[Spiny_Norman]

Now we know - Arizona vs. UCLA in the other half of the Stanford-Northwestern bracket.

Our attention turns to the press room and the announcement of the match ups. This video shows you exactly how it works. Believe me, there is a lot of strategy involved. Coach Walker must have been thinking about how she would approach this all year. Now the moment has arrived for her to decide.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8k-Kp-WCbA

With Liu and Wang not reliable this week, the path to winning has to rest heavily on the veterans - Lee, Valenzuela, Aubert.  Coach Walker's approach in the past has been based more on placement among the 5 matches rather than trying to make a decision based on the specific opponent.  If form holds, she will send Aubert or Valenzuela out first, hoping they can get a point on the board in the 1st match. She will save Lee for the 4th or 5th match. But does she put Aubert or Valenzuela in the 2nd match hoping for a fast start? In the 4th match to serve as a backstop if Stanford is down 2-1? We'll find out soon.

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With UCLA tied for 1st with Alabama, how did they decide which team gets to match against Arizona tomorrow?

They added up the 5th (unused) scores each day. UCLA had a lower cumulative drop score than Alabama.

[Spiny_Norman]

Now we know - Arizona vs. UCLA in the other half of the Stanford-Northwestern bracket.

Our attention turns to the press room and the announcement of the match ups. This video shows you exactly how it works. Believe me, there is a lot of strategy involved. Coach Walker must have been thinking about how she would approach this all year. Now the moment has arrived for her to decide.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8k-Kp-WCbA

With Liu and Wang not reliable this week, the path to winning has to rest heavily on the veterans - Lee, Valenzuela, Aubert.  Coach Walker's approach in the past has been based more on placement among the 5 matches rather than trying to make a decision based on the specific opponent.  If form holds, she will send Aubert or Valenzuela out first, hoping they can get a point on the board in the 1st match. She will save Lee for the 4th or 5th match. But does she put Aubert or Valenzuela in the 2nd match hoping for a fast start? In the 4th match to serve as a backstop if Stanford is down 2-1? We'll find out soon.

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With UCLA tied for 1st with Alabama, how did they decide which team gets to match against Arizona tomorrow?

They added up the 5th (unused) scores each day. UCLA had a lower cumulative drop score than Alabama.