[johnbar]

I finally got a chance to watch Stanford BVB in person this year.  The weather was not ideal, but the rain did stop before Stanford started playing.  They were delayed 15-20 minutes because the SMC vs. UCD duel ran long.

As noted by above, Stanford again rested some of their starters, like during the Battle of the Bay.  The Cardinal swept the Aggies (dropped one set I believe), and beat the Gaels 4-1.  Ofure Odigie and Ashley Vincent lost in three sets at the 2s.  They won the first set, but then lost badly in the second.  The third was close, tied at 11 all.  But the Gaels prevailed.  There were quite a few service errors on both sides, but I think Stanford had more, and more SREs, too.  The Gaels managed to drop several soft shots just where neither Vincent or Odigie could get them.  Well, good experience, I hope, in case they ever need to fill in.

Freshman Mikki Carlin played in place of Avery Jackson vs. UCDavis.  She looked pretty good; with a little more development, I think she could be a starter next year.

There was a drone spotted hovering around the perimeter of the beach stadium; I assume it was part of the B1G+ coverage.  We waved to it.

[johnbar]

I finally got a chance to watch Stanford BVB in person this year.  The weather was not ideal, but the rain did stop before Stanford started playing.  They were delayed 15-20 minutes because the SMC vs. UCD duel ran long.

As noted by above, Stanford again rested some of their starters, like during the Battle of the Bay.  The Cardinal swept the Aggies (dropped one set I believe), and beat the Gaels 4-1.  Ofure Odigie and Ashley Vincent lost in three sets at the 2s.  They won the first set, but then lost badly in the second.  The third was close, tied at 11 all.  But the Gaels prevailed.  There were quite a few service errors on both sides, but I think Stanford had more, and more SREs, too.  The Gaels managed to drop several soft shots just where neither Vincent or Odigie could get them.  Well, good experience, I hope, in case they ever need to fill in.

Freshman Mikki Carlin played in place of Avery Jackson vs. UCDavis.  She looked pretty good; with a little more development, I think she could be a starter next year.

There was a drone spotted hovering around the perimeter of the beach stadium; I assume it was part of the B1G+ coverage.  We waved to it.