TXST (13-5/5-1) vs USM (12-6/4-2)
6:00 start Friday, ESPN+ broadcast here: link, Livestats here: link
2:00 start Saturday, ESPN+ broadcast here: link, Livestats here: link
This is the first time the Bobcats and Fighting Brett Favruhs have met on the volleyball court. Not a particularly accomplished program, with an all time losing record and no Conference Championships or NCAA appearances. Last 2 seasons have been below .500, and while they're above .500 now, it's due to a fairly easy schedule - of their 8 wins OOC, only 1 has a winning record (HBU/HCU). They do have a 5 set win over South Alabama, their loss to SFA (17-2) was a 5 set slugfest, and they took a set from Bama, which we couldn't, so they do have the ability to compete at a fairly high level. 3 Texans on the squad, but none getting regular playing time.
Another squad that has some really unbalanced scoring, with #23 accounting for 1/3 of their points so far this season, and their top 2 scorers (23 and 1) scoring 52%. No one else on the team has 100pts so far, while the Bobcats have 6 players above that mark. I'd really like to see HCSH put together a blocking package to shut that down and not go w/ the basics, as we're going to need some different packages vs the better teams, and soon.
In order of scoring: 5'11", 6'2", 6'1", 6'1", 5'9" (S), 6', 6'
6:00 start Friday, ESPN+ broadcast here: link, Livestats here: link
2:00 start Saturday, ESPN+ broadcast here: link, Livestats here: link
This is the first time the Bobcats and Fighting Brett Favruhs have met on the volleyball court. Not a particularly accomplished program, with an all time losing record and no Conference Championships or NCAA appearances. Last 2 seasons have been below .500, and while they're above .500 now, it's due to a fairly easy schedule - of their 8 wins OOC, only 1 has a winning record (HBU/HCU). They do have a 5 set win over South Alabama, their loss to SFA (17-2) was a 5 set slugfest, and they took a set from Bama, which we couldn't, so they do have the ability to compete at a fairly high level. 3 Texans on the squad, but none getting regular playing time.
Another squad that has some really unbalanced scoring, with #23 accounting for 1/3 of their points so far this season, and their top 2 scorers (23 and 1) scoring 52%. No one else on the team has 100pts so far, while the Bobcats have 6 players above that mark. I'd really like to see HCSH put together a blocking package to shut that down and not go w/ the basics, as we're going to need some different packages vs the better teams, and soon.
In order of scoring: 5'11", 6'2", 6'1", 6'1", 5'9" (S), 6', 6'