Comments on: Granato double-doubles as Hawaii sweeps UC Riverside

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 00:20:38 +0000

http://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/?p=47217
new thread up for Saturday
43. not sure why you single out Burns as needing to be rested.

By: iGrokSpock

iGrokSpock — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 20:04:10 +0000

Good to hear that Na Wahine took care of business against UCR. Onward to CSUF.

Hey Cindy – do you have to go through all of the click not a robot stuff every time that you post too?

By: Sheila

Sheila — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 18:37:40 +0000

Wish Burn get rested today for next week challenge. As tough 7 matches coming after today, wish bench subs (Skyler, Krug, Ross, etc) get tune up time today. Expects continuing tune up of Granato/setters attack variations today. Still failing to take an easy point off over passes which could have dumped to side or down instead hitting back to diggers? Wahines weakness: not totally dominating in any single category. But wahines strength (above average in every category) is good enough to over come this weakness as well as to perform like top 25 team.

By: Big Island volleyball fan

Big Island volleyball fan — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 08:01:23 +0000

40. You are right. Usually one person cannot lift a team to victory, Cal Poly will learn tomorrow that they can’t just count on Torrey van Winden to carry them against Long Beach at the Pyramid. She will need help from other players. Unlike CSUN, I don’t expect Cal Poly to win in three straight sets. This could go to five sets either way.

However, there are exceptions. Consider that Egonu, the Italian superstar, lifted her team to victory against China in the Women’s World Championship today with a world record of 45 points (39 kills in 88 swings, a block and 5 aces). It took five sets, the last two extended. That was a monumental upset! So Italy will play against Serbia again for the world championship within a few hours. Italy will be tired just like Long Beach that just defeated UCSB, also in five sets.

By: greenthumb

greenthumb — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 07:58:58 +0000

38, the first tiebreaker is the head-to-head record. Let’s say two teams are tied for first. However, one team has swept the other in conference play, two matches to none. Then that team gets the AQ and steps 2 through 5 are not needed.

By: Kahuna

Kahuna — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 07:21:30 +0000

Geez…93 swings for Ruddins? What happened to the concept of team.?If I was a member of the UCSB team, I would not be thrilled with the way things are going. Are the UCSB coaches not smart enough to design other plays other than set the ball to a Ruddins?

If I was the coach, I would never do that to the team . It’s just not good for team morale.

By: darkfire35

darkfire35 — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 06:24:42 +0000

Was glad to hear Sky got in the game for a while and produced some. GO BOWS!

By: Big Island volleyball fan

Big Island volleyball fan — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 06:05:29 +0000

37. Thanks, Cindy, for citing the rule book. It explains why Greenthumb was wishing that CSUN could have taken a set from Cal Poly. However, rule #1 doesn’t make sense to me. How can there be a winner between two tied teams? Does this mean that whoever has the better sets-won-lost ratio wins? I can understand the other rules as they sound similar to tiebreaker rules in world championship matches.

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 05:46:43 +0000

From Big West manual
http://www.bigwest.org/code_book/2017/2016-17%20BWC%20Manual%20-%20Section%2021-VB8.1.16.pdf
In the event two teams tie for first place in the final standings, the following tie-breaking formula shall be used to determine the automatic qualifier:
1. The winner of the two-match series between the tied teams
shall be declared the automatic qualifier.
2. If still tied, the team with the best record in conference
matches against common opponents beginning at the top of the standings and working down the standings until the tie is broken shall be declared the automatic qualifier. Ties among teams at the top of the standings should be broken first to establish a ranked order.
3. If still tied, the team with the best total win/loss set record in conference matches against all conference opponents, including the matches between the tied teams, shall be declared the automatic qualifier.
4. If still tied, the team with the best win/loss set record against common conference opponents, excluding the team with which it is tied, beginning at the top of the standings and working down until the tie is broken shall be declared the automatic qualifier. Ties at the top of the standings should be broken first to establish a ranked order.
5. If still tied, the team with the highest point ratio in all conference matches shall be declared the automatic qualifier.

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 05:42:49 +0000

Great match in the Palouse
Washington State held off match points at 15-14 and 16-15 to take Set 5 18-16
No. 2 Stanford def. Oregon State, 24-26, 25-10, 25-18, 25-23
No. 3 Minnesota def. Iowa, 25-23, 25-18, 25-20
No. 9 Wisconsin def. No. 5 Nebraska, 25-20, 19-25, 17-25, 25-17, 15-8
No. 6 Pitt def. Notre Dame, 25-23, 25-17, 25-18
No. 7 Illinois def. No. 13 Michigan, 25-22, 24-26, 26-24, 23-25, 15-13
No. 11 Florida def. Ole Miss, 20-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-15
No. 12 Cal Poly def. CSUN, 29-27, 25-14, 25-17
No. 23 Washington State def. No. 14 USC, 25-16, 21-25, 25-23, 23-25, 18-16
No. 15 def. LSU, 25-14, 25-16, 25-21
No. 16 Oregon def. Cal, 25-12, 25-22, 25-22
No. 17 Purdue def. Maryland, 25-21, 23-25, 25-20, 25-13
No. 18 Marquette def. DePaul, 25-7, 25-16, 25-14
No. 20 UCLA def. No. 19 Washington, 26-24, 25-19, 22-25, 25-21
No. 21 Louisville def. Virginia, 18-25, 25-22, 25-19, 19-25, 15-2
No. 25 Arizona def. Colorado, 25-21, 25-23, 25-22
Other Big West
Long Beach State def. UCSB, 20-25, 18-25, 25-20, 26-24, 19-17.