Even minutes after Stanford fell in straight sets to Hawaii for the second time in three nights, Cardinal opposite Jaylen Jasper was filled with appreciation, not disappointment. His perspective? It was a pretty cool trip for someone with his family history. Jasper is the son of two former Hawaii athletes, but had never visited the islands until arriving for this weekend’s games with his Cardinal teammates. He was born in California and calls Annapolis, Md., home. “It’s a beautiful state,” […]
FINAL: Hawaii (5-0) kept its spotless set record intact, sweeping No. 8 Stanford for the second time in three days, 25-15, 25-18, 25-16 on Sunday night. Anddddd … it’s another sweep for No. 2 #HawaiiMVB, 25-15, 25-18, 25-16 over No. 8 Stanford. UH still hasn’t dropped a set. pic.twitter.com/ovVMy37iVT — Hawaii Warrior World (@hawaiiwworld) February 4, 2019 Set 3: UH wind 25-16 739: Van Tilburg ends it with his tip, his 12th kill 7:34: Hawaii with its eighth ace, this […]
FINAL: No. 2 Hawaii completes a 25-15, 27-25, 25-22 sweep of No. 8 Stanford in the team’s first official match in 20 days. No. 2 #HawaiiMVB closes out #No. 8 Stanford in straight sets, 25-15, 27-25, 25-22 17 kills by Rado Parapunov41 assists by Joe Worsley11 digs by Gage Worsley pic.twitter.com/589ABI210T — Hawaii Warrior World (@hawaiiwworld) February 2, 2019 A couple more shots from tonight: ++++++ Set 3 Hawaii wins 25-22 Cowell ends it 25-22 Parapunov with the overpass. Great […]
Hawaii (3-0) stayed at No. 2 for a second consecutive week in the AVCA Division I-II Men’s Volleyball Top 15 released on Monday. Ahead of Hawaii was unanimous No. 1 Long Beach State (7-0), the defending national champion receiving all 16 first-place votes. Behind the Warriors were BYU (4-0), which traded places with new-No. 4 UC Irvine (8-2). #AVCA Top-15 (Jan. 28): 1. Long Beach State2. Hawai'i3. BYU4. UC Irvine5. UCLA6. Pepperdine7. Loyola-Chicago8. Stanford9. UC Santa Barbara10. Lewis11. Ball State12. […]
Hawaii men’s volleyball assistant coach Josh Walker will receive the program’s Pae Makaukau Alumni Recognition Award at Sunday’s 9th A’o a Koa Scholarship Dinner at the Stan Sheriff Center. Walker, a former Rainbow Warrior outside hitter, ranks fifth in program history in kills (1,428) and was named a second-team AVCA All-American as a junior in 2010. The fourth-year assistant played professionally in Greece, Denmark, Finland and the UAE. Sunday’s event begins at 5:30 p.m. and includes a silent auction. Tickets […]
The Rainbow Warrior alumni and current players tie at 2-2. They had announced they were only going to play 4 sets. Set 4: Alumni take the last one 25-20 Set 3: alumni win 25-23, needed four swings at ending it after leading 24-20. Gasman moves over to the alumni side, G Worsley back to the varsity +++++ Set 2: UH 25-19. Set 2 they are switching some players. Van Tilburg, G. Worsley, Solbrig over on the alumni side +++++ Great […]
The UH men’s volleyball alumni-varsity match is this Friday at the Stan Sheriff Center, 7 p.m. A skills contest is first at 6 p.m. Skills include serving, setting, and hitting contests between current and former players. An autograph session follows. Among the players who have committed are: Tui Tuileta, Manane Namahoe, Tom Pestolesi, Kai Kahele, Brian Beckwith, Kolby Kanetake, Joby Ramos, Maulia Labarre, Nemanja Komar, Mikey China, Cory Enriques, Erik Kalima, Justin Ching, Matt Cheape, Clyde Ching.
Hawaii (3-0) moved up a spot to No. 2 in today’s AVCA Coaches Division I-II Top 15, trading places with UC Irvine (6-1). The complete poll is here. Staying as the unanimous No. 1 choice was Long Beach State (6-0), the defending NCAA champion receiving all 16 first-place votes. Brigham Young (4-0) stayed at No. 4, followed by Loyola-Chicago (5-1), Pepperdine (5-1) and UCLA (5-2). #AVCA Top-15 (January 21, 2019): 1. Long Beach State2. Hawai'i3. UC Irvine4. BYU5. Loyola-Chicago6. Pepperdine7. […]
