UCLA 3, UH 0
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Limited updates tonight
Utah State-USF went over 2 hours. Wahine starting around 745
which is pushing my first deadline (10 p.m.)
In between Sets 2 and 3 UH will recognize one of the Wahine’s oldest fans
Madeleine Lee is 100 today
Her family asked her what she wanted to do for her 100th birthday
She said Go to Wahine volleyball.
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Starting for UH
Adolpho, Long, Higgins, Magill, Manu-Olevao, Greeley, Mendoza
Long on her first hit is wide.
na wahine needs to organize the handle there. ucla seems to be getting settled in
2. must we start already? UH has five other hitting errors besides the 1 by Long
UH led most of the way early. UCLA takes its first lead at 12-11. Bruins up 15-12 at the TTO
OH MY GOD THAT KILL FROM LOWE
Taylor Higgins is trapping the leftsides and McGill.
UH up 18-16 on an ace by Mendoza. TO UCLA
When I commented that was their first hitting error.
Cindy, you and I both know long had struggled in every match so far. I’ve been one of her defenders, but especially against a TALL team. She shouldn’t be starting
Don’t understand the call on Higgins. instead of a kill by Greeley, UCLA gets the point. Manu-Olevao nets her 3-meter attack. UCLA up 19-18. TO UH
lowes shot was a bullet. tai was lucky to get it because of the block. not sure why shoji called timeout.
8. not how I read it as ‘their’ first hitting error. besides, it wasn’t UH’s first hitting error when she hit wide.
8. i am surprised as well. But the point is, she is. Koelsch in at 20-20
UCLA up 23-21. TO UH
wahine fumbling rather than scrambling
Taylor in. not sure if this the right time. but she takes the serve and passes well. Huff in as well
Manu-Olevao with a kill then a service error. UCLA wins 25-23
nikki taylor deployed added to back row attack! too bad the pressure was great on tais serve. that part might of been a better idea to float instead. hopefully that doesnt come back to haunt the lady bows
RS is non existent
Greeley 5-1-14, Magill 4-3-9, Adolpho 3-0-5, Manu-Olevao 2-2-6. Long 0-1-1
Felix 2-1-6, Strantzali 3-3-9, Lowe 4-0-8, Buechler 2-0-8
UCLA with a 4-2 edge in blocks, UH 21-20 in digs.
UH 1 ace, 2 SEs. UCLA 1 aces, 3 SEs
Ugh.
Why is Long still even in
Long hitting -.750
Good one Long.
Need huff to block.
That backrow attack just dosen’t seem to work well for us.
Long and Magill on the block. UH up 15-14 at the TTO
You should hear the guy sitting at the end of my row he’s all over Dave about Long.
Cindy how much people are there?
Manu-Olevao blocked. UCLA leads 22-21. TO UH
Manu-Olevao hits long. it’s 23-21. TO UH
Just way too many errors by Tai. come on wahine , just not getting it done down the wire, way too many service and hitting errors after 21 in both sets.
Manu-Olevao serves it long for the second time. UCLA wins 25-23
Jeez just not clutch with the serving. You can’t miss like that on set point two times in a row.
Kind of, have to blame Higgins and Olevao on that, one, Higgins for going to Tai almost exclusively and Olevao just not getting it done down the stretch.
Need to regroup and clean it up in the 20’s. this UCLA team is very very beatable.
This stupid hard jump serve is killing UH. Twice in a row. Just stay down and float it or jump float. Stupid, stupid, stupid….
Time for the broom yet?
Why did the online broadcast cut short the 100th birthday celebration of the fan in the crowd? I was mad, even madder at that than Olevao missing her serve at the end of both sets.
Nah, I don’t think UCLA is good enough to sweep UH at home. Need Huff or Taylor in there, need a third option at the pins since Long is not a threat. Higgins must go to the middles as much as possible, Adolpho is back!!
Either Taylor or Huff need to start the third set
Self-inflicted wounds… SMH.
Dave’s paranoia is showing. He clearly doesn’t think his bench can help. It’s been his Achilles heel year after year. Could have should have. Would have.
No excuses could have taken both sets.
It’s upsetting to keep supporting him…. Year after year.
long should be used at backrow. not close quarters vs big 6 footers.
Nikki in the front row and Tai serves out. Just keep it in.
Go support another team, already, you’re exhausting. Dave is not the problem, He’s not the one that is missing serves down the stretch.
36. Hold off on the broom. Their going 5.
Higgins needs to go to Magill and Adolpho on every decent pass, UCLA can not stop them IMO.
Kalei G is perhaps the best blocking OH Uh has ever had or will be before she’s done.
