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Senior All-American hitter Emily Hartong repeated as the Big West Player of the Year, the conference announced today. Hartong was joined on the first team by Rainbow Wahine senior setter Mita Uitao, senior libero Ali Longo and freshman hitter Nikki Taylor. Taylor was one of two freshmen on the first team; also named was UC Santa Barbara hitter Ali Spindt, selected as Freshman of the Year. Hawaii middles Kalei Adolpho, a junior, and sophomore Jade Vorster were named honorable mention. […]

Conference expected to release teams around 9 a.m. HST. may or may not be able to get it right away. Have an appointment at 8:30 a.m. Someone asked on another thread if the Big West had changed  its procedure to use the AVCA’s new voting procedure. Big West reply was No. What the Big West did do was have its teams announced on Monday as opposed to the original release of Tuesday in order to get the teams to the […]

Very odd, IMHO. http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/weeklyrpi/2013WVBrpi1.html Hawaii at 17 this week. Hard to figure out how they dropped 6 spots with 2 wins, albeit wins over mediocre teams. So …. obviously the committee took other things into account. Most obvious is Illinois getting seeded with an RPI of 20. blantant that they protected the Illini who are regional hosts. Illinois & Hawaii the only seeded teams not in the Top 16 of RPI. The two teams in the Top 16 that didn’t […]

this is my breaking news story with quotes The Hawaii volleyball team will host the NCAA tournament’s first and second rounds this week at the Stan Sheriff Center, it was announced today. The Rainbow Wahine (24-4), seeded No. 11, will play Idaho State (23-11) in Friday’s second match. BYU (22-6) and Arizona State (19-13) will play in the first match at 5 p.m. Saturday’s second-round match is a 7 p.m. start. Tickets sales to the general public begin Tuesday. Defending […]

Monday 12/2 @ Noon ticket pick-up will begin for WVB season ticket holders that ordered their 1st and 2nd round tickets.Tuesday 12/3 @ 9:00 a.m. 1st & 2nd Round packages will go on sale.Friday 12/6 @ 9:00 a.m. Individual rounds go on sale.Ticket Prices:Packages (2-day): Adults (Lower or Upper)- $30Upper Sr. Cit – $20Upper Student – $13Single game prices: Adults (Lower or Upper)- $18Upper Sr. Cit – $12Upper Student – $8

Wahine very happy. Erupted into cheers and hugs all around Seeded 11 overall, in the USC regional play Idaho State Friday’s second match. BYU and Arizona State in the opener

Seeds 1. Texas. 2. Penn State

for those who missed it earlier, Selection Show Sunday 430 p.m. HST ESPNU espn3 online: espn.go.com/watchespn/ bracket at NCAA.com. Wahine fly back Sunday and will watch together somewhere in the SSC. as for the Big West getting 3 teams …. UCSB gets in. RPI coming intot he week was 58 CSUN was at 38. It could happen.