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Post by DickHunsaker on Aug 27, 2015 17:51:12 GMT -6
BSU Women's volleyball opens their season tomorrow at home against Albany. They will then face Belmont and New Mexico as part of the Active Ankle Tournament.
The MAC preseason poll released today has the Cardinals finishing 3rd in the West Division and two players (Jenna Spadafora and Kelly Hopkins) made the preseason All-MAC list.
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Post by BSSN on Aug 27, 2015 20:35:23 GMT -6
The game against New Mexico on Saturday will be available on ESPN3. It'll be BSU's debut under the new MAC contract.
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Post by DickHunsaker on Aug 27, 2015 20:47:29 GMT -6
The game against New Mexico on Saturday will be available on ESPN3. It'll be BSU's debut under the new MAC contract. That is correct! Exciting times for BSU sports! |
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Post by DickHunsaker on Aug 28, 2015 16:43:29 GMT -6
The Cards took match one today 3-1. Will play Belmont tonight at 7:30.
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Post by DickHunsaker on Aug 29, 2015 20:12:35 GMT -6
Your lady cardinals are the tournament champs after a thrilling 5 set win over New Mexico! The cards are now 3-0 heading into the season!
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Post by ruffledfeathers on Aug 30, 2015 5:35:29 GMT -6
Great win for the Cards. New Mexico was a solid team, and it looked bleak for the Cards after the first two sets.
Good broadcast by Ball State on ESPN3.
RF
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Post by BSSN on Aug 30, 2015 21:46:30 GMT -6
That match was actually pretty epic.
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Post by Bigfoot on Sept 3, 2015 12:41:02 GMT -6
Hoping the ladies can win the conference tournament and the regular season this year.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2015 12:26:30 GMT -6
I'm really surprised at the WVB record this year. I thought this far into Steve's tenure that his recruits would rule the MAC. BSU is ranked 172nd in the country right now, behind some real lightweight schools. The last four games have been good, but the road record isn't impressive.
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Post by TakeMeBackto2008 on Nov 4, 2015 14:16:50 GMT -6
I'm really surprised at the WVB record this year. I thought this far into Steve's tenure that his recruits would rule the MAC. BSU is ranked 172nd in the country right now, behind some real lightweight schools. The last four games have been good, but the road record isn't impressive. I've been saying this the last couple years. It feels like Shondell's best seasons were his first two and the program has plateaued since then. I'm not saying I want him replaced, but maybe we overrated a coach whose claim to fame was beating a bunch of 2A high school teams every year before he got here. |
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Post by dmbdan41 on Nov 4, 2015 18:10:22 GMT -6
I can't speak to previous seasons, but he has dealt with a lot of injuries to his big hitters this season, with multiple girls missing more than a couple games, forcing Shondell to rely on younger and less experienced girls.
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Post by DickHunsaker on Nov 4, 2015 18:29:02 GMT -6
I've attended every home match this year and have watched the away ones online when possible. I can attest to dmbdan41's analysis. Lots of upperclassman injuries early in the season. Yet. having watched this team so far I've noticed that the freshman are surprisingly good. I remember reading somewhere that this freshman class was ranked in the top 50 in the country and it truly shows.
It might be even rougher next season with so many good seniors (especially the setter) leaving, but Shondell has done an excellent job recruiting.
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Post by dmbdan41 on Nov 5, 2015 18:01:59 GMT -6
I've attended every home match this year and have watched the away ones online when possible. I can attest to dmbdan41's analysis. Lots of upperclassman injuries early in the season. Yet. having watched this team so far I've noticed that the freshman are surprisingly good. I remember reading somewhere that this freshman class was ranked in the top 50 in the country and it truly shows. It might be even rougher next season with so many good seniors (especially the setter) leaving, but Shondell has done an excellent job recruiting. There are what, 6 seniors on this year's squad? Hopefully another season of experience and those freshmen turned sophomores will be ready for an increased roll, but I suspect it will be a tough season next year. Everyone is healthy now though so here's hoping we can make some noise in the tournament this year. |
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Post by 00hmh on Nov 8, 2015 12:31:20 GMT -6
maybe we overrated a coach whose claim to fame was beating a bunch of 2A high school teams every year before he got here. That is a truly ridiculous characterization of his record, and credentials. Those "2A" teams at Burris won open state championships before the class system, beating literally everyone in the state, and beat some of the best teams in the country, year after year. He developed many players at Burris, and through Munciana both for his Burris teams and other HS teams, produced numerous high D1 recruits and national team members. He, his family, the coaches he has worked with and trained have made Delaware County one of the best places in the country for a girl who wants to play high level volleyball to develop. Steve had college coaching offers for years at schools higher in the WVB hierarchy. We are lucky he has the family ties and desire to stay in Muncie. |
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Post by cardfan on Nov 8, 2015 14:07:55 GMT -6
That's all true and fantastic, but he still needs to win at Ball State.
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