WEBVTT - Reaching Milestones and Talking Week Twelve 0:00:00.200 --> 0:00:03.320 Hey, Serving Pancakes listeners, Tiffany here with a quick shout 0:00:03.320 --> 0:00:06.400 out from our friends at Adidas. We're in the final 0:00:06.440 --> 0:00:09.559 weeks of our Love Pro season, which means it's your 0:00:09.680 --> 0:00:14.120 final chance to grab the limited edition inaugural season player jerseys. 0:00:14.600 --> 0:00:17.520 Show your support for your favorite players now at Adidas 0:00:17.560 --> 0:00:23.079 dot Com slash US Slash Love. That's Adidas dot Com 0:00:23.160 --> 0:00:27.880 Slash US Slash l O VB. Hurry, these things are 0:00:27.920 --> 0:00:31.160 going fast and once they're gone, they're gone. Don't miss 0:00:31.160 --> 0:00:37.000 out on your chance to be part of history. Hi, 0:00:37.040 --> 0:00:40.600 I'm Tiffany Oshinsky and I'm Katbo and this is serving 0:00:40.640 --> 0:00:44.400 pancakes with League one Volleyball. The Inaugural Love Finals are 0:00:44.520 --> 0:00:47.800 almost here. So to get you ready for the final showdown, 0:00:47.880 --> 0:00:49.680 Kat and I will be going over the matches from 0:00:49.680 --> 0:00:52.000 the week to keep you up to date on everything 0:00:52.360 --> 0:00:55.680 League one Volleyball. There's only two more weeks left in 0:00:55.720 --> 0:00:57.920 the regular season. How you feel about that, cat. 0:00:57.880 --> 0:00:59.560 Girl, It's gone by so quick. 0:00:59.560 --> 0:01:01.360 I feel like, you know, it almost felt like we 0:01:01.360 --> 0:01:03.760 were kind of slow start a little bit and then 0:01:03.760 --> 0:01:05.560 now was just like we're up and running. So we're 0:01:05.560 --> 0:01:07.360 down to the last two weeks and I'm excited, you know, 0:01:07.440 --> 0:01:08.520 to see how the fine's going to go. 0:01:08.720 --> 0:01:10.760 I bet you are. I'm excited to see how it goes. 0:01:11.000 --> 0:01:13.960 Can you believe that this season's already almost over? 0:01:14.040 --> 0:01:15.520 I know, it's almost like kind of sad, you know. 0:01:15.600 --> 0:01:18.039 I've been really enjoying going into my friends like almost weekend. 0:01:18.080 --> 0:01:19.800 Like I have friends on almost every team, you know, 0:01:19.880 --> 0:01:22.039 and like we'll get together, get to hang out and 0:01:22.040 --> 0:01:24.399 play some volleyball. So it's kind of sad, but at 0:01:24.400 --> 0:01:27.320 the same time, you know, it's part of it. And 0:01:27.400 --> 0:01:29.200 in finishing the season and trying to get to the 0:01:29.200 --> 0:01:30.559 win and get that championship title. 0:01:30.760 --> 0:01:32.399 Isn't it gonna be a little bit different for you 0:01:32.480 --> 0:01:35.680 this year too, because like instead of coming home from overseas, 0:01:35.720 --> 0:01:36.520 like you're already home. 0:01:36.840 --> 0:01:37.960 It's the best feeling ever. 0:01:38.040 --> 0:01:40.680 Actually, So last time I was in Louisville, i won 0:01:40.760 --> 0:01:41.640 national championship. 0:01:41.680 --> 0:01:43.000 So I'm trying to ride on those good. 0:01:42.880 --> 0:01:46.120 Waves of going back there, you know. So, yeah, it 0:01:46.120 --> 0:01:48.160 feels great to be able to just be at home. 0:01:48.200 --> 0:01:50.600 It's my friends and my family, and yeah, just to 0:01:50.840 --> 0:01:52.520 be here. I'm very very happy about it. 0:01:52.600 --> 0:01:55.160 I love it all right. Well, as we are drawing 0:01:55.200 --> 0:01:57.320 near the end of this inaugural season, we are seeing 0:01:57.360 --> 0:02:00.920 so many milestones being set. Gon go through them as 0:02:00.960 --> 0:02:04.440 we talk about each match. Then at the end, I 0:02:04.520 --> 0:02:06.360 kind of want to see which one you think is, 0:02:06.600 --> 0:02:08.840 you know, most impressive, because there's been so many that, 0:02:09.000 --> 