StrangeVol
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Wow! What a match! What a crowd! Terrible outcome.
Our girls played about as hard as you can play and I honestly thought we were going to sweep them, and I also think we probably should have. We let them off the hook in the 3rd set when it seemed like our concentration wavered and Illinois adjusted by setting to a second hitter who delivered. We did not adapt, sadly.
On the bright side, we played some great floor defense and occasionally our blockers made their presence felt. The crowd was great! It was clear to me that the Illinois girls knew they'd been in a match. There are lots of opportunities to get better and we're pretty darn good right now!
Let's get even on Sunday!
The most amazing thing is the fact that both teams could play such a high-level match right here at the very beginning of the season. It didn’t have that first-game feel at all.
Do you know how many were there? Can you get good seats? We’ve not been in years...our daughter and friend were “towel girls/floor moppers”. Seriously, when we were there NO one was coming as fans. Planning to attend some games this year, know nothing about the sport so I hope we sit in a group that does. Second hitter? Defense? Blockers’ presence felt? Maybe I’ll learn! GLV!
Who is the black girl that sends the ball over the net like a rocket? A couple of times she left us agape. Seemed very intense too. The first time I saw her hit one of those! Wouldn’t have wanted to be on the receiving end.First, there were around 3300 fans in attendance last night. A great crowd! Good seats are plentiful, it's TBA in which there are few bad seats. The term I used "Second Hitter" is not a volleyball term most knowledgable fans would recognize and is just my attempt to describe Illinois' change in attack strategy of involving hitters other than Quade to make it harder for our blockers to track Quade. As to "blocker's presence felt" it's my way of saying our blockers were well positioned and making it difficult on the other side at least some of the time. At other times I thought we didn't offer much resistance at the net.
Who is the black girl that sends the ball over the net like a rocket? A couple of times she left us agape. Seemed very intense too. The first time I saw her hit one of those! Wouldn’t have wanted to be on the receiving end.
I could not decide who she was because all three of our young ladies are hammers!! If our Lilly was 2 inches taller she would be an AA like Quade!You may be thinking of #2 Alyssa Andreno, #16 Addisyn Rowe, or #21 Danielle Mahaffey. Each of these girls takes very hard swings. Rowe and Andreno are about as intense as it gets without going under the net and attacking the other team. Either of them could be who you're thinking about.
You may be thinking of #2 Alyssa Andreno, #16 Addisyn Rowe, or #21 Danielle Mahaffey. Each of these girls takes very hard swings. Rowe and Andreno are about as intense as it gets without going under the net and attacking the other team. Either of them could be who you're thinking about.