Cal Poly's block coming out strong in this set

A little sloppy here in this set.

12-11 Ags

Nice play out of our timeout

But they're clawing their way back

Yeah where they called Ring for a double touch when she hit the ball with one hand

I think there were three double touches called yesterday, just trying to free ball back to other side.

Has Cal Poly tried simply not touching the net?

Ags getting sloppy

17-20

24-22

Way to close it out!

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taylorswift13_ said:

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Kirra Musgrove coming out party

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Nice set for Musgrove.

Nicholson did not play in the 2nd set for those not watching live.

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Any indication why?

The Aggie's hard practice in preparation and timely game management/coaching helps them to win the close sets.

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sleuthofbears said:

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Unless I'm missing something, that was maybe the worst call I've ever seen in sports

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Was this the double touches? I was trying to figure out what was going on there.

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If you are talking about the call on the double to the outside hitter. R1 determined the block touch it before the outside hitter and since it was a double on the actual set then it is a double. The question was really if our outside touched it before the block and I think that was what Jamie is saying. If so that is not reviewable call.

I watched Friday and Saturday evening matches in person and we're gonna need Musgrove and her outside hitters to get much better and more in sync quick as we step up in competition these next 2 weeks. I think we all see her potential and the high ceiling. And it appears she's gonna get as many reps as she needs to work it out, but it's rougher than I'd like to see heading into this Big 10/SEC challenge, Stanford, and Wisconsin stretch.

Her and Taryn are in sync on the back set and the slide sets with Castle and Sharp are consistent as well. But her and Ring & Fitch are still way off. I'm not sure if she just doesn't put enough air under the ball for them OR if they are strategically trying to lower/quicken that set, but they are way outta sync on that left side. Her middle set got better later in each match, but it still needs to be more consistent.

If it was performance, kind of odd that we'd switch to Musgrove full time in the middle of a match. You'd think we would have either started in a 5-1 or played out Cal Poly in the 5-2 and switched to the 5-1 before Purdue.

I didn't see anything from Nicholson that would have prompted the change. It wasn't even halfway through the 1st set. I think she only had one rotation through the back row at that point. Maybe coach saw something from Musgrove that he went with it.

Musgrove's height brings several things to the table that Nicholson does not have. Musgrove has been here two years and recruited by this staff. Has three more to play if she likes. These are just off the top of my head why Jaime wants to give her more time. You do trust this coaching staff I would hope.

I was just stating my observations from the game. Obviously Morrison saw something that flipped the switch.

This staff is the best in the country no doubt!

flintdragon said:

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I didn't see anything from Nicholson that would have prompted the change. It wasn't even halfway through the 1st set. I think she only had one rotation through the back row at that point. Maybe coach saw something from Musgrove that he went with it.

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I really just don't think in an ideal world they want to play this 5-2. I think there are a lot of benefits to playing a 5-1 and Musgrove has a massive advantage because of her length and offensive ability, assuming she can set as well as Lily. I think the hitters also benefit from the consistency of having one setter in there IMO.

We will see if they keep rolling with it or if it was just something that Morrison saw in that specific matchup that he liked.

FluAggie said:

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flintdragon said:

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I didn't see anything from Nicholson that would have prompted the change. It wasn't even halfway through the 1st set. I think she only had one rotation through the back row at that point. Maybe coach saw something from Musgrove that he went with it.

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I really just don't think in an ideal world they want to play this 5-2. I think there are a lot of benefits to playing a 5-1 and Musgrove has a massive advantage because of her length and offensive ability, assuming she can set as well as Lily. I think the hitters also benefit from the consistency of having one setter in there IMO.

We will see if they keep rolling with it or if it was just something that Morrison saw in that specific matchup that he liked.

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Don't forget the defensive aspect. We have a limited sample with Kirra playing back row, but I'll be watching to see if opposing offenses hit at her when she is in the back row. Her height works against her there...

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FluAggie said:

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flintdragon said:

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I didn't see anything from Nicholson that would have prompted the change. It wasn't even halfway through the 1st set. I think she only had one rotation through the back row at that point. Maybe coach saw something from Musgrove that he went with it.

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I really just don't think in an ideal world they want to play this 5-2. I think there are a lot of benefits to playing a 5-1 and Musgrove has a massive advantage because of her length and offensive ability, assuming she can set as well as Lily. I think the hitters also benefit from the consistency of having one setter in there IMO.

We will see if they keep rolling with it or if it was just something that Morrison saw in that specific matchup that he liked.

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Don't forget the defensive aspect. We have a limited sample with Kirra playing back row, but I'll be watching to see if opposing offenses hit at her when she is in the back row. Her height works against her there...

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Well the college trend is taller liberos so they can cover more ground so it's not necessarily something that works against her.

Don't see many liberos at 6'2".