0:02:11.600 you know, for an inaugural season, it's it's really exciting 0:02:11.680 --> 0:02:15.120 to see in here. So we will talk about that 0:02:15.240 --> 0:02:16.920 at the end after we go over the matches. So 0:02:17.000 --> 0:02:19.840 let's start with Thursday nights match between the top two 0:02:19.919 --> 0:02:22.920 teams in the league, Love Atlanta versus Love Houston, with 0:02:23.040 --> 0:02:29.360 Atlanta finally breaking through against their rival finally while also 0:02:29.520 --> 0:02:32.560 securing the number one spot in the Love Finals. They 0:02:32.600 --> 0:02:36.160 defeated Houston in four sets thirteen, twenty five, twenty five, 0:02:36.240 --> 0:02:39.720 twenty one, twenty five, twenty one, twenty five, twenty There 0:02:39.720 --> 0:02:42.880 were also a lot of milestones in this game, including 0:02:43.200 --> 0:02:47.160 let Me Get Ready outside Kelsey Robinson Cook becoming the 0:02:47.240 --> 0:02:51.080 first athlete to surpass two hundred digs, seder Micah Hancock 0:02:51.160 --> 0:02:55.120 became the first athlete to reach twenty aces, and after 0:02:55.160 --> 0:02:57.760 becoming the first athlete to reach two hundred points last week, 0:02:58.000 --> 0:03:01.680 Jordan Thompson now becomes the first to two hundred kills. 0:03:02.280 --> 0:03:04.560 So That's a lot that happened in that match. But 0:03:04.639 --> 0:03:08.000 let's go back to just the match overall. What adjustments 0:03:08.040 --> 0:03:11.680 did Atlanta do and make after that tough first set 0:03:11.720 --> 0:03:12.640 to turn things around? 0:03:12.720 --> 0:03:15.280 Honestly, I think just being consistent and playing defense, no 0:03:15.360 --> 0:03:17.880 being Kelsey is an amazing defender. Even look at the 0:03:17.880 --> 0:03:20.120 stat sheets, you can tell from all the teams, among 0:03:20.120 --> 0:03:22.480 all the outside hitters and the baros across the league, 0:03:22.840 --> 0:03:25.720 those two outsides, Kelsey Cook and Madison Michelle are both 0:03:25.760 --> 0:03:27.480 you know, top two, number one and two for digging ball. 0:03:27.600 --> 0:03:30.840 So playing defense, be consistent. Danielle Continue got hot there 0:03:30.840 --> 0:03:32.880 in a second set, so they they're finding their game. 0:03:32.880 --> 0:03:34.960 They were, They're ready for this one, I believe. 0:03:35.280 --> 0:03:36.000 Yes they were. 0:03:37.520 --> 0:03:37.680 Now. 0:03:37.760 --> 0:03:41.920 Atlanta outside Mackenzie Adams was outstanding again, earning Player of 0:03:41.920 --> 0:03:44.760 the Match honors while leading all players with eighteen points, 0:03:44.800 --> 0:03:48.120 including fifteen kills and two aces. She really took over 0:03:48.280 --> 0:03:50.800 in the final three sets. So what made her so 0:03:50.880 --> 0:03:51.920 effective in this match? 0:03:52.080 --> 0:03:54.560 Hey, again, just being consistent. You know, we're getting outside here, 0:03:54.640 --> 0:03:56.800 your jobs. The football's away, you know, so make it. 0:03:56.760 --> 0:03:59.680 Over that ball. She was very very very very strong 0:03:59.720 --> 0:04:01.560 about her opinion. But the ball to the floor. 0:04:01.640 --> 0:04:03.040 So you know, if you can get a chance and 0:04:03.080 --> 0:04:05.320 carry a team to three your few points in a set, 0:04:05.400 --> 0:04:06.880 you should do And she did a great job doing. 0:04:06.760 --> 0:04:07.360 That m hm. 0:04:07.800 --> 0:04:10.000 And we saw Atlanta's defense step up in a big way. 0:04:10.040 --> 0:04:12.080 As we said, Kelsey Robinson Cook was the first player 0:04:12.120 --> 0:04:14.680 to reach two hundred digs. She led all players with 0:04:14.760 --> 0:04:18.200 sixteen digs, and the team's overall reception in general improved 0:04:18.200 --> 0:04:20.400 as the match went on. So how did that defensive 0:04:20.440 --> 0:04:22.480 effort help fuel their offense? 