Volleyshots

Expanded coverage of all things volleyball, including notes, observations and analysis on the Rainbow Wahine, Rainbow Warriors, SandBows and Team USA.

About the blog host

Cindy Luis covers University of Hawaii volleyball for the Star-Advertiser. She began her career as a sports journalist in Hawaii in 1981 with the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and was the sports editor, assistant sports editor, columnist and beat writer during a 31-year span before the paper became the Star-Advertiser. She graduated from UCLA in 1977 with a B.A. in Communication Studies.

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Wahine volleyball: Hawaii 3, St. John’s 2

By Cindy Luis on August 31, 2019

FINAL: Hawaii (2-0) rallies to win in five sets for the second straight night to open the season, 26-28, 25-20, 23-25, 25-22, 15-12 over St. John’s (0-2). They do it again.#HawaiiWVB rallies down 2-1 sets to beat St. John’s in 5, 26-28, 25-20, 23-25, 25-22, 15-12. UH vs. No. 13 Washington tomorrow at 5 for the Hawaiian Airlines Classic title. pic.twitter.com/29UpPSaolh — Hawaii Warrior World (@hawaiiwworld) September 1, 2019 —————— Full disclosure. Thank you to our Brian McInnis for finishing […]

Wahine volleyball: No. 13 Washington 3, No. 21 USD 1; scores

By Cindy Luis on August 31, 2019

Hawaii-St. John’s match Won’t be starting on time. Supposed to be 7 p.m. HST Set 4: Dawgs win on fifth match point 29-27 with a block of Wiblin. 6:38: USD has closed to 23-21. TO UW. 6:34: UW up 21-17. TO USD 6:26: Washington up 14-11. was 10-11. TO USD Set 3: UW wins 25-19 6:09: Some really good defense on UW’s side. Niece on the service overpass ends it. Dawgs up 2-1. 6:07: UW pulls away at 22-19. TO […]

Wahine volleyball: Hawaii 3, No. 21 San Diego 2

By Cindy Luis on August 30, 2019

FINAL: Hawaii defeats No. 21 San Diego 25-19, 20-25, 16-25, 25-19, 15-10. #HawaiiWVB battles back to defeat No. 21 San Diego in five, 25-19, 20-25, 16-25, 25-19, 15-10. Ends three-year losing streak in season openers. pic.twitter.com/9I4MHZdzpM — Hawaii Warrior World (@hawaiiwworld) August 31, 2019 Set 5 9:30: Hawaii wins 15-10 on a net violation 926: Hawaii up 13-8. TO USD 9:23: Hawauu up 11-7. TO USD 9:18: Hawaii up 8-5 at the crossover. 9:12: not sure why San Diego challenged. […]

Wahine volleyball: UW 3, St. John’s 0, top 25 & BWC scores

By Cindy Luis on August 30, 2019

No. 13 Washington vs. St. John’s, 4:45 p.m. HST Live stats here _____ Set 1: UW wins 25-22 St. John’s leads Washington 15-11 at the TTO in Set 1 Washington cuts into St. John’s lead. it’s 19-17. TO Red Storm Washington takes a 21-20 lead. TO Red Storm Washington finishes set on a 8-2 run, wins 25-22 +++++ Set 2: UW wins 25-14 526: Washington up early, 9-4. TO St. John’s 536: Washington pulling away, 18-11 TO St. John’s 540: […]

Hawaii women’s volleyball: Wahine 1 day out

By Cindy Luis on August 29, 2019

Think this is going to be a fun season. Very much looking forward to covering this team and getting to know the players. There’s a couple of things out there that might be of interest that aren’t part of Volleyshots Our Brian McInnis did a very nice story on Brooke Van Sickle. There’s a Five Things to Watch extra for this weekend. ESPN Honolulu’s Tiff Wells (full disclosure, he is my son) had a sit-down with Robyn Ah Mow that […]

Hawaii women’s volleyball: 5 things to watch in opening tournament

By Cindy Luis on August 29, 2019

Here’s five things to keep in mind for Hawaii women’s volleyball’s season-opening Hawaiian Airlines Classic taking place at the Stan Sheriff Center from Friday to Sunday. ————— 1) Akana’s debut would be special The third second-generation Rainbow Wahine could make her collegiate playing debut in the Hawaiian Airlines Classic. Freshman Braelyn Akana is the daughter of former all-conference player Joselyn Robins who was a two-time HAL Classic all-tournament selection (1995-96). Akana is wearing the same number (14) that Robins wore […]

Hawaii women’s volleyball: Countdown begins, ticket special through Thursday

By Cindy Luis on August 28, 2019

The Rainbow Wahine finally got into the Stan Sheriff Center on Tuesday for practice. They had been in Gym I until then with three practice courts. It was due to not being able to set up more than one practice court in the arena with seating and tables already courtside. _____ From UH: “Pack the House” promotion has 50 percent off tickets for opening night on Friday vs. #21 San Diego. Expires midnight Thursday, Aug. 29. Tickets are in special […]

Hawaii men’s volleyball: Patrick Gasman named No. 2 blocker at NORCECA Cup

By Cindy Luis on August 25, 2019

Hawaii senior middle Patrick Gasman was named the second-best blocker when helping the U.S. to a silver medal at the NORCECA Champions Cup men’s volleyball tournament in Colorado Springs, Colo. Gasman had eight kills in Saturday’s 28-26, 25-20, 27-29, 26-24 loss to Canada. He led the U.S. in kills with 11 in Friday’s 3-1 loss to Cuba with one block. The U.S. assistant coach was Spencer McLachlin (Punahou). In the women’s tournament, former Hawaii All-American Emily Maglio had eight kills, […]

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