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I started this thread, in part, to discuss the two players who will be gone and the outlook for the 2009 and 2010 teams.
2008 Seniors:
Kelly Broussard (5-7 Libero): All-World in my book. Deserves all the praise she receives.
Angela Jakubov (6-1 MB): I have come to appreciate just how good Angela is. She is smart, tough and talented. I think we are really going to miss her.
This year's team could get to the third (fourth?) round of the NCAA tourney if we get to host a subregional. If we go to Lincoln again, it will be another 1-1 in the tourney. Attendance increases will not hurt our chances to get a subregional.
2009 Seniors:
Emily Stockman, Amanda Moore, Stephanie Tokarz, Melissa Granville, Kim Wadsworth, Lindsey Eckenrode and Katie Niggemeyer. (Karalee Langford??)
The 2009 team will be loaded. The questions will be at Libero ("How well can Melissa replace Kelly and how well will Sarah Waldorf and Jackie Church play?"). MEH will have another year of experience. Hopefully Stephanie's health will be good. This could be a better team than the current one.
2010 Seniors:
Peyton Thompson, Karalee Langford (?), Sarah McGee and Amanda Backes.
My guess is that Mary Elizabeth Hooper, Sarah McGee and Waldorf or Church will be the team leaders. We will need great play from these players and some or all of Dana Loganbill, Tina Frick, Amanda Backes, Jada Witham, Alison Widen, Chelsey Feekin, Stephanie Ziegler, etc. With MEH and 6'1" Chelsey Feekin as setters, Chris Lamb might use the 6-2 in 2010. I think this team, with a few more top recruits, could be really good. Many will have been on the 2008 and 2009 teams and have "fought the wars" in practice to get playing time. Hopefully with the team going to the NCAA tourney in 2008, 2009 and 2010, this team will be ready for tourney success.
2008 Seniors:
Kelly Broussard (5-7 Libero): All-World in my book. Deserves all the praise she receives.
Angela Jakubov (6-1 MB): I have come to appreciate just how good Angela is. She is smart, tough and talented. I think we are really going to miss her.
This year's team could get to the third (fourth?) round of the NCAA tourney if we get to host a subregional. If we go to Lincoln again, it will be another 1-1 in the tourney. Attendance increases will not hurt our chances to get a subregional.
2009 Seniors:
Emily Stockman, Amanda Moore, Stephanie Tokarz, Melissa Granville, Kim Wadsworth, Lindsey Eckenrode and Katie Niggemeyer. (Karalee Langford??)
The 2009 team will be loaded. The questions will be at Libero ("How well can Melissa replace Kelly and how well will Sarah Waldorf and Jackie Church play?"). MEH will have another year of experience. Hopefully Stephanie's health will be good. This could be a better team than the current one.
2010 Seniors:
Peyton Thompson, Karalee Langford (?), Sarah McGee and Amanda Backes.
My guess is that Mary Elizabeth Hooper, Sarah McGee and Waldorf or Church will be the team leaders. We will need great play from these players and some or all of Dana Loganbill, Tina Frick, Amanda Backes, Jada Witham, Alison Widen, Chelsey Feekin, Stephanie Ziegler, etc. With MEH and 6'1" Chelsey Feekin as setters, Chris Lamb might use the 6-2 in 2010. I think this team, with a few more top recruits, could be really good. Many will have been on the 2008 and 2009 teams and have "fought the wars" in practice to get playing time. Hopefully with the team going to the NCAA tourney in 2008, 2009 and 2010, this team will be ready for tourney success.
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