Cooper sweeps Ryle (25-22, 25-14, 25-18)

[NKYVB]

Cooper sweeps Ryle in an all-around great game for the jags. Defense scrapped for everything and hitters took advantage. Before any Ryle fans say anything, Ashley Bush did not play. Hayley Bush set a 5-1. Chase Barber was back at the Libero position.

[Dozer61]

First let me say I am stunned and admit I did not see this coming. That said, Congrats to the Lady Jags on an amazing night of volleyball.

[MyShadow]

Holy cow! Didn't see that one coming either!! Congrats to Cooper!

[NKYVB]

Jags didn't play well last week against Scott and you could see they had something to prove tonight and they sure made a statement.

[volleymom]

Jags played one set good against NDA. They must have put it together for all 3 sets tonite. Great win Jags, congrats.

[Lawnboy13]

Jags played one set good against NDA. They must have put it together for all 3 sets tonite. Great win Jags, congrats.

 

Congrats to the Jags, hopefully they don't play this good tomorrow night when the Breds come to Union.

[dallaslaredo]

I think A.Bush out makes a world of difference for Ryle, and any matches with her not playing will give opponents a false positive. One player does make a difference. Would Cooper win big matches without Smith? Scott without Tapp?

[NKYVB]

I think A.Bush out makes a world of difference for Ryle, and any matches with her not playing will give opponents a false positive. One player does make a difference. Would Cooper win big matches without Smith? Scott without Tapp?

 

We all know Ashley Bush is good, but I think we are all sick and tired of playing the "what if" game. No, Cooper would not be the as good w/o Kaity Smith and Scott wouldn't be as good w/o Tapp, but they are playing. Cooper easily handled Ryle again for their second win over the raiders this season. Yes, things will be different when Ashley comes back but no one knows if it will be enough for Ryle to win. These aren't false positives. These are all good teams we are talking about and every day is a different day. Stop playing the "what if" game and accept the fact that Ryle isn't 35-5 this year and Cooper isn't 25-8 this year. Both teams have struggled and we just have to accept it and move on without making excuses for everything. It's possible that Ryle could beat Cooper in districts with Ashley Bush, but we can't make any assumptions with the inconsistencies this year.

[wxyz]

We all know Ashley Bush is good, but I think we are all sick and tired of playing the "what if" game. No, Cooper would not be the as good w/o Kaity Smith and Scott wouldn't be as good w/o Tapp, but they are playing. Cooper easily handled Ryle again for their second win over the raiders this season. Yes, things will be different when Ashley comes back but no one knows if it will be enough for Ryle to win. These aren't false positives. These are all good teams we are talking about and every day is a different day. Stop playing the "what if" game and accept the fact that Ryle isn't 35-5 this year and Cooper isn't 25-8 this year. Both teams have struggled and we just have to accept it and move on without making excuses for everything. It's possible that Ryle could beat Cooper in districts with Ashley Bush, but we can't make any assumptions with the inconsistencies this year.

Even when she comes back A. Bush will not be hitting. She will be setting a 5/1. Good news is that gives Ryle back a hitter in H. Bush but it won't be enough, in my opinion. A. Bush had a great run being a four year starter and star for Ryle but she won't change the tide much from the setting position. I say this mainly because I believe H. Bush is the better setter of the two so Ryle actually takes a step (albeit slight) backwards when H. bush quit setting but also a step forward because H. Bush gets to hit. Not sure if this makes sense.

[dallaslaredo]

We all know Ashley Bush is good, but I think we are all sick and tired of playing the "what if" game. No, Cooper would not be the as good w/o Kaity Smith and Scott wouldn't be as good w/o Tapp, but they are playing. Cooper easily handled Ryle again for their second win over the raiders this season. Yes, things will be different when Ashley comes back but no one knows if it will be enough for Ryle to win. These aren't false positives. These are all good teams we are talking about and every day is a different day. Stop playing the "what if" game and accept the fact that Ryle isn't 35-5 this year and Cooper isn't 25-8 this year. Both teams have struggled and we just have to accept it and move on without making excuses for everything. It's possible that Ryle could beat Cooper in districts with Ashley Bush, but we can't make any assumptions with the inconsistencies this year.

 

Who thought Cooper would be 25-8??? Cooper is 9-9 with everyone healthy, Ryle is 12-9 with multiple injuries to starters. Ryle would have more wins if their starters weren't injured - that's not a 'what if' or an excuse, it's a reasonable assumption.

[NKYVB]

Those were the teams' records last year.

[nostupidexcuses]

In that case, you would stating a "reasonable excuse", which contradicts that you are not making an excuse. :ylsuper: