UNC Volleyball 2026-2027
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The sky is not falling....we were swept by #3 not be #60 in the country....
I hope we have learned JB needs to be the sole libero moving forward. She is more fundamentally sound and ready that Markham.
Our Serve recieve is limiting us....when we are an offensive based team with a solid block, we have to have good passing to score and we did not have that tonight.
Safi does not look as good this year as last. Maybe its a slump or the setting...but she has to snap out of it. Id be willing to see West come in and play if she does not get it together.
As good as Chelsea and Laynie can be, they forget to RIP THE BALL. way to many tips and soft shots that wont go against UK.
Bridget has taken a major leap in game and leadership. She is the dawg this team needs.
I have hope for this team to still be a Top 16 team...but Vanderbilt does concern me. They serve well and are much bette fundamentally this year.
I hope we have learned JB needs to be the sole libero moving forward. She is more fundamentally sound and ready that Markham.
Our Serve recieve is limiting us....when we are an offensive based team with a solid block, we have to have good passing to score and we did not have that tonight.
Safi does not look as good this year as last. Maybe its a slump or the setting...but she has to snap out of it. Id be willing to see West come in and play if she does not get it together.
As good as Chelsea and Laynie can be, they forget to RIP THE BALL. way to many tips and soft shots that wont go against UK.
Bridget has taken a major leap in game and leadership. She is the dawg this team needs.
I have hope for this team to still be a Top 16 team...but Vanderbilt does concern me. They serve well and are much bette fundamentally this year.
All the teams in the SEC are good from top to bottom. This will be another good test for our team moving forward. I think our HC needs to put West in for both Sefi and Malone just to give them a breather or to. He should continue to put in freshman Markham for a breather for JB. He must help these two players gain valuable experience by playing them and not letting them just rot on the bench. Pearce needs to play as well. She played a ton last year. Is she in the dog house or something? She is a senior with tons of college experience. One of the analyst who played Volleyball with Stanford back in 2002-2006 and was really good stated that UNC should have ran a 5-1 like Nate1972 suggestion on the other thread. Coach needs to change it up some. If one thing is not working try something else. I am surprised neither him nor his assistants came up with this idea. He must coach better when we play the top level teams. I am sure that top level recruits are looking at how or if he is able to make adjustment during the game. These student athletes are a lot wiser and smarter now.
To be a little fair, her passers are making it much easier on her than our passers are making it on our setters. Agree she is a good setter.
Why would he tell her that. I would have took her and found a way to make the room space for her. Now, we just lost two games against quality opponents and having her on this team could have helped us tremendously. I am starting to wonder about him now.
We should have won this game. they are still in year 2 of having a team, and we bring back eveyone from a successful year, had a foreign tour, etc...
Our same deficiencies that limited us last year are obviously still there. I think unless we go on a absolute tear in ACC play, you can kiss the top 16 seed gone unless Vandy turns out to be a top 3 SEC team which I doubt.
Our same deficiencies that limited us last year are obviously still there. I think unless we go on a absolute tear in ACC play, you can kiss the top 16 seed gone unless Vandy turns out to be a top 3 SEC team which I doubt.
Apparently Malone must had a really bad game and that was why he benched her IMO. I think Pearce should be in the rotation along with Addison West.
Malone did not have a bad game. My observation of the team on Sunday in NYC is that players are extremely frustrated with the coaching staff.
If we are being honest...we are only still ranked because of the AVCA poll being based off Inertia....and that Nebraska gets to face a "top 25 team"
We are in no way playing like we deserve to be ranked and I hope that lights a fire in us.
I hope West gets to play Friday in her home state. I trust the staff, but at some point, these athletes on the roster have hit their peak passing abilities and we have to recruit passers....our offense has not proven to be good enough to overcome the SR woes.
After Nebraska we face a good FGCU team and then have to travel to Raleigh to play a better NCSU this year...
We are in no way playing like we deserve to be ranked and I hope that lights a fire in us.
