Warriors stay No. 4, SandBows No. 5, Kan-Homayun honored

GCU periscopes their matches. You can watch the wahine play here

https://www.periscope.tv/gcubeach/1ypKdXoEZkpKW

Wahine should periscope too

Good for Annie, hope she gets selected for the Pan AM team. And Iosia, she will get there when she’s an upperclassmen IMO.

1. Agreed or at least live stats? Doesn’t the big west have a rule you have to live stream every match?

5. Isn’t that rule for conference matches only?

Granato and Kahakai should return to Manao and use this experience as the impetus for breakout seasons this next 2017. Prove folks wrong in their evaluations.
*Partner up w the weights, jog Diamond Head, hit the beach on their own time for pick-up matches.

Tell me why again Mitchem was moved from MB to OH, lol, in 2016?! I seriously can’t remember the anecdotal answer given by quite a number. I’m not a liar, also. haha

11. Because UH didn’t have a reliable hitting OH on the left, particularly against bigger blocks, UH needed someone to shore up that position. With UH’s passing problems, the middles weren’t getting as many attempts as the team would like, and given Annie’s height and power, Annie would get more attempts on the outside and hit for a higher percentage than Granato and Sibley (also remember that Greeley couldn’t hit from the front row due to her recovery from shoulder surgery). Plus UH had Maglio and Burns to handle the middle, which at a minimum provided a good block and decent scoring when available. Basically, Annie was able to score more points for UH on the outside than in the middle, making her more valuable to the team as an OH.

No disrespect to Shoji, right up front. It is what is and was.
Anyway.
Taylor and GG @ OH1, Granato and Clare-Marie @2 (should DSs have been needed)
Stationary-Blocker-Burns @ OPP and Ross(who as I understood it, could hit moreover) / Castillo and Smith (should a DS have been needed)

RE: WNT Tryouts

IMHO Iosia would have shined if she fast set the ball like she did in high school and against Wisconsin. Coach converted her to high ball sets during the season but, the National Team goes fast when given the opportunity.

In fairness to Granato and Kahakai, Karch probably did not have them on his radar (which means he did not bother to look at them at the tryouts). With limited time and him being the only Head Coach on the “Tryout Coaching Staff” focus is on those “elites” he has tracked throughout the year. Although, height may be the only attribute that automatically draws his attention, and Annie (between 6’3″ and 6’4″) fits the bill.

RE: Sandbows

I’d consider moving Kan/Homayun up a flight. You can’t teach smarts and this pair has their share. Recall that Katie Spieler (5’5″) and Misty May (5’9″) both played at the highest level.

I am surprised Taylor/Schucht or Weaver/Maglio didn’t get pairs of the week, only UH pairs to not lose any sets this past weekend and were both pretty dominant.

20- I think it was just a opportunity to give it to another pair. Maglio and Nikki have a lot in their closet already.

19. YEP! I hate reading through those garbage, circle-talking, scatter-brained posts.

Nikki Taylor does not have the skill set to be a 6-ro OH. Comparing Mitchem to Sudduth is a jump-float slap to the face. Sudduth was a great player in her own right, but Mitchem has athleticism on another level. Unfortunately her time with UH was abbreviated. She will peak post-college. I was happy to hear that she was in the elite grouping. Mitchem is one of my favorite Wahine in a while.

It would also appear as though the Vulcans have two very solid recruits on their way to Hilo to boot.

Hannah Rooks. Hope that there is no unusual thing, such the stand-off.

I’m hoping that she could still make it indoors, next 2017, for a 5th year of playing VB. I’d love to see what she can do *hitting* at one of the pins.