Not going to debate the first part but I wouldn't say that it's not surprising considering how she was favored by Karch over the other OPPs for the longest time. I wonder what happened and if it's her decision...or did she get "THE" email after her WC performance.
destinee got the email but tom got a text message.
drews will play like the best opp in the world one minute then play like a high school player the next minute. please be consistent.
Foecke is flying to Russia right now.
carlini is setting the middles.. a lot!
This delay is senseless. Why keep entertaining the antics of Guidetti?
They are now giving a fight.
Carlini's set to Ogbogu is not good at all.
Gabi!!! She's the new it girl of Brazil since last year. I thought 2 years ago that she will flop in NT season but she proved me wrong.
Rettke on the other hand is a bright spot for the USA.
Foecke has an arm of a hammer but the passing is meh.
Larson can't hit. When was the last time she was hitting effectively?
tight match so far. gabi and robo are the ones breathing each others' necks.
He's playing as receiving OH today. So he is like universal...?!
he has wide range of skills. he played oh, setter, opp in college. his best asset was serting but due to team injuries last season he played opp then oh and singled handedly carried his team. personally i want to see him in setter position because tuaniga is blocking liability.
The Chinese players are just tall. They are not athletic nor powerful enough compared to the Europeans. When was the last time they dominated Asia?
Display MoreHere's the roster:
Setters (2): Carli Lloyd, Jordyn Poulter
Liberos (2): Megan Courtney, Mary Lake
Middles (4): Tori Dixon, Lauren Gibbemeyer, Chiaka Ogbogu, Dana Rettke
Outsides (4): Mikaela Foecke, Madi Kingdon Rishel, Jordan Larson, Kelsey Robinson
Opposites (2): Annie Drews, Jordan Thompson
No Cuttino still???
It was a shank fest and became a power game in the end. The experienced Dominicans are just stronger than the USA girls.
it's strange they didn't call up a 4th OH... can either drews or thompson receive serve?
Thompson can receive balls. I just don’t know how effective in this level.
Foecke is like 22 and already getting married.
Thompson 320cm spike and a terrific wrist snap.
But the speed of set is killing her chance to grow her game. She could be their answer to Egonu or other top opposites but that set speed will limit her to be a scoring machine.
I wonder if Cuttino gets a chance to play in VNL. Maybe the 2nd week?
She will have her chances in the coming weeks. karch will make VNL an evaluation phase as to whom will play in the world cup.
Yas at Thompson, Foecke, and Rettke. These girls are very physical.
They have enough for a bigger tournament now in my opinion.
Also for those outside the States how do you plan on streaming this?
They can surely make it bigger like top 16 teams but men’s volleyball isn’t as big as the women’s side.
I only watch in YouTube since there are uploaders who post videos within few hours after the actual game.
That is correct.
Hawaii and LBSU will play on Saturday for the National Championships.
The NCAA format is a little bit different for the men's side since they are only few colleges that have volleyball program. So technically there are only six teams based on the rankings made by the committee that played for the national championships. So 3 vs 6 and 4 vs 5 (quarters) then the winning teams faced LBSU and Hawaii respectively for the semis.
