[cardfan77]

That was a pretty impressive young Nebraska team. Their defense was incredible which frustrated our hitters. If Nebraska is as good now, just imagine at the end of the second or the next few years. Reminded me of Plummer and co first year at Stanford. So much talent and so much potential.

Stanford made some silly errors which killed whatever very little momentum the team had. serving was not effective. Even when some Stanford players reverted to an easier serve, they were still long or short. The team lacked energy and just looked defeated for the most part. Who is their vocal leader on the court?  Kipp must be dealing a lingering injury. She hasn’t played as well since Texas. Rubin struggled, probably her worst game in her young Stanford career. Those early hitting errors got to her head and it was obvious which then affected her service game. She wasn’t the fun and feisty  Ruben we’ve come to love. I would have loved for Hambly to sub Ruben out and try Blyashov or Harvey. I know Vicini is more known for her blocking but she was set 6 times only. That is unacceptable and makes it easy for defenders/blockers to focus on our outside hitters.

On the bright side, Baird continues to impress me this year. She had some bad passes but she good everywhere else. She even showed fight and emotions on the court. 

This team has a lot of potential but things need to improve. A national championship is still very possible.  It will be interesting to see how they response agains Louisville

[cardfan77]

That was a pretty impressive young Nebraska team. Their defense was incredible which frustrated our hitters. If Nebraska is as good now, just imagine at the end of the second or the next few years. Reminded me of Plummer and co first year at Stanford. So much talent and so much potential.

Stanford made some silly errors which killed whatever very little momentum the team had. serving was not effective. Even when some Stanford players reverted to an easier serve, they were still long or short. The team lacked energy and just looked defeated for the most part. Who is their vocal leader on the court?  Kipp must be dealing a lingering injury. She hasn’t played as well since Texas. Rubin struggled, probably her worst game in her young Stanford career. Those early hitting errors got to her head and it was obvious which then affected her service game. She wasn’t the fun and feisty  Ruben we’ve come to love. I would have loved for Hambly to sub Ruben out and try Blyashov or Harvey. I know Vicini is more known for her blocking but she was set 6 times only. That is unacceptable and makes it easy for defenders/blockers to focus on our outside hitters.

On the bright side, Baird continues to impress me this year. She had some bad passes but she good everywhere else. She even showed fight and emotions on the court. 

This team has a lot of potential but things need to improve. A national championship is still very possible.  It will be interesting to see how they response agains Louisville