I hope West gets to play Friday in her home state. I trust the staff, but at some point, these athletes on the roster have hit their peak passing abilities and we have to recruit passers....our offense has not proven to be good enough to overcome the SR woes.
After Nebraska we face a good FGCU team and then have to travel to Raleigh to play a better NCSU this year...
I'm sure a lot had to do with NIL. Which I was very surprised at what they are paying for volleyball players.
Passing has accurately been identified as an issue for this team. relying on my limited skills at analysis,I would say that our central blocking and dig ability are also not at a top 25 level.
our starting rotation has Hampton on the back line , starting at the serve. This keeps three OPP/OH on the court pretty constantly. This is basically the do-everything role we had Shaffmaster in a couple of years back. Hampton is a solid server and can spike quite well from the back. But, I think Hampton’s ability to return serve and dig is still a work in progress.
our starting rotation has Hampton on the back line , starting at the serve. This keeps three OPP/OH on the court pretty constantly. This is basically the do-everything role we had Shaffmaster in a couple of years back. Hampton is a solid server and can spike quite well from the back. But, I think Hampton’s ability to return serve and dig is still a work in progress.
Nebraska just blitzed Creighton last night. And they did it with service pressure. Creighton IMO is not a top 25 team, but neither should we be.
I am hoping we get at least a competitive match. That is the most realistic goal at the present.
I am hoping we get at least a competitive match. That is the most realistic goal at the present.
Best set of the year by far. We’ve brought markham in for set receive for Malone and it’s significantly helped
Pretty good set there. lost 25-21 but a couple really close swings either way coulda changed it. I feel so much better tonight than i did 4 days ago
Really bad 1st and 4th sets. Good 2nd and 3rd.
Can't afford to drop any ACC games beyond the highly ranked teams, or else we won't have a resume to be in the tournament.
Can't afford to drop any ACC games beyond the highly ranked teams, or else we won't have a resume to be in the tournament.
This is what I have been saying all along, he needs to play Markham and West some. I know they are freshmen but they both were highly ranked coming out of high school. I am afraid that if he does not play them some, they are going to hit the portal after the season is over.
I agree. I do like them playing ranked teams because the experience, lesson learned is so valuable. Also, these teams are going to expose areas of weakness as well as show our team areas of growth. Those games should also help with the mental and confidence aspect because our young ladies will know that we can hang with the top 10 teams in the nation. Go Heels!
That second set was really well played, only Nebraska's 2nd dropped set of the season, and frankly we really could've had the 3rd. There were a number of points we controlled and Nebraska just made a huge play a couple times to flip the set.
If this team would have played like this against Vanderbilt and Kentucky they probably would have won those games. Hopefully, this will give them confidence moving forward. To win a set and to play two games close against the number 1 ranked team in the country at their place should say or speak volumes about this team. That being they can hang with the ranked teams in college volleyball. Now that need to believe and have confidence that they can win now. Also, did Addison West play at all yesterday? She was back in her home state. I hope she did. Coach must play her some especially in front of her family and friends. I am afraid she is going to transfer at the end of this season. I hope I am wrong.
Preseason 2025: Lost to South Carolina and Kansas State
Preseason 2026: Lost to Kentucky, Nebraska, Vanderbilt.
Point here, is we scheduled harder and our losses still helped RPI. I expected us to beat Vandy, but they look improved and playing in SEC should help our RPI for it not to be a bad loss.
Main point from preseason is we can play really well...but our passing needs to continue coming along.
Open ACC play in Raleigh which is never easy. But if we can sort out some defensive issues/passing, I think we can snag a match or two from the perennial top dogs in the ACC this year.
Preseason 2026: Lost to Kentucky, Nebraska, Vanderbilt.
Point here, is we scheduled harder and our losses still helped RPI. I expected us to beat Vandy, but they look improved and playing in SEC should help our RPI for it not to be a bad loss.
Main point from preseason is we can play really well...but our passing needs to continue coming along.
Open ACC play in Raleigh which is never easy. But if we can sort out some defensive issues/passing, I think we can snag a match or two from the perennial top dogs in the ACC this year.
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