0:04:22.680 --> 0:04:24.760 I mean, just being in transition, keeping ball off the 0:04:24.800 --> 0:04:26.600 floor is really important. You know, you get the ball 0:04:26.680 --> 0:04:28.000 to the floor and get the ball to your center 0:04:28.040 --> 0:04:29.760 and you get a chance an opportunity to get a kill. 0:04:29.839 --> 0:04:32.200 So you know, I think defense always wins matches. As 0:04:32.200 --> 0:04:33.839 one day toach just in college that you can defend 0:04:33.839 --> 0:04:36.480 a ball and get a good transition into yours into system. 0:04:36.560 --> 0:04:37.680 It's gonna work every single time. 0:04:37.680 --> 0:04:39.520 There is that one play speaking of just trying to 0:04:39.560 --> 0:04:42.039 keep the ball off the floor? Was it Kelsey I 0:04:42.040 --> 0:04:44.120 think or was it Mackenzie Adams who had the little 0:04:44.200 --> 0:04:46.760 kick that uh. 0:04:46.040 --> 0:04:50.560 That was actually that was Madison Kingdon for Schellston team. Yeah, yeah, yeah, 0:04:50.640 --> 0:04:53.360 she was like I could hear voice in my head, 0:04:53.400 --> 0:04:53.599 you know. 0:04:53.720 --> 0:04:54.479 So it was great. 0:04:55.400 --> 0:04:57.120 That was an amazing play to watch. 0:04:57.360 --> 0:05:00.440 And it counts count. It's a good it counts. 0:05:01.120 --> 0:05:02.599 Keep that ball off the floor. 0:05:02.960 --> 0:05:05.719 Yeah, the name of the game literally. 0:05:05.800 --> 0:05:10.440 Well, speaking of Houston, they still control their own destiny 0:05:10.480 --> 0:05:12.320 from the number two seed, but they now have to 0:05:12.400 --> 0:05:16.039 bounce back against Madison in their final match, Madison, who 0:05:16.040 --> 0:05:18.479 by the way, are on a hot streak and looking 0:05:18.520 --> 0:05:22.240 to overtake Houston for that second by in the finals. 0:05:22.560 --> 0:05:26.000 How do they regroup after this loss to make sure 0:05:26.080 --> 0:05:27.520 that they enter the playoffs strong? 0:05:27.640 --> 0:05:30.000 I mean, just continuing who they are. You know, they 0:05:30.000 --> 0:05:31.680 have Mike, they ad JT that Madison and they have 0:05:31.760 --> 0:05:33.960 probably the rookie of the year for sure. Just continue 0:05:34.000 --> 0:05:36.599 being their dynamic thing that they are. They're so solid, 0:05:36.640 --> 0:05:38.400 they have such a great chemistry on the court, on 0:05:38.520 --> 0:05:40.320 and off which cares in such a long way. So 0:05:40.600 --> 0:05:42.560 there's no pressure, you know, they're already in there. They 0:05:42.600 --> 0:05:44.320 can secure that spot again if they really want to. 0:05:44.400 --> 0:05:45.640 And just playing their game. 0:05:45.600 --> 0:05:48.159 And moving to Friday night, your team Love Austin held 0:05:48.200 --> 0:05:51.880 its final weekend with Love and unfortunately lost to Love 0:05:51.960 --> 0:05:55.760 Omaha in a five set battle A huge battle twenty five, 0:05:55.839 --> 0:06:00.200 twenty three, seventeen, twenty five, twenty five, sixteen, twenty three, 0:06:00.000 --> 0:06:05.559 twenty five, fifteen twelve. Omaha finally snapped its seven match 0:06:05.600 --> 0:06:08.640 regular season losing streak in this game. And since you 0:06:08.680 --> 0:06:11.919 were there, what stood out about their performance that made 0:06:12.040 --> 0:06:13.000 the difference this time? 0:06:13.160 --> 0:06:14.600 You know, they really wanted it, for sure. 0:06:14.640 --> 0:06:16.280 I think we definitely could have done a better job 0:06:16.320 --> 0:06:18.560 in closing out in that four set, but you know, 0:06:18.760 --> 0:06:21.039 they were foaming at the mouth, hungry to get a 0:06:21.040 --> 0:06:24.000 win and it was well received. You know, they just 0:06:24.120 --> 0:06:25.720 were out there just trying to kick the ball of 0:06:25.760 --> 0:06:27.480 the floor, like I said, and trying to just stay 0:06:27.480 --> 0:06:29.080 together and try to get a win, and they created one, 0:06:29.120 --> 0:06:30.200 so it was a good job for them. 0:06:30.320 --> 0:06:34.040 Seeder Laura Daikoma was on fire, breaking the league record 0:06:34.040 --> 0:06:37.800 with sixty two assists. As someone who watched her work 0:06:37.920 --> 0:06:40.040 up close, what impressed you most about how she was 0:06:40.120 --> 0:06:40.880 running that offense. 