me last night was Alade, and the ongoing story will be can the Cardinal pass well enough. When their serve receive and passing are on, they are really good. But when they're out of system, there are a couple of rotations that are really problematic when Gray is in the front row. It got to the point last night that UW was keying on Plummer out of the back row rather than respecting the two front court options on a bad pass.
Not just Inky and Hayley, but also Ivana. She would've been a of exceedingly large proportions asset as an experienced fifth hitter this year, along with her penchant for blocking.
VG
Re: WSoc and WVolleyball Doing Quite Well - 76lsjumb - 10-20-2017
(10-20-2017, 02:46 PM)Viking_Guy link Wrote:WVB - impressive because of the gameness of a still-recovering Plummer in gutting out a 5-setter; she looked close to ill on TV during the fifth set, but held it together. Big story for me last night was Alade, and the ongoing story will be can the Cardinal pass well enough.Â
VG
Re: Plummer -- Last weekend, after a monster match against UCLA, she then appeared to have a really rough time against 'SC. And, as you note, she worked hard last night, had pretty good stats, but looked like she was still struggling a little.Â
"Still-recovering"? From what?
Re: Alade -- That quick set is money in the bank. Foluke to Inky to Tami... kind of like Gerhart/Gaffney to MacCaffrey to Love.
Re: WSoc and WVolleyball Doing Quite Well - CompSci87 - 10-20-2017
(10-20-2017, 07:57 PM)76lsjumb link Wrote:Re: Plummer -- Last weekend, after a monster match against UCLA, she then appeared to have a really rough time against 'SC. And, as you note, she worked hard last night, had pretty good stats, but looked like she was still struggling a little.ÂA virus of some sort.
"Still-recovering"? From what?
Re: WSoc and WVolleyball Doing Quite Well - BobK - 10-20-2017
Same virus since sept 8 ??? Weird and sad or ???