FINAL: Hawaii (2-0) rallies to win in five sets for the second straight night to open the season, 26-28, 25-20, 23-25, 25-22, 15-12 over St. John’s (0-2). They do it again.#HawaiiWVB rallies down 2-1 sets to beat St. John’s in 5, 26-28, 25-20, 23-25, 25-22, 15-12. UH vs. No. 13 Washington tomorrow at 5 for the Hawaiian Airlines Classic title. pic.twitter.com/29UpPSaolh — Hawaii Warrior World (@hawaiiwworld) September 1, 2019 —————— Full disclosure. Thank you to our Brian McInnis for finishing […]

FINAL: Hawaii defeats No. 21 San Diego 25-19, 20-25, 16-25, 25-19, 15-10. #HawaiiWVB battles back to defeat No. 21 San Diego in five, 25-19, 20-25, 16-25, 25-19, 15-10. Ends three-year losing streak in season openers. pic.twitter.com/9I4MHZdzpM — Hawaii Warrior World (@hawaiiwworld) August 31, 2019 Set 5 9:30: Hawaii wins 15-10 on a net violation 926: Hawaii up 13-8. TO USD 9:23: Hawauu up 11-7. TO USD 9:18: Hawaii up 8-5 at the crossover. 9:12: not sure why San Diego challenged. […]

Think this is going to be a fun season. Very much looking forward to covering this team and getting to know the players. There’s a couple of things out there that might be of interest that aren’t part of Volleyshots Our Brian McInnis did a very nice story on Brooke Van Sickle. There’s a Five Things to Watch extra for this weekend. ESPN Honolulu’s Tiff Wells (full disclosure, he is my son) had a sit-down with Robyn Ah Mow that […]

Here’s five things to keep in mind for Hawaii women’s volleyball’s season-opening Hawaiian Airlines Classic taking place at the Stan Sheriff Center from Friday to Sunday. ————— 1) Akana’s debut would be special The third second-generation Rainbow Wahine could make her collegiate playing debut in the Hawaiian Airlines Classic. Freshman Braelyn Akana is the daughter of former all-conference player Joselyn Robins who was a two-time HAL Classic all-tournament selection (1995-96). Akana is wearing the same number (14) that Robins wore […]