2023 Texas Volleyball - Back to Back!

[Rickylovesweed 14857]

Washington State struggling in serve receive. Keep serving tough. 

[Js1 85929]

11-4 Texas. WSU also called one at 6-2 so they have no more 

Edited September 16, 2023 by Js1

[Rickylovesweed 14857]

The big difference between this team the last 2 years is they are entirely different from the service line. 

Finally putting pressure on teams. 

Edited September 16, 2023 by Rickylovesweed

[TexasDPT 297]

Transition offense looking better as well

[Js1 85929]

Wazzu making a comeback 

20-18

[Js1 85929]

20-20

[Js1 85929]

These sets have been wild. 23-21 WSU

[Js1 85929]

25-22 WSU

1-1

[TexasDPT 297]

Passing broke down and they had a complete meltdown

[Js1 85929]

15-13 Texas

[WBT 20776]

Getting ugly

[smoky 842]

Sloppy everything. C'mon y'all

[Js1 85929]

17-15 Wazzu

[Js1 85929]

I don’t think I like this anymore 

25-22 WSU. Down 1-2

Edited September 16, 2023 by Js1

[WBT 20776]

At least we won last night?

[perfectchaos007 6722]

This team is still so lost.

[Js1 85929]

God damn, Parra had 34 kills today 

[TwiceHorn 31705]

This is going to be the worst Texas team in terms of record and seeding in decades.

[shadow_operative2.0 16071]

Fire everyone! 

[WBT 20776]

Maybe we'll still host the first weekend?

[Js1 85929]

Yuck 

[LTtxfan 49456]

This ^^^

[TexasDPT 297]

16 minutes ago, Js1 said:

God damn, Parra had 34 kills today 

I would take her over Wenaas anyday....but she probably would have struggled with Ella's setting

[shnsajax 3592]

It’s official, we are a Football School again.

[Jambon 176]

Time to let Jordyn Bird play and let her start developing for next year.  I think this year is toast.

[TwiceHorn 31705]

i expect we'll be fairly lethal in the post-season.  But I'm guessing our seeding is going to work against us.

[ClubWhatever 12178]

Elliot's worst team in 20 years?

[Mittens 8432]

13 hours ago, Rickylovesweed said:

I've seen Elliott pissed a few times but never that upset with refs. He was heated. 

Ol' boy was HOT. Been watching this team for about 15yrs now and agree - that was as pissed as I've ever seen him.  Up ref knew he fucked up too.

13 hours ago, Rickylovesweed said:

The big difference between this team the last 2 years is they are entirely different from the service line. 

Finally putting pressure on teams. 

I thought they really missed an opportunity up 11-4/13-5 in the 2nd and could have really come out of the timeout firing and going for it at the line.

First match of the year for me.  WSU did great in 2 areas specifically, imo: backyard junk ball - they played the sloppy points SO much better than Texas did and absolutely killed the Horns w/ dinks.  Then when they were in system, they were much more accurate w/ their swings and finding the floor.  Was really impressed w/ 7 and 15 specifically finding their way around the block. Conversely, Texas was either hitting wide (25HE) or right at a body, and WSU was getting the dig.  And Texas didn't have a terrible number of service errors, but damn if it didn't seem like every one was on 1st serve and/or coming out of a timeout or stoppage - just killed momentum w/ no help from WSU.

[shadow_operative2.0 16071]

Hey, look on the bright side. Our beach team is fucking horrific too.

So there’s that. 

[Js1 85929]

#2 Louisville lost in 5 to Stanford 

#1 Wisky down 0-2 to #3 Florida but Florida lost their setter in the second set and she’s on crutches  

[TexasDPT 297]

The biggest weaknesses that need to be addressed this week are serve-receive passing and production at the OH2 position (Wenaas' spot).

Barnes was supposed to come and stabilize the backrow but she has progressively worsened each match (just my observation). Maybe it's because she is playing out of her natural left back (libero) position, but so far her ball control has been really streaky in both the middle and right back positions. And I think that has affected Akana from playing at a high level since she is now having to adjust to playing middle back, instead of her natural position at right back.

If Barnes continues to struggle, I'd actually like to see Wenaas replace her and just focus on her backrow play. Then Byrd can rotate in and hit for her on the left pin when she rotates to the front row.  Byrd can provide the hitting production that the team desperately needs on the left pin, and Jenna can still be an offensive outlet attacking from the backrow if needed. Plus, this move would also allow Akana to play in her right back position. 

I think this change can help stabilize the ball control issues. If not, then Air Byrd can just go up and attack the ball with whatever out-of-system set she gets. Either way, with her vertical jump and fast arm swing, she's going to be terminating the ball at a higher clip than what Wenaas has been producing at. 

[Js1 85929]

Texas drops to 9th.  So weird to see us so near the bottom of the top 10

A top 4 seed is probably way gone - just going to be the kind of the year where we grow/develop and have to get to Tampa while on the road.

1 Wisky
2 Nebraska
3 Florida
4 Stanford
5 Louisville
7 Washington St
9 Texas
10 BYU
12 Minnesota
17 Kansas
18 Baylor
20 Houston
21 Ohio State
25 Iowa State

[LTtxfan 49456]

Emma Halter Talks Life in ATX and Playing in Gregory Gym | Between The Horns Ep. 4 [Sept. 20, 2023]

[Js1 85929]

28-26 Texas 1-0

[perfectchaos007 6722]

28-26 Texas in the first set.

[Js1 85929]

I see Methuselah is the review ref today 

[Js1 85929]

Is Madi’s backrow attack better than Logan’s? Some might say yes. 

[Js1 85929]

25-18 Texas on a Swindle ace

2-0 Texas

[Js1 85929]

Texas not communicating this third set. 

O’Neal overpassing a free ball - that is not what your super senior All-American is supposed to do. Not surprised Elliot lost his mind

[perfectchaos007 6722]

Team goes through long stretches of disengagement 

[Js1 85929]

The service errors are giving JE a migraine 

[Js1 85929]

Nice run to take a 2 point lead, 17-15

[Js1 85929]

#8 for OU has a hell of a serve. She a big gal 

[Js1 85929]

What a ridiculous overturn. But they took 15 min on the other one to do nothing 

[Js1 85929]

30-28 Texas

Sweep. Play then again tomorrow night 

[Iguana 229]

Hook 'em!

[kingkoopa6 8482]

That chick in the back. Haha my ears would have been hurtin

 

[totallynotabuttpirate 5423]

43 minutes ago, kingkoopa6 said:

That chick in the back. Haha my ears would have been hurtin

 

OU is severely lacking in the talent department. 

[Js1 85929]

Tech reverse sweeps #17 KU in Lubbock

[Js1 85929]

25-22 Texas 

1-0