taylorswift13_ said:

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Yes! Flintdragon shared the news on the portal thread! She was Florida State's setter the past season and TCU's in 2024.

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akm91 said:

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I think I'd go with ts13's line up though hope it would be good to have competition at MB between Castle and Stanojevic.

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Wicked Good Ag said:

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we will have

4 middles
3 setters
3 DS/Libero
6 Pins

I can see a lot of trial and error in the spring with one middle not involved until summer

I see a 6-2 early in the 2026 season and if effective maybe contining it or eventually a 5-1

Early

S: Musgrove/ Nickelson
OH: Ring/ Stowers
M: Sharp/ Castle
L: Rodriguez
RS: Fitch/ Morris
DS: Applegate

The problem is if a 6-2 getting Applegate and her passing on the court with limited subs available and for who in a 6-2

It was easy with Hellmuth and her switching last season not so much with Ring

Barring injury and running a 5-1 eventually I can see Applegate coming in for RS back row and Stowers playing RB and her MB and Stowers hitting the D set from the back row similar to last year when we took out Lednicky for Fitch

The great thing is I think we will have 4 elite passers where as last year we had two (Stowers and Applegate) and 2 pretty good ones passing above a 2.0+ but not major level (Hellmuth and Underwood)

Any of those four passing last year I was ok with in any given rotation so it isnt a major thing but we should pass even better this coming season. I thought our passing last year was the best (by far) as a collective and cant remember anything special in that area since Battis Banse Ammerman trio plus libero and that has been a long time

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Ag4eva95 said:

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We don't have the depth for them to share the jersey(but I could totally be misunderstanding your thought). One will be the L and one will be a DS. It won't be a Tatum Thomas situation.

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Swollen Thumb said:

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Great thread btw! 25 posts in 10 years....you should post more!!

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Swollen Thumb said:

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Wicked Good Ag said:

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we will have

4 middles
3 setters
3 DS/Libero
6 Pins

I can see a lot of trial and error in the spring with one middle not involved until summer

I see a 6-2 early in the 2026 season and if effective maybe contining it or eventually a 5-1

Early

S: Musgrove/ Nickelson
OH: Ring/ Stowers
M: Sharp/ Castle
L: Rodriguez
RS: Fitch/ Morris
DS: Applegate

The problem is if a 6-2 getting Applegate and her passing on the court with limited subs available and for who in a 6-2

It was easy with Hellmuth and her switching last season not so much with Ring

Barring injury and running a 5-1 eventually I can see Applegate coming in for RS back row and Stowers playing RB and her MB and Stowers hitting the D set from the back row similar to last year when we took out Lednicky for Fitch

The great thing is I think we will have 4 elite passers where as last year we had two (Stowers and Applegate) and 2 pretty good ones passing above a 2.0+ but not major level (Hellmuth and Underwood)

Any of those four passing last year I was ok with in any given rotation so it isnt a major thing but we should pass even better this coming season. I thought our passing last year was the best (by far) as a collective and cant remember anything special in that area since Battis Banse Ammerman trio plus libero and that has been a long time

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I agree with pretty much everything here....great analysis.

If Fitch can hit RS, then that spot is hers IMO with Morris as a blocking sub.

I think Applegate and Rodriguez share the jersey early and see where the chips fall. Just don't see it being handed to Rodriguez straight away given how much Applegate played last year and how well she played down the stretch.

Stowers, Ring and Fitch can all play 6 rotations, so DS will have a much smaller role next year. It will be interesting to see what unfolds....lots of options.

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flintdragon said:

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let's not get into a debate on what's considered a "starter" in volleyball. LOL

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Ag4eva95 said:

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I'm gonna take a 6-2 approach here! Ring and Stowers will be 6 rotation players the majority of the time, leaving some availability for subs.

S: Musgrove and Manning
OH: Stowers and Ring
Opp: morris and Lacewell(for some reason I'm really high on her ability to come in and contribute)
Middles: Castle and Sharp
L: Rodriguez, but with how Applegate played I wouldn't count her out to earn the jersey

Fitch will be the first off the bench, but curious if she earns time at opp. If Morris can take a step offensively, then that helps her case. I kind of see her as a project still, with solid potential as a blocking specialist again.

Still see the most likely lineup being a 5-1, but thought I'd take a different approach for potential

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BiochemAg97 said:

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Ag4eva95 said:

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I'm gonna take a 6-2 approach here! Ring and Stowers will be 6 rotation players the majority of the time, leaving some availability for subs.

S: Musgrove and Manning
OH: Stowers and Ring
Opp: morris and Lacewell(for some reason I'm really high on her ability to come in and contribute)
Middles: Castle and Sharp
L: Rodriguez, but with how Applegate played I wouldn't count her out to earn the jersey

Fitch will be the first off the bench, but curious if she earns time at opp. If Morris can take a step offensively, then that helps her case. I kind of see her as a project still, with solid potential as a blocking specialist again.

Still see the most likely lineup being a 5-1, but thought I'd take a different approach for potential

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We can have 2 Ls. So probably both Rodriquez and Applegate as L. Then it becomes a question of how you rotate them. And they don't cost a substitution.

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