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Close match between two very evenly matched teams.  Stanford is up 15-14 at the media timeout.  A bit bummed that the loudest noise is for the free tshirts rather than the high level volleyball.

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Rubin actually tooled the block. Stanford up 18-16 and Louisville takes a timeout.

Compsci… where are you?  We are behind the engine on the current Stanford end.

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Francis and (I think Miner) with an exclamation point block, and Louisville takes a timeout at 20-17.

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And Harvey ends the second set for Stanford, 25-22.

And here is my Kami Miner appreciation post.  One thing that has really improved this year from the last couple is the speed of the attacks. Miner really has the ability and strength to set shoots, even almost crosscourt, and slides.  Even her back sets are faster than in the past.  It requires better timing with the attackers, but it means that they are often up against a late or poorly formed block.  The other thing Miner does really well is that she can salvage even so-so passes that normally would result in an out of system attack. There was one point at about 20-18 in the second set where the pass was a bit off to the left and came in with pace, and not only did Miner get the and get under it, but she shot a back set almost perfectly giving Louisvilles defense almost no time to prepare.  Merely getting there and getting a set would have been a good play, let alone backsetting it three quarters of the way across the court with pace.  We are going to really miss Miner.

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[BostonCard]

Close match between two very evenly matched teams.  Stanford is up 15-14 at the media timeout.  A bit bummed that the loudest noise is for the free tshirts rather than the high level volleyball.

BC

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Rubin actually tooled the block. Stanford up 18-16 and Louisville takes a timeout.

Compsci… where are you?  We are behind the engine on the current Stanford end.

BC

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Francis and (I think Miner) with an exclamation point block, and Louisville takes a timeout at 20-17.

BC

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And Harvey ends the second set for Stanford, 25-22.

And here is my Kami Miner appreciation post.  One thing that has really improved this year from the last couple is the speed of the attacks. Miner really has the ability and strength to set shoots, even almost crosscourt, and slides.  Even her back sets are faster than in the past.  It requires better timing with the attackers, but it means that they are often up against a late or poorly formed block.  The other thing Miner does really well is that she can salvage even so-so passes that normally would result in an out of system attack. There was one point at about 20-18 in the second set where the pass was a bit off to the left and came in with pace, and not only did Miner get the and get under it, but she shot a back set almost perfectly giving Louisvilles defense almost no time to prepare.  Merely getting there and getting a set would have been a good play, let alone backsetting it three quarters of the way across the court with pace.  We are going to really miss Miner.

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