[MSG1716]

The best part of this match was seeing the MBers getting half the kills in the first 2 sets.  You could see the OSU defense coming late to the pins as their middle was waiting to see if the set went to our MBer.  Hopefully, we keep this focus for the rest of the regular season so our tourney opponents worry about getting beat to the middle.  And Vicini and Francis were great defensively too.  I was hoping Vicini would get a double-double with double digits in blocks (she had 10) and kills (ended with 8, but had 5 in the first set alone).  Francis had 8 kills on her first 8 attempts before going 9-12 w/ an error.  I like it when our combined middles lead the team in kills (17).

Wish we didn't let down in set 3, but put OSU away quickly in set 4.

I think we'll be ranked 3rd behind Nebraska and Wisconsin.  All that matters is we stay in the top 4.  That's a certainty if we win out.  If we lose to USC or UCLA, I think it might be touch to hold on to a #1 seed.

[MSG1716]

The best part of this match was seeing the MBers getting half the kills in the first 2 sets.  You could see the OSU defense coming late to the pins as their middle was waiting to see if the set went to our MBer.  Hopefully, we keep this focus for the rest of the regular season so our tourney opponents worry about getting beat to the middle.  And Vicini and Francis were great defensively too.  I was hoping Vicini would get a double-double with double digits in blocks (she had 10) and kills (ended with 8, but had 5 in the first set alone).  Francis had 8 kills on her first 8 attempts before going 9-12 w/ an error.  I like it when our combined middles lead the team in kills (17).

Wish we didn't let down in set 3, but put OSU away quickly in set 4.

I think we'll be ranked 3rd behind Nebraska and Wisconsin.  All that matters is we stay in the top 4.  That's a certainty if we win out.  If we lose to USC or UCLA, I think it might be touch to hold on to a #1 seed.