Both Kelly and jones seemed very chatty every time they got a good block on Louisville’s middles. Lots of shade thrown. I not 100% sure why.
But jones definitely deserved that yellow card
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But jones definitely deserved that yellow card
6-2 took a lot of cajones especially in set 5. Huge huge huge hit by bayless on the outside after stafford got blocked on two consecutive points. That really killed Louisville’s momentum and it was absolutely awesome to see a young setter and a young hitter execute in a tense setting like that
Also VVG was insane in the back row in game 5. Insane defense for a non libero
Also VVG was insane in the back row in game 5. Insane defense for a non libero
I gotta say I hated sticking with the 6-2 at the end of the 5th and still think it was the wrong decision despite winning on the net error. You can’t leave your best players on the bench in crunch time. And Nisa’s lack of foot speed was hurting us badly at times. Yes she had some great moments and I was all for her serving instead of Babcock late in the sets but I would’ve only gone 6-2 for that one rotation and put Fairbanks and Babcock right back in. But hey, it worked, and we won, so can’t complain too much
WOW,what an awesome win that was.So proud of this team.They never gave up and fought to the end.
I saw the question above about the yellow card.Is that simply a warning? Is their anything beyond a yellow?
I don't have any idea how many times in the last few years I've started applauding what I thought was a Panther point only to have Scott keep the rally going on some impossible, mystifying save. No idea how many times. But definitely amounts to a sh*tload.
I looked this up during the match, since I had no idea either. Apparently it is the 2nd step in the process. It goes verbal warning, yellow cards, and then ejections.
Such a fierce competitor, she's been a joy to watch during her Louisville career.
The acc network and espn are a joke. The Volleyball match of the year in the ACC and it is not
on the either network. Instead they have a no thrills Men's Soccer game and I love soccer.
They had an opportunity to showcase these two programs on national TV and they blew it.
H2P on a great win!!!!
on the either network. Instead they have a no thrills Men's Soccer game and I love soccer.
They had an opportunity to showcase these two programs on national TV and they blew it.
H2P on a great win!!!!
This was our first volleyball match, very much still learning the game but damn was that fun.
Shout to Chairman Moe for the earlier learning volleyball post, very much helped.
I was expecting for it to be a stress free night for me as I did think I would be that vested in the program. I was wrong, crowd was amazing. My voice was horse from Thursday nights game and there I am cheering again just as hard as with football. It's going to take Saturday of watching college ball and good bourbon to recover. We'll definitely do more games but not back to back nights with football games. At this stage of life I struggle with a late night, a few hours sleep, to work, back down to the Burgh and another late drive home.
Anyhow, a great time and congratulations to the girls.
H2P!!
Shout to Chairman Moe for the earlier learning volleyball post, very much helped.
I was expecting for it to be a stress free night for me as I did think I would be that vested in the program. I was wrong, crowd was amazing. My voice was horse from Thursday nights game and there I am cheering again just as hard as with football. It's going to take Saturday of watching college ball and good bourbon to recover. We'll definitely do more games but not back to back nights with football games. At this stage of life I struggle with a late night, a few hours sleep, to work, back down to the Burgh and another late drive home.
Anyhow, a great time and congratulations to the girls.
H2P!!
I’m glad you went . I got hooked about 7 or 8 years ago. Took my daughters to a few matches and they were a blast. To see from then to now how the support has grown is amazing.
I love going to the Olympic sports. If you get a chance go to a softball game. While the team isn’t great, imo it’s a fun time.
Yes. I absolutely hate her.
I don't think this factored into the 5th set thinking. I don't think our back row attack was particularly effective this match. Maybe that explains using the 6-2. Getting Blaire in, I think she is better with the block.
