Shockers at Iowa State Challenge

[1972Shocker]

Friday, August 26th vs Iowa State - 6:30 pm

Saturday, August 27th vs #18 Creighton - 4:00 pm

http://www.goshockers.com/news/2016/8/23/volleyball-shockers-open-season-at-iowa-state-challenge.aspx

Go Shocks!

[WuDrWu]

Who starts ?

Paul makes it sound like Giorgia will get some defensive reps.

Raudsepp Lehman Larson

Brown Hiebert Civita

Mostrom Libero

When Abbie goes back and Emily goes forward, then Peare comes in at setter and Dudz replaces Lehman.

Only my guess.

[JayPak]

Best of luck tonight as your #35 Shockers take on #32 Iowa State. Tomorrow, the old MVC rivalry with Creighton resumes, with Creighton coming off of a Sweet Sixteen berth and Wichita having advanced to the Round of 32. Creighton returns both starting outsides and both middles, but lost our starting setter, libero, DS, and top utility player to graduation. We have replaced our graduated setter with Purdue transfer Lydia Dimke and will probably start a freshman or sophomore at libero.

Creighton Coach Booth comments on the Saturday matchup with Wichita State, audio interview:

https://soundcloud.com/whiteandbluereview/bluejays-bytes-podcast-episode-2#t=18:25

[flyingMoose]

Game Day article from the Eagle focusing on KatyD

[1972Shocker]

Looks like the Iowa State match is available on Cylcones TV for $6.95

[1972Shocker]

Lambo said this is his most competitive schedule he has ever put together.

Lambo loves looking at video of his team playing against really good teams and that is what he will have after this weekend.

Shocks are as good on the left as they have ever been with Tabitha and Mikaela.

Most of the roster is 1 year older and they have added some things in that past year.

Giorgia is an exceptional volleyball player.

The only real new piece to the puzzle is Katy D. Probably should have gotten her in the middle earlier in her career. Katy is very powerful and has a great motor.

The influence of teams from the upper Midwest is to have big, physical teams and Iowa State and Creighton are fit that bill.

[1972Shocker]

Kennedy already battling technical difficulties. What a Shocker.

The Iowa State video stream is not exactly working flawlessly for me either.

[1972Shocker]

Shocks look overmatched early. Down 5-1. Only point for the Shocks is a Cyclone service error.

[1972Shocker]

Shocks take a time out in Set 1 down 11-5. Not looking good at all.

[1972Shocker]

After taking another timeout trailing 19-9 the Shocks played a bit better losing the Set 25-16. However, it was one of the poorer sets I have seen a Lambo team play. Lot of service errors. Not getting a lot of balls to floor on attacks. Just good be much better in just about all phases.

[1972Shocker]

Shocks fall 21-25 in Set 2. Shocks making way to many unforced errors especially service errors.

The Shocks have had 10 service errors (5 in each set) and no aces in the first two sets.

It's very early in the season but doesn't look like Katy D is going to come close to being able to fill the shoes of Katie Reilly in the middle. Hopefully, it is mostly just 1st match jitters and we'll see a more productive Katy D moving forward.

[1972Shocker]

The Shocks gave up the last 5 points of Set 3 to lose 25-20 in Set 3 as Iowa State finishes off the Shocks in a sweep.

Lot's of work needed.

[shocks02]

Where can you listen to the games at? Everytime I listen on goshockers.com it only plays for 10-20 seconds.

[flyingMoose]

You lucky dog - I don't get anything at all!

Shocks are using a 6-2 to open the first set.

[flyingMoose]

From 11-12, the Shocks run off four consecutive points and have a 15-12 lead at the media timeout. They are hitting .550 v .050.

Then Creighton runs off four in a row (two blocks by them in there) and Lambo calls a timeout trailing 15-16.