Hawaii 3, Kansas 2
Just Gametracker tonight
http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=169511
Hall will be going solo tonight
Baxter is going to mainland with his club team for a qualifier
unlike last week, no ‘seniors’ expected to play. Mitchem was only in because Burns wasn’t well and they didn’t want to move Castillo to middle.
As mentioned, Kansas pretty veteran team, five returning starters here, including a couple of All-Amiercans. they also have two of their graduated seniors on the bench in starting libero and middle.
Shoji dropped by beach Monday. Looking well. should be about done with his radiation. said he was going to the mainland but would be back in April.
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Starting Castillo, Sibley, Kahakai, Burns, Iosia, Granato, Maglio.
Has the match started? Live Stats score 0-0 and its 7:15.
live stats finally working. UH up 21-19. TO Kansas
Score just came on. H21-K19
2 I’m wondering the same thing. Game tracker don’t even have the line up.
Much improved blocking and passing. 23-20 Hawaii
6 Guess you at the game. How’s the crowd?
Hawaii wins 25-20.
Hawaii wins 25-20!
Not much crowd
Smallish crowd. they should be improved in blocking. they worked on that this week. Hall said they didn’t do much blocking practice for Minnesota. Plus Kansas is easier to scout than Minnesota. Kansas has 5 starters back from last year. Minnesota played with a lot of non-starters from last season.
Magpie’s attack was at least a foot in. linesman called it out. wow.
Poor passing 5-1 K
KU puts down a couple of overpasses of serves and it’s 5-1. TO UH
13. appreciate you updating but no need for you to do the score update.
Hitting errors, killing Hawaii
Burns went down. seems to be OK. Castillo hits wide. it’s 14-5
Ross in for Sibley. Granato out of the back row. 15-6
Payne looks mortal, maybe she is vacationing.
Smith serves long. KU wins 25-20
Kansas does not look better than Hawaii. K is strictly high ball sets and definitely not Top 10
21. think it is pretty even. they’re are trying out several liberos and a second middle.
think Smith got caught in the front row prior to her serving.
Passing about even this set, errors were the difference
My observation I think Beach and Indoor is much for Coach Hall. I think when Ah Mow comes in she can work on making these indoor players better. The girls are thinking too much Sand and not Indoors
Many of the girls lacking fundamental, strength, and movement.
Shoji just showed up. sitting in the Giovanni box and signing an autograph.
24. have to disagree. for one thing the indoor players are not at sand during this time except for Maglio and Iosia. both on a volunteer basis. though on game days they do come to support.
Can’t go fast without passing well
24. another thing. Hall has been doing it this way for three years. the difference right now he has no help on the bench tonight. and they are down an indoor assistant.
24. Ah Mow-Santos is arriving in April indoor won’t have much practice left.
Kansas on a 5-0 run. it’s 12-5. T
Actually, not too bad orientation to a faster offense. It will get better as the passing goes.
24. plus not all the indoor players are crossing over. Granato isn’t, Burns isn’t, Kahakai isn’t. Neither is Ross or Okino, Freitas or Koelsch. so not sure what you are seeing about ‘strength and movement.’
31. they are trying to go uptempo but as you said the passing isn’t always there. Maglio wasn’t ready for a couple of the quick sets, which were a little low.
Granato and Sibley both with hitting errors. Kansas up 20-13. TO UH
Cindy what i mean is the indoors can have more,attention when they have there Head Coach there. The other players on the indoor that i dont want to mention should be getting in better shape during this time of the year. Only Savannah looks like she has been wirking hard off season. When Robyn comes she will give more attention to Indoors and Coach Jeff who i really love can cinventrate on Sand…Will Coach Ah Mow allow Indoor players to play Beach instead of working out anf getting better
“Mitchem was only in because Burns was well and they didn’t want to move Castillo to middle.” Cindy did you mean that Burns “wasn’t” well?
some pretty poor officiating. Kansas wins 25-20.
Amazing that Hawaii kept the score respectable, given the inconsistent passing. The good part: In system looks good, The bad part: What you see is what you get.
Thats okay
Sibley hitting smarter, officials not so much
35. don’t know why you think things might change. The coaches all agree that playing beach makes for better all-around players.
I really don’t know what you’re seeing in terms of ‘working hard offseason.’
they are all in the weight room.
Hall is at all practices, indoor and beach. He is committed to both. He wasn’t at some practices in January because he also is recruiting.
guess what I don’t understand is why you’re questioning this now after they’ve been doing crossover training ever since they started the beach program in 2012.
