2022 Cyclone Volleyball

[CY9008]

We received 28 votes in this weeks AVCA poll which effective places us 28th. Texas drops below Nebraska after leaving Ames with a loss.

@WVU Wednesday and a quick turn around home game with TCU this week. We needed a reverse sweep in Ames to beat WVU a couple weeks ago and took an ugly ugly L in Fort Worth the first week of conf season. Looking forward to a more consistent effort this week. I think that already started with a sweep of a pretty good Texas Tech team 2 days after the emotional big win over the Longhorns. Let’s get to 8-2 in the Big 12 this week!

 

[Cyfan1965]

The TCU and UNI loses were bad. That tourney in St Louis was bad as well but we somehow managed to win those. Hopefully we have evolved beyond those type of performances. Brandt and Hatch have been the keys from what little I have been able to watch. Perry had some huge blocks at the perfect times so I hope she can add a dimension to roofing those physical teams. She might well get a game at TCU considering what their middles did to us last time if she can move her feet quick enough.

 

[CY9008]

The TCU and UNI loses were bad. That tourney in St Louis was bad as well but we somehow managed to win those. Hopefully we have evolved beyond those type of performances. Brandt and Hatch have been the keys from what little I have been able to watch. Perry had some huge blocks at the perfect times so I hope she can add a dimension to roofing those physical teams. She might well get a game at TCU considering what their middles did to us last time if she can move her feet quick enough.

The UNI loss was bad in the sense that we just looked off and didn’t play well, but they’ve had a better RPI than us up until this week and should make the tournament. TCU is odd as well as they’ve made some noise in the Big 12 after some puzzling non-con losses. If we were trying to secure a top 16 seed, those losses hurt much more.


RPI Futures Rank. (last week rank) - Conference (projected wins-losses[rounded] - RPI Score - Strength of Schedule

35. (47) Iowa State - Big 12 (18-12) - .6000 - 23

10. (10) Creighton - Big East (25-4) - .6545 - 38
23. (25) Penn State - Big Ten (23-8) - .6272 - 34
33. (40) LSU - Southeastern (17-11) - .6018 - 16
46. (42) Northern Iowa - MVC (24-7) - .5895 - 107
74. (81) Kansas State - Big 12 (15-14) - .5613 - 46
75. (87) TCU - Big 12 (13-14) - .5611 - 21
76. (67) Wichita State - AAC (16-15) - .5594 - 50

 

[CY9008]

 

[Cyfan1965]

Could not have been anyone else. Massive weeks for both! A fresh and healthy Annie Hatch could be the X factor that this team needed to put them in contention to smash some big teams come tournament time. Hatch is giving my daughter hope that after two years of injury riddled seasons one can some back and contribute meaningful points and minutes.

 

[CyNews]

Headed to match Friday. Anxious to see the energy.

 

[theshadow]

Weekly RPI progression...

(through games of) Oct. 2 - 73
Oct. 9 - 61
Oct. 16 - 48
Oct. 23 - 30

 

[riceville98]

Any news on Mantz? Is she injured? Havn't seen her on the floor all season

 

[Cyfan1965]

I don't know if she is inured or not but with Hatch back and the lefty Mitchell it is hard for her to see court time.

 

[cykadelic2]

SIAP, but Texas got a cheap win due to forfeit for a match at TCU which they were at some risk, albeit minimal, of losing. Not sure if TCU's forfeit was due to COVID/Illness or suspension/behavior issues:

Texas at TCU Volleyball Match Canceled

The Big 12 Conference announces that the Texas at TCU volleyball match scheduled for November 2 will not occur as TCU does not have enough available players.

big12sports.com

EDIT: It was due to non-COVID illness according to TCU release:

TCU's Match Against Top-Ranked Texas Canceled - TCU Athletics

FORT WORTH – TCU's match against No. 1 Texas on Wednesday has been canceled as announced by the Big 12 Conference.

gofrogs.com

 

[Cyfan1965]

SIAP, but Texas got a cheap win due to forfeit for a match at TCU which they were at some risk, albeit minimal, of losing. Not sure if TCU's forfeit was due to COVID/Illness or suspension/behavior issues:

Texas at TCU Volleyball Match Canceled

The Big 12 Conference announces that the Texas at TCU volleyball match scheduled for November 2 will not occur as TCU does not have enough available players.

big12sports.com

TCU are a strange bunch agree they could give the horns a game or get annihilated.

 

[CY9008]

My main concern was they couldn’t field a team due to sickness just a few days after playing us, but it looked like we were all healthy on Tuesday

 

[cykadelic2]

ISU now #32 in the VB RPI after Friday's KSU debacle:

DI Women's Volleyball Rankings - NCAA Women's Volleyball RPI | NCAA.com

Get updated NCAA Women's Volleyball DI rankings from every source, including coaches and national polls.

www.ncaa.com

 

[CY9008]

And RPI futures have us staying about there at #31 with 2 more wins. So even if we beat TTU and OU at home and drop all 3 on the road @UT @Baylor @KU, our RPI is pretty much set. Some good challenges ahead of us and even after last Friday, I’m excited to get back on track with a good showing tomorrow in Austin.

RPI Futures Rank. (last week rank) - Conference (projected wins-losses[rounded] - RPI Score - Strength of Schedule

31. (31) Iowa State - Big 12 (19-11) - .6045 - 22

 

[theshadow]

Clones take set 1 in Lawrence, 25-22.

No video today.

Live Stats

 

[NWICY]

In the 5th set ISU down 2-1
Well 6-1 KU

 

[NWICY]

9-1KU in the 5th

 

[Cyfan1965]

You don't come back from 10-2 in a 5th

 

[Buster28]

15-8. Reverse sweep by Kansas after ISU took the first two sets. I don't know that vball has had a more up n down season than this one under Christy.

 

[Cyfan1965]

Haven't seen a more Jekyll and Hyde team. Easier to figure out what was happening if we could watch it. Strange espn+ didn't have it.