Gibby plays in the back row because of her serving prowess. Instead of rotating out when she goes to the back row, she serves and stays in to play defense. She could rotate out immediately after she completes her service or wait until the next rotation, depending on how many subs Beth has left for the game.
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Oh, ideally, Gibby has to meaningfully improve her passing. As of now, sheâs a liability in that department. A good OH pin hitters is usually a decent passer.
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Utes played tonight against WVU, a 2 win team in conference and ran them out of the building 3-0.
Not much suspense in the match except for the first part of the first set where WV caused a bit of trouble for the Utes with some back sets. The Utes adjusted and went on to win that set pretty handily.
WVU really was overmatched, all the Ute hitters basically had free reign to hit and hit and hit finding empty areas pretty much at will.
Great game for team, now on to Senior night on Sunday against Cincinnati at Noon, the game is a white out, so get out your white Ute gear and cheer on those seniors.
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The volleyball team had their senior day today and whupped up on Cincinnati 3-0 with none of the matches really ever in doubt. Lauren Jardine had a great game, with support from Allie Olson and Rianne Vos, all seniors. Fechter had another good game in the shadows of the great hitters.
Congrats for being great Utes to Lauren Jardine, Vanessa Ramirez, Allie Olson, Kamry Bailey, Claranne Fechter, Rianne Vos, Grace Hammond, and Amelia Van Der Werff.
Next up is the final match of the season in Ames Iowa on Wednesday and then next Sunday a likely bid to the NCAA tournament.
Go VBall Utes!
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It was a terrific match. UC went into Provo and won it in 5 with its big outside hitter(#2) back from injury. Great seeing Jardine finish strong.
My friends and I stayed after the match to support the eight seniors for their seniors ceremony. Great to see this group of girls, who have over-achieved, IMO, to get the school and the team back on track for NCAA. One more win, Utah should host the NCAA for the first two rounds.
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It really was. That #2, 6â4" and could jump. I didnât mention above the great game that Jardine and Olson had in blocks. They really did shut down their big hitter.
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Phew. Pulled it out. With some luck Utah will be hosting the first two rounds of NCAA.
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I was on the edge of my seat the whole match. Finally, the Utes found some defense in the last two sets to win 3-2. The Utes finally found a way to slow down #5 from ISU who was a killer all night. Gibadlo and Olson stepped up their hitting and defense and pulled it out for the team.
I say in the broadcast that the Utes are RPI13, would that mean they are hosting?
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Unless there are unforseen circumstances, yes.
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Vballers will be dancing and hosting the first two rounds of NCAA championships. Utah is seeded #4 in the region and will be hosting Marquette (#5 seed), FGCU, and College of Charleston.
Day 1 is on Thursday (12/5). The Utes play Charleston at 7:30 pm in the Hunty.
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I donât know anything about Marquette as a program or if they have a history of good vball. But, since they are ranked higher, go Florida Gulf Coast!
If the Utes win out at home, next would likely be #1 seed Penn St.
As for the conference, 6 bids as followsâŚ
#3 seed to Arizona St (finished 1st in the league)
#3 seed to Kansas (finished 2nd in the league)
#4 seed to Utah (finished 3rd in the league)
#4 seed to Baylor (finished 4th in the league)
#5 seed to TCU (finished 5th in the league)
#5 seed to BYU (finished 6th in the league).
As a note, BYU plays in West Lafayette, IN. If they beat Loyola Chicago (a team Utah swept earlier this year), they play Purdue, who swept the Utes at the Hunty this season 3-0.
Go Utes.
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