2023 Texas Volleyball - Back to Back!

[Js1 85472]

24-23 BYU. Really nice time for Texas’ first block

[LTtxfan 49327]

Big block Asjia 🤘

Edited September 30, 2023 by LTtxfan
Damn autocorrect

[Catpfish 618]

Big block Asjia

Asjia

FIFY

[Js1 85472]

Halter is on her serve game tonight 

[perfectchaos007 6677]

BYU wins set 1 just like yesterday. At least this first set was more competitive than last nights.

Edited September 30, 2023 by perfectchaos007

[Js1 85472]

28-26 BYU

Wenaas needs to be benched. 

[TwiceHorn 31516]

Three Wenas attack errors/blocks to end it.

[Js1 85472]

Just now, TwiceHorn said:

Three Wenas attack errors/blocks to end it.

She was blocked all over that first set. Put in Devin 

[WBT 20649]

Wenaas ain't it

[LTtxfan 49327]

1 minute ago, Js1 said:

28-26 BYU

Wenaas needs to be benched. 

Yeah, not playing well.

Glad Texas fought back late in that Set.  Fun competitive match... 🤘

[Js1 85472]

And Devin is in to start set 2

[Js1 85472]

14-9 Texas

[Js1 85472]

16-9 Texas. BYU calls a quick TO again

[perfectchaos007 6677]

All tied up! Hopefully we're following the same script as yesterdays match. 

[Js1 85472]

25-13 Texas. 1-1

[TwiceHorn 31516]

Dammmmn. 

[Pato del Muerto 52553]

So is this a year that Texas is talented enough to win it all, but way too inconsistent to not get clipped at some point during the tournament, even early?

[Js1 85472]

3 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

So is this a year that Texas is talented enough to win it all, but way too inconsistent to not get clipped at some point during the tournament, even early?

I’d wait and see how we look by season’s end. That’s another 2 months for Swindle. 

[Js1 85472]

Woof

Block, block, long 

[Js1 85472]

Make that block, block, long, long, block 

6-1 BYU

Edited September 30, 2023 by Js1

[Js1 85472]

This set sucks 

Burn the tape. Get to set 4

[TwiceHorn 31516]

-0.385 hitting.  Geezus h.

[WBT 20649]

Not dead yet

10-13

[perfectchaos007 6677]

We're trying to claw back into it

[TwiceHorn 31516]

Well, well, well. 7-1 run.

[TwiceHorn 31516]

14 up.

[WBT 20649]

26 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

So is this a year that Texas is talented enough to win it all, but way too inconsistent to not get clipped at some point during the tournament, even early?

Not sure we're talented enough

[WBT 20649]

Finally set someone else

[WBT 20649]

21-21

[TwiceHorn 31516]

Nice few points, here.

[perfectchaos007 6677]

Heck of a comeback by Texas that set after being down by 8

[WBT 20649]

Nice comeback

[TwiceHorn 31516]

25-22.  Noice.

[Js1 85472]

That was some Texas Fight 

[LTtxfan 49327]

Finish Them !!!  🤘

[Js1 85472]

We can’t defend that setter dump

[TwiceHorn 31516]

This BYU team is pretty crafty.  Like ice is cold.

Especially compared to that bunch of freaks we got in the tournament a few years back.

[Js1 85472]

Heckuva sweep of the 2 BYU matches instead of a split. Repeating 3-1 wins 

[TwiceHorn 31516]

3-1.  Not bad.

[perfectchaos007 6677]

Great bounce back in both matches after losing set 1

[LTtxfan 49327]

[WBT 20649]

Good win.  Emma was great and Weenas picked it up toward the end

[wood 11231]

Haven't seen every match, but it seems to me like Swindle's getting more comfortable, the team is starting to relax, and they're just getting better. Still some work to do, of course, but by the postseason they could be pretty nasty and a team nobody really wants to face. That sound about right to y'all?

[Js1 85472]

4 hours ago, wood said:

Haven't seen every match, but it seems to me like Swindle's getting more comfortable, the team is starting to relax, and they're just getting better. Still some work to do, of course, but by the postseason they could be pretty nasty and a team nobody really wants to face. That sound about right to y'all?

Yes

[Thatguy 8780]

2 hours ago, Js1 said:

Yes

Missed the game. How did we look?

[Js1 85472]

13 minutes ago, Thatguy said:

Missed the game. How did we look?

We had some issues with the BYU block but our serving really gave BYU a hard time. Skinner is Skinner, Bergmark is very efficient, Molly had a big night. Emma was fantastic after a meh Thursday night. 

Wenaas is our biggest weakness. She almost needs to watch the match for a bit before she comes in. She seems much better in sets 2-4 than set 1

Of the Big 12 schedule, these 2 matches and the 2 @ UH scared me the most. We passed this test. But now we have ranked KU at home and then ranked UH on the road. A brutal 6 game stretch, followed by TCU and then Baylor 2x. Just an absolute beast of 8 ranked opponents in 9 matches. 

Edited September 30, 2023 by Js1

[Thatguy 8780]

2 hours ago, Js1 said:

We had some issues with the BYU block but our serving really gave BYU a hard time. Skinner is Skinner, Bergmark is very efficient, Molly had a big night. Emma was fantastic after a meh Thursday night. 

Wenaas is our biggest weakness. She almost needs to watch the match for a bit before she comes in. She seems much better in sets 2-4 than set 1

Of the Big 12 schedule, these 2 matches and the 2 @ UH scared me the most. We passed this test. But now we have ranked KU at home and then ranked UH on the road. A brutal 6 game stretch, followed by TCU and then Baylor 2x. Just an absolute beast of 8 ranked opponents in 9 matches. 

  We are taking my daughter's club team and the parents to the UH game. Should be a good one.

[idigTexas 2289]

20 hours ago, Js1 said:

Of the Big 12 schedule, these 2 matches and the 2 @ UH scared me the most. We passed this test. But now we have ranked KU at home and then ranked UH on the road. A brutal 6 game stretch, followed by TCU and then Baylor 2x. Just an absolute beast of 8 ranked opponents in 9 matches. 

Good.  It beats going into the postseason untested every year because the conference sucks.  

[Js1 85472]

2 hours ago, idigTexas said:

Good.  It beats going into the postseason untested every year because the conference sucks.  

BYU will be our biggest test. Maybe KU next week. Both are at home, which is not where we will be playing the regional semifinals and finals. Other than Minnesota, most of our toughest matches have been/will be at home - Stanford, WSU, Baylor, KU, BYU and ISU. UH and TCU will be good road tests but not great ones 

UH doesn’t look good. Baylor looks inconsistent again. ISU looks better than expected (3-2 over Baylor yesterday). TCU will be a tough out - Parra is thriving there (and I love that for her) 

Edited October 1, 2023 by Js1

[texfan11 90]

Tbh this team reminds me a little of the 2021 team - we are good in all positions, great in some (middle), but idk if we can get a deep run this year. I would like to be proven wrong though! 
 

Good news is we seem to be trending up - better defense in the back row and at the net