[johnbar]

I really expect them to crack the top ten in the poll, though teams rarely make that big of a jump.

It would be ironic if the beach team made the NCAAs for the first time the same year the indoor women's team did not.

[johnbar]

I really expect them to crack the top ten in the poll, though teams rarely make that big of a jump.

It would be ironic if the beach team made the NCAAs for the first time the same year the indoor women's team did not.

[Softball Fan]

Stanford deserves to be in the top ten.  I don't think they get there because the poll makes incremental changes week to week.   Numbers 10, 11, 12, etc. usually would have to have a loss this past week for Stanford to jump over them.  Hope I am wrong.

[Softball Fan]

Stanford deserves to be in the top ten.  I don't think they get there because the poll makes incremental changes week to week.   Numbers 10, 11, 12, etc. usually would have to have a loss this past week for Stanford to jump over them.  Hope I am wrong.

[johnbar]

CollegeBeachVB.com does their own rankings, and has put Stanford at #9.

https://www.collegebeachvb.com/players/committeepoll

AVCA poll comes out tomorrow.

[johnbar]

CollegeBeachVB.com does their own rankings, and has put Stanford at #9.

https://www.collegebeachvb.com/players/committeepoll

AVCA poll comes out tomorrow.

[johnbar]

Hodel & Reilly are the AVCA Pair of the Week:

https://gostanford.com/sports/womens-beach-volleyball

Interestingly, the AVCA press release refers to #10 Stanford, even though this week's poll hasn't been released yet.

https://www.avca.org/awards/players-of-t...-week.html

[johnbar]

Hodel & Reilly are the AVCA Pair of the Week:

https://gostanford.com/sports/womens-beach-volleyball

Interestingly, the AVCA press release refers to #10 Stanford, even though this week's poll hasn't been released yet.

https://www.avca.org/awards/players-of-t...-week.html

[johnbar]

Stanford only moves up to #12 in the AVCA poll, two places below GCU whom they beat (at GCU).

https://www.avca.org/polls/beach/3-30-2021.html

Stanford travels to St. Mary's on Thursday, and then hosts #5 Cal Poly and #9 Cal on Saturday.
Beating Cal Poly would be big. 
Of course, beating Cal would be sweet, too.

[johnbar]

Stanford only moves up to #12 in the AVCA poll, two places below GCU whom they beat (at GCU).

https://www.avca.org/polls/beach/3-30-2021.html

Stanford travels to St. Mary's on Thursday, and then hosts #5 Cal Poly and #9 Cal on Saturday.
Beating Cal Poly would be big. 
Of course, beating Cal would be sweet, too.

[Softball Fan]

If Stanford can beat Cal and Cal Poly IMO they will move up to #9 or #10.  

There are eight teams that make it into the NCAA tournament.  Three teams from the east and three from the west and  two at large from anywhere in the U.S.   Stanford has at outside chance to make the tournament.  They would have to win out which is possible if everyone is healthy.

[Softball Fan]

If Stanford can beat Cal and Cal Poly IMO they will move up to #9 or #10.  

There are eight teams that make it into the NCAA tournament.  Three teams from the east and three from the west and  two at large from anywhere in the U.S.   Stanford has at outside chance to make the tournament.  They would have to win out which is possible if everyone is healthy.

[johnbar]

Speaking of staying healthy, I noticed senior Amelia Smith missed a few meets.  She started the season on the 4s, with Maddie Dailey, but did not play in the UCD or Hawaii matches at Davis. Nor against ASU, GCU or Arizona, either. But then versus Utah, she paired with Emmy Sharp at the 5s, and was also there on Sunday (ASU and UW).

No idea why she missed some, but hope everyone is healthy.

[johnbar]

Speaking of staying healthy, I noticed senior Amelia Smith missed a few meets.  She started the season on the 4s, with Maddie Dailey, but did not play in the UCD or Hawaii matches at Davis. Nor against ASU, GCU or Arizona, either. But then versus Utah, she paired with Emmy Sharp at the 5s, and was also there on Sunday (ASU and UW).

No idea why she missed some, but hope everyone is healthy.

[johnbar]

There will be youtube streams of two courts for today's meet with St. Mary's, starting at 4pm:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBkuUxpndjs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3PW83HI1jM

Stanford will also live-stream Saturday's meets with Cal and Cal Poly.

[johnbar]

There will be youtube streams of two courts for today's meet with St. Mary's, starting at 4pm:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBkuUxpndjs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3PW83HI1jM

Stanford will also live-stream Saturday's meets with Cal and Cal Poly.

[Softball Fan]

Thanks for the reminder John.  I forgot the match with St. Mary's was today. 


Edit: With the shadows from the trees and the camera angle it is difficult to watch. I'll check the final score later.

[Softball Fan]

Thanks for the reminder John.  I forgot the match with St. Mary's was today. 


Edit: With the shadows from the trees and the camera angle it is difficult to watch. I'll check the final score later.

[johnbar]

Yes, court 2 was particularly poor.  Hard to tell which team was which without paying close attention.

But Stanford won; they were up 3-1, and I haven't see a final score yet.

ETA:  3-2, winning at 2, 4, and 5.

