Volleyshots

from the Big West Senior setter Mita Uiato helped win its third consecutive tournament title as the facilitator of a potent offensive attack, garnering her Big West Women’s Volleyball Player of the Week acclaim.Uiato, selected the Most Outstanding Player of the Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Volleyball Challenge, directed the Rainbow Wahine offense to a .314 team hitting percentage as UH swept Portland State and Northwestern, and knocked off Arizona in four sets.She averaged 11.50 assists and 2.40 digs and 0.50 […]

Hawaii’s steadiness during a week full of upsets in women’s volleyball was rewarded with a jump in the AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 poll released today. The Rainbow Wahine (8-1) moved from No. 10 up to No. 7. Penn State, with 45 of the 60 first-place votes, jumped to two spots to No. 2. San Diego (7-1), the only team team to beat Hawaii this season, received 13 votes in shooting up seven spots to No. 2. Washington (6-0), […]

Yes, I know, UH got outblocked 15.5-6, 5-1 in Set 4. Sounds like that will be the thread as we re-wind. But I gotta head out. will be on later. this is our breaking news story Senior hitter Emily Hartong put down 21 kills and No. 10 Hawaii won a hard-fought battle with Arizona 25-20, 25-17, 22-25, 25-23 tonight to claim the championship of the Outrigger Hotels & Resorts Volleyball Challenge at the Stan Sheriff Center. For the first time […]

Starting for UH Vorster, Uiato, Mendoza, Longo, Hartong, Manu-Olevao

rather than bury it on the top 25 Current overall record in parenthesis Hawaii (7-1) vs. Arizona CSUN (7-2)  def. Denver 3-1 CSU Fullerton (7-3) def Texas Tech 3-0 UC Irvine (6-3) def. Utah Valley, 3-1; def. Idaho State, 3-1 UC Davis (6-4) def. Toledo 3-0 The Beach (5-4) def. Seattle 3-0 Oregon State def. UC Davis (5-5) 3-2 Cal Poly (4-5) loses to Santa Clara 3-0 USC def. UC Santa Barbara 3-0 USD def. UCSB (3-6), 3-0 UC Riverside (1-8) […]

It felt like a WAC match; Northwestern defeats Portland State 25-17, 25-17, 25-13 Hawaii vs. Arizona won’t start until the scheduled 7 p.m. start time. because of TV.

will be adding Big West scores at the bottom 1. USC (N)  def. UC Santa Barbara 3-1; def.  Eastern Washington, 3-0 2. Texas def. Illinois (H), 3-2. 3. Penn State (N) def. Central Arkansas, 3-0; def Florida Gulf Coast (H), 3-0 4. Minnesota loses at No. 19 Kentucky, 3-2 5. Florida (H) def. Iona, 3-0;  Western Michigan, 3-1 6. Washington at Loyola-Chicago Sunday 7. Michigan (N) lost to No. 16 Florida State 3-2 8. Stanford idle; next Home vs. Cal […]

Thought Hawaii had its most efficient night, hitting .451. just six hitting errors. Had twice as many service errors (12) which might be the only negative of the night. Someone mentioned on the other thread they’d give the game ball to Uiato. Can’t argue with that. She set a really nice match, recognized the block, got her hitters a lot of 1-on-1s. Thought maybe too many swings for Hartong (26) when she could have gone elsewhere. Went to Adolpho 17 […]