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Post by eagle87 on Sept 13, 2023 18:16:43 GMT -6
A match we had a shot at winning, but playing on the road probably gave them a little edge. EIU is undefeated so we have a our hands full in first conference game.
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Post by shorthaircut on Sept 13, 2023 18:21:26 GMT -6
A match we had a shot at winning, but playing on the road probably gave them a little edge. EIU is undefeated so we have a our hands full in first conference game. EIU has won some impressive matches and thumped IUPUI recently. They look to be the class of the league.
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Post by shorthaircut on Sept 15, 2023 7:39:48 GMT -6
EIU beat Mizzou last night in straight sets to move to 10-0. Mizzou was 7-3 on the year. EIU has now beaten 2 power 5 programs handily on the year. Got to think their coach is going to move up the ranks in short order.
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Post by eagle87 on Sept 15, 2023 7:46:43 GMT -6
EIU beat Mizzou last night in straight sets to move to 10-0. Mizzou was 7-3 on the year. EIU has now beaten 2 power 5 programs handily on the year. Got to think their coach is going to move up the ranks in short order. Agree,but in the meantime they seem to be the class of the conference. Don’t see anyone knocking them off the top this year in the conference. We have improved more than I expected so far and would love for us to be top 5-6 inOVC. Lofty goal coming from last year, but if we stay healthy and play hard, we have a chance.
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Post by shorthaircut on Sept 15, 2023 10:03:59 GMT -6
This is pretty impressive:
Due to USI being in the DI reclassification period, the Eagles are not ranked in the NCAA statistical rankings. However, USI would be ranked 22nd in total digs (620) and 41st in digs per set (15.90) in the nation.
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Post by eagle87 on Sept 15, 2023 11:10:09 GMT -6
This is pretty impressive: Due to USI being in the DI reclassification period, the Eagles are not ranked in the NCAA statistical rankings. However, USI would be ranked 22nd in total digs (620) and 41st in digs per set (15.90) in the nation. That’s awesome considering where we were last season. I like this new coach so far. He seems to have them playing more strategically which has won us some matches. We lose 2 really great players to graduation so I hope he can bring in some top talent. Since we will be halfway through our transition period, any new recruits for next season would have at least 2 chances to make NCAA tournament. This should make recruiting a little easier.
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Post by shorthaircut on Sept 18, 2023 17:13:48 GMT -6
EIU has some girls that can flat out hammer the ball. They are really, really good.
First Set:
EIU 25 USI 6
I don’t see how any team in this league will beat these gals, or I sure the hell hope not.
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Post by shorthaircut on Sept 18, 2023 18:00:15 GMT -6
USI bounces back with their best performance I have watched in winning the 2nd set 26-24.
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Post by shorthaircut on Sept 18, 2023 19:07:16 GMT -6
The ladies have forced a 5th set against a great EIU team. We would have won 3 more matches had we played like we have tonight. Wow…..
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Post by eagle87 on Sept 18, 2023 19:16:39 GMT -6
This is encouraging going into conference play. It would be nice to be top 5 this year after 1 win last year
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Post by shorthaircut on Sept 18, 2023 19:31:34 GMT -6
USI loses in the 5th set 15-10. If we play like we did tonight we will win some conference matches this year. This was a heck of performance tonight.
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Post by eagle87 on Sept 18, 2023 19:43:28 GMT -6
I think we have the talent and coaching this year to win half our conference games…..which would be great if we can. We are definitely improving.
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Post by eagle87 on Sept 18, 2023 19:47:54 GMT -6
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Post by shorthaircut on Sept 18, 2023 20:18:47 GMT -6
I think we have the talent and coaching this year to win half our conference games…..which would be great if we can. We are definitely improving. This coach has really impressed me.
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Post by eagle87 on Sept 18, 2023 20:25:42 GMT -6
I think we have the talent and coaching this year to win half our conference games…..which would be great if we can. We are definitely improving. This coach has really impressed me. Agreed. If we can keep him around, he will have us competing for top half of OVC most years. Curious to see how much talent he can bring in now that he has time to recruit his own players.
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