Huff in. I don’t get it. Shoji should just start the match 0-2, start Huff and the night can be over sooner.
Yikes , come on Tayler, her sets are off.
These net violations are ridiculous. Stop giving away freebies to UCLA.
UCLA has pulled ahead at 15-14 at the TTO.
Taylor H. Is moving like she is tired. Set tempo and choices are trapping the hitters.
A 6-2 makes sense. Combats fatigue brings a bigger block and gives both setters experience.
Higgins Higgins Higgins. If she doesn’t get better, neither will the wahine. She needs to work harder and get better.
Can’t stand Sealy, obviously that hit the line.
Yea the setting by Higgins in this third set, has just been flat out atrocious.
Warrior, sealey is usually calm. That was. Close call. Ucla and sealey are probably one of the most humble teams in the PAC when it comes to calls. Moore and Haley aren’t.
Mendoza is just a little too slow for my liking in the back row.
UCLA up 21-20. TO UH. won’t be back on for a while
Mendoza needs to move her feet. It shouldn’t be that hard at this level to run an easy ball down off the block.
Way too late to call that time out.
Sweep is a coming…sweep is a coming…
If Uh gets the next point Tai is up to serve again on match point.
Nikki makes a world a difference.
two kills by Taylor ties it at 24. TO UCLA
Nikki!!
What was that, that looked wide.
Too many mistakes.
If we see this UCLA team again in the future UH wins it.
Okay I blame this loss on Shoji after all, Seeing Nikki hit in the third, she should have been there much earlier instead of Long.
Disappointing, though not unexpected…UH 0-3 against ranked teams & the Pac-12…Winning the BWC is not a given either, UCSB, Beach & CSUN look pretty good right now…
Shoji didn’t want Nikki to block lowe?? put her on the right then. very disappointing. UH needed this for rpi sakes. UH will not have any wins over top 30 teams this season, that committee won’t like that at all.
Honestly the wahine should of won this game. UCLA are barely a decent team IMO>
Ucsb has been struggling. Beach too.
Northridge and irvine look formidable.
UCSB, Beach and CSUN look terrible and aren’t helping out rpi at all sorry JMY.
obviously UCLA will win some games on Lowe’s arm basically. But shut her down, and they don’t have much. I could see UH play them again in the second round at the NCAA’s and I like UH’s chances honestly, even on the road at UCLA.
83, We’ll see once conference play starts…
wow… disappointed another hosted tournament lost… so sad for the team, for the fans… but still so hopeful, especially with the re-emergence of Nikki!! alright ladies just win out the conference and dominate them and gel at post season!!
I still believe in you ladies!!!
Of course but they aren’t showing anything in pre conference at all.
this loss was on shoji alright. subbing the jump on set point too late on the second set, not using long for the right purpose, libero is a bit too slow to be a libero and not bringing in the tiger of na wahine nikki taylor in sooner.
I’m actually thinking this team will improve in conference play unlike like year.
In the big west we won’t see any players like Gardner, Brenner and Lowe who can just take over. Those three are basically the reason UH lost those matches.
Wahine will drop out of top 25, probably, per the TV commentators.
I think they will stay around 24/25 and then move up in conference play. I am just dreading the rpi when it comes out, won’t be surprised if it’s lower than 30.
The positive I take from this is that with the emergence of Nikki Taylor, we should dominate the BigWest…as far as RPI goes…maybe having a lower RPI will get them to an easier Regional…but anyways good to see Nikki getting her groove back…still a bright future….Go Wahine!
88. I have to agree that it’s on the coach. He was just too cautious, the thing is this game was very important. And Nikki should have been out there hitting late in sets 1 and 2. I have much more faith in Nikki hitting late than Tai no offense to her.
This team better go undefeated in conference play. Tayler Higgins was off tonight with her sets. Too me, that was the difference (6 points) in the match.
That’s my only worry, Higgins. She was off tonight and it affected Olivia’s game big time, Olivia got no decent sets almost all night.
Ninth, Lower RPIS usually mean stronger Regionals. We will see a Stanford, USC, Texas in the second round
I’d personally love to see USC in the second round, they are really beatable, in fact I think UCLA looks better than them so far.
and yes I expect UH to play someone like Oregon or Nebraska in the first round!!
95. She will probably be starting on Sunday against USF.
USC looks beatable, WHEN ebony is off. Their passing is Atrocious without Hagglund and shaw, but they have WEAPONS on the OH.
Texas is STACKED this year. No way Uh beats them. Cat McCoy makes the BIGGEST difference. She’s amazing at libero.
Stanford is Stanford and their stacked.
