Former Hawaii volleyball great Emily Hartong is back in town this week competing on the AVP Tour. Hartong, an AVCA All-American and a two-time Big West player of the year, granted a video interview with Hawaii Warrior World’s Cindy Luis on Tuesday at a practice at Queen’s Beach. She will compete in a qualifier Thursday to advance into the main draw of the AVP’s Hawaii Open, with competition through Sunday at Fort DeRussy. Hartong was eighth all-time in UH indoor […]
Thank you to the S-A’s Brian McInnis for the videos. ++++++ Hawaii will be traveling 14 to Waco for this weekend’s three-team tournament with No. 5 Baylor and No. 17 Missouri, meaning two stay home. Coach Robyn Ah Mow said she had not decided on the travel roster, that she had one more day. On Monday, she said that decision included whether Jolie Rasmussen would be traveling or not. Today she said there was no update on Rasmussen, adding, “When […]
Hawaii’s three primary fall sports teams are on the move this week. UH football returns home following its lopsided defeat at then-No. 23 Washington, which knocked the Rainbow Warriors from the ranks of the college football unbeatens. Fresh off its sweep of rival UCLA and a shiny new No. 13 ranking, the unbeaten Rainbow Wahine volleyball team heads to Waco, Texas, for the Baylor Invitational and their toughest test of the season. And the UH soccer team is heading back […]
Hawaii outside hitter Hanna Hellvig was named Freshman of the Week today by the Big West. The Outrigger Hotels & Resorts MVP averaged 3.36 kills, 3.45 digs and 1.18 blocks per set while swinging at a .289 (37-11-90) clip. Hellvig recorded her first two career double-doubles, tallying 17 kills and 17 digs against Utah Valley and 11 kills with 12 digs versus UCLA. Hellvig tied her career high in blocks with five against both West Virginia and Utah Valley. She […]
Float serves that drifted like wounded ducks, line-drive serves that cleared the net by inches, topspin serves that arced violently to the Taraflex floor. And as often as anything else, serves flying right at UCLA’s big gun Mac May. >> HAWAII VS. UCLA PHOTO GALLERY It made for an effective potpourri, a winning brew, for the Hawaii women’s volleyball team in a 25-15, 25-22, 25-23 sweep of rival UCLA on Saturday night at the Stan Sheriff Center. No. 18 UH […]
FINAL: No. 18 Hawaii (9-0) sweeps rival UCLA, 25-15, 25-22, 25-23 to keep its unbeaten start intact heading into next week’s Baylor Tournament. Amber Igiede, Brooke Van Sickle and Hanna Hellvig (MVP) receive their all-tournament honors for #HawaiiWVB. pic.twitter.com/YaElvdAxba — Hawaii Warrior World (@hawaiiwworld) September 15, 2019 Team and crowd wishes and sings happy birthday to #HawaiiWVB coach Robyn Ah Mow. pic.twitter.com/kZwUK2w10f — Hawaii Warrior World (@hawaiiwworld) September 15, 2019 Crowd makes itself heard as #HawaiiWVB comes back to take […]
West Virginia (4-4) vs. Utah Valley (2-7) Gametracker click here Set 3: West Virginia with the sweep, 25-17 5:22: Mountaineers with their 11th block end it 25-17 5:13: West Virginia has pulled away at 17-12. TO UVU 5:03: West Virginia on a 4-0 run, up 6-2. TO UVU Set 2: West Virginia wins 27-25 4:59: West Virginia ends it with an ace. 27-25 4:58: too bad no replay. Looked like an out ball that would have given West Virginia a […]