Wahine up 16-13. TO Kansas
Kansas has tied it at 17. TO UH
Granato on the 3-meter, gets a friendly tape, it’s 22-20. TO KU
On a separate note, Emily Hartong has completed her eligibility in the Korean league:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BRryRXslne1/?taken-by=emilyhartong&hl=en
Again i have much respect for Coach Jeff and it a hard position to be coaching up an Indoor Spring Season and doing his Head Coaching Duty…All i was saying is Ah Mow will be able to focus on making the Indoors players better concentrating on making them hopefully better in every area of the game. I am hopeful when Robyn arrives she will is spending time getting them in top shape and bettering their game in every area. As of now many of them have noti improved. If this will be April soon and they dont have much time to get in better shape. (aka Annie Mitchem last year to this year)
When you look good and move around faster that equates to that trying effort and passion to be better than last. Thats where Champions and returning to Champion quality starts
My guess is that the conferences are about even. But this is a down year for Hawaii while Kansas has higher aspirations
46. we’ll see what happens.
Kansas up 23-22. TO UH
Emily Hartong is one of my favorites with Kim Willoughby and Tee Williams
Very Dynamic game changers
41. have no idea what you mean.
call goes Hawaii way. UH wins it 27-25
49. it’s Teee.
Sorry Kansas, the officiating cuts both ways!
I sincerely hope the officiating improves by the time the regular season starts.
UH up 9-7 in Set 5. TO KU
Kansas passing has gone south, making blocking easy for Hawaii.
Hawaii up 13-8 in set 5. Wahine with 19 blocks. TO KU
Crossing my fingers that KU passing stays south. If they win their conference it won’t be due to their passing.
Kansas has come back to 14-11. TO UH
58. oh please. it’s spring. they’ll be fine.
Maglio ends it 15-11
KU coach not over-joyed with his team. Team is hashing out what just happened.
62. I know it’s spring ball, but Kansas probably underperformed given all the returning starters and UH’s loss of its top two hitters.
63.
Regardless, if a player can pass well it will show, even on a bad day. I did not see an elite passer among any of KU’s Liberos. As for improvement, take Kahakai and tell me whether her passing has significantly improved in 4 yrs.
63. maybe. it was their first spring match and they are looking for a libero and a second middle. Hawaii block was pretty good and when Jayhawks’ passing went south, they weren’t able to take some of the swings they had earlier. a lot of roll shots. they used 12 players and Hawaii used all 14 who were suited up
64. Kansas lost the Libero of the Year who was a four-year starter. They used tonight as a tryout and tried four.
I think Kahakai has improved as she has gotten healthy, particularly from her freshman year.
64. as for Kansas’ liberos, 2 were freshmen and 2 juniors, none of whom had much experience.
Smallish crowd, but they got rowdy, I’d give them a little credit for getting into the heads of the KU players in the 5th set.
Ref’s blew some calls, but it cut both ways. KU coach got a little excited about it in the 5th, don’t think it helped his players and didn’t sway anyone.
Hawaii had a much more focused first set. The second and third set KU came out serving tough and Hawaii wasn’t ready to match their intensity, found them selves down 4, 5, 6 most of those sets. Had some untimely service errors. They managed to turn it around in the 4th and 5th sets, gain back some momentum, and the crowd rewarded them.
Team blocking was good, digging ok. Team ‘want to’ much improved. Granato passing much improved, Castillo digging and passing was very good, Kahaki had a better match, they did a better job of covering tips, and Mags broke out the slide tonight which was effective when Iosia didn’t blow her set. Lot’s of improvement over the Minnesota match. But, the quick sets need a lot of work, and the passing most of the time didn’t support a quick offense. Occasionally it worked, maybe 15 – 20% of the time. Too many times they got blocked or hit into the net. They weren’t fooling anyone with their quick sets because usually they only had one option, and they were just putting themselves in a poor position to terminate anything. Maybe it just needs work, but maybe also they don’t have the personnel to run it.
Who was the second coach tonight?
Out of the four recruits coming in does anyone knows if there’s a chance there may be a starter.
Went to all three matches. Some thoughts on last night…
Emily is by far the most consistent player and still a blocking force in the middle. Burns is still a major work in progress…we shall see what the freshmen coming in can do to push her.
