#2 Nebraska (14-1) vs. #10 Purdue (12-3)
When: Friday, October eleventh 2024, 7:30 pm (CT)
Where: Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, NE
Watch: B1G
Radio: Husker Radio Network
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There is not any such factor as a “regular” schedule in faculty volleyball anymore however it positive feels acquainted to have a Friday and Saturday evening match this weekend. Friday Nebraska faces Purdue, and Saturday it's Rutgers.
Nebraska additionally had 5 days to arrange for this weekend. They final performed on Sunday, October sixth at house in opposition to Iowa. Five complete days to work, get better small accidents and prepare for a bodily Boilermaker squad.
Purdue has wins over Kentucky and Minnesota. They have losses to Kansas, Creighton and Penn State. They didn't play a particularly difficult schedule in the course of the first three weeks of the season. It was a medium problem. It ramped up simply earlier than convention season began with matches in opposition to Kentucky, Kansas and Creighton all inside six days of one another.
Nebraska did play a difficult pre-conference schedule. These early season matches are good methods for groups to enhance, develop and take a look at out the tires, if you'll, previous to convention and nationwide championship matches which have trophy implications.
At this level in the season, these early matches gave you items of enhancements and what issues is that you simply take these items with you for the remainder of the season. You be taught and enhance from them.
The key reward Nebraska should entry in the course of the match in opposition to Purdue was realized whereas taking part in Creighton. During set three of the Creighton match, Nebraska took their foot off the gasoline pedal. Huskers let up half manner by means of set three and didn't terminate or execute on the identical stage. The Bluejays took set three by a rating of 33-31 then carried that momentum into set 4 to win it as effectively, 25-16.
Purdue is just like Creighton in some ways; two sturdy exterior hitters, very effectively coached, high quality serving and chronic gamers. They gained’t quit when they're down two units. Keep the execution excessive, hold the main target and end the match earlier than letting up on the gasoline.
The keys to a win over Purdue are to go serve effectively. Boilermakers have picked up steam in phrases of serving in the final couple of weeks. In these weeks they beat Minnesota in 5 units, Northwestern in 4 set and Michigan State in three. Key to their victory in opposition to the Gophers was 17 providers aces. Raven Colvin had seven aces and Ryan McAleer six.
The excellent news is Nebraska is each statistically and visually one of the best passing group in the nation. If we simply take into account the error charge (balls which might be unplayable after passing), Nebraska is a half a proportion higher than the subsequent closest group, Pitt. Nebraska has errors on simply 3.5% of their passes evaluate to 4-6% in the opposite tops groups in the nation.
Coach Cook says that groups that win the serve and go sport win matches. Huskers are profitable the go sport on the midway level in the season. What Purdue does effectively from the service line is ship all kinds of powerful serves at groups.
Chloe Chicoine serve a bounce high spin serve, Colvin serves a flat float serve and McAleer strikes her serve brief and deep on passers like a yo-yo sport. Every server brings a brand new look to the passers.
Huskers have practiced passing every sort of serve this week and might want to talk as every server steps to the road. You see them do that because the digicam pans the serve obtain. Lexi Rodriguez will inform Harper Murray “I have your deep” and Murray replies “I have your short”. They have lanes of passing and angles that they follow. This communication coupled with 1000's of reps with every sort of server will yield good outcomes, passes on high of Bergen Reilly’s head.
The second secret's restricted the 2 exterior hitters. Chicoine and Eva Hudson obtain 60% of all Boilermaker units. They additionally earn 53% of all of the kills for the group. Clearly, limiting their variety of kills tremendously reduces Purdue’s possibilities of reaching 25 factors for a win.
Raven Colvin in the center and Kenna Wollard on the proper facet may rating however it's in particular conditions. Chicoine and Hudson are set in each and all sorts of conditions so Husker blockers will at all times put together for that set.
Colvin, Wollard and to a lesser extent the second center, Lourdes Myers, will obtain effectively positioned and timed units. Nebraska middles will monitor and observe their middles however know that 2/3rds of the time the set goes to Chicoine or Hudson wherever they're.
#2 Nebraska (14-1)
#2 Bergen Reilly 6’1” SO Setter
#5 Rebekah Allick 6’4” JR MB
#6 Laney Choboy 5’3” SO DS/L
#7 Maisie Boesiger 5’6” JR DS/L
#8 Lexi Rodriguez 5’5” SR DS/L
#9 Kennedi Orr 6’0” SR Setter
#10 Olivia Mauch 5’6” FR DS/L
#11 Leyla Blackwell 6’4” SR MB
#12 Taylor Landfair 6’5” SR OH
#13 Merritt Beason 6’4” SR OH
#15 Andi Jackson 6’3” SO MB
#21 Skyler Pierce 6’2” FR OH
#22 Lindsay Krause 6’4” SR OH
#27 Harper Murray 6’2” SO OH
#10 Purdue (12-3)
#1 Rachel Williams 5’7’’ R/FR DS
#2 Chloe Chicoine 5’10’’ SO OH
#3 Ryan McAleer 5’6’’ FR DS
#4 Kenna Wollard 6’1’’ SO OH
#5 Taylor Anderson 6’1’’ SO Setter
#6 Sienna Foster 5’9’’ FR DS
#7 Raven Colvin 6’1’’ SR MB
#8 Raven Gray 6’1’’ SR OH/RS
#9 Lourdes Myers 6’3’’ R/SR MB
#10 Ali Hornung 5’10’’ SR DS
#11 Allie Shondell 5’10’’ FR Setter
#14 Grace Heaney 6’2’’ SO RS
#15 Lizzie Carr 6’6’’ R/SO MB
#17 Eva Hudson 6’1’’ JR OH
#19 Sydney Yim 6’1’’ SR Setter
#21 Julia Kane 5’11’’ SO DS
#22 Emily Rastovski 6’2’’ R/JR OH
