Volleyshots

Expanded coverage of all things volleyball, including notes, observations and analysis on the Rainbow Wahine, Rainbow Warriors, SandBows and Team USA.

About the blog host

Cindy Luis covers University of Hawaii volleyball for the Star-Advertiser. She began her career as a sports journalist in Hawaii in 1981 with the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and was the sports editor, assistant sports editor, columnist and beat writer during a 31-year span before the paper became the Star-Advertiser. She graduated from UCLA in 1977 with a B.A. in Communication Studies.

Latest news

No. 6 Hawaii 3 Grand Canyon 0

By Cindy Luis on January 13, 2017

Match on TV tonight, meaning there is a stream http://www.hawaiiathletics.com/watch/?Live=35 Ocsports.TV Radio: 1420 AM http://www.espn1420am.com livestats http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=157408

Wahine banquet, Warriors fundraiser, beach sked, Presho

By Cindy Luis on January 12, 2017

Got a text from Shoji today, some sympathy for the Chargers moving from San Diego. He started chemo this week. Program should be announcing the new assistant over the next few days.It won’t come as much of a surprise. Sounds like they had about 20 applicants and others making phone calls of interest. Congrats to Mark Presto, UCI assistant coach. He is receiving the MVB Pae Makaukau Alumni Award at the 7th Annual A’o a Koa Scholarship Dinner this sunday […]

No. 6 Hawaii 3 Grand Canyon 0

By Cindy Luis on January 11, 2017

Hawaii vs. GCU 7 p.m. HST no TV so no streaming Radio 1420 qm http://www.espn1420am.com live stats http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=157407

No. 7 Hawaii 3, No. 15 Ball State 1

By Cindy Luis on January 7, 2017

Hawaii-Ball State at 7 p.m. HST Saturday TV: OCsports, streaming (or so they say): Ocsports.TV Radio: 1500-AM http://nbcsportsradiohawaii.com live stats http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=157406 and for third place, Princeton vs. Erskine. live stats http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=157405 Princeton has swapped OH and L, moving 6-5 Luck to L and 6-4 Short to OH Erskine setter who was moved from OH this week reinsured his hand and is out middle of Set 1. they’re going with a freshman who is listed as S/HM. from previous thread Re: […]

Collins into SCIV Hall of Fame, UH 3, Princeton 0

By Cindy Luis on January 6, 2017

Congrats to Wahine great Deitre Collins-Parker, one of 25 inaugural inductees into the newly formed Southern California Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame (SCIVBHOF) The Hall of Fame will be housed at the American Sports Centers (ASC) in Anaheim where the USA Men’s and Women’s National Teams train. The induction ceremony will be held on Sunday night, May 7 and a permanent exhibit will be housed at American Sports Centers (ASC) in Anaheim, home of the USA Volleyball National Teams. Fey […]

Hawaii 3, Erskine 0

By Cindy Luis on January 5, 2017

Reminder: No TV tonight (Thursday) Radio: 1500-AM http://nbcsportsradiohawaii.com Livestats http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=157402 In opener, Ball State takes Set 1 25-17 Livestats for this match http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=157401

Wahine banquet Jan. 29, Carl McGown passes away

By Cindy Luis on January 4, 2017

Happy New Year Men open Thursday with Erskine. Tuileta projected as starting libero but will miss Saturday due to his sister’s wedding. He’ll be performing a fire knife dance at the reception. From UH The Rainbow Wahine annual banquet is Sunday, January 29, at the Ala Moana Hotel’s Hibiscus Ballroom. Registration will be at 5:30 p.m. with the dinner buffet beginning at 6 followed by a program. Tickets are $55 for Rainbow Wahine Booster Club members or $60 per person […]