For the most part, I like Granato’s hitting (more than most I think)- missed some high hands a few times, but more explosive than either Sibley or Castillo, pipe set was quite effective. Remember one specific time the ball was set off the net, and I noticed she purposely hit at about 80% of her speed, so the block was on the way down, and she got it through (instead of just pounding it). Despite her size, OK at blocking and her float serve was doing pretty well.
First time seeing Castillo hit so much outside…I can see she is looking at placement as much as power. When she gets aligned well to the hitter, pretty solid blocker. Really liked her floater- knuckles at lot after going over the net.
Sibley lacks the vertical and the pop in her arm. Only shot was that hard angle which was picked up most of the time. Did see her hit a nice line shot once when the opportunity afforded itself. Had some shaky passing at times.
Smith had too many service errors, but was fairly steady otherwise.
Really liked Freitas’ solid play late, as well as her serve.
Kahakai played well defensively, but her bump set was too wide and tight several times.
Iosia had a few occasions where he planned hesitations through off the block, allowing wide open kills for Mags. Quite pretty plays.
Game was very entertaining. Liked the mini comebacks in games 2 and 3…and the Wahine held off match point. Small crowd still made a lot of noise and really got into in in the 5th. I feel the match definitely left a good taste in the players, coaches, and fans mouths, especially considering that Kansas was a strong opponent.
A very impressive win. I like how the fact that Hall set out to work on blocking a lot more for this match and from what Cindy explained, it sure worked. Didn’t Kansas also win the Big 12 last season? Especially if they are returning five starters, that’s a very veteran team.
A win over a ranked Power 5 conference foe! Frankly, despite their 5 returnees their passing (or lack thereof) takes away from the other elements of their game.
Whatever Hall did to improve Hawaii’s blocking and passing should be bottled and saved for the regular season. My hunch is that Minnesota contributed (in no small part) by bruising the Wahine pride. (Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned x 14.)
Various comments about the Wahine players and teams progress much appreciated. I really hope the progress noted above continues. Don’t give up on the men’s team yet. We still have an excellent chance.
Makes you kind of wonder how much better they could have done against Minnesota if they had concentrated more on blocking prior to that match. Not saying they would have won the match but possibly made more of a match out of it rather than getting swept. From details about the match seemed like blocking was a big factor
a couple of observations.
I think fatigue played into Kansas effort at the end. They were just beginning their 20 hours of team spring practice and just getting back into playing shape. After Set 4 they weren’t getting the elevation they had been getting, their slides weren’t as quick.
thought it was impressive how aggressive Granato was at the end, and the power she still had on the 3-meter attacks. knocked over a couple of Kansas players at various times.
69. he wasn’t really a coach. he’s been one of their motivational speakers. don’t know his name.
76. what hurt them most against Minnesota, especially early, was their serving. they had 6 SEs in Set 1, lost by 6.
Also what you saw last night happened as well, they got stuck in rotations and gave up runs of points.
earlier some had commented about Ah Mow-Santos training the indoor players when she gets here. Indoor is done in terms of spring practice. they have reached their 20 hours allowed by the NCAA. What they will will continue to do is weight workouts and some cross training on the sand.
Beach team leaves Friday for California. not sure who other than Maglio and Iosia are traveling.
As for who might be able to help immediately, of the three the thought is Lipscomb might be the one.
Sophia Howling – 6-3, Middle Hitter, Venice High School (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Shaney Lipscomb – 6-2 Middle Hitter/Outside Hitter, Cathedral Catholic High School (San Diego, Calif.)
Skyler Williams – 6-2, Middle Hitter, Mayfair HS (Lakewood, Calif.)
I think all three are very promising but I think Skyler Williams will be the first to contribute based on the viewing of all available tapes and the the fact that she has played at the highest club level . College should not be that big of an adjustment for her. Like I said , I found something to like in each of their games. They are all three very athletic volleyball players. It was also nice to read that Granato is passing better and hitting smarter. We need her to do well.
Hope Coach Robyn finds a way to keep Maglio in the game full time. Whether it’s changing position or staying in the middle. She is much too valuable to play halftime.
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I saw a couple of Cath Catholic games on TV. In the games I saw, Lipscomb was the fourth best hitter and played only front row ( mo passing?). She did have a wrap around her thigh and occasionally showed some power. There was a 6’3″ middle going to USC. A big tall Polynesian girl outside, and a 6″3″ freshman middle that all played better than Lipscomb in the games I saw, and they all got post season honors. Don’t know if Lipscomb was injured?
