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Hawaii women’s volleyball: 2019 Rainbow Wahine schedule announced, season tickets on sale

By Cindy Luis on May 20, 2019

The Hawaii women’s volleyball team was waiting on one contract, which was returned this morning by St. John’s, for its 2019 schedule. The schedule (in full below) has been updated to reflect that the Red Storm are in the opening tournament. UCLA, Washington and San Diego headline three of the nonconference volleyball tournaments this season, Hawaii announced today. The Rainbow Wahine open the Hawaiian Airlines Classic on Aug. 30 with San Diego. Also in the field is Washington and St. […]

Hawaii volleyball: Emily Maglio makes Canadian national team, Stijn van Tilburg named academic all-district

By Cindy Luis on May 16, 2019

The road trips will continue for Emily Maglio. The indoor and beach volleyball was one of 18 players selected to the Canadian Indoor National Team. Maglio, who most recently earned AVCA All-America honorable mention honors in beach volleyball earlier this week, will be competing with Team Canada at the Challenge Cup — a continental pre-qualifier for the Volleyball Nations League to be held in Chateaugauay, Quebec — from May 31-June 2. Canada also will compete in the Pan American Games […]

Hawaii volleyball: 2 Warriors on OffTheBlock all-Euro team; Tita Akiu doesn’t make cut; Ryan Wilcox honored at Pan Am Cup

By Cindy Luis on May 14, 2019

Hawaii’s Rado Parapunov (Bulgaria) and Stijn van Tilburg (Netherlands) were named to Off The Block’s All-Euro collegiate team. Van Tilburg led all pin hitters and was second in the nation with a .457 attack percentage, along with being in the nation’s top 15 averaging 3.82 kills per game. He also had double-digit kills in both of the team’s NCAA tournament matches and a season-high 25 kills and zero errors on a .543 attack percentage in a victory against Long Beach […]

Hawaii beach volleyball: All 5 pairs earn Big West honors, Napoleon Freshman of Year

By Cindy Luis on May 6, 2019

Read complete list here All five of Hawaii’s beach volleyball pairs were named to the All-Big West teams today and Pani Napoleon became the fourth SandBow to be named freshman of the year. Emily Maglio-Amy Ozee and Ari Homayun-Julia Scoles were on the first team, Napoleon-Martin second team and honorable mention to Hi‘ilawe Huddleston-Kylin Loker and Paige Dreeuws-Sofia Russo . Also Loker-Huddleston were named to the NCAA all-tournament team. #BWCHonors Freshman of the Year – Pani Napoleon (@UHBeachVolley) • 4th-straight […]

Hawaii Women’s Volleyball: SandBows eliminate Cal Poly 3-0, advance in NCAA tourney; Akiu on national team roster

By Cindy Luis on May 2, 2019

Former Hawaii libero Tita Akiu is one of four liberos named to the 30-player roster for the FIVB Volleyball Nations League. The roster will be trimmed to 25 on May 11. complete release click here _____ Updating results 8. Stetson def. 1 USC, 3-1 2. UCLA def. 7. Hawaii, 3-2 3. Florida State def. 6. Cal Poly 3-0 5. LSU def. 4. Pepperdine, 3-0 1. USC def. 4. Pepperdine 3-0, Waves eliminated 7. Hawaii def. 6. Cal Poly, 3-0; Mustangs […]

Hawaii beach volleyball: Norene Iosia joins SandBows

By Cindy Luis on April 18, 2019

Now that spring indoor practice is done, Rainbow Wahine rising senior setter Norene Iosia will join the Hawaii beach volleyball team officially as of today. She was on the beach team for a bit in 2017, going 10-3 with Hannah Zalopany between March 10 and April 2. Hawaii has its inaugural “Alumnae Salute” exhibition starting at 1 p.m. Saturday. The SandBows then go for their fourth consecutive conference title at the Big West tournament April 26-27 at Zuma Beach, Calif.

SandBows 5, Washington 0, Hellvig signs with WVB indoor

By Cindy Luis on April 15, 2019

Senior night for SandBows Vs. Washington, 4 p.m. Live stats click here TV starts at 7 on Spectrum. Flights 2 then 1 Not even 6 p.m. and Hawaii has clinched the dual Here’s the flights 1. Emily Maglio-Amy Ozee (UH) def. Kristen Gengenbacher-Destiny Julye, 21-18, 21-16 2. Ari Homayun-Juila Scoles (UH) def. Kara Bajema-Shayne McPherson, 21-16, 21-11 3. Morgan Martin-Pani Napoleon (UH) def. Cat McCoy-Avie Niece, 21-3, 21-8 4. Hi’ilawe Huddleston-Kylin Loker (UH) def. Emma Calle-Samantha Drechsel, 21-17, 21-11 5. […]

Maglio wins 100th, Homayun all-time at 104; SandBows 3-0 at BWC Challenge; Wahine at Pepperdine tourney

By Cindy Luis on March 30, 2019

At Big West Challenge, Pismo Beach, Calif. Congrats to Emily Maglio, becomes fifth SandBow to reach 100 wins, joining Ari Homayun, Katie Spieler, Ka’iwi Schucht and Nikki Taylor Happened during the sweep of CSUN Congrats to Ari Homayun, now the program’s all-time leader at 104. came against Bakersfield. She is at 105 with win over UC Davis Hawaii sweeps CSUN, 5-0 1. Maglio-Ozee, 21-15, 21-4 2. Homayun-Scoles, 21-12, 21-5 3. Martin-Napoleon, 21-13, 21-6 4. Huddleston-Loker, 21-11, 21-7 5. Dreeuws-Russo, 21-13, […]

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