Western is a very good team but this is not their best run in school history.  From 1983 till 1987 they never lost a MAC match and ended up in the top twenty in the country each year.  In that time period they had a record of 138 - 28, a run very similar to the Bobcats the last 6 or 7 years.  Should be a war tonight in the Convo.  Come on out and support the Cats.

Alan, thanks for the correction. The runs by OHIO, Western, and Ball State have be amazing. Of course, there is one difference. One continues.

3-0 WMU win at our place.

It's time to play for the future. We absolutely have no shot at the regular season title now. We are graduating four starters, and those on the bench have little to no game experience. It's time for them to play or next year will be a complete disaster.

Have to agree with Dragon because I'm not sure who the fourth one to graduate will be.  As for solo blocking, you've got to be kidding me.  If anything it was the lateness of the second blocker to get set that allowed for so many kills.  The thing that stuck out in my mind more than anything was our hesitancy to go after balls.  There was way too much waiting for someone else to get a ball which resulted in desperation "gets" that led to free balls to the other side.  Not a good night but there's lots more volleyball and a tournament ahead.

I have been coming to Bobcat VB games since Mike was coaching.  Me and 50 or so others watched as Mike brought in players like Julia Wakefield and others and turned the program into a good MAC team.  Geoff came and built on that to create a national team that made it much harder to find a seat in the convo.  My favorite Pro football team is the Dallas Cowboys and I see a lot of the same things in them and the Cats.  The best talent but making mistakes that cost the team.  The media seems to think it's the coach of the cowboys that is responsible for the lack of discipline, is that true with the Cats also.  We have gone from a solid national program to a middle of the pack MAC program in a couple of years

Jughead, u might not be a regular in this forum. Although, on the roster, there r 4 seniors, I believed only 3 are graduating. Mandy Nichols, one of the 4 seniors, has one more year of eligibility.

It's sad to see the Cats keep falling. We can only hope the coach make smart adjustments for the remaining matches and, importantly,  in the MAC tournie.

My wish is to change the lineup. I would replace Faith with Katie in the opposite position (right-side hitter). Faith is a good blocker but not very effective on attacking. The main duty of the opposite is to take out any trashes for out-of-system balls (which has happened a lot for this year). Katie is good as either the middle hitter or the opposite but we could get the best of her 's killer power as the Opp. It's not easy to run the middle attacks with poor passing. This is when the opposite becomes more important. Since Lexie is doing well in this position, I would try Marah or Liis as Lexie's substitute.  An interesting point, both teams that defeated us this weekend utilized their hot-hand freshmen. So, why couldn't we?

Ryan's game plans have been predictable, monotone, less controlling. Mix up the game plans and try something new. Focus on ball controlling which definitely including the passing and serving. The team is good with blocking, why should we keep taking the risk on inconsistant risky serving. We should serve tough but not overkilling ourselves.

We have hope for a better game tomorrow but hope is not strategy. We have to do some smart things to make it happen. I also like to believe there is no better time like this year for the coach to prove that he can build his own team and deliver performance constantly on his own, not under Geoff Carlston's footprints.

Couldn't find it.  Looked back through results to 2000, as far back as I could find individual match scores.