Comments on: Hawaii women’s volleyball: Irvine pulls off reverse sweep stunner

By: peanut

peanut — Sun, 06 Oct 2019 01:37:54 +0000

I’m wondering about that camera interference ruling as well. Is it stated in the rule book somewhere or did the official just make a ruling on the fly? Were they just intimidated by the coaching staff and gave in

By: Aiea 7

Aiea 7 — Sun, 06 Oct 2019 01:04:51 +0000

last night’s game exposed the fact that they need a full-time libero to steady the passing receive. UCI was a pretty good serving team and the other players were not able to handle the difficult serves. when the first pass Is not good the setter will have difficulty in making good sets to the hitters. what good is having e 5 hitters when the first pass is bad and the setters are having difficulty in make good sets to the hitters. enough of this experiment, go back to using a full-time libero. I make a comment about this early in the season. the libero plays an important part of not only the defensive game but offensive as well – the are skilled ballhandlers, this is why most teams use a fulltime libero, before they were called defensive specialists, but they do more than just dig balls, they also set the ball when the setter is out of position.

By: ET

ET — Sun, 06 Oct 2019 00:58:46 +0000

That replay in the fifth still bothers me. It appeared the camera operator just stayed put and didn’t “interfere” with that play. If the official ruled that he obstructed, why do they allow the camera to be there in the first place? The camera should be treated as another piece of furniture like the tables and monitors. if there is a chance of obstruction, why did the officials allow the camera to be stationed there in the first place. Maybe they should ban the cameras from being there in the future to prevent something like this from happening again. Not sure if UH can protest the game and have them replay the set. Upon review, the “4 touch” overrule should also not have been given, that’s a four point swing.

By: nomu1001

nomu1001 — Sat, 05 Oct 2019 22:51:38 +0000

Their 17 year old M is going to be a good one. We’ll be hearing more about her in the future. Their attitude is a winning one in any sport. Congratulations to UCI, they deserve the win.

By: H-Man

H-Man — Sat, 05 Oct 2019 18:47:40 +0000

Another 0-40 team versus the Wahine. I wonder if the Wahine can mentally recover quickly from last night’s loss UCI. They looked bewildered during the match, often arguing about calls that went the way of UCI. Let’s face it, they were outplayed. Good luck tonight.

By: CUQ

CUQ — Sat, 05 Oct 2019 17:02:08 +0000

What a shocking loss. Not sure if working harder is the answer to what we saw last night. It seemed to me that the seniors did not have good games…passing and digs on seemingly easy balls were missed and too many unforced hitting errors. The block was not there. Sets were low and not connecting. The team is continuing their downward trend from the last two road trip matches.