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 prepping for Texas Tech

By Cindy Luis on March 13, 2013

Ann is covering so she’s been going to practice. I will be at Sand Friday and NOT at TT indoor match. From indoor practice this morning via Ann: Hartong still rehabbing the ankle, is limited to back row but expected to play 6 rotations Friday. Kastl rolled her ankle today but sounds like she will play. Back up setter  will be … Ah Mow-Santos.

Pepperdine tops UCI 3-12

By Cindy Luis on March 12, 2013

Not that it helps Hawaii but Pepperdine (H) def. UCI 26-28 25-23, 26-24, 25-20 Top 4  standings BYU 14-2, Long Beach 12-4, UCI 13-5, Pepperdine 10-6. Hawaii in ninth 6-10, just behind UCSB 7-10 Wednesday’s match could help UH: CSU Northridge (8-6) at UCSB

Zarkovic named National POW

By Cindy Luis on March 12, 2013

sorry, was driving into town Finally able to post Sinisa “Siki” Zarkovic, a 6-4 freshman outside hitter for  No. 10 University of Hawaii, today named the Sports Imports/AVCA Men’s Division I-II National Player of the Week. Zarkovic helped lead the Warriors to a two-match home and home sweep of then-No. 13 USC in what was a critical week for Hawaii in the MPSF standings.  Against the Trojans in the first match of the weekend, the Serbian native tied a team-high […]

Congrats to Zarkovic, MPSF player of week

By Cindy Luis on March 11, 2013

From UH University of Hawai freshman outside hitter Sinisa “Siki” Zarkovic earned his second Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Molten Player of the Week following his performance in the Warriors’ two-match sweep of USC.Zarkovic accumulated a two-match hitting clip of .429 (28-4-56) in the Warriors’ five-set wins over USC. In the first match, he served four of the team’s 12 aces, which was an MPSF team-high for a conference match this year. Two of the four aces were in set five, […]

Warriors up to No. 10 in poll

By Cindy Luis on March 11, 2013

Hawaii moves up a spot to No. 10 Top 3 remain the same 1. BYU (15 votes). 2. UCI (1 vote). 3. Long Beach State 4. Pepperdine up a spot. 5. UCLA up a spot. 6. Stanford down 2 despite losing twice 7. Lewis up a spot. 8. CSUN down a spot 9. Ohio State stays put. 11. UCSB up 3. 12. Cal Baptist stays put 13. Penn State down 3 after 2 road losses, IUPU and Lewis 14. USC […]

UH-SC rewind

By Cindy Luis on March 10, 2013

Another good win for Hawaii, much-needed to ket hopes alive for a playoff spot. Cal Baptist will not be easy. Lancers are 5-2 at home, have some big wins there. Stats for UH Sedore 11-2-30, 4 BA, 1 aces, 4 SE, 8 digs Ramos 1-0-2, 2 aces, 6 SEs, 6 digs, 1 BA Averill 7-1-11, 3 digs, 2 BA Marks 22-6-36, 0 aces, 4 SEs, 9 digs, 2 BS, 1 BA Zarkovic 12-2-25, 0 aces, 2 SEs, 7 digs, 1 […]

UCLA sweeps Stanford & MPSF standings 3-10

By Cindy Luis on March 10, 2013

MPSF W L Pct. GB All BYU 14 2 .875– 15-3 UC Irvine 13 4 .765 1 1/2 16-4 Long Beach St 12 4 .750 2 14-5 Pepperdine 9 6 .600 4 1/2 10-6 CSU Northridge 8 6 .571 5 10-6 UCLA 9 7 .563 5 13-9 Stanford 9 8 .529 5 1/2 12-8 UC Santa Barbara 7 10 .412 7 1/2 9-12 Cal Baptist 5 9 .357 8 8-11 Hawaii 5 10 .333 8 1/2 6-12 USC 4 10 […]

UH 3, SC 2 3-10

By Cindy Luis on March 10, 2013

Same lineup tonight Ramos, Sedore, Averill, MArks, Zarkovic, Holt, Cheape SC looks to have changed its lineup. Slaught and Lam in.