0:06:41.120 --> 0:06:43.159 I love her energy. Even after running the offense. 0:06:43.200 --> 0:06:45.320 You know, she's always in their teammate's face and she 0:06:45.360 --> 0:06:47.200 kind of runs around the little airplane around the court 0:06:47.200 --> 0:06:48.320 and stuff and just bring her offense. 0:06:48.320 --> 0:06:49.400 I think she did a really good jobs for the 0:06:49.440 --> 0:06:50.040 offense around. 0:06:50.360 --> 0:06:52.240 She has a great connection with the middle and I 0:06:52.279 --> 0:06:55.279 think both middle blockers actually, and that's a very strong. 0:06:55.120 --> 0:06:56.920 Connection to have Fish and Channel win a match. 0:06:57.000 --> 0:06:59.760 Although you didn't win, Austin hit three thirty five as 0:06:59.800 --> 0:07:02.760 a team one of the best offensive performances all season, 0:07:02.920 --> 0:07:06.160 but still came up short. What do you think made 0:07:06.200 --> 0:07:08.360 this match so tough to close out despite how well 0:07:08.400 --> 0:07:09.080 the team was playing. 0:07:09.760 --> 0:07:12.360 I think I always said winning games is defense, staggering transition. 0:07:12.480 --> 0:07:16.600 I think we out hit, out blocked, outserved, outpassed, Omaha. 0:07:16.880 --> 0:07:18.720 The only thing that we did not do was outdig them, 0:07:18.880 --> 0:07:21.240 and that was probably That was probably the part of it, 0:07:21.280 --> 0:07:22.480 is just trying to get those all off the floor 0:07:22.520 --> 0:07:24.800 and be able to create a transitionally mm hmm. 0:07:25.000 --> 0:07:27.280 That match has so many back and forth moments. What 0:07:27.360 --> 0:07:29.560 was the energy like in the huddle and what were 0:07:29.560 --> 0:07:32.320 some of the key things being said about, you know, 0:07:32.520 --> 0:07:35.000 trying to get over the finish line because you guys 0:07:35.040 --> 0:07:38.160 were in a new gym, new energy, so what was 0:07:38.240 --> 0:07:39.000 kind of going on. 0:07:39.840 --> 0:07:41.040 I mean that gym was rocking. 0:07:41.480 --> 0:07:43.440 We are We're playing in Sint Marcos at the Texas 0:07:43.440 --> 0:07:45.440 State Gym this weekend, and we had so many fans 0:07:45.440 --> 0:07:46.960 come down from Austin to San Antonio. 0:07:47.080 --> 0:07:49.160 Was almost like just a right in the middle melting pot. 0:07:49.280 --> 0:07:50.200 I think we had about. 0:07:49.960 --> 0:07:52.400 Three thousand fans come in and it was loud, it 0:07:52.480 --> 0:07:56.040 was rowdy, it was fun, it was live, and it 0:07:56.080 --> 0:07:58.200 also can help you kind of help you'd want that 0:07:58.240 --> 0:08:00.600 to kind of you carry you into a match. But 0:08:00.640 --> 0:08:02.480 again during the huddle, we're kind of talking about just 0:08:02.560 --> 0:08:04.520 trying to me consistant and just swing out of systems, 0:08:04.560 --> 0:08:06.840 you know, being honest our outside, just having to do 0:08:06.920 --> 0:08:08.880 a better job and controlling that ball and keeping it, 0:08:08.960 --> 0:08:09.880 keep it in the court when you do not have 0:08:09.880 --> 0:08:12.400 a great swing, and just trying to be more aggressive, 0:08:12.400 --> 0:08:14.440 and it really clutched time moments. 0:08:14.760 --> 0:08:31.240 We'll be back with more from our week twelve recaps. 