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Aleemay

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  1. At minimum, Shook needs to finish in the top 2 for setting if she's going to be the starting setter all four years. No other Texas setter (other than Moriarty) was the starter for four years!
  2. Bianca wins the ITF 15k at Hilton Head. Beat current college player Mikulskyte (Kentucky, ranked 91) and Bayerlova (Washington State, ranked 17). Unfortunately, these wins don't count for ITA ranks. Looks like Bianca is playing the pro circuit for the next several weeks, skipping most of the fall college tournaments and will most likely start the spring without a rank. Really encouraging results from the pre qualifying. Tijana won 3 and is now in qualifying draw. Marta took the number one recruit of 2018 to three sets. In addition, Bojana is faster this year (still needs to work on her defensive shots though).
  3. Stats just said Grosso came into the game. Guess the Canadians made the short drive from Frisco to Ft. Worth
  4. Prequalifying is going on in Malibu for the ITA All Americans Got to watch the freshmen Tijana play both singles and doubles. Wow- Joffe has recruited another stud. Has a nice serve (including a nasty kicker for a second serve) and along with her Balkan counterparts, hits a lot of aggressive groundstrokes. A bit more topspin compared to Granic and Markovic. Really good mover. Struggles a bit with low balls as expected for tall players.
  5. Lol Djokovic just pegged Federer. Novak seems uncomfortable on the doubles court.
  6. https://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-soccer-set-to-open-pre-tournament-camp-in-texas-ahead-of-2018-concacaf-women-s-championship-p161809 Does this mean they're gone for the whole period Sep 20 to Oct 1st!? If they do get selected for World Cup qualifying, they'll be gone for essentially another two weeks until Oct 17th.
  7. Berg drew some attention to herself too during that last play, opening up a bit of space for Billups to run through the box. Feel really bad for the defender mishitting the clearance (we've all had those moments). What kind of activities does Canada have this weekend? Don't see any matches on their schedule.
  8. Somehow missed this... http://www.iowastatedaily.com/sports/title-ix-complaint-filed-against-iowa-state-university-by-women/article_87978128-597b-11e8-b9f4-37468ef5d0d2.html Regardless of this incident, head coach was likely going to be gone after season ended after being perennial bottom dwellers and poor recruiting. Assistant coach usually get lets go too when HC is gone. AC has left a trail of destruction behind her wherever she goes (disaster at Bowling Green when she was the HC).
  9. Marathon Match but Bianca has done it. On to the second round facing Elie (who beat Anna in the qualifiers) along with 5 WTA ranking points.
  10. Bianca got into main draw as lucky loser. Playing Tara Moore (former top 150) and Bianca just won the first set.
  11. That's the problem. Elliot does recruit liberos...McCoy, Brooks, Yogi, Palmer, Olschwanger, Rounsaville, Hahn, etc. were all recruited specifically for the libero position competition. While a lot were walk ons, they were all highly touted. Go to the archives of volleytalk and every year it's the same- posters getting all excited and singing the praises of the next defensive recruit (before coming onto campus and not panning out). Even Olschwanger was honored as a 'Defensive Dandy' by PrepVolleyball magazine. McCoy was one of the top 2 liberos of her class. Petersen has been recruited since 2015, back when she was just a sophomore in high school. I know the current Stanford libero Hentz was also recruited by Texas. Thus the problem is development, which brings the spotlight on Sullivan- the defensive coach. Actually, the libero position is pretty unstable on the national team. I think the US is going to go with a converted OH into L at this World Championships in Japan this year.
  12. The weird thing is that one of the critical passers of the 2012 championship team Sha'dare McNeal didn't even play back row until her senior year of high school! Somehow Elliot, Rockwell, and Sullivan were able to develop her passing and defense skills during her four years
  13. What BS is this? Those infractions ARE NOT minor And it's not the word 'thief' that sparked the third violation. It was the constant tirade during the whole changeover that included the threat of never being allowed to officiate her match again. Williams has threatened to shove a ball down official's throats, told umpires that they're ugly, and has made the statement along the lines of 'you better not see me in the hallway' She is not classy at all compared to the likes of Li Na, Kvitova, Halep, etc.
  14. I'm just laughing at the whole banning catsuit is racist thing? Stupid people can never bother to do research. Anne White had her similar outfit banned back in 1985 Wimbledon. Also Williams really doesn't need the outfit to prevent blood clots, she's running around, sprinting side to side. That is more than enough in preventing clots.
  15. Absolutely. I also want to stress this is NOT the first time a player is penalized without the player directly knowing about coaching. Serena should know the rules, she's been on tour for over a decade https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/2996254/Adidas-International-Hingis-advances-despite-warning.html
  16. Umpire was right and coaching code violations have been going on for years since the 90s (why are people on Twitter freaking out like this is a new thing?)
  17. Busy week in terms of recruiting-Top 10 recruits Siem Woldeab (class of 2019) and Leighton Allen (class of 2020)
  18. Saw the High Point match and it was a really rough match for Shook. White and Rounsville struggled with passing in the first set but stabilized in the next two (though Hahn and Petersen did OK). My feeling is that in the past the so-so passes would turn into so-so setting or the passes would be better'd by the setter (Collins, Allison, Kocher). Unfortunately, Shook makes some of the average passes worse. Shook also bump sets many balls even when they're passed within three steps of her starting position. Good thing I saw was that Shook was aggressive in getting Butler involved. Block also sent many balls back, explaining why High Point had more digs and attacks.
  19. Canada beats Brazil 1-0 Grosso was subbed in at the 71st minute
  20. De Facto champions of the VERT Tournament!!!
  21. Second Florida TO Texas has 23. UF has 18 or 19
  22. I believe it's 18-15 at the Florida TO
  23. Awesome job! Still a bit frustrated with Rounsville's serving. First point of the fourth match was a service error. Logan ended up serving for the rest of the set but it'd be foolish for Logan to serve the first point of every set and then get subbed out on serve receive- just wasting a sub.
  24. Yuya is in the doubles semis of the Asian Games. He's guaranteed at least a bronze medal!!!
  25. I'm all for him not attending TCU but he'll basically be a walking Bye at the US Open. Looking at his pro results, he's losing to journeymen quite regularly at the futures level. He also has never traveled outside North America for a tournament and has never played in a junior grand slam. For his sake, college will be the smarter option.
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