Michigan State must be in a “rebuilding year.” They are 10 & 6 overall, 1 & 4 in the Big10, and have yet to beat anyone good. (Let’s hope that continues today.) The one thing that worries me is their serving. They have served 102 aces (vs 68 for the Gophs) and have four servers with at least 15 (vs 1, Shaffmaster, for the Gophs). And we know that serve-receive is the Gophers Achilles Heel. Watch out for servers 1,2,6 & 17.
But the Gophs are a better hitting team (.257 for the season vs .212), so we should win any set in which MSU aces, and Gopher service-errors total less than 6.
This afternoon’s game is on BTN+. I am a subscriber and will be able to watch the match live on my laptop. And I should be able to get it on my TV – but so far not. The consolation is that I will be able to watch my favorite team (on the laptop) and my 2nd favorite team, vs the Bears (on TV) simultaneously.
Tip from reader R.A.: When I can’t watch matches, I get live play-by-play breakdowns on the UofM/vball page under Statistics. It’s better than reading about it later. There are also continuously updated individual stats. I assume you know where it is, or I can post a link. I’ve been using it for years, and even more often for softball, which is more irregularly broadcast.