0:08:32.520 --> 0:08:35.520 Let's move to Saturday's doubleheader. We start with Love Salt 0:08:35.600 --> 0:08:37.440 Lake beating Love Omaha in a five So. 0:08:37.679 --> 0:08:40.280 I was like saying, like salt Lake really salt looking 0:08:40.360 --> 0:08:42.079 like salt Luke, sult Luke. 0:08:42.760 --> 0:08:47.640 Well, we start with Salt Luke beating Love Ohmah in 0:08:47.679 --> 0:08:52.120 a five set reverse sweep with two marathon opening sets 0:08:52.120 --> 0:08:54.920 that went in overtime twenty four to twenty six thirty 0:08:54.960 --> 0:08:59.880 one thirty three, twenty five, nineteen, twenty five, fifteen, fifteen eleven. 0:09:00.040 --> 0:09:02.120 In fact, that was the longest game to date in 0:09:02.200 --> 0:09:05.400 League one's short history. But when it came to the action, 0:09:05.520 --> 0:09:07.880 what did Saltake do to be able to turn things around? 0:09:08.040 --> 0:09:10.520 I think depending heavy on their outsides. Their outsides hit 0:09:10.600 --> 0:09:14.000 lot good shots, They blocked really well toward Dixon, was 0:09:14.000 --> 0:09:16.679 a force to record throughout the match, and just holding 0:09:16.679 --> 0:09:18.640 themselves together into their accountable scholar fields. 0:09:18.679 --> 0:09:22.000 Had a few good plays running down during the stretch. 0:09:22.040 --> 0:09:26.079 So just yeah, staying together, being consistent, and just having 0:09:26.120 --> 0:09:27.760 that energy consistently throughout the match. 0:09:28.440 --> 0:09:31.640 Outside Ronnie Jones. Perry was named Player of the Match 0:09:31.679 --> 0:09:35.199 thanks to a massive game with twenty two killed, fourteen 0:09:35.280 --> 0:09:39.600 digs and four aces, tying a league record for aces 0:09:39.679 --> 0:09:42.880 in a match. What impressed you most about her performance 0:09:42.920 --> 0:09:44.920 and her ability to take over in big moments. 0:09:45.040 --> 0:09:46.800 I think Ronnie has been great all season long. 0:09:47.360 --> 0:09:49.400 I think as the season continued to go on, we 0:09:49.520 --> 0:09:51.720 got to see more of her and exactly what she 0:09:51.760 --> 0:09:53.520 does being those big moments, being able to come in 0:09:53.760 --> 0:09:56.040 or if she's starting or not and make a difference. 0:09:56.040 --> 0:09:57.720 I think that's such a great thing to be able 0:09:57.760 --> 0:09:59.319 to come in with the team make a great impact. 0:09:59.400 --> 0:10:02.679 Omahash showed a ton of resilience this weekend, but fatigue 0:10:02.679 --> 0:10:05.840 seemed to set in after those grueling for sure, first 0:10:05.840 --> 0:10:09.040 two sets. You've played back to backs before. How tough 0:10:09.080 --> 0:10:12.040 is it to maintain high energy levels in a match 0:10:12.120 --> 0:10:14.160 like this, especially with the fifth set on the line. 0:10:14.320 --> 0:10:16.400 Yeah, I mean it's tough, and like you want to 0:10:16.400 --> 0:10:18.720 be able to put your starting sicks out there and 0:10:18.760 --> 0:10:20.040 then to do the best they can possibly do, but 0:10:20.080 --> 0:10:21.520 also will be able to kind of switch players in 0:10:21.559 --> 0:10:22.800 and out from the bench and go on to get 0:10:22.840 --> 0:10:25.000 it for some fresh legs. So you know, it's definitely 0:10:25.040 --> 0:10:27.280 hard to kind of go back to back, especially the doubleheaders, 0:10:27.640 --> 0:10:31.360 and that's definitely especially playing five sets every match this 0:10:31.440 --> 0:10:32.200 past few weeks. 0:10:32.520 --> 0:10:35.120 So aplauding to them for sure, what is definitely very difficult. 0:10:35.200 --> 0:10:38.280 One cool moment from this match was Amber Stivern's making 0:10:38.360 --> 0:10:41.320 her professional debut for Omaha and getting her first career kill. 0:10:41.760 --> 0:10:44.240 You've been in this league from the start. How exciting 0:10:44.320 --> 0:10:47.320 is it to see young players getting their first real shot. 0:10:47.520 --> 0:10:49.480 That's so cool. I love us differ insisters. Amber is 0:10:49.520 --> 0:10:49.959 so great. 