Agreed that our back row attack was less effective than usual but it’s a huge drop off from Rachel to Nisa in terms of defense and coverage and where the first pass has to go for an effective set. I think that drop off is bigger than the benefit you get from Blaire’s blocking late in a set like that. And Nisa doesn’t disguise her sets as well as Rachel, hence the blocks at the end by Louisville on our pins. So I’d argue the drawbacks outweigh the gains on that move late in the 5th
Agree with your previous post and this one. Sub Nisa in for Babcock's serve, then bring Liv right back in. Keep Fairbanks in unless they go on a run against her block, then spot sub Bayless. Fairbanks is just SO much better than Nisa, you can't keep her out that long. Nisa's sets were to obvious and too low so no chance of hitting the tops of the blockers' hands. Nisa also ignored the middle blockers, and as you stated, she's just too slow. It worked out, but that doesn't mean it should become the norm. Louisville's serving errors were a big boost in the 5th set.
Was a fun and stressful match. Pitt needs to watch the tape and see the tipping tendancies, and defend those better.
H2P
Awesome win and a handful of recruits were in attendance to witness it. I saw Emch from 2025 & Sageer, Watson, Thompson, and Hoppe from 2026 all sitting together immediately behind the Zoo.
Fisher lit into the team in Set 3 at 15-12 or around there - he was really annoyed with the defense on the offspeed attacks from Louisville. May have also been irked with the conversion on crosscourt attacks, also.
They outdug us, outkilled us, and outassisted us again and yet we keep pulling out wins over them. Their errors continually are their undoing - we were +15 in errors. Their fans are crying about refereeing, but they continually make errors at pivotal points, as we all saw.
Kiana Dinn is finally off crutches & walking free. Fisher mentioned in his Penn State pre-game chalk talk that she wouldn't be out for the season. Doubt we'll see her this year, but putting it on the radar, in the event we do.
Sophomore class now 3-1 against the Cardinals...
Fisher lit into the team in Set 3 at 15-12 or around there - he was really annoyed with the defense on the offspeed attacks from Louisville. May have also been irked with the conversion on crosscourt attacks, also.
They outdug us, outkilled us, and outassisted us again and yet we keep pulling out wins over them. Their errors continually are their undoing - we were +15 in errors. Their fans are crying about refereeing, but they continually make errors at pivotal points, as we all saw.
Kiana Dinn is finally off crutches & walking free. Fisher mentioned in his Penn State pre-game chalk talk that she wouldn't be out for the season. Doubt we'll see her this year, but putting it on the radar, in the event we do.
Sophomore class now 3-1 against the Cardinals...
With you on this, I was not happy. LOL.
That + subbing Meyer in for serve several times before Griffin - who's come through on serve for us against quality teams in the past - didn't make sense to me.
If Bre Kelley doesn't have the career game she had....hit .500....18 points...1 error.....we lose....it's that simple.
Thanks for the info about the recruits who were in attendance last night. Happy to hear that.
That was definitely a match worthy of a larger platform than ACCN extra. In fairness to the other revenue sports, though, a Friday night during football season is not the night to have a volleyball event of this magnitude. Better that this game would've been on Sunday and the ND game on Friday, perhaps ...
We have yet to to see the best of Bre. She is still coming around from her ankle injury from last year. She sits when she comes out. Also, the backrow D was less than usual. Louisville was simply superior in this area. Scott gets everything up that is within reach.
I believe this is the official visit weekend for the 2026 class, so that’s why they’re all there
Thanks for the shout out, and what a first volleyball match to see live! It must've been crazy there.
FTR, I had a nice single malt Islay Scotch (along with a victory cigar) to recover from my screaming last night (yes, I was cheering loudly from my couch here in the desert SW!), but I also have a nice collection of bourbon. One that I almost popped open was a Penelope Barrel Strength (if you're not familiar with this producer, you need to be) as it has both a girl's name as well as starting with a "P" ;^)
Over on the Volleytalk Proboards site they were bitching about that....and most of these volleyball addicts aren't even Pitt fans.
