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It feels like we have 1 or 1.5 horrendous rotations (I think with Jenna right front), with only two hitters in front, not the greatest passing in the world, and really about only three in-system options, left side, slide, and Plummer out of the back row. Would've liked to have seen some more balls to our middles IN THE MIDDLE tonight, trying to hold the block a bit longer. Gates had the slide going, but Campbell only got 11 sets and hit zero for the match. Our middles only got 31 sets overall, while Plummer, Fitz, Kipp (who also appears to be gaining more trust), and McClure got 121.
Part of that - the passing tonight was all over the place. Full credit to Jenna for her work, but that was not a great serve receive match for Stanford. No aces against, but a whole heckuva lot of balls to Gray 15 feet off the net, on the sideline, or both.
But hey, that's the #4 team in the country in a notoriously difficult environment. A bit concerned about a let-down for Minny tomorrow, before the rematch in Lincoln next Wednesday (also on BigTen TV, not BigTen+, I think.)
Halfway through the Gauntlet.
VG