VBALL: PREVIEW of Pitt vs Louisville - National Semifinal

[mike412]

Winning that set was huge.

I think we are one hitter short. They have been able to minimize Buzzerio’s hitting and we don’t have enough hitting options. Ennis isn’t the answer.

Since the Florida match, we have been out blocked by Florida, Wisconsin and now Louisville.

Through two sets and I think Fairbanks has just hit her stride serving. She could be the difference.

 

[whirlybird optio]

Winning that set was huge.

I think we are one hitter short. They have been able to minimize Buzzerio’s hitting and we don’t have enough hitting options. Ennis isn’t the answer.

Since the Florida match, we have been out blocked by Florida, Wisconsin and now Louisville.

Through two sets and I think Fairbanks has just hit her stride serving. She could be the difference.

Klika just looks overwhelmed. Way, way too many errors. And the drop off from Buzzerio and Gomez to Ennis is huge.

It’s just sort of demoralizing to be down 3-0 in an instant to start the set

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

Since the Florida match, we have been out blocked by Florida, Wisconsin and now Louisville.

Well there's a reason for that. Florida is 8th in the country in blocks. Wisconsin is second. And Louisville is third.

By way of comparison, Pitt is 48th.

If we win this one, Texas is 47th.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

Nwokolo has six kills on seven swings with no errors.

 

[mike412]

We have had no answer to their attack ftom the back row. I think they are the best in the country from there. And, they have discovered that if they hit from the far left diagonally and away from the block we can’t dig it. It’s a hard shot to set for, but they are getting better at doing it.

 

[Black Panther]

19-16 Pitt

 

[mike412]

Over and over again they slice a hit from the left and we can’t block it and can’t dig it.

If it was undefensible , every team would do it.

 

[Fk_Pitt]

Elena Scott

 

[whirlybird optio]

Wow Browskee. Yikes. Her and Klika. Just not nearly good enough.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

Wow Browskee. Yikes. Her and Klika. Just not nearly good enough.

She killed us there. They kept going after her until we basically buried her behind a bunch of teammates, so they went the other way where we had left ourselves exposed.

 

[ThePanthers]

Collapse at the end there

 

[whirlybird optio]

She killed us there. They kept going after her until we basically buried her behind a bunch of teammates, so they went the other way where we had left ourselves exposed.

I don’t understand that rotation. She’s just not good enough.

 

[Fk_Pitt]

We went on that run when Kkika was on the bench. Coincidence?

 

[mike412]

I just don’t understand it. The approach angle their hitters are taking from the left side, they can’t possibly go down the line. But, we look helpless against the same shot, time after time. No block. No dig.

We were up 19-16 and how many points did they score on that same shot? At least 6.

 

[whirlybird optio]

We went on that run when Kkika was on the bench. Coincidence?

She just won’t stop making mistakes

 

[mike412]

From the way he talks about her, Fisher thinks Klika is terrific. But, to my eyes she has been much weaker than any libero we have played starting with Florida, and has been a real weakness on the team.

Our runs almost always occur when she is not in the floor.

 

[whirlybird optio]

I feel like in the Nebraska game last year it was Browskee flopping all over the place at Librero, and we have Klika screwing us out of this tournament today. We can add Libero to RS and MB as needs in the portal.

 

[ThePanthers]

Louisville is feeling it now.

 

[whirlybird optio]

From the way he talks about her, Fisher thinks Klika is terrific. But, to my eyes she has been much weaker than any libero we have played starting with Florida, and has been a real weakness on the team.

Our runs almost always occur when she is not in the floor.

And our runs come when Nwokolo is on the court. I think there was a rotation with her and Akeo that seems to always get points

 

[Chaos]

From the way he talks about her, Fisher thinks Klika is terrific. But, to my eyes she has been much weaker than any libero we have played starting with Florida, and has been a real weakness on the team.

Our runs almost always occur when she is not in the floor.

Browske was worse, which is why Klika replaced her.

 

[TheSpecialSauce]

Louisville is a heck of a team. Sometimes you just have to tip your cap.

 

[whirlybird optio]

Louisville is a heck of a team. Sometimes you just have to tip your cap.

100%. We beat them in 5 without maybe their best player. They swept us. They are just better. I’d still love to get that last set back though..

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

Win or lose, we aren't going out without a fight.

 

[Fk_Pitt]

Wow. Not in the net to me.

 

[Fk_Pitt]

Serena Gray is a stud.

 

[Fk_Pitt]

Holy shit.

 

[Fk_Pitt]

Can’t believe it!

 

[whirlybird optio]

Wow. Not in the net to me.

I have no idea how she doesn’t hit the net there, amazing. Pitt wins another set on a huge net/no net call. Amazing.

 

[ThePanthers]

Let's do 5!

 

[TheSpecialSauce]

Wow!
Extremely Impressive

 

[Fk_Pitt]

Colonel Debeers has been allowed to spot Louisville several points at the start of each set. It can’t happen here!!!

 

[ThePanthers]

Captain obvious here but can't have another slow start.

 

[mike10003]

Pitt was completely outplayed in set 4 until the very end. Wow.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

Pitt was completely outplayed in set 4 until the very end. Wow.

Down 16-10, and then outscored them 15-6.

 

[Fk_Pitt]

I have no idea how she doesn’t hit the net there, amazing. Pitt wins another set on a huge net/no net call. Amazing.

I think she’s my favorite panther. Leaves me wanting a little more. But less so than all the others.

Elena Scott would be my favorite if she were a panther.

 

[Fk_Pitt]

And of course she gets them out to a 3-0 lead.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

We just can't get off to a good start.

 

[ThePanthers]

Welp

 

[whirlybird optio]

And of course she gets them out to a 3-0 lead.

We have no answer. I think it’s mental for us.

 

[TheSpecialSauce]

We just can't get off to a good start.

DeBeer has a heck of a serve.