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Post by shorthaircut on Aug 25, 2023 15:25:57 GMT -6
Had the match all but closed out, up 24-21, now on the cusp of blowing it.
We win, we win! Match the season total of wins on the first day of the season. Now that’s what you call progress.
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Post by eagle87 on Aug 25, 2023 15:33:39 GMT -6
Great for the ladies confidence. Looks like the new coach has us playing at a higher level. IU will be ugly probably but great for USI to win already.
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Post by eagle87 on Aug 25, 2023 15:36:15 GMT -6
Hope more of this to come this year.
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Post by eagle87 on Aug 25, 2023 15:46:14 GMT -6
7 OVC teams have won volleyball matches today already. All against D1 teams too. Maybe the conference is getting better.
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Post by eaglepride on Aug 25, 2023 20:04:15 GMT -6
USI's first non conference D1 win
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Post by shorthaircut on Aug 26, 2023 9:06:53 GMT -6
USI as expected getting walked down by IU. Still a 1-2 trip with some encouraging play gives a little hope.
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Post by eagle87 on Aug 26, 2023 9:09:10 GMT -6
USI as expected getting walked down by IU. Still a 1-2 trip with some encouraging play gives a little hope. Exactly as I expected today. IU will smoke every mid major this year. Still has to be exciting opportunity for the ladies to get to play at a BIG10 event.
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Post by shorthaircut on Aug 29, 2023 18:14:34 GMT -6
UE off to a dominating start….
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Post by shorthaircut on Aug 29, 2023 18:35:42 GMT -6
Good comeback after a really slow start to make the set competitive. No reason we can’t win one set against this UE club, who isn’t very good.
Quite a few USI basketball players in attendance supporting the ladies.
Why are we playing UE twice at their dump of a place? John Mark Hall needs to quit being the “nice guy” and quit placating UE. It’s getting really old….
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Post by shorthaircut on Aug 29, 2023 18:50:19 GMT -6
This second set has been a good ole fashioned ass kicking by UE.
USI rebounds and wins set 3. Let’s see if they can make a run here. Good news is we are certainly better than last year. Don’t think we will win many, but it won’t be the turd show it was last year.
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Post by shorthaircut on Aug 29, 2023 20:29:00 GMT -6
Good effort tonight in the loss. Hey John Mark Hall? Are you going to play them again in this dump of a Cracker Jack box for the 3rd straight year? A place where the damn ball hits the flipping ceiling multiple times a game? No more!
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Post by aujarhead on Aug 30, 2023 5:53:42 GMT -6
Proud of their effort. They look much better than last year. And love that they battled back in the 4th to take the lead late…. They will hang onto it next time. Lots of positive things to build off. And have I mentioned I love ESPN+.
Looked like a lot of USI students went to the game too, caught a few of the WBB players on tv, along with Coach Gouard.
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Post by shorthaircut on Sept 1, 2023 8:30:57 GMT -6
Murray wins first set 25-21.
This team is a lot better than last year, but still make too many unforced errors and a hammer shy of being able to really turn the corner.
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Post by shorthaircut on Sept 1, 2023 9:28:59 GMT -6
Straight set loss to Murray, took a step back today as this was one of only a small handful of games we likely could win.
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Post by eagle87 on Sept 1, 2023 11:03:30 GMT -6
Straight set loss to Murray, took a step back today as this was one of only a small handful of games we likely could win. As I’ve stated before many times, this is just how things are going to be until we can have 100% of our athletes be D1 level. I agree that we are better than last year but that’s not going to mean we win 20 matches this year. If we can win 6-8 that would be a positive shift. The 4 year ban on post season really handicaps us on recruiting. We are just going to have to be patient in most sports until this is over. I have researched several teams that recently moved up to D1 and most faced exactly what we are experiencing now. The good news is that most have adjusted after the 4 year ban and are now much better off record wise and competitive wise. There are a few exceptions like our cross country, softball and basketball, but those are rare for a team moving up. I hate losing more than anything or anyone, but you can’t be D2 one day and the next day be top dog in D1……it takes time. It sucks, but that’s just how it is unfortunately. I just cherish the wins we can get in these fall sports until we get up to speed after the transition period.
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