Rado Parapunov was named Big West Player of the Week. Will add more after interview Hawaii MVB: Rado Parapunov latest Big West POW pic.twitter.com/nrLV1PjDkY — Cindy Luis (@Cindy3Luis) March 10, 2020 +++++ BYU replaced Hawaii at No. 1 in this week’s AVCA poll, receiving 15 of 16 first-place votes. Nos. 3-5 stay the same: UCSB, Long Beach State and Lewis. UC Irvine and UC San Diego tied for No. 6, again giving the Big West five of the top seven. […]
Lost in the hoopla of BYU was this Former Warrior Stijn van Tilburg named the Hawaii’s Male Athlete of the Year for 2019 for the Big West. Female athlete is Petra Melounova from the Rainbow Wahine tennis team. Each school picks a top male and female athlete. The 18 will be honored Thursday at the Anaheim Marriott Suites Hotel. SVT was the Big West Conference Tournament MVP, leading the Rainbow Warriors to its first Big West Conference Tournament title and […]
Thursday night’s meeting between No. 1 Hawaii and No. 2 BYU was stunning. Who expected the Rainbow Warriors to be dispatched with such ease by the visiting Cougars? Friday night’s rematch was jaw-dropping in its own right, as UH rallied from a two-set hole, minus one of its leading attackers in Colton Cowell, to stun the last remaining unbeaten team in the country with a 20-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-23, 19-17 reverse sweep in front of a sellout crowd at the […]
FINAL: No. 1 Hawaii comes back in a thriller over No. 2 BYU, reverse sweeping the Cougars 20-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-23, 19-17. Rado Parapunov put down a career-high 30 kills and Jakob Thelle assumed the reins of the offense for good in the second set. >> PHOTO GALLERY: HAWAII VS. BYU Set 5 UH wins 19-17. 1020: Ace by Gasman ends it. 10:03: BYU hits long. It’s 13-13. TO BYU. 10:09: GGF’s serve was going long but Filip Humler couldn’t […]
There were a multitude of reasons why No. 1 Hawaii got swept out of its own building by No. 2 BYU on Thursday night. Swagger — or lack thereof. A predictable attack by Rado Parapunov and Colton Cowell. A sluggish defense. And difficulties in serve-receive. A big factor in that last part was BYU junior opposite Gabi Garcia Fernandez, whose blistering serves yielded a eight aces and set the tone for the Cougars (17-0) in setting the UH opponent record for […]
Tonight is sold out Door Will open half hour earlier at 5:30 p,n 7 p.m. start No. 2 BYU (17-0) at No. 1 Hawaii (14-1) TV: Spectrum Sports watch online click here Radio: ESPN 1420-AM/94.7-FM Listen online click here Live stats click here ++++ The Rainbow Wahine are on Kauai this week with three clinics, intrasquad scrimmage and autograph session at Kauai High. All clinics have been sold out. There are two today 5-7 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Saturday’s clinic […]
FINAL: No. 2 BYU pulled off a stunner over No. 1 Hawaii on Thursday night, sweeping the Rainbow Warriors 25-15, 25-17, 25-20 and setting a UH opponent record for hitting percentage. The teams will rematch on Friday night in front of what is close to a sellout crowd. Set 3: BYU wins 25-20 FINAL: No. 2 BYU sweeps No. 1 #HawaiiMVB, 25-15, 25-17, 25-20. First loss of the season for UH (14-1, first home loss by sweep since BYU in […]
Sheriff Center holds 10,300 For Thursday’s match with BYU, 3,800 tickets left For Friday, 700 ______ Big West tournament ticket info Complete info with link to purchase click here Tickets have gone on sale for the Big West Tournament at UC Irvine’s Bren Events Center April 23-25 This is for all-sessions which is five matches over three days. Lower reserved $50 all ages Upper reserved $35 adult, $25 youth. Big West schools students $15 with student I.D. Add $150 for […]
