Happygriz1
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Allison Laurence rallied her team to a 5 set win over the defending big sky champs
Happygriz1 said:Allison Laurence rallied her team to a 5 set win over the defending big sky champs
grizzlyjournal said:Congratulations to second-year Montana Volleyball coach Allison Lawrence and her GizzlyVB team on a resurgent 3-1 road victory that accomplished several steps for the team:
1. A 7th place finish in the final Big Sky Conf. league play standings.
2. The road win qualified Montana as a participant in the Big Sky post-season tourney after a four-year absence. With the win, Montana also moved ahead of 8th place Montana State in the standings.
3. I suppose that doesn't seem too impressive, but it signifies Lawrence's ability -- in just her second hear as head coach -- to reverse the team's slide to the bottom of the Big Sky under two previous coaches.
4. Two (or perhaps 3) of Lawrence's recruits -- Sarina Moreno fr. (Msla. Sentinel), Olivia Bradley fr. (Nampa, ID Skyview) and Bailey Perman So.(Pocatello ID Century) -- logged essential minutes (Moreno and Perman as full-time starters) for Montana this year. Add in three redshirts from this year and a pretty impressive recruiting class for 2019... and things look pretty promising for the future.
5. Montana will graduate veteran leaders Mykaela Hammer, Cassie Laramee and Alexis Urbach, but Lawrence has certainly started a turnaround for Montana.
6. It will probably take another year... but who knows... this team has a winning identity and, it's possible several incoming players can put Montana into contention once again.
Congrats Coach Lawrence! Best wishes in the tourney. Go Griz
Video below: Montana freshman, Olivia Bradley, serving up one her 6 service aces against Idaho State in last night's win.
[media]https://twitter.com/MontanaGrizVB/status/1063981519981568000[/media]
Happygriz1 said:Looks like my previous statement of Olivia Bradley being a stud is no longer relevant to the Griz volleyball team she’s transferred to Boise state
AZDoc said:Happygriz1 said:Looks like my previous statement of Olivia Bradley being a stud is no longer relevant to the Griz volleyball team she’s transferred to Boise state
Beat me to it. Heard about that today.
https://broncosports.com/news/2019/1/16/womens-volleyball-broncos-add-nampa-native-and-transfer-olivia-bradley-to-roster.aspx
MissoulaCanucksFan said:Seeing Bradley leave the program and transfer home to Boise (she's from nearby Nampa) is a bit of a shock. She was a pretty solid player for a true freshman and had a high ceiling. I wish her all the best at Boise State.
Just looked at the team's 2019 roster and just noticed that Baily Permann, who lead the team in blocks during the 2018 season, is no longer on the roster as well.
Happygriz1 said:What is going on with all of the departures from this team in the last 4 years
alabamagrizzly said:Happygriz1 said:What is going on with all of the departures from this team in the last 4 years
I have no info on the departures themselves but women’s sports as a whole has a tendency to have far more departures then men’s for all sorts of various reasons.
Happygriz1 said:alabamagrizzly said:Happygriz1 said:What is going on with all of the departures from this team in the last 4 years
I have no info on the departures themselves but women’s sports as a whole has a tendency to have far more departures then men’s for all sorts of various reasons.
Such a weird culture within women’s sports and this. I couldn’t imagine playing for a program that hasn’t been doing well is easy but every player has the opportunity to change that. Leaving is a big sign of weekness to me. Anyone have any insight on the Baily Permann situation
alabamagrizzly said:Happygriz1 said:alabamagrizzly said:Happygriz1 said:What is going on with all of the departures from this team in the last 4 years
I have no info on the departures themselves but women’s sports as a whole has a tendency to have far more departures then men’s for all sorts of various reasons.
Such a weird culture within women’s sports and this. I couldn’t imagine playing for a program that hasn’t been doing well is easy but every player has the opportunity to change that. Leaving is a big sign of weekness to me. Anyone have any insight on the Baily Permann situation
I know for men, more so then women, there’s a competitive drive to stay involved. Women have alsorts if various reasons to leave; home sick, family issues, future family considerations. It’s a fact that women are more emotionally driven in their decisions and can change their minds for any reason. I certainly wouldn’t consider it a weakness, just a different approach at decision making.