0:10:50.559 --> 0:10:52.480 I was very happy for her to get out there 0:10:52.520 --> 0:10:55.160 and find do her thing, and it's great. I think 0:10:55.160 --> 0:10:57.319 it gives the younger girls to get in, to get 0:10:57.520 --> 0:10:59.040 get in, to get a chance to play against a 0:10:59.080 --> 0:11:01.600 high level a vetus and to get some experience. So 0:11:01.640 --> 0:11:02.960 it was great, great to off for her. 0:11:03.000 --> 0:11:03.280 All right. 0:11:03.280 --> 0:11:05.840 Well, after that marathon of a match, you ladies had 0:11:05.840 --> 0:11:10.320 to play again much later, probably than planned. Late late, 0:11:10.440 --> 0:11:15.240 late late, So in that nightcap Love Madison did edge 0:11:15.240 --> 0:11:19.120 out your team Austin and yet another five setter twenty two, 0:11:19.200 --> 0:11:23.080 twenty five, twenty five, twenty three, twenty five, twelve, twenty three, 0:11:23.200 --> 0:11:27.280 twenty five, fifteen eleven. Your squad started strong, took a 0:11:27.280 --> 0:11:30.080 tough third set, then nearly pulled it out in the fifth. 0:11:30.160 --> 0:11:32.880 What was the biggest difference down the stretch that allowed 0:11:32.920 --> 0:11:34.319 Madison to come away with one? 0:11:34.640 --> 0:11:37.479 They were just maintained that energy, you know, and obviously 0:11:37.600 --> 0:11:40.600 Annie is just her She's a phenomenal athlete. And to 0:11:40.640 --> 0:11:42.160 be able to carry your team on her shoulders at 0:11:42.160 --> 0:11:43.760 the end of a set in the fifth and to 0:11:43.880 --> 0:11:46.520 be that dynamic spiker and be just so resilient, you know, 0:11:46.520 --> 0:11:48.400 it was amazing for them. And I think Annie Drews 0:11:48.480 --> 0:11:50.240 is just such a great opposite, and they're such a 0:11:50.280 --> 0:11:52.760 great opponent, such a great teammate, such a great score 0:11:52.800 --> 0:11:54.439 to have for the massive team. 0:11:54.480 --> 0:11:57.040 Well, speaking of Annie, she had a record setting night 0:11:57.080 --> 0:12:00.120 with twenty eight kills. Now, as an opposite yourself of 0:12:00.280 --> 0:12:03.320 what makes her such a difficult player to stop? And 0:12:03.640 --> 0:12:06.520 when someone is in a rhythm like that, what is 0:12:06.559 --> 0:12:08.000 the best way to try and slow them down? 0:12:08.160 --> 0:12:09.840 I mean, but it's it difficult to slow somebody doll 0:12:09.880 --> 0:12:12.480 like that is Obviously she's a vet, she's very experienced. 0:12:12.480 --> 0:12:14.000 She's playing some of the best teams in the world. 0:12:14.240 --> 0:12:16.520 And she's a lefty, so she has so much rain 0:12:16.600 --> 0:12:18.760 and so much core, and she's so so strong. She 0:12:18.800 --> 0:12:20.800 has a whip of an arm. It makes it hard. 0:12:20.800 --> 0:12:22.160 You know, he has a blocker. You want to pick 0:12:22.240 --> 0:12:24.559 really good spots, but she has a great vision and 0:12:24.600 --> 0:12:26.400 it's almost hard to slow it down. It's almost like, okay, 0:12:26.400 --> 0:12:27.839 you know, with give up one spot, we're going to 0:12:27.880 --> 0:12:30.240 block her line cross court definders have to defend it, 0:12:30.280 --> 0:12:31.760 and it's like, okay, Well, she can and go off 0:12:31.800 --> 0:12:33.719 so much during cross court. You want to be able 0:12:33.760 --> 0:12:35.720 to give her some more range back towards the libero. 