(10-28-2026 10:51 PM)dragon2owl Wrote:  

(10-28-2026 10:16 PM)Old Sammy Wrote:  A few unprofessional reactions from being there. And very few of us were there.

Set 1 - Attack error after attack error. Surprised we had a positive hitting %. Dug too deep a hole to climb out of.
Set 4 - Tulane's service errors doomed them. Wish the stats showed them by set.

Agree with Walt on blocking. Way too many unopposed or poorly opposed Tulane attacks. OTOH, the backline defense after set 1 was excellent.

I'm mystified by Genny's lineups and substitution patterns. Bello? Played well, but only saw mopup time before this match. Technically her sets appeared average, but got the job done. Schneider and Simmons? Not on the radar early season. Dorotik and any Smith weren't there. And Mateo has suited up the last few matches but hasn't seen action. Is there an issue? Injury? My sense is that Rice has a deep bench of good players but no one who I would consider superior. Maybe the secret is finding who's on any particular night.

Tulane had 6 service errors in the 4th.

Dorotik was there and dressed but has been off for some time. Hence Simmons in the lineup.
Croft started at MB but I think Genny thought some size would help in the block so she subbed in Schneider.

It was good that the middle school (high school?) girls were there because the Rice crowd was so quiet even when Rice was doing well. Wish Rice fans were more vocal.

lol It was vocal up where I sit, along with the Smith's and several others.

Here's the post-game presser with Genny and Bello. Surprised Genny never mentioned Jordan and Mari's backline defense from Set 2 onward as, IMO, they sparked the turnaround and were the MVPs of the match...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HGLyrunF_0

Standings thru 10/28:
W-L School [GB]
9-2 Tulane -
8-2 ECU 1/2
8-3 Rice 1
7-3 FAU Tulsa 1 1/2
6-4 USF
5-5 Temple
4-6 UNT
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3-7 UTSA Wichita UAB
2-8 Memphis
1-9 clt

Top 8 make the conference tourney

(10-28-2026 10:16 PM)Old Sammy Wrote:  Set 4 - Tulane's service errors doomed them. Wish the stats showed them by set.

I counted 6 service errors by Tulane in set 4 from the play-by-play.

(10-29-2026 11:57 AM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  

(10-28-2026 10:16 PM)Old Sammy Wrote:  Set 4 - Tulane's service errors doomed them. Wish the stats showed them by set.

I counted 6 service errors by Tulane in set 4 from the play-by-play.

Yup. As I mentioned above, they outhit us, out dug us and out blocked us that 4th set, yet we somehow won the set, saving two set points (at 22-24). Tulane service errors kept us in the set. Ditto Set 2 in which I believe Tulane committed 4 service errors.