IMO regarding the incoming recruits, thought Howling maybe the most physically ready of the two MBs. Shaney and Arden Misraje (dark horse player) will be understudies at the OH; D1 will be a huge step up for them. Let’s hope they ALL surprise us and push the returnees to the next level.
RE: Middles
I’ve noticed a Wahine tendency to recruit middles, then switch them to OH. Whether by design or just happenstance it appears to be a way to compete with the Power 5 conferences for OH talent. Got to hand it to Hall for such foresight. Hopefully, it continues to yield dividends for years to come. Hard to beat an accomplished blocker on the outside who can also bomb (bring the heat).
Howling is definitely a MB. Lipscomb and Williams have films of them hitting outside so there is a possibility that both or either could move out there….if Sibley or Castillo does not perform up to par.
Misraje definitely intrigues me. She looks to have a pretty live arm and can jump. The concern is whether she can pass. I have seen any video of her passing so I am dubious of her abilty to pass. If she can’t pass then the only spot open will be OPP. We will then have a roster full of non-passers. Not ideal.
Oop…I meant to say I have NOT seen any videos of Arden Misraje passing.^^^^^
Wow, didn’t know we were bringing in such tall middles, which is awesome! I hope maybe we can run a super fast offense like texas or somethig. I know Hawai’i is known as a scrappy undersized team, but it would be good if we were able to recruit tall players and also run a faster offense. But thats just me, excited for next year already. BUT we must focus on the current season at hand, go warriors!
#82.
– Lipscomb, per news reports, is a 6 rotation player. She is also a decent passer (google her name and there are videos of her passing during games). So if she plays outside it will prolly be on the left.
– Howling, at 6’3″, is an intriguing prospect as she is purported to be very athletic and very sharp. (I like tall athletic opposites, who can shut down the right side, hitting would be a bonus.)
Bringing in a middle and converting her to the left worked out pretty good with Emily Hartoung.
kim willoughby was a converted middle, don’t forget that hah.
I swear the right blocker looks more like Emma Smith (#5) than McKenna Granato…but that can’t be???
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#89…it was Emma Smith blocking. Hall ran out of substitutions and was forced to use Emma in the front row. Sibley was supposed to come in but was stuck due to no more subbing.
82. Not noticing a tendency of UH recruiting middles and turning them to OHs. Hartong, for sure. But she was a starting middle for two years and was only converted after Danielson graduated. There were some middles who were converted to OPP, not OH. Most recent example would be Huff. I don’t think it’s by design. Shoji has also recruited an OH (Gregory) and turned her into a middle. Lipscomb is already listed as an MB/OH (not sure if it’s OH or OPP), so there would be no converting if she plays either or both positions in college.
I hope the coaching staff really takes a good look at the libero position. IMHO, Smith is a better passer and quicker defender than Kahakai. She already was last year.
#92.
RE: Libero
The scholarship may be the issue; especially, if Kahakai was promised a 4 year ride. Emma does not have a scholarship so giving her the position but not the scholarship may become an issue.
RE: Libero, Redux
Note: The coach who gave the scholarship to the Libero has since retired. Not sure if a new coach is still bound to the promises of the predecessor.
Thanks kahuna,
I was there but I didn’t notice. Thought that would have to be the case (ran out of # of subs) if it was her.
Does Emma have a beach scholly?
Oh yea, beach scholarship players can’t play on the indoor team, if I remember correctly.
Check this block party.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HquB2IkmQXs
93. Could be. But wasn’t Sarah Mendoza a walk-on in 2014? She started over Kahakai then. Maybe Ah Mow-Santos will start Smith over Kahakai if she sees Smith as the better player.
#99.
The Wahine nation can only hope. Anderson may be the second best passer who has mobility, after Smith. At any rate UH could do better in the passing department.
sorry, thought I had mentioned that about Smith in the front row, stuck there when they ran out of subs, and that we discussed that the Kansas setter didn’t take advantage of her being there. think they hit over her once but didn’t go back to that.
89. yes caption was incorrect. i am not sure where the mistake occurred since i don’t handle photos.
we’ll see what happens when the new recruits come in.
don’t understand the continued bashing, for lack of a better word, of Kahakai. She was invited by the national team staff to attend the tryouts so obviously they like what she does.
Lipscomb has been hurt. she also transferred as a senior to CCHS.
Scholarships are not four-year rides. they are renewed each year by the head coach.
90. they were waiting on the contracts before releasing the schedule. if you remember, several teams pulled out late last year.
http://hawaiiwarriorworld.com/?p=42456
new thread up for Friday.