One of the characteristics about this team that I love is that they continue to play with an "underdog" mentality, and yet they know that they are worthy and capable of winning a natty
There were several replies to the tweets from Chester and Ehman above complaining that they couldn't get the match on TV or by streaming.
Most notable were from the fans from Nebraska...they know who is in their future!
Is Haiti definitely out for the whole year? She appeared to be in volleyball clothes last night, as opposed to previous games where she has been in street clothes.
She had surgery for either her MCL or ACL - one of the CL's - and she's done for the season. If you notice, she still wears a bandage over the surgical scar.
That injury is why Nisa was added about three weeks before the season began.
She'll be back next season and I expect great things from her. She has elite touch.
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Thanks, I knew that's why they added Nisa and assumed she was likely out for the year, but wasn't certain. Appreciate the confirmation. At this point I suppose it's better that she be able to take the redshirt and get the extra year of eligibility anyway.
My guess is that most Pitt fans watching the match couldn't help but notice that Louisville served (as Fisher described in the post-game interview) "short" much of the time. In particular, Louper. I couldn't believe that Louisville won a very high % of her serves, when they had very little pace and I don't think they typically passed the 10' line. The majority of the serves seemed to be directed at Klicka who handed them easily...so I kept going nuts as to why Pitt, on so many occasions, couldn't get an easy set and a kill by one of the pins.
I was glad to hear when Fisher referenced this in his interview --- he said they just weren't really prepared for it. Many of the sets on Louper's serves went to our MBs, but while Kelley was great all night, not so much for Jones, at least on offense. The low serves also caused Klicka (or whoever the receiver was) to get very low and inhibited their ability to maximize timing/coordination with hitters with a higher set. Also, I think the short serves to the middle of the floor gave Louisville's blockers a better sense of where the set and kill attempt would come from. I noticed that Pitt adjusted a bit at the end, by setting wide instead of to a middle.
My guess is that the number of Louisville short serves was no accident --- rather, the result of a lot of film work and a shot at a different strategy to change things up on Pitt.
I was glad to hear when Fisher referenced this in his interview --- he said they just weren't really prepared for it. Many of the sets on Louper's serves went to our MBs, but while Kelley was great all night, not so much for Jones, at least on offense. The low serves also caused Klicka (or whoever the receiver was) to get very low and inhibited their ability to maximize timing/coordination with hitters with a higher set. Also, I think the short serves to the middle of the floor gave Louisville's blockers a better sense of where the set and kill attempt would come from. I noticed that Pitt adjusted a bit at the end, by setting wide instead of to a middle.
My guess is that the number of Louisville short serves was no accident --- rather, the result of a lot of film work and a shot at a different strategy to change things up on Pitt.
Penelope Barrel Strength, I'll look for it for sure. I did pick up a bottle of Jefferson Voyage 28 yesterday. Never had it prior and now I'm glad I did. Although I missed all happenings after halftime of the 8 o'clock games, it's the price I pay for good booze.
A verbal warning isn't really a thing so far as the process. That's pretty much what the yellow is because there aren't any sanctions that go with it. Depending on the infraction, the ref can go straight to a red card which ends up being a "side out" or loss of serve and a point to the other team. If there is an ejection (expulsion), the official will show both a yellow and a red together in the same hand. And you can be thrown out for just that set. If they hold one card in each hand, that is a disqualification and you're gone for the match. There isn't any sort of necessary escalation, either and rules vary at each level. I think if you're tossed in college, you're day is over. Juniors is a little different. I've never witnessed an ejection so I don't know for sure. Usually a yellow is plenty to get someone to settle down and a good official can deescalate a heated match by calling the captains over and letting them know it's not going to get out of hand without consequences. I guess that's as close as you're going to get to a verbal warning without a card.
For what it's worth, I don't think that officiating crew had a good game. Louisville burned their cards early and that definitely affected the game.
What?! I was assured that nobody cares.
