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2 minutes ago, Pogo said:

Devin should know she's in line to take over at Opposite.  If she leaves, it shouldn't be for lack of expected future playing time, right?

If she leaves, it’s bc Elliot found an OPP in the portal or bc she’s tired of him running Jenna out there to get blocked a million times and not yank her 

But yes she’d be in line to start at OPP, her regular position. And Byrd would push Jenna at OH

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6 minutes ago, Js1 said:

If she leaves, it’s bc Elliot found an OPP in the portal or bc she’s tired of him running Jenna out there to get blocked a million times and not yank her 

But yes she’d be in line to start at OPP, her regular position. And Byrd would push Jenna at OH

Fair point.  I'm sure while we were all screaming to bench Wenaas, Devin was giving side-eye to whichever coach happened to look her way.

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Huge day today!

If you look at Tenn's starters:
They have a 5'11 OH (Lovett) that should be a juicy target for Madi and especially Jenna. 
Fingall is a 6'1 RS who is by far their best player. 
5'11 RS-Fr Setter (Kerr)
Their other OH is grad transfer 6'0 Moore, who we faced 3 times last year when she was at Ohio State last years.  We had her number big time (21 kills and 16 errors)
Their MBs are 6'3 Granberry and then 6'5 Chase, 6'6 Beeker, 6'6 Pawlik.  Granberry is their O'Neal, and Chase/Beeker/Pawlik all spend time at the MB2 position. 

Their libero has 400 digs on the season (almost 4/set).  They have 3 players with 30+ aces. 2.31 blocks per set as a team. 

Just looking at their schedule and 26-4 record:

Lost in 5 to Wisconsin in Madison.  That was their most challenging non-conf match
In the SEC, they went 15-3. Split with Kentucky, lost to Arkansas at home, beat the Gators and got swept by South Carolina on the road. 

Texas is probably slightly more tested - Stanford, WSU, Minnesota, Ohio State + BYU twice, KU twice, Baylor twice, UH twice.

In terms of being in the regional semifinals, just about everyone has been here except for Swindle and Barnes. The team leaders need to keep Swindle calm and focused.

 

3-1 Texas.  Serve tough, avoid hitting errors (JENNA!), let Madi cook early.  As soon as they start to focus on Madi, let Jenna against their 5'11 OH.  Texas is bigger and more physical and experienced.

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And the schedule for today - lots of volleyball all day long!

11am - Creighton / Louisville
1pm - Georgia Tech / Nebraska
1:30pm - WSU / Pitt
3:30pm - Arkansas / Kentucky
6pm - Penn State / Wisconsin
8pm - Tennessee / Texas
8:30pm - Purdue / Oregon
10:30pm - ASU / Stanford

3 current intra-conference matchups - Arkansas/Kentucky (SEC), Penn State/Wisconsin (B1G), ASU/Stanford (PAC) and 2 future intra-conference matchups - Tennessee/Texas (SEC), Purdue/Oregon (B1G)

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