Pitt-Louisville

[KennyTheKangaroo]

Anyone going to the game? Weird start time of 5:00. I haven't watched a single point of Louisville volleyball this season (though i did go when they played at the pete pre-covid) . What should i know about them? How the hell can they be ranked higher than texas (who has an amazing team)?

 

[epittm]

Anyone going to the game? Weird start time of 5:00. I haven't watched a single point of Louisville volleyball this season (though i did go when they played at the pete pre-covid) . What should i know about them? How the hell can they be ranked higher than texas (who has an amazing team)?

Didn’t Texas lose once while Louisville is undefeated? Maybe that is why Texas slid to no. 2.

 

[ThePanthers]

Are tix still available? I was going to go down.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

Didn’t Texas lose once while Louisville is undefeated? Maybe that is why Texas slid to no. 2.

Yes. The Big 12 is playing two game series this year, I assume to cut down on travel and covid exposure. A couple weeks ago Texas had a two game series with Baylor. They won the first match and lost the second. That was the week that they switched spots with Louisville.

 

[PittMBA]

Are tix still available? I was going to go down.

Looks like they sold out - but I can’t use my tickets . DM if you want them (free) - I should be able to transfer them to you .

 

[Black Panther]

Anyone going to the game? Weird start time of 5:00. I haven't watched a single point of Louisville volleyball this season (though i did go when they played at the pete pre-covid) . What should i know about them? How the hell can they be ranked higher than texas (who has an amazing team)?

You missed a he#l of a game with UL in the first match this year, even though Pitt lost.But Pitt very easily could have won.Could have gone either way.This one is not to be missed in person or otherwise.

 

[runshadyrun]

is mateh on tv? accn, espn? thanks

 

[Black Panther]

is mateh on tv? accn, espn? thanks

ACC Network.

 

[ratking17]

What is the deal with Lund? Injured?

 

[Black Panther]

What is the deal with Lund? Injured?

I don’t know but she must be hurting to miss a game like this.Pitt trails in the first set 15-14.

 

[Chaos]

Vasquez Gomez not having her best match. Seems tight or nervous.

 

[Black Panther]

UL wins first set 25-19.

 

[Black Panther]

Got to play better this set.

 

[Chaos]

Missing a healthy Lund

 

[ratking17]

There is the answer...must be a core injury

 

[mike412]

They just don’t serve well enough. On almost every serve, Louisville has an easy dig, a good set and then a kill. I think Pitt won 3 points while serving that entire set.

Watch how short the points usually are when Pitt serves.

 

[ThePanthers]

Vasquez Gomez not having her best match. Seems tight or nervous.

She looks bad.

 

[Chaos]

They just don’t serve well enough. On almost every serve, Louisville has an easy dig, a good set and then a kill. I think Pitt won 3 points while serving that entire set.

Srrve receive could be better too. Lund would help with both.

 

[ThePanthers]

Man Louisville got everything going their way.

 

[Black Panther]

Trail in set two 15-13.

 

[ThePanthers]

Man, just getting smacked.

 

[Black Panther]

Man, just getting smacked.

And they are whining about bad calls.Wow.

 

[Gregpitt]

Tough to play the #1 team in the USA without your #1 player and the 2x ACC POY.

 

[Chaos]

Tough to play the #1 team in the USA without your #1 player and the 2x ACC POY.

Yeah, she's worth more than a few points each set for sure. She's an all around player-serves, passes, hits and blocks well. She's definitely missed tonight. Hope this doesn't blow their home court seeding.

 

[Black Panther]

Tough to play the #1 team in the USA without your #1 player and the 2x ACC POY.

Yeah I like to see them go without Dilfer And see how it goes.They will lose a game eventually and it’s going to hurt.

 

[Black Panther]

Pitt wins set three 25-17.Hopefully they can force a fifth set.

 

[Chaos]

What a set by Pitt! Let's keep it going!

 

[ThePanthers]

Much better set.

 

[Black Panther]

We got fn hosed on that one.That ref.needs somebody to bring him some glasses.

 

[thom67]

We got fn hosed on that one.That ref.needs somebody to bring him some glasses.

What were they looking at?

 

[whirlybird optio]

We got fn hosed on that one.That ref.needs somebody to bring him some glasses.

That’s a ridiculous call in a killer spot. Too much for this team to win without Lund over the number 1 team. I think Pitt can absolutely still get a top 4 seed, maybe if the committee will consider Lund being out.

Fairbanks is going to be a star

 

[HOF Coach]

That’s a ridiculous call in a killer spot. Too much for this team to win without Lund over the number 1 team. I think Pitt can absolutely still get a top 4 seed, maybe if the committee will consider Lund being out.

Fairbanks is going to be a star

Freshman Fairbanks with a breakout performance indeed!

 

[mike412]

Give Louisville credit. They got down 12-6 in set 4 and could have packed it in and waited for set 5. Instead, they stepped it up.

By contrast, when they started their run, we collapsed. I believe that 7 of the last 8 times we served we never touched the ball again on the point. Either service errors or Louisville with a quick kill on lollipop serves. All of the rallies came when Louisville was serving.

I would be interested to see if we won a point all match when Akeo was serving. It seemed like she was an automatic side out.

 

[whirlybird optio]

Give Louisville credit. They got down 12-6 in set 4 and could have packed it in and waited for set 5. Instead, they stepped it up.

By contrast, when they started their run, we collapsed. I believe that 7 of the last 8 times we served we never touched the ball again on the point. Either service errors or Louisville with a quick kill on lollipop serves. All of the rallies came when Louisville was serving.

I would be interested to see if we won a point all match when Akeo was serving. It seemed like she was an automatic side out.

Her last serve almost went under the net without even touching it - so bad

 

[ThePanthers]

No shame in losing to Louisville, especially without Lund. But man, those service errors at critical times. Even the announcers said, we had just as many errors as Louisville, but half as many aces and just the timing of ours were killer.

Fairbanks looked good. Hopefully Lund is good to go for tourney time.

 

[HOF Coach]

 

[Black Panther]

What were they looking at?

Good question.To me it wasn't even close.

 

[Black Panther]

That’s a ridiculous call in a killer spot. Too much for this team to win without Lund over the number 1 team. I think Pitt can absolutely still get a top 4 seed, maybe if the committee will consider Lund being out.

Fairbanks is going to be a star

That has to be taken into consideration.And Fairbanks is good.

 

[Chaos]

Good question.To me it wasn't even close.

I agree. I figured though when they were taking so long to come to their conclusion that it wasn't boding well for Pitt. Big missed call.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

We got fn hosed on that one.That ref.needs somebody to bring him some glasses.

The "funny" thing is that if you watch the replay and look at the linesman (or whatever they call that person) who made the call, his head literally NEVER looks down to see where the ball actually hit. He sees the ball coming kind of towards him and he moves his foot back and leans away from the ball (and that part of it is fine) without ever looking down at all (which is not fine)

That guy had no more of an idea if that ball was in or out than the blind guy sitting in the last row of the arena had.

That play encapsulates perfectly my problem with replay in all sports, not just volleyball. If you aren't going to overturn a call as obviously wrong as that on replay then what, exactly, is the point? That was exactly the sort of incorrect call that replay is supposed to fix, and yet far too often we see the replay official just sticking with the call on the field, even if it was by an official who wasn't actually looking at the play when it occurred, rather than making the obvious overturn.