Pitt-Kentucky match thread

[Chaos]

I'm so nervous! H2P-LFG!

 

[Chaos]

For those of you who are lucky enough to be at the match-are all of the players warming up for Pitt?

 

[vantheman1976]

For those of you who are lucky enough to be at the match-are all of the players warming up for Pitt?

The answer is……….YES!!!!!!!!

 

[Chaos]

It's 4:48 and the basketball game on espn2 still has 10:06 to play. I guess I should be prepared to find it on the espn app. I thought they'd have 30 minutes between the hoops game and Pitt in case it ran over, and to do the studio show that they've been doing. Disappointing.

 

[singregardless]

For those of you who are lucky enough to be at the match-are all of the players warming up for Pitt?

All but Haiti & Kiana.

Three other random thoughts:

1.) Saw 2025 MB Abby Emch in the concourse
2.) If Virlan sticks, I predict she’ll be the first MB to serve for us since Serena Gray.
3.) Get the brooms out, we’re sweeping today.

 

[vantheman1976]

It's 4:48 and the basketball game on espn2 still has 10:06 to play. I guess I should be prepared to find it on the espn app. I thought they'd have 30 minutes between the hoops game and Pitt in case it ran over, and to do the studio show that they've been doing. Disappointing.

Introductions starting now

 

[Chaos]

Introductions starting now

Starting on espn news, just announced.

 

[USN_Panther]

Looks like game broadcast will start on ESPNNews.
Not sure what channel that is for you, but it is channel "ESPN NEWS HD" for my IPTV.

 

[Chaos]

Need to pass and block tonight. LFG

 

[ratking17]

Did espn just have the wrong date for the final next week?

 

[Chaos]

I'd like to see Klika dig some of these hits.

 

[Tvax1]

Emmy having a weak start

Kentucky giving us on the serve but Olivia needs to get that serve in tonight

 

[USN_Panther]

Back on ESPN2 now.

 

[Tvax1]

VVG very solid

everyone else doing great and strong pressing serves that Kentucky is having some trouble handling

 

[whirlybird optio]

You can make a case VVG has been our best player since about the 3rd set yesterday.

 

[vantheman1976]

You can make a case VVG has been our best player since about the 3rd set yesterday.

Klika has to up her game

 

[Chaos]

I need to see more from Klika, or I'm all for trying Meyer in her place.

 

[Chaos]

Klika has to up her game

haha I was tryping the same thing while you were. Great minds...

 

[Chaos]

oh Klika. this is not up to the standard. She needs a gummy between sets

 

[Tvax1]

Olivia needs this one in

 

[whirlybird optio]

oh Klika. this is not up to the standard. She needs a gummy between sets

We’re really picking nits because this team is obviously very good but libero is not an elite spot for us.

 

[Chaos]

Please don't blow this set Pitt.....

 

[USN_Panther]

Kaboom! First set to Pitt.

 

[mike412]

Finally took Stafford out on her serve and Griffin served for set point.

 

[whirlybird optio]

So many errors for Kentucky you cannot lose that set.

Good move to bring in Griffin there. Here and Meyer look great on the serve. Olivia really brought it those last couple points

 

[Chaos]

OMG why can't we pass?!?! We didn't need to give them confidence......

 

[mike412]

When you see all these quality teams with excellent liberos, you realize how much better they are than Klika. You don’t realize that against Miami, BC, etc.

Why are we consistently bad in the second set?

 

[whirlybird optio]

Has Stafford been the terrible in back row all year or is this a recent thing?

 

[Tvax1]

Has Stafford been the terrible in back row all year or is this a recent thing?

a little weak but nowhere near this bad and actually had been trending better late in the season

 

[chrisran24]

a little weak but nowhere near this bad and actually had been trending better late in the season

Yea she’s been getting visibly worse, don’t understand it. She also plays a ton of balls that look like they are going long

 

[whirlybird optio]

This tournament really feels like a group hanging on, not a group peaking by any means. They just don’t look that sharp at all and have won a couple sets where they were outplayed. Some luck, a lot of heart and moxie, but I just don’t know….

 

[Tvax1]

I don't think Emmy has made a great dig or serve receive yet, only 1 Error in the stats but several bad passes

 

[whirlybird optio]

I don't think Emmy has made a great dig or serve receive yet, only 1 Error in the stats but several bad passes

She had that really good one diving to the side but not much else

 

[Chaos]

I think I can count on 1 hand how many times we've been in system tonight

 

[persp]

Aint winning a Natty playing like this. Gotta get their $#!+ together

 

[mike412]

I think Babcock’s arm is tired from all of the swings she took against Oregon. She is not hitting as hard as she usually does.

Kentucky totally dominant this set until they weren’t. Will they quit now after blowing that lead?

 

[DixonsSlickback]

is Meyer the only one with a tough serve nowadays? Confused how easily they’re dealing with everyone else

 

[whirlybird optio]

Unbelievable grit by this group….

 

[Chaos]

Wow, we stole that set!

 

[pittchagg]

Man, was that an All-American level ace by Fairbanks. She’s got the dog in her.