0:12:35.800 --> 0:12:37.760 But like if she's crushing the libero, you don't know 0:12:37.760 --> 0:12:39.960 what to do, you know. And we were trying to 0:12:39.960 --> 0:12:41.560 slow her down, and we got some good touches, some 0:12:41.559 --> 0:12:43.160 good stops at one point, but you know, it just 0:12:43.200 --> 0:12:45.560 wasn't enough, you know. And you know, she's who she 0:12:45.679 --> 0:12:47.040 is for a reason, and she did a great job 0:12:47.080 --> 0:12:47.800 for her team last night. 0:12:47.920 --> 0:12:51.320 Mm hmm. Now, Madison's setter, Lauren Carlini also made history 0:12:51.360 --> 0:12:55.080 becoming the first player to have six hundred assists in 0:12:55.160 --> 0:12:57.760 love as a hitter. How valuable is it to have 0:12:57.800 --> 0:12:59.720 a setter like that leading the offense. 0:12:59.840 --> 0:13:04.360 It is so valuable to have great hands, someone who's 0:13:04.480 --> 0:13:07.400 just be able to dish out the rock the volleyball, 0:13:07.520 --> 0:13:10.840 dish out the rock, who's so content and containing within herself, 0:13:10.880 --> 0:13:13.880 who's very you know, calm in a sense. In any 0:13:13.920 --> 0:13:16.440 type of hype environment, whether it's too slow or too high, 0:13:16.600 --> 0:13:18.280 it's important to have a strong set of who could 0:13:18.320 --> 0:13:19.720 have who's mentally and physically tough. 0:13:19.720 --> 0:13:21.680 And I think Warren carly Need is amazing. Let's watching 0:13:21.720 --> 0:13:22.400 the USA jem. 0:13:22.800 --> 0:13:25.439 You've been in these battles all season long, playing tight matches, 0:13:25.559 --> 0:13:28.480 grinding through five setters. How do you think that experience 0:13:28.559 --> 0:13:30.880 is going to help your team as you prepare for 0:13:30.880 --> 0:13:31.400 the finals. 0:13:31.520 --> 0:13:32.800 You know, I think we're going to surprise a lot 0:13:32.800 --> 0:13:33.560 of people in the end of this. 0:13:34.040 --> 0:13:37.720 I'm very faithful and I'm very committed to that thought, 0:13:37.720 --> 0:13:39.840 and I'm just also just very optimistic, you know, and 0:13:39.960 --> 0:13:42.360 having this experienced be able to play all throose different 0:13:42.360 --> 0:13:45.040 teams and consistently throughout the week and have the even 0:13:45.040 --> 0:13:47.480 more opportunities to play with them in fifth set matches 0:13:47.600 --> 0:13:49.000 definitely should help us in the long run. 0:13:49.520 --> 0:13:51.000 You know, you can only watch videos so many times. 0:13:51.000 --> 0:13:53.240 You watch a scoutteringport, look at scoutingport so many times, 0:13:53.240 --> 0:13:55.040 you kind of go out experience. So now that we 0:13:55.120 --> 0:13:57.000 know living, you learn and you have to grow. So 0:13:57.200 --> 0:13:59.280 it's given us an opportunity to grow as a team 0:13:59.360 --> 0:14:02.000 and hopefully be a competitor in the finals. 0:14:02.120 --> 0:14:05.280 And speaking of five set matches that come late on 0:14:05.360 --> 0:14:08.400 Saturday nights, what was going through your mind on the 0:14:09.120 --> 0:14:11.640 you know, on the court, on the sidelines when it 0:14:11.679 --> 0:14:15.440 came to you know, a ruckus crowd that you were 0:14:15.480 --> 0:14:17.720 in front of plus just late night. 0:14:17.840 --> 0:14:19.840 Would I tell you I felt like I was like 0:14:19.920 --> 0:14:22.280 y'all were in the club we outside tonight, like we 0:14:22.280 --> 0:14:23.720 were getting the fans like hyped up. 0:14:23.760 --> 0:14:25.240 We were dancing around Soatolia one time. 0:14:25.400 --> 0:14:27.760 At one point me and Julianne fall Set were torking 0:14:27.840 --> 0:14:29.800 like we were just getting hype. And you know, no, 0:14:30.080 --> 0:14:32.080 I set out the first three sets and then they're 0:14:32.120 --> 0:14:34.200 telling me as I'm drinking water and just talking, have 0:14:34.200 --> 0:14:35.560 a good time and just trying to stay involved us 0:14:35.600 --> 0:14:36.320 well and stay warm. 0:14:36.400 --> 0:14:38.480 But Nicole and fall Sales