Comments on: Hawaii seeded 3 at NCAAs, Cal Poly wins pairs event

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 15:50:41 +0000

In reply to Robin.

http://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/?p=45834
new thread up for Monday on All-America MVB

By: Robin

Robin — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 14:18:17 +0000

Let’s hope after this current contract ends, Gulf Shores doesn’t become the CWS Omaha of beach volleyball. Plus there are so many potential (and in some cases, traditional) sites in So Cal and I’d say even Vegas could be a blast.

By: HawaiiMongoose

HawaiiMongoose — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 13:24:38 +0000

Cal Poly, not Cal Ploy.

By: HawaiiMongoose

HawaiiMongoose — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 13:23:28 +0000

My bad, I didn’t realize the last team in was 10th-ranked FIU, which isn’t a power conference team. So the bias really was geography driven rather than power conference driven. That’s still grossly unfair to Cal Ploy, LBSU and the Big West. Something needs to be done about these selection committees that decide student athletes’ fates based on factors other than their achievements in competition.

By: HawaiiMongoose

HawaiiMongoose — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 03:33:45 +0000

How can the Big West have three of the top six teams in the country and yet not receive an at-large bid? The politics is disgusting. And I suspect it’s less about east-west balance than it is about putting two SEC teams in the tournament instead of two Big West teams. It appears that power conference bias is already starting to rear its ugly head in beach volleyball, and when the top recruits get wind of that they will start to gravitate to the power conference schools just as they do in other sports. That doesn’t bode well for the Big West in the long run. SMH.

By: Bleachercoach

Bleachercoach — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 03:32:13 +0000

2. Monkhouse rested today. Saw her getting her right shoulder checked by Dr.Kan (Carly’s dad)..She did it to get it rested up for the more important National Championship next week. If she played that would have been an interesting battle between Tiamiric(Poly) vs Monkhouse(Hawaii)..2 top tough Canadians going at it… I am happy she rested. At least Poly gets to go home with something. I feel LBSU and Cal Poly both were deserving to go to Alabama, but I expected maybe 1 of them to go…
Well, now they know how the Hawaii Mens VB team felt…What if Hawaii didn’t win the BW Title? It clearly looks like only the Champion would go cause they still love USC

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 03:17:43 +0000

22. true on many points. But you still want to play well. It didn’t mean anything and players did have a lot on their minds since they knew they’d be leaving Monday and have school work to set up while they are gone.

BTW, men’s All-Americans announced Monday morning some time.

By: Robin

Robin — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 03:13:58 +0000

Wonder if tourney was in Manhattan Beach and not Gulf Shores that both at-large would be from the west?

By: kahuna

kahuna — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 01:57:50 +0000

Regarding this pair play today…its very very very difficult for UH to put in the mental effort to play this meaningless pair thing. All the energy and focus was to win the BW title. After the win, there is a big sense of relief and the mental outlook of all the UH girls change.

Sure, as a competitor, you want to win all the time but its human to have a letdown after you accomplished your ultimate objective.

Good Luck in Alabama! Go Sandbows!

By: noblesol

noblesol — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 00:43:07 +0000

15. As #2 or #3, Hawai’i still winds up in the same bracket with Pepperdine. The bracket is what it is, I’ve heard. But, if Hawai’i had slipped to #4 and FSU to #3, then Hawai’i would have played USC in the first round. South Carolina is the easier first round draw. UCLA easily gets to the second round. All roads in that bracket go through the #1 seed.

#7 LSU, a bit mercurial, did finish strong. In fact, finishing stronger than #6 South Carolina. LSU could put up a good fight against Pepperdine. A grind ’em out match is possible in all five flights. Either way, should Hawai’i make it to the second round, a LSU or Pepperdine match-up should be better than facing a well rested UCLA that likely coasts to the second round on three quick flights.