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Massey has Pitt #5 in the power rankings and they beat Clemson 4-1 this week. Wake beat FSU 4-1 on Thursday.  Our results against those teams were not horrible. 

There was an interesting interview with Haley Craig this week where she basically said some of the ACC teams they are facing are playing kickball, which was less common in the Pac 12. They've had to adjust to that. And I saw some good adjustment against SMU despite the occasional disorganization.  Overall that was a good ACC road win (SMU had tied FSU). We should have dominated even more as SMU does not have a highly rated defense, but I'll take the comeback win.

Two really tough home games this week vs Duke and North Carolina. Gotta hang tough on defense.  I hope they were just keeping Emri out for precautionary reasons vs SMU. We need her speed. 

I'll be happy if we get at least 2 points out of this week.  Should still give us a chance to finish in the top 4 in the ACC.  Top 6 make the ACC tournament, but 5 and 6 have to travel for that first game, so top 4 is key.

By the way, USC is currently tied for 1st in the Big 10. If they stay there our win vs USC might help us earn a reasonable seed even if we don't end up near the top of the ACC.

P.S. I don't understand what's going on with Harvey. She had been rock solid right out the gate last season. I wonder if it's an injury issue. She doesn't seem to be beating people to the ball as she had been.

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Massey has Pitt #5 in the power rankings and they beat Clemson 4-1 this week. Wake beat FSU 4-1 on Thursday.  Our results against those teams were not horrible. 

There was an interesting interview with Haley Craig this week where she basically said some of the ACC teams they are facing are playing kickball, which was less common in the Pac 12. They've had to adjust to that. And I saw some good adjustment against SMU despite the occasional disorganization.  Overall that was a good ACC road win (SMU had tied FSU). We should have dominated even more as SMU does not have a highly rated defense, but I'll take the comeback win.

Two really tough home games this week vs Duke and North Carolina. Gotta hang tough on defense.  I hope they were just keeping Emri out for precautionary reasons vs SMU. We need her speed. 

I'll be happy if we get at least 2 points out of this week.  Should still give us a chance to finish in the top 4 in the ACC.  Top 6 make the ACC tournament, but 5 and 6 have to travel for that first game, so top 4 is key.

By the way, USC is currently tied for 1st in the Big 10. If they stay there our win vs USC might help us earn a reasonable seed even if we don't end up near the top of the ACC.

P.S. I don't understand what's going on with Harvey. She had been rock solid right out the gate last season. I wonder if it's an injury issue. She doesn't seem to be beating people to the ball as she had been.