I rather see a team like Purdue or Oregon in The second round
All I can say is that seeing nikki in the court and getting kills again was worth the price and wait
This should be the line-up for the rest of the season:
OH1: Nikki Taylor
OH2: Tai Manu-Olevao/Kalei Greeley
OPP: Kalei Greeley/Megan Huff/Ginger Long/Keani Passi
MB: Olivia Magill/Kalei Adolpho/Emily Maglio
L: Sarah Mendoza
DS: Savannah Kahakai
Shoji should let Huff and Maglio start 3rd sets in relatively easier matches to prepare for the postseason. Long and Passi should only come in as an absolute last resort.
All this talk about RPI and seeding is premature, and probably not worth the effort. I believe the seeding committee will look very unfavorably at three losses against three major conference teams–even if the team wins every single match going forward. I can envision the committee saying something to the effect of, “UH can beat the non-major/lower RPI teams, but not the stronger teams. Underserving of a seed.” I think the focus should be on improving to make a good showing in the tournament. I want UH to win the conference title and get an automatic bid. Then let the chips fall where they may.
102. I would agree with your assessment. Long and Passi were given their shots and haven’t performed. I’d focus on developing the younger, taller talent for the future.
God awful at times tonight especially sets 1 & 2 with Tai serving at the end. Those two sets were totally winnable. Shoji didn’t make the adjustments sooner. I think he should have run a 6-2 tonight and see which of the 2 setters were playing better. Also Nikki should have been inserted earlier. Who cares if she starts tomorrow. They don’t need her against USF in my opinion.
First mistake was starting Long. Not trying to bash her because its not her fault. She can only play her game and shoji apparently likes her game, but her past showings have shown her to be ineffective on offense and a liability on defense. At least huff puts up a bigger block. The more playing time Huff gets the more growth and experience she can gain which will only benefit the team.
Second mistake – service errors on set point x2. I understand aggressive serving, but the jump serve is still new to her. This was a high pressure situation, just have her just plop it over and make UCLA earn the point or your defense get a stop.
I’m not entirely upset about the loss, wouldn’t even call it a bad loss. The way I see it this team will be formidable once Taylor is fully integrated with the team. The Big West doesn’t look to be as strong as last year and I can see UH winning the BW outright. From there I don’t see UH getting a seed due to a possibly low RPI but come December I do see them as being overlooked and playing spoiler to seeded teams.
Lowe is the beast. She has really improved! Game statistics are virtually identical. Great stress test game for team to flush out the things that still need work on. It is clear that with a healthy Nicki, UH would likely have beaten UCLA.
105. I agree with a 6-2, with Huff and Tai hitting/blocking on the right. Lets see Koelsch set. Higgins is struggling.
104. With Granato and Castillo coming in next year., Long and Passi will fall even further on the depth chart IMO. I think they need to focus on becoming serving subs. I know they both have tough serves, just need to work on consistency.
At 108.
Yep and it would have helped because Koelsch would have put up a bigger block and having 2 setters in would have helped push each other and play better.
107. Thing I like about Lowe is how confident she is this year. She just swings away every time doesn’t care how the set is. She doesn’t second guess herself. I hope the wahine hitters learn a thing or two from her, You have to have that confidence.
You know I hate to say this but for the last few years the Wahine have been too nice. They really need an Aneli or Kaufman’s energy out there on the court. Somebody to fire up the girls and get mean.
Finger pointing. That’s what fans do after a loss. Not all fans, not even most fans. There’s always going to be a small group of disappointed fans that feel a need to vent their disappointment and assign blame. I hope it makes them feel better after they do so.
I glad the Shoji and his girls have never got caught up in the blame game. They win as a team and lose as a team. They know finger pointing is not what they’re about. They know it’s a fan thing and not a team thing.
going to start another thread to recap things. got knocked off the server in the arena
112. The thing with Amber and Aneli, they weren’t mean per say, They were just extremely confident in their abilities. Sometimes I see Mendoza, Tai and Higgins get a little tight, and definitely second guess themselves.
At 112.
Yes, that’s what i meant. They jus had that confidence know no matter what was happening, they believed they would turn it around and pull the team ahead.
Lowe is a senior All-American (Honorable Mention) for a reason. She leads the country in kills. think that says it all.
I think we can be a pretty good team if Nikki continues to heal. In set 3 when she came into the front row the team look more legitimate with the size and athletic ability of “Hangtime”Magill, “Ms. Do It All” Greeley, and our “Super Soph” Nikki Taylor.
