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[table “30” not found /]Talking Points from Maya Ziv, Matt Davidman and Robyn Fennig:
Sonoma State
Their win at the Santa Barbara Invite puts them at the top of the Southwest and thus the Nation (Maya)
Michigan
With a win over a solid UNC team at CCC, the ladies of Flywheel know how to put in the work during indoor season (Robyn)
Oregon
Even with Bailey on the injured reserve, Fugue retains enough talent to maintain their hold on the Northwest (Maya)
UCSB
A little stumble out of the blocks never hurts, just ask the Patriots…oops (Matt)
UNC
Returners like Shellie Cohen and Lindsay Lang give their offense fire power (Robyn)
Washington
Strong youth program feeds Element’s young talent pool (Matt)
Wisconsin
Overranked, perhaps, but I see them a lot and I want them to like me. For real though, McKain, Scott, Ludford, Westgate and Coach Snyder will have this team back to National caliber in no time (Matt)
Iowa
Saucy Nancy had relatively little roster turnover, however, the question is unanswered about Saucy’s handling abilities and defensive shut down power (Robyn)
UCF
Fall victories and an early spring tournament championship propels them into the top 10 and number 1 in the Southeast (Maya)
UCLA
The loss of Adrienne Baker did not show as much as expected as BLU took second at the Santa Barbara Invite (Maya)
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