Volleyshots

Here was the breakdown of players for Friday’s Green and White scrimmage. Green: Hanawahine DS, Okino L, Ross OH, Sibley OH, Rasmussen OH, Williams MB, Krug MB, Iosia S White: Van Sickle OH, Westerberg MB, Wagoner L, Gong DS, Hellvig OH, Igiede MB, Akana OH, Choy S. +++++ White wins 15-10, teams have switched setters and scoreboard reset. ————— Hawaii senior middle Patrick Gasman had a team-high 11 kills and added a block as the U.S. fell to Cuba on […]

Hawaii was picked No. 2 behind Cal Poly in the Big West women’s volleyball coaches preseason poll released today. The two-time defending conference champion Mustangs received five first-place votes with the Rainbow Wahine receiving the remaining four votes. It is the second straight year that the votes were divided as such. 1. Cal Poly (5) – 77 2. Hawai’i (4) – 76 3. UC Santa Barbara – 59 4. UC Irvine – 52 5. Long Beach State – 46 6. […]

Thinking outside the box means thinking inside the service box for Skyler Williams. The junior middle for the Hawaii women’s volleyball team is determined to become more proficient at serving, a skill she rarely used in high school and one used sparingly as a Rainbow Wahine (no serve attempts as a freshman, 49 as a sophomore with three aces and 16 errors). “I’m feeling way more confident about my serve,” Williams said after Monday’s practice in Gym I. “All our […]

The AVCA released the preseason NCAA women’s volleyball Top 25 poll today. Hawaii received 13 points, worth an unofficial rank of 32nd along with Northern Iowa. Stanford was near unanimous at No. 1 with 62 first-place votes. Nebraska had one first-place vote as well as No. 8 Penn State. Ranked teams on the Wahine schedule are: 13. Washington; 20. Baylor; 21. San Diego; 23. Cal Poly Missouri was just out of the Top 25 at 26, while UCLA received 7 […]