VB: May Transfer Portal Thread
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Wow.....this is a big deal! This news is as big as Stafford leaving Pitt......wonder how Flo Marie is feeling transferring from Miami to Florida.
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Methinks Wisconsin will make a big play for Martin in order to replace Grace Lopez, who is out for the season with an ACL injury.
Are there two Kellen Petrone tweets or just the one for the French player ?
Just one. He replaced the first one that had the French flag with one without the flag.
ACC news - Georgia Tech losing a once highly regarded middle in Logan Wiley. Top 40 recruit in the 2024 class, played 17 games last season.
Wisconsin libero Lola Schumacher to the portal. Only a sophomore, Dupes is in her final year. I really like Mallorie, but too much is never enough, right?
Can we add Kennedy Martin while we’re at it
There was some talk last night that Pitt could be on the short list but I doubt the source has any idea. Wisconsin isn't exactly deep at L/DS so it would seem there is a bit more to the story. Aniya Warren is coming in as a freshman, and by all accounts, is the top rated L/DS in the country.
Another L/DS would be fine with me.....now we have 3. Just for fun.....when I looked at the top 10 final teams from 2024....only Kentucky and Oregon.....plus Pitt....dressed 2 or 3 at L/DS. Other teams kept 4 or 5 at the L/DS position. I'll be very interested to see where Fisher, et al end up for the 2025 season.
Since Martin plays the same position as Babcock, I can’t believe she would come to Pitt unless she wants to move to OH. But, she would be an unbelievable get.
With the way they are spending money, Wisconsin and Texas would be my two most likely landing spots for her. USC would be a possibility too.
Edit: Forgot the SEC transfer rule, which would appear to leave them out of the Martin sweepstakes as she is not going to sit out a year.
With the way they are spending money, Wisconsin and Texas would be my two most likely landing spots for her. USC would be a possibility too.
Edit: Forgot the SEC transfer rule, which would appear to leave them out of the Martin sweepstakes as she is not going to sit out a year.
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Just saw that Creighton’s coach resigned on May 1. One of the nation’s top women’s volleyball coaches. Creighton has a very strong program which she basically built.
Timing seems strange, on the day the transfer portal opens, if she doesn’t already have another position lined up. So far, no reports of Creighton players in the portal.
Timing seems strange, on the day the transfer portal opens, if she doesn’t already have another position lined up. So far, no reports of Creighton players in the portal.
She actually resigned on April 6th. Her replacement was named that same day.
OMAHA, Neb. – Brian Rosen has been named head coach of the Creighton volleyball program, McCormick Endowed Athletic Director Marcus Blossom announced on Sunday, April 6. Rosen replaces Kirsten Bernthal Booth, who resigned earlier in the day after 22 remarkable seasons to pursue opportunities outside of coaching. She will remain involved in fundraising efforts for the volleyball program.
^^^ The danger of believing what you read on the VolleyTalks boards.
Without a lot of evidence, some there now believe that Kennedy Martin is headed for Wisconsin or PSU with Louisville a possibility.
After our match with them, some PSU fans said they expect two new opposites on the squad in August. It sounded like they knew who they were already, but I doubt that would stop them from going after Martin. They tried Jurevicious and another player against us and they combined to hit under .000. To me, Jurevicious is a very limited player. She only can hit from the right side and only from certain spots on the right side. She is at her best lining up to the right of the out of bounds line and taking a running start and spiking the ball cross-court. Trying to play OPP against us from the left, she was a disaster.
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And to think.....out of HS.....CJ was considered as good....if not better than Babcock and Stafford. Martin will land at a top 20....if not top 10 team......automatically putting her new school in the national championship discussion.
Credible poster on VT saying to expect another Kellen Signal soon...
Ready!
Ready!
Why would we get an opposite when we already have the best one?
Our opponents' might need one.
I'm posting just the better players entering the portal for information purposes only. Not suggesting that Pitt has an interest.
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Nothing from Kellen yet, but there's smoke out there that Dagmar Mourits of the Netherlands is heading Pitt's way.
2004 born. 6'1-6'2-ish.
Looks like Fish may have been tracking her since he coached the USA vs her Netherlands squad back in 2021.
2004 born. 6'1-6'2-ish.
Looks like Fish may have been tracking her since he coached the USA vs her Netherlands squad back in 2021.
Wow.....Fisher will have to become a polyglot.......languages on this VB team would be English, Tongan, Dutch, French, and Romanian. I love it!
Pitt was added 2 hours ago under "Experience" on her bio page below:
https://women.volleybox.net/dagmar-mourits-p35325/clubs
Dominic Campbell of SI reporting this now.
https://www.si.com/college/pittsbur...all-lands-dutch-outside-hitter-dagmar-mourits
https://www.si.com/college/pittsbur...all-lands-dutch-outside-hitter-dagmar-mourits
Jurevicius was pretty weak until later in the season but it was her first year as a starter. I don't think anyone would look at spring season stats and get too excited over them. To be honest, none of their hitters looked all that impressive. Maybe they want to try Jurevicious at OH. They have plenty of littles so they could run two liberos, I suppose.
Seems like we’re done. 2025 roster is set.
What do we think ? I don’t see any glaring holes on the roster. OH is probably the biggest question mark- guessing we need one of the 2 Euros to be immediate contributors.
we should be elite at opposite and at MB.
I’d say Ha’ti , Mosher , Blaire , and Dupes will tell the story of whether this an elite team ( legit final 4 type team ) or more like a top 10-15 team.
Izzy is a real wildcard- I think she immediately becomes the 2nd highest upside ( next to Babcock) player on the team - she might be that elite libero we’ve been missing and I’m curious if she sees OH - kind of a smaller uber athletic OH in the mold of Leketor.
Seems crazy to say - but we’re probably a little ahead of where we were last year at this time. MB was a serious question mark and Bre and Torrey were coming back from major injury.
With Babcock we have like the Tony Dorsett or Hugh Green of Pitt volleyball- simply the elite of elite player - . If I may draw a basketball analogy, we have the likely top pick in the draft surrounded by a bunch of 4 (Bre, Izzy , Ryla , Gregoire, Ha’ti, Mosher )and 5 star ( Blaire in particular) talents with a few wildcards . And players with with lots of experience.
preseason top 5 is probably a given .
I’m excited to see where this team goes - might be good to have a new cast without the same pressure I feel like last year’s team may have had with a chance to chart their own legacy.
That is a pretty good way of looking at it. I think it will take a few weeks for the team to come together. VB is a sport where you have to have a sixth sense about what is happening around you and players have to work together in ways that you don't necessarily see in a lot of other sports. Pitt has the guns up front to beat on anyone. Passing makes those players better and that is what has made Nebraska so good. Setting is easier when you have better passing. We'll see but I think this is still a top 5 program. I wouldn't be made if they didn't make the final 4 but it isn't unthinkable.
I pulled up a few youtube videos. They're short and not necessarily focused on her. Saw some good passes and she hits with power. Very quick arm swing.
I don't think she's playing four years. She's kind of old. Can only assume she's trying to use this to improve her marketability to higher level pro clubs.
I don't think she's playing four years. She's kind of old. Can only assume she's trying to use this to improve her marketability to higher level pro clubs.
