Comments on: (Semi) Uncharted territory

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 08:12:49 +0000

Given where the team is now, to what the BWC has to offer, the ONLY way this team can continue their NCAA streak is to be unbeaten in the conference. I know this sounds cliche to say that, but with what has happened with the Hurricane Lane fiasco and the different hurricane on/off debacles, this team has gone through so much, and having to face ranked Cal Poly is going to be a tough order for this group. I’m hoping that they use whatever they learned from the two losses against Oregon as motivation to get better and better once conference play starts.

On a side note, yes, this is a rebuilding process for Robyn Ah-Mow Santos, but the issue at hand for this group after this season is how she’s going to replace the height that is going to be lost in this group. Rumors were pointed on Facebook that Natasha Burns is planning to leave the program, and if she leaves, Robyn’s seriously going to have a stressful time to figure out how to replace a 6’5″ player. A ton of height actually is going to be lost after this (6’0″ Granato, 6’1″ Gaskin and Liva, 6’2″ Howling, and 6’3″ Castillo) in addition to libero Akiu and setter Ma’afala. This really is going to be a long season for sure.

After all, we don’t want a repeat of what happened in 1992 to happen to this team. Keep the NCAA streak rolling!

By: Idunnonuttin

Idunnonuttin — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 16:43:56 +0000

H-Man:

September 19, 2018 3:48 pm

Maybe it’s not fair, …

What is not fair about the situation?

By: H-Man

H-Man — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 01:48:39 +0000

Maybe it’s not fair, bur Robyn is going into conference with a 4-5 losing record.

By: shar

shar — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 07:05:13 +0000

I don’t know that it is fair to compare Robyn and Dave in this manner. Both should be respected for what they have contributed to Women’s Volleyball. TBH, when Dave started, WVB was different. He built it up. His latter successes to what we are pointing at is in his later years when he was a more seasoned and experienced coach.
I, for one, am very happy that Robyn stepped up to the challenge of following Dave because of these comparisons. Instead of expecting her to fill his shoes, we should follow her footsteps/