Volleyshots

Jeff Hall explains in the video above the different rules and volleyballs the team will use in practice and matches. Monday began with another practice at the Palestra, the smaller gym at the Italian National Training Center for Volleyball – Centro Pavesi. It’s a couple of blocks from our hotel to walk. Team has looked pretty good in practice, considering the fatigue from getting here. Maglio has imprvoved on her slide and Greeley has put down some impressive kills when […]

On the tram with Emily Maglio, Kalei Greeley and Kalei Adolpho Buona sera We arrived in Milan this morning No internet until getting to the Italian Federation Training Center They will have a two hour practce then lunch and back to the hotel to check in The only glitch was two bags did not arrive and the airport is 40 minutes away Very limited internet so ciao for now

We have arrived. Flight a little bumpy. It is 52 degrees at 5 a.m. Team managed to sleep a little. One of the exit signs fell into the aisle at takeoff, landing next to my seat mate, Tai Manu-Olevao. She picked up and put it in the seat pocket. We joked that we didn’t realize that we were now in an exit row. Have about a 2-hour layover then off to JFK.

Very quick ride on the bus from campus Pretty easy checking too Megan huff is bringing a basketball to give her mom in Seattle in the morning

Seriously, 730 a.m. and still have not packed. We are out of HNL tonight to SEA, Saturday will be long travel, SEA-JFK-Milan, arriving Sunday morning. On another note, congrats to Elizabeth Ka’aihue Stoltzman who receives her Masters in Nursing Practice from UH Saturday. And the Aloha Invitational sand tournament from a few weeks ago will be on CBS Sports Network, 7 a.m. Saturday HST, TWC 247. not sure what channel it is on if you don’t have Oceanic. This is […]

sorry for the delay. getting a few stories out of the way before the trip from UH: Senior Taylor Averill earmed CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District VIII first-team honors It is Averill’s first CoSIDA academic award and the program’s fifth all-district. The Capital One Division Academic All-District At-Large Teams recognizes the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. A two-year AVCA All-American First-Team middle-blocker, Averill afinished second in the nation in hitting percentage with .488 […]

Wahine have two practices before leaving Friday. This morning and Thursday afternoon. Final poll was out Monday. Forgot to post Although Hawaii got the at-large, coaches voted Pepperdine ahead of the Warriors. 1. Loyola-Chicago. 2. Lewis. 3. UCI. 4. Penn State. 5. Pepperdine. 6. Hawaii. 7-14 all MPSF. Pfeiffer at No. 15 http://www.avca.org/divisions/men/1-2-poll-5-11-15/

Men’s volleyball and Wahine sand and water polo were honored by Gov. Ige Tuesday evening. MVB photo courtesy Milan Zarkovic: