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.

Latest news

Wahine-UCI rewind

By Cindy Luis on October 5, 2013

Don’t know how much we can rehash tonight after comments on the  other thread.  been up since 6 a.m. so …. Points: Hartong taking too many swings, not more of a diversified offense, lbreakdown in serve-receive (gave up 7 aces, some that hit the tape and dribbled over; ousy video from a gym that only seats 800-ish. Box available  at http://www.hawaiiathletics.com/boxscore.aspx?path=wvball&id=17498

Top 25 & Big West 10-5

By Cindy Luis on October 5, 2013

1. Washington (A) at Utah UW leads 1-02. USC idle, hosts Cal Sunday3. Florida – Idle, at Alabama Sunday4. Texas (A) def. LSU 3-05. Penn State (A) def. No. 24 Purdue 3-26. Hawaii (A) def.  UC Irvine, 3-17. Stanford – Idle, hosts Utah 10-118. Minnesota (A) at Iowa, Iowa led 2-0 but UM rallies to win 3-29. Michigan State (H) def. Northwestern 3-010. Nebraska (H) def No. 23 Wisconsin 3-211. North Carolina – Idle, at Boston College Sunday12. Ohio State […]

Hawaii 3 UC Irvine 1

By Cindy Luis on October 5, 2013

At Crawford Wahine starting Hartong, Manu-Olevao, Taylor, Adolpho, Vorster, Longo, Uiato

Wahine at UCI links for 10-5 match

By Cindy Luis on October 5, 2013

Because of UH football today, Wahine volleyball on 1500-AM (4 pm HST) Football has al the espn1420am.com & 1420-AM links So no audio webcast available through 1500. You can listen in Hawaii to Kauwe’s broadcast on 1500 at OC 885 There is streaming video through and live stats through http://livestats.prestosports.com/ucirvine/http://livestats.prestosports.com/ucirvine/ There is gametracker also through Hawaiiathletics.com

Wahine-49er rewind

By Cindy Luis on October 4, 2013

our breaking news story Senior All-American hitter Emily Hartong put down 14 kills to lead No. 6 Hawaii to its 12th straight victory Friday night, sweeping Long Beach State 25-11, 25-21, 25-16 in a Big West volleyball match in Long Beach Calif. Freshman hitter Nikki Taylor added 11 kills and sophomore hitter Tai Manu-Olevao added 10 for the Rainbow Wahine (14-1, 3-0) at the Walter Pyramid. Hartong picked up her seventh double-double of the season when adding 11 digs against […]

Hawaii 3, the Beach 0

By Cindy Luis on October 4, 2013

Starting for UH, Hartong, Manu-Olevao, Taylor, Adolpho, Vorster, Uiato, Longo

Top 25 & Big West scores 10-4 UW loses

By Cindy Luis on October 4, 2013

Some from Thursday 1. Washington loses at Colorado 3-1 2. USC (A) def. No. 7 Stanford 3-0 3. Florida (H) def. Texas A&M 3-0 4. Texas idle 5. Penn State  (A) def. Indiana 3-0 Thursday 6 Hawaii def.  Long Beach State, 3-0 7.  Stanford (H) loses to  USC, 3-0 8. Minnesota (A) lost at  No. 10 Nebraska 3-0 9. Michigan State (H) def. . Illinois 3-0 10. Nebraska (H)def. No. 8 Minnesota, 3-0 11. North Carolina (A) def. Syracuse 3-0 […]

Hawaii at The Beach links 10-4

By Cindy Luis on October 4, 2013

FSWest with today’s match 5 p.m. HST, 8 p.m. PT In Hawaii it is on OC 226/1226. Radio is 1420-AM Doesn’t appear to be any live streaming for video, just audio espn1420am.com Live stats available at hawaiiathletics.com