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  1. Yeah, I wish there was a pic of Papa Sun at the match to see his reaction of Lexi not starting, especially since the match was in Cali. It’s more of a surprise that Cook actually changed his lineup and went with his Freshmen. He should have done it sooner. Lexi hasn’t progressed at all since she transferred. Sure, she got to play back row, but I think that was a requirement for her and her dad to transfer there. And they’ve lost more matches because of it IMO. Sure, she may have played in a National title match 3 years ago, but that had more to do with Foecke carrying that team than anything. Now, Sun isn’t even on the court… I will say Jerritt has chilled out more with reprimanding players on the sidelines for poor play after she transferred… so I think that helped with team culture.
  2. Yeah, hopefully Devin comes in as a Spring enrollee and starts working at it. She made the USA U18 volleyball roster as a OH and will be competing in Mexico later this month, so if she starts, she'll be playing all the way around. She also plays all 6 rotations at the club level. We lose Petersen and possibly Parra next season (Melanie liked a comment when someone asked her if this would be her last year at Texas on IG), but we gain Halter. So unless Heinrich is strong enough to play back row, Devin will need to play all the way around with Logan, since Halter will most likely be DSing for Skylar. I honestly haven't seen any film on Kenna Miller so don't really know what her ball control skills are like...what I have read/heard is that she is hidden in serve receive at times, but she has a live arm and good hops for a 6' player. I guess Jhenna could be an option as a DS player next season if they want to strictly go with SKT or Cabello at setter, but in a recent interview, she said she hated having that role her freshman year, prior to taking over setting duties from Shook...but she may not have a choice in the matter if she does decide to come back (she already graduated, but will be using her extra Covid year to finish her Master's program).
  3. https://www.instagram.com/devinkahahawai/
  4. Wow...big pick up for the 2022 class! We got Devin Kahahawai!
  5. It's either gonna catch up to them or make them more confident in grinding out wins...
  6. WTF Texas!
  7. There ya go Molly!
  8. It's gonna be interesting to see if Elliott sticks with her or goes with another setter with a week off and then entering the conference schedule. I think Gabriel brings the emotional leadership intangible that Shook lacked and most often than not she knows how to set her hitters. I just wonder how the players will react if they have to adjust to a new setter. But it'd be nice to have a bigger setter block that doesn't get abused.
  9. At least Butler looks more confident hitting the ball for the first time this season..
  10. Yeah, not a good sign when our Libero's serve receive breaks down at the end of the set...
  11. Passing/ball control is much better today and we are able to run Butler.
  12. Until we get another Defensive coach to replace Sullivan, who can also convince Jerritt to change his coaching philosophy on passing/ball control, I'm not holding my breath...
  13. The 2022 class has: L/DS - Halter 5'4 (who is ranked the #1 Indiana recruit by some recruiting services) MB - Singletary 6'4 OH - Miller 6'0 * Getting 6'3 Kahahawai would be icing on the cake. I can see her playing as a 6-rotation Opp next season, with Molly moving back to MB when Butler graduates. Texas gained some serious height on the front line with the 2023 class: S - Swindle 6'2 MB - Bunton 6'4 (from 2021 USA U18 training roster; Bunton has been listed anywhere from 6'2-6'5, depending on the recruiting service, but some of those services haven't updated heights from when they were ranked ~ 2 years ago.) OPP & Lefty - Tomkinson 6'4 OH - Helmers 6'3
  14. Gabriel's setting is good when she doesn't have to run set...but with the way Iosia, Logan, Parra, and Petersen were passing and digging up balls tonight, her setting was trash. This is where this team is sorely missing Morgan O'Brien - she was able to consistently dig up a ball right to target, where Gabriel didn't have to move. This is taught, that's why we see PAC 12/BIG liberos have excellent ball control. Jerritt teaches them to just dig a hard-driven ball up off the net (even if it puts the team out-of-system) to give the setter an opportunity to just throw it up to the left pin hitter. That's been his system and why he needs high-flying jumpers on the left pin.
  15. Texas doing Texas things (poor ball control)
  16. Saige KT is finally on the roster! Setter position just got more interesting this season. I'm hoping it will be healthy competition that propels the team chemistry forward and not backwards....
  17. Glad for the win, but passing, setting, and serving need to improve.
  18. Ball hit the antennae first before hitting MN player...so MN
  19. Love Molly's shot selection...just wish she could hit with more power.
  20. The MN libero is picking up everything
  21. I'm pretty sure she was the #1 setter in her class. She enrolled early in the Spring 2020 to get a head start, but then the pandemic happened. Then she was injured all last Fall, and played sparingly last Spring...
  22. She's setting better this year and offers a better block at the net, but she's still slow getting her feet to the ball when setting and her floor defense is meh. I think she's gonna be Shook 2.0
  23. Not sure if a 6-2 would be ideal. Need really good passing from Parra and Logan all 6 rotations for it to work effectively.
  24. Baylor last week. And Baylor got smoked by Wisconsin afterwards.
  25. Gabriel's setting location has been questionable since the start of the season. I'm really hoping Saige gets to play this year.
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