comes up. She goes, hey, 0:14:38.480 --> 0:14:41.680 you're going in. I'm like, oh, okay, we're party all, 0:14:41.800 --> 0:14:42.000 you know. 0:14:42.120 --> 0:14:43.720 So I was so great and it was great to 0:14:43.720 --> 0:14:46.960 go out there and be such a a smark of 0:14:47.080 --> 0:14:48.880 energy for my team, and like I had a great 0:14:48.920 --> 0:14:50.840 run on a string of points and during the during 0:14:50.840 --> 0:14:52.480 the fourth and fifth set, so you know, being able 0:14:52.480 --> 0:14:54.560 to win that four set with the team and compete 0:14:54.680 --> 0:14:56.320 very well in the fifth set was great. So it 0:14:56.400 --> 0:14:59.120 was the gym was amazing. If you know, next year, 0:14:59.120 --> 0:15:01.120 if they wanted to move move our home matches to 0:15:01.400 --> 0:15:04.440 the Texas State Arena, I'm driving. It's an hour from me, 0:15:04.560 --> 0:15:06.160 but I would take that drive because it's worth of 0:15:06.200 --> 0:15:06.720 the environment. 0:15:06.760 --> 0:15:08.880 The atmosphere was great. It was so great. 0:15:09.040 --> 0:15:11.320 We'll put that on the docket for next year's UH 0:15:12.000 --> 0:15:13.000 owner meetings. 0:15:14.120 --> 0:15:16.240 I also want to shout out to the fan. They 0:15:16.240 --> 0:15:18.160 put him on the dumbotron. He had a sign that 0:15:18.240 --> 0:15:20.520 said cat Bill is a National treasure, and I was like, 0:15:21.480 --> 0:15:21.960 that is. 0:15:22.040 --> 0:15:25.000 So you are a national treasure. 0:15:25.120 --> 0:15:28.360 Cat I'm like not me being like the rainforest? Is 0:15:28.440 --> 0:15:30.880 that a national treasure? Other things? Wasn't sure what is 0:15:30.920 --> 0:15:31.680 it national park? 0:15:31.720 --> 0:15:32.120 What is that? 0:15:32.760 --> 0:15:34.760 Well, you know I have a rainforest, but we do 0:15:34.800 --> 0:15:35.800 have national parks. 0:15:36.000 --> 0:15:39.120 Yeah, you know that's that's that's a that's a national thing, 0:15:39.200 --> 0:15:40.720 your treasure, right, would you consider that? 0:15:40.800 --> 0:15:42.840 Yeah, you're a national treasure. People should be going to 0:15:42.840 --> 0:15:45.360 Austin to see you because you are a national treasure. 0:15:45.720 --> 0:15:48.600 They have to. Yeah, Like it's literally you need to. 0:15:50.720 --> 0:15:54.080 All right, Well, let's talk about some of these incredible 0:15:54.240 --> 0:15:58.000 performances and record breaking moments in Week twelve. You know, 0:15:58.080 --> 0:16:01.440 for example, like we mentioned before, and Drew Schumacher set 0:16:01.440 --> 0:16:03.280 a new league record with twenty eight kills in a 0:16:03.280 --> 0:16:06.440 single match. Ronnie Jones Perry tied the record for aces 0:16:06.480 --> 0:16:08.960 in the match. You know. Plus we had some major 0:16:09.000 --> 0:16:11.760 career milestones like Lauren Carlini becoming the first player to 0:16:11.840 --> 0:16:15.920 hit six hundred assists. So out of all the standout moments, 0:16:16.200 --> 0:16:18.600 which recorder milestone impressed you the most? 0:16:18.600 --> 0:16:20.920 And why I'm also going to add in Madison Skinner. 0:16:20.960 --> 0:16:23.440 She hit two hundred points last night, I believe too. 0:16:23.520 --> 0:16:27.160 So everyone is amazing. So obviously, like all those Vets 0:16:27.160 --> 0:16:29.080 should be at those career highs. 0:16:29.120 --> 0:16:30.000 They're really impressive. 0:16:30.000 --> 0:16:31.600 But I also want to shout out to Madison Skinner 0:16:31.600 --> 0:16:33.880 just because, like you know, this training for her has 0:16:33.920 --> 0:16:36.120 been a long one I think, and she's done so 0:16:36.200 --> 0:16:38.480 well for our team coming in and just being who 0:16:38.520 --> 0:16:39.960 she was and being such a back on our team. 0:16:40.040 --> 0:16:41.520