Comments on: Hawaii up to 24 in poll, Greeley FOW

By: auntyz

auntyz — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 04:17:01 +0000

Mahalo to LC for the heads up on which non HI player to watch this weekenf

By: hollycow

hollycow — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 05:24:53 +0000

57. Another is when Washington knew the set was going to Hartong on match point. IMO the setter knows who the go to is, but should use her own discretion if she sees a hitter who has no blocker or one blocker in her area and go to her instead of the go-to who has the block stacked against her.

By: blunite

blunite — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 03:35:57 +0000

My bad, my comment was in regard to the final points of close games (crunch time) when the setter is told to set the left side. An example would be last year’s game against Arizona. Mita Uiato set Emily Hartong 4 times in a row and Arizona blocked her 3 straight times (none other than Olivia Magill)! Another example was in last weeks radio talk show someone asked him why Taylor Higgins kept setting the left and he said he told her to do that. A third example was against Davis where TMO had 39 sets (hitting .171) while NT had 19 sets hitting .414.

By: Cubicle1126

Cubicle1126 — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 03:26:02 +0000

can hawaii still get seeded? it’s looking like there is a slight, slight possibility. i thought i’d just throw this out there.

the key might be in the matches against csun. csun did a great job in their non-conference scheduling, and they did fairly well in those matches. so well in fact that it’s possible that they can finish the season with a top 25 RPI. but this is what would need to happen …

the RPI projections on VT (as of today) has hawaii finishing at about 18 in the RPI, which technically would put them in consideration for a seed. one of the factors used by the committee in seeding is wins against top 25 RPI teams. right now hawaii is 0-2 against the RPI top 25 (with losses to oregon and ucla). yes, not a great resume for a seeded team.

but the RPI projections has csun finishing just inside the RPI top 25. if that holds, it would give hawaii 2 more opportunities to get wins against a top 25 RPI team. win both against csun, and suddenly hawaii is 2-2 against the RPI top 25 (and 3-3 against the RPI top 50). that, at least, makes for a better case for a seed.

ultimately, these are just projections. these numbers and ratings have to hold. a lot would have to go in hawaii’s favor. hawaii would have to win out, or at the very least, win both match-ups against csun (which for this year is a tall order). and a lot would depend too on the resumes of other teams who are on the bubble for a seed.

but on paper, there might be a slight chance for hawaii to snag a seed … however slim that chance might be.

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 02:13:06 +0000

Don’t believe that UH offense has excluded the middle or the right side, if you look at what Magill has done and now what Taylor is doing since she’s back in the lineup. However on trouble sets the ball goes to Manu-Olevao if she’s in position to take the set, as it did with Hartong, Danielson, Houston, etc. That’s what the O1 does
The offense had been planned around Taylor until her injury. Things could change once she’s 100 percent. Hawaii has options on the offense

By: blunite

blunite — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 01:27:46 +0000

I would not fault Hartong, nor Olevao, nor any of the “01” hitters for low stats because not only is there a double block on the left but during crunch time everyone in the building knows what’s coming. Moreover, the high set from the setter has little margin for error or the hitter gets trapped. It’s obvious that Shoji wants his best hitter taking her shots (against a stacked block); but, excluding both the middle and the right makes UH a 1 dimensional team.

By: Lmn

Lmn — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 00:10:02 +0000

Annie is the real deal… I’m intrigued to see where Dave will play her, so many possibilities … It’s a shame she’s only going to have 2 years as a Wahine.

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 20:21:22 +0000

39. Thank you. should have been either up two spots FROM 19 or up two spots to 17.
29. Hot, I was comparing Manu-Olevao to Hartong in the sense that they are the O1, a role that Manu-Olevao is adjusting to this season. I picked a match by Hartong where her overall stats were not her normal performance to show the value beyond the hitting errors and service errors, something that other seemed to overlook when it came to her but have been quick to criticize when it comes to Manu-Olevao.
Value goes beyond the stats and the fact that she came from hitting negative to come up big on the road speaks to that.

By: jc

jc — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 20:10:00 +0000

#47 See her bio and follow her season at Irvine Valley College WVB site.

By: karin

karin — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 17:49:59 +0000

Call the coach with Dave Shoji and Tiff Wells today, 6pm ESPN 1420.