11-09-2017, 01:01 PM
Strange match, especially given that our win last Sunday over Oregon may have been one of the best matches we have played all season.Â
Of course, as Don Shaw noted, we played on Sunday, had an NCAA-mandated day off on Monday, got one day of practice on Tuesday and had to play the pre-season conference favorite [finally at more or less full strength] at their place on Wednesday [after only beating them 3-2 earlier in the season at Stanford]. Not exactly a cake walk against a crummy opponent...
Aside from the service errors, it was tough to watch Tami get shut down so completely; she's been money in the bank all season on that quick set in the middle.
And, in Game 4, when it was clear there was no touch but the challenge was rejected, who knows whether serving at 17-19 rather than receiving serve at 16-20 might have gotten things turned around.
This is a resilient team. they'll be fine [...I hope].
Of course, as Don Shaw noted, we played on Sunday, had an NCAA-mandated day off on Monday, got one day of practice on Tuesday and had to play the pre-season conference favorite [finally at more or less full strength] at their place on Wednesday [after only beating them 3-2 earlier in the season at Stanford]. Not exactly a cake walk against a crummy opponent...
Aside from the service errors, it was tough to watch Tami get shut down so completely; she's been money in the bank all season on that quick set in the middle.
And, in Game 4, when it was clear there was no touch but the challenge was rejected, who knows whether serving at 17-19 rather than receiving serve at 16-20 might have gotten things turned around.
This is a resilient team. they'll be fine [...I hope].