I am impressed with Greeley being able to compete match after match especially her overall steadiness when you play a team caliber of a UCLA. She has solidified IMO one spot of the OH..If fact she needs to be in the game. In fact she covers or would cover the whole back court if she had to. It seems like I am favoring Greeley so much. She has deserved it so far..But thank you Tai for missing Sunday to make things clearer. It goes to show you got to bring your “A” Game when and if when your number is called. Overall, I love what this team potentially can do, but this would be hard for the coach especially if he had to make some tough decisions if other girls start to answer the call like Greeley has done the past 2 tournaments.
Greeley just plays like a veteran out there, I don’t even consider her a freshmen. I’m very excited to see her in upcoming years when she gets fitter and stronger. She is gonna be a superb OH. She is already the best blocking left side hitter I think UH has had since Kim W.
117, Actually lowe was shockingly not an AVCA all american last year. She will be this year though.
Wow. This blog is getting to be a pool of negativity. Too bad. There is a lot to look forward to this season. Nikki Taylor will be back. Kalei Adolpho got her groove back at least in terms of her hitting. Kalei Greeley does not play like a freshman with her variety of shots, not trying to blast away all the time. Look forward to next week and the Big West Conference matches. I think Hawaii will do well. UCLA is a team that has improved and will improve during the season with its two freshmen outside hitters, Reilly Beucher and Olga Strantzali. Strantzali has one of the best jump serves I have seen this year coming in to the Sheriff. They both hit hard. Losing to UCLA was not that surprising. Besides Hawaii will not see another player of the caliber of Karsta Lowe. I think she is better than Krista Vansant of Washington, who won national player of the year last season.
I’m really impressed with Greeley. She’s a player. The moment is not too big for her. She doesn’t hit super hard she hits smart. She rarely hits out or directly into a well formed block. She finds openings hitting with enough touch and pace to find the floor.
I like the adjustment she’s made with her serve. In her serving debut she was spotty serving long or into the net. Now she rarely makes serving errors. She tries to hit spots with pace while not lollipoping it.
She’s a decent blocker, digger and passer. I believe she’ll get better as she gains more game experience. Not the same size or plays the same position but I see a lot Angelica in her.
Positive strong points of the team. Magill steady play of blocking and hitting. Greely steady all around play. Kahakai pretty good for a freshman and she should probably be the starting libero. Olevao blossoming in becoming a more consistent all around player who has elevated her play. When Taylor comes back it will make the team get those 3 to 5 points more, meaning the difference of winning and losing the many close games so far.
It would be interesting again to run a 6-2
with Koelsch and Higgins, Magill, Maglio or Adolpho, Taylor, Greeley, and Guianasso. I just have a good feeling with this lineup.
You have a 5 blockers and 5 hitters…bring in Mendoza and Kahakai when Magill, Maglio, Adolpho rotates to the back…I know I am dreaming!! Wake up!!
Another positive of doing a 6-2 is that it’s good practice for next year when UH will have about 8 pin hitters available ( Taylor, Greeley, Olevao, Castillo, Huff, Passi, Long, Granato) Maybe 9 if Mitchem plays opposite.
Would be good to get 4 of them on the court instead of just 3.
I love this lineup.
Taylor and Greeley at OH
Magill and Mitchem at MB
Olevao & Castillo at OPP (front row only)
Koelsch and Higgins setting (back row only)
Kahakai at Libero
Baby G or Clare at Serving sub
Btw, if anyone is interested.
Annie Mitchem’s play today vs San Diego 19 kills 0 errors hit .826
Need to develope another middle. Not knowing which Adolpho will show up. Her consistency has always been a problem and this is her senior year.
Play the freshman if you are looking to become a better team by year’s end providing the potential is greater than those of the jr class. If the jr’s have greter potential than so be it. If not, it would behoove coach to start a younger and bigger lineup.
http://www.ivclasers.com/sports/wvball/2014-15/boxscores/20140912_fk1h.xml
128, her team mate Marisa Doran is putting up some great numbers this year as well, but is completely overshadowed by Annie. I wonder where she is going??
At WF
Maybe we can get her too? C’mon Annie ask her to join you!
Wishful thinking 🙂
I don’t think UH has a scholarship for her, but sure I wouldn’t mind her on the squad the more the merrier. Hitting . 350 as an OH at any level is good.
Looking at a couple of photos showing the height Magill can jump relative to the blockers hands, I don’t know why Hawaii doesn’t practice setting her really high. That way, she can hit at a height that would be beyond the out stretched hands of the blockers. She can then choose where she wants to hit the set. Higgins should develop setting Magill high and slow. No quick sets needed, the blockers would helpless to stop Magill since she would be hitting above their hands.
Nikki’s going to be an AA mention when this season ends. When she’s on the court good things happen, like an AA should impact the matches.