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Good to see that even when Madi has an off night by her standards, though she heated up a bit in the 3rd and 4th, Devin, RR and Jenna will step up.

Devin was huge last night. Maybe we need her serve in the lineup - she can serve and play defense for one rotation before Swindle subs in. One of the little would set for that rotation.

thank god we have such a strong pin blockers in the front row to help offset the blocking pressure of Ames/Mari. I see improvement a lot for Mari, but she still gets fooled and jumps early 

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4 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Good to see that even when Madi has an off night by her standards, though she heated up a bit in the 3rd and 4th, Devin, RR and Jenna will step up.

Devin was huge last night. Maybe we need her serve in the lineup - she can serve and play defense for one rotation before Swindle subs in. One of the little would set for that rotation.

thank god we have such a strong pin blockers in the front row to help offset the blocking pressure of Ames/Mari. I see improvement a lot for Mari, but she still gets fooled and jumps early 

I think we undervalued how tough it was going to be to replace the middles. 

Losing O'Neal was obviously a huge loss but Bergmark was also really experienced and good. We not only had to replace 2 talented middles but also players with tons of experience. 

 

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On 9/28/2024 at 7:58 AM, Js1 said:

Devin was huge last night. Maybe we need her serve in the lineup - she can serve and play defense for one rotation before Swindle subs in. One of the little would set for that rotation.

Looks like this is what we are trying to do

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Also looks like Madi is playing 4 rotations to serve, and Devin is also playing 4 rotations to serve and then she serves, a little is setting with no setter on the floor. Swindle comes in after Devin’s serve

Akana played back row for Ames for all 3 rotations. She did not serve 

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Just now, perfectchaos007 said:

I was starting to believe that only the Midwest was allowed to host major volleyball tournaments 

We used to participate in VERT which was Texas, Tree, Nebraska and Florida and it rotated who hosted. Was fun when it was 4 powerhouses from 4 different conferences. 

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I'll admit, I was super worried we'd go 1-1 to open SEC play with 2 road games.  

We have such a weird SEC schedule

2 road matches
1 home match
2 road matches
5 home matches
4 road matches
2 home matches

They really couldn't split up the 5 home/4 road stretch of matches? 

Honestly, if we can go 2-0 or 1-1 in the Florida/Kentucky road trip, we have the inside track at winning the SEC.  That 4 match road trip is just MSST, Auburn, Alabama and OU. 

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I think we undervalued how tough it was going to be to replace the middles. 
Losing O'Neal was obviously a huge loss but Bergmark was also really experienced and good. We not only had to replace 2 talented middles but also players with tons of experience. 
 

People don't really understand how hard of a position it is to play and how critical it is. That comes with experience and being accustomed to the speed of the college game.

It's like a fullback in an old pro-set football offense. You hardly ever notice them but when they aren't playing well nothing works.
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Moody Center

 

AUSTIN (KXAN) — College volleyball has exploded in popularity over the past few years. Nebraska held a match in its football stadium in 2023, drawing a world-record crowd of 92,003 to help catapult the sport into the national spotlight.

Surely, the back-to-back national champion Texas Longhorns could max out Moody Center for a match, right? Head coach Jerritt Elliott thinks so.

 

During a news conference Monday, Elliott was asked if there were any plans to play some matches in Moody, which can be configured to seat almost 16,000 people if the upper level is opened like it is for concerts. For UT men’s and women’s basketball, the capacity is around 10,000, but Elliott thinks there’s enough demand to go all the way.

“We’re looking to play there next year,” he said. “We have the following now. Basically, every one of our games is sold out, and now there’s a supply and demand issue. My phone is blowing up a lot more now for people trying to find tickets and wanting to be part of the game.”

PREVIOUS MATCH: No. 8 Texas tops LSU to start SEC schedule 2-0

Elliott mentioned three potential opponents for Moody matches — perennial powers Stanford and Wisconsin along with Lone Star Showdown rival Texas A&M. He hasn’t nailed down any dates or many details yet, but he’d love to get a nonconference match with either the Cardinal or Badgers and a conference match with the Aggies.

What makes Gregory Gym, the current home for Longhorn volleyball, such a great place to watch a match is its intimacy. With a listed capacity of around 4,000, it gets loud and rowdy and fans are almost on top of the action. Originally built in 1930, the venue underwent renovations in 1997 to modernize it and more than 5,000 fans crammed in for a 2022 NCAA regional final match against Ohio State to set an attendance record.

 

In its first two SEC matches, Texas helped draw record crowds. The Aggies and Longhorns faced off to open the SEC slate Sept. 27 at Reed Arena in College Station, and a crowd of 9,236 saw Texas take a 3-1 win. It’s currently the highest-attended NCAA volleyball match in the state of Texas, but Elliott wants the record to live in Austin.

“If (Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte) opens it all up, I think we can get 16,000 in Moody,” Elliott said, “but if not, we could go 10,000.”

Texas moved to 2-0 in conference play Sept. 29 with a 3-0 win over Louisiana State in Baton Rouge, and that match also set an attendance record. Almost 4,000 fans, 3,885 to be exact, watched the Tigers and Longhorns inside the Maravich Center to set the venue’s mark for a volleyball match.

The No. 7 Longhorns (7-3, 2-0 SEC) have won four consecutive matches and host South Carolina (9-3, 0-1) in the first-ever SEC volleyball match at Gregory Gym. The match is set to start at 6:30 p.m.

 

https://www.kxan.com/sports/longhorns-volleyball-at-moody-center-its-in-the-works-coach-said/

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SEC home opener tonight! 

6:30pm, SECN+

SC is 9-3, 0-1 in SEC play

Swept by Kansas, 4 set loss to Miss St.  No notable wins but they're 4-0 if they were in the the ACC (Clemson, NC, Duke, Wake)

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