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Hawaii women’s volleyball: Wahine move to 11 in AVCA poll, no weekly honors

By Cindy Luis on September 23, 2019

complete release click here For the first time this season, a Wahine did not receive a weekly honor from the Big West. UCSB’s Lindsey Ruddins ties conference record for most POWs. Hawaii’s Hanna Hellvig was nominated for player of week and freshman of week. Brooke Van Sickle for defensive player of week _____ Hawaii moved up to No. 11 in today’s AVCA Top 25. Sometimes it’s just where the votes fall. UH (10-1), which lost its first match of the […]

Hawaii women’s volleyball: No. 5 Baylor 3, No. 13 Hawaii 0

By Cindy Luis on September 22, 2019

FINAL: No. 13 Hawaii (10-1) loses its first match, falling to No. 5 Baylor (9-0), 25-19, 25-23, 25-22. All-tournament team Yossiana Pressley, Baylor, best scorer & MVP Kylie DeBerg, Missouri, best attacker Shelly Stafford, Baylor, best blocker Hannah Lockin, Baylor, best setter Brooke Van Sickle, Hawaii, best defender Set 3: Baylor wins 25-22 10:34: Hawaii drops first match of year 10:32: Call stands. it’s 23-22 1030: Hawaii challenging whether Baylor into the net. 10:27: Baylor up 22-20. TO UH 10:22 […]

Hawaii women’s volleyball: No. 13 Hawaii 3, No. 17 Missouri 2

By Cindy Luis on September 21, 2019

FINAL: No. 13 Hawaii remains unbeaten with its third five-set win of the season, 17-25, 28-26, 16-25, 25-16, 16-14 over No. 17 Missouri. >> HAWAII VS. MISSOURI PHOTO GALLERY Set 5: UH wins 16-14 1024: Wahine with their 15th block, ends it. 10:22: Hawaii had three match points, 14-11, 14-12, 14-13. TO Wahine. 10:18: It was 12-7. It is now 12-9. TO UH 10:16. Kill by Hanna Hellvig, it’s 11-6. TO Missouri 10:15: No NV. UH up 10-6 10:14: Missouri […]

Hawaii women’s volleyball: History of rare Wahine pre-conference road trips

By Brian McInnis on September 20, 2019

This week’s Hawaii road trip to the Baylor Classic will likely test Robyn Ah Mow’s No. 13 Rainbow Wahine in ways that they’ve yet to be tested. UH (9-0) takes on No. 17 Missouri (8-0) on Saturday and No. 5 Baylor (7-0) on Sunday in Waco, Texas. The teams are among the handful of remaining unbeatens in the country. Mizzou and Baylor square off today. It’s the first pre-conference road trip in Ah Mow’s three years, and just the sixth […]

Hawaii volleyball: No. 5 Baylor 3, No. 17 Missouri 0, AVP results, Top 25 matches

By Cindy Luis on September 20, 2019

Happy Aloha Friday. It is a busy one. Forgot to mention official uniforms finally came in. Wahine able to do team picture on Wednesday. Team’s direct flight to Dallas was delayed. They ended up taking one through Los Angeles then to Dallas. The plan was then to drive to Waco. I do not know revised itinerary _____ Photo courtesty Tiff Wells, ESPNHonolulu.com As mentioned previously, the Ferrell Center is the same blueprint as the Stan Sheriff Center. For volleyball they […]

Hawaii volleyball: Hartong advances in AVP, T25 scores

By Cindy Luis on September 19, 2019

APB bracket livescoring click here Emily Hartong was the lone player with Hawaii connections to advance to Friday’s main draw of the AVP Tour’s Hawaii Open. Hartong and Geena Urango def. former SandBow Katie Spieler and Delaney Knudsen, 21-19, 21-10 These quotes didn’t make it into the print edition Friday but from Hartong On facing the top seeds: Always exciting to play against one of the best teams in the world and opportunity to compete at a high level. We’ve […]

Hawaii women’s volleyball: T25 & BWC upsets

By Cindy Luis on September 18, 2019

Mentioned on other thread that Wahine aren’t leaving until Thursday. Several of us had been told earlier in week they were out today. I do not have update on Jolie Rasmussen’s travel status yet. Two schools of thought. She stays here to rehab under UH supervision She travels for the value she has on the bench and rehabs at Baylor under UH’s trainer supervision. Top 25 No. 2 Stanford (A) def. No. 1 Nebraska, 25-21, 22-25, 25-17, 25-16 Rice (H) […]

Hawaii men’s volleyball: Josh Walker named AVCA assistant coach of the year; Nebraska loses to Stanford

By Cindy Luis on September 18, 2019

University of Hawaii men’s volleyball assistant coach Josh Walker was named the 2019 AVCA Assistant Coach of the Year today. Walker, a second-team AVCA All-American in 2010 for the Warriors, completed his fourth season on head coach Charlie Wade’s staff in 2019. He is the first UH assistant coach to win the award since it debuted in 2010. The Virginia Beach, Va., native helped lead the Rainbow Warriors to a national runner-up finish and a program-best 28 victories, which included […]