At their earlier meeting, Stanford won at 1, 2, and 4.

Not sure what happened at the 3s today: Harvey & Kriz lost 21-18, 21-8.

[johnbar]

Yes, court 2 was particularly poor.  Hard to tell which team was which without paying close attention.

But Stanford won; they were up 3-1, and I haven't see a final score yet.

ETA:  3-2, winning at 2, 4, and 5.

At their earlier meeting, Stanford won at 1, 2, and 4.

Not sure what happened at the 3s today: Harvey & Kriz lost 21-18, 21-8.

[M T]

Lots of sports happening today. (T&F, MGYM, SB, Baseball, MSOC)
#12 Stanford BVB hosts #5 Cal Poly at noon and #12 Cal at 4 today.
Both on Stanford Live Stream.

[M T]

Lots of sports happening today. (T&F, MGYM, SB, Baseball, MSOC)
#12 Stanford BVB hosts #5 Cal Poly at noon and #12 Cal at 4 today.
Both on Stanford Live Stream.

[johnbar]

Dailey/McKinney (4s) led the whole first set, taking it 21-15
Reilley/Hodel (2s) battling on court 1, down 17-19.
ETA, lose the first set 18-21.

I'm not getting audio on any of the streams.

Also, there are some spectators.  Maybe just family?

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Dailey/McKinney much closer in the second set, but they win 21-19, getting the first point.

Reilley/Hodel take the second 21-16, forcing a third set.

[johnbar]

Dailey/McKinney (4s) led the whole first set, taking it 21-15
Reilley/Hodel (2s) battling on court 1, down 17-19.
ETA, lose the first set 18-21.

I'm not getting audio on any of the streams.

Also, there are some spectators.  Maybe just family?

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Dailey/McKinney much closer in the second set, but they win 21-19, getting the first point.

Reilley/Hodel take the second 21-16, forcing a third set.

[M T]

Summarizing the above... the teams split on courts 2 & 3.  Court 1 is in the third set, Stanford down 10-12 (as I type).

[M T]

Summarizing the above... the teams split on courts 2 & 3.  Court 1 is in the third set, Stanford down 10-12 (as I type).

[johnbar]

Hodel/Reilly battle, but fall 13-15, giving CalPoly their first point.

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Now the 1s, 3s, and 5s are up.

[johnbar]

Hodel/Reilly battle, but fall 13-15, giving CalPoly their first point.

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Now the 1s, 3s, and 5s are up.

[BobK]

2-2 but we have a slight lead in the last game

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It’s 12 straight wins now today we win 3-2 to

[BobK]

2-2 but we have a slight lead in the last game

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It’s 12 straight wins now today we win 3-2 to

[johnbar]

I had to go out so did not see the later matches.  But knocked off another top 10 team!
Won at 3s, 4s, and 5s.

Looks like they are running late.  No video (or tweets) for the Cal meet yet.

[johnbar]

I had to go out so did not see the later matches.  But knocked off another top 10 team!
Won at 3s, 4s, and 5s.

Looks like they are running late.  No video (or tweets) for the Cal meet yet.

[johnbar]

5pm and I think Cal vs. Cal Poly just finished.

[johnbar]

5pm and I think Cal vs. Cal Poly just finished.

[johnbar]

Stanford 2s and 4s each win their first sets.

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Dailey & McKinney (4s) trailed most of set 2, but pulled it out at the end, 21-19.  First point for Stanford.

And now Hodel & Reilly have lost their second set; going three.

[johnbar]

Stanford 2s and 4s each win their first sets.

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Dailey & McKinney (4s) trailed most of set 2, but pulled it out at the end, 21-19.  First point for Stanford.

And now Hodel & Reilly have lost their second set; going three.

[johnbar]

Hodel & Reilly fall,21-15, 14-21, 12-15.

The 3s and 5s are underway.  The 1s are warming up, and will almost certainly go past 7pm.

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3s take the first set easily 21-12; 5s lose 17-21.  1s underway.

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Ekstrom & Villapando win their first set easily.

The 3s are ahead, the 5s are behind. Will probably come down to the 1s to decide.
Yep, tied 2-2. 1s are up 4-0 in their second set.
Now up 11-7.
Now 16-12. Convenient that Meghan's senior night is delayed.

[johnbar]

Hodel & Reilly fall,21-15, 14-21, 12-15.

The 3s and 5s are underway.  The 1s are warming up, and will almost certainly go past 7pm.

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3s take the first set easily 21-12; 5s lose 17-21.  1s underway.

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Ekstrom & Villapando win their first set easily.

The 3s are ahead, the 5s are behind. Will probably come down to the 1s to decide.
Yep, tied 2-2. 1s are up 4-0 in their second set.
Now up 11-7.
Now 16-12. Convenient that Meghan's senior night is delayed.

[johnbar]

OK, that was crazy.  E&V were up 19-15 in the second set, but Cal fought their way back, tying it at 20.  Both teams had set points before Stanford finally won it, 30-28 (at about 7:25pm).

[johnbar]

OK, that was crazy.  E&V were up 19-15 in the second set, but Cal fought their way back, tying it at 20.  Both teams had set points before Stanford finally won it, 30-28 (at about 7:25pm).