No. 4 UCI (7-3) vs. Queens (4-6) Set 4 5:31: UCI needed a couple of match points, finally ends it 25-16 5:20: UCI pulling away at 13-9. TO Queens. Set 3 5:06: UCI wins 25-10 4:58: UCI up 13-3. TO Queens 4:50: bad rotation for Queens, UCI up 7-0. TO Royals. Set 2: Queens wins 25-21. 4:44: Royals serving for the set at 24-20. 4:30: Queens is up 12-6, playing well. Zot, zot. 4:20: Set 1, UCI wins 25-19 4:05: […]
Given what happened in Hawaii’s last three-day tournament, perhaps it wasn’t all too surprising what transpired on Thursday night at the Stan Sheriff Center. Charlie Wade turned to his backups, by and large, and his backups delivered against Queens on Day 1 of the Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Invitational in a 25-10, 25-15, 25-17 sweep. Colton Cowell, Rado Parapunov, and Patrick Gasman were among the “A side” players to have the night off. The “A-plus side” guys had the run […]
FINAL: Hawaii moved to 10-0 on the season in turning to its reserves to open the Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Invitational, 25-10, 25-15, 25-17 over Queens. Max Rosenfeld led UH with nine kills on 11 swings, while Dimitrios Mouchlias and Chaz Galloway added seven apiece. >> PHOTO GALLERY: HAWAII VS. QUEENS Set 3: Hawaii wins 25-17 Rado Parapunov is fired up after his #HawaiiMVB teammates take care of Queens 25-10, 25-15, 25-17 without him having to remove his long-sleeved warmup […]
No. 4 UCI (6-3) def. No. 14 Concordia (5-5), 24-26, 25-18, 25-21, 25-20 Set 4: UCI wins 25-20 5:49: UCI pulling away at 20-14. TO CUI. Eagles’ serve-receive very suspect. Anteaters with 16 blocks. 5:40: UCI up 7-2. TO Eagles. Set 3: UC Irvine wins 25-21 5:24: Concordia made things interesting, closing to 21-20. TO UCI. Anteaters come back with two kills by Stadick. It’s 23-20. TO Eagles. Set 2 UCI wins 25-18 4:55: Anteaters close it out 25-18. Stadick […]
Congratulations to Alfred “Alfee” Reft, who was announced as the new associate head coach at San Diego today. He replaces Brent Hilliard who took the head coaching job at San Diego State. Hilliard replaces former Wahine All-American Deitre Collins whose contract was not renewed after last season. Reft was an All-America libero at Hawaii (2004-06), first team in 2005 and second team in 2006. Reft was the Asics/Volleyball Magazine Defensive Player of the Year in 2005 after totaling 272 digs […]
Now the real crush begins. Hawaii softball and baseball get their 2020 seasons underway at home this week, even as three-day men’s volleyball tournament takes place. There are some intriguing fan possibilities for multi-event crossovers on Friday and Saturday, with action at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium, Les Murakami Stadium and the Stan Sheriff Center at staggered start times. If you’re one of the diehards, check out what’s offered below and plan accordingly. Meanwhile, the UH basketball teams take to the […]
Hawaii (9-0) stayed at No. 1 in this week’s AVCA Top 15 poll, with 11 first-place votes after not playing last week. BYU (10-0), at No. 2, received the other five votes. UCSB (6-2) is at No. 3. UC Irvine (5-3) traded places with Long Beach State (5-1) at 4 and 5. UCLA (5-3) lost to Princeton but beat the Beach. The Bruins went up a spot to No. 7. #AVCA Top-15: 1. Hawai'i2. BYU3. UC Santa Barbara4. UC Irvine5. […]
Only Hawaii and BYU remain undefeated after this weekend No. 2 BYU def. No. 3 UC Santa Barbara, 23-25, 25-22, 20-25, 28-26, 15-11 No. 8 UCLA def. No. 4 Long Beach State 25-23, 25-18, 22-25, 25-23 Matautia 1-4-13. Bruins with 19 SEs, Beach with 21 Biggest difference UCLA 13-3 edge in blocks Beach’s 45-match home winning streak is done Impressive No. 5 UC Irvine def. USC, 25-22, 25-14, 13-25, 27-25. USC led 24-22 and 25-24. Couldn’t force a fifth No. […]
