Thursday thread up.

sorry the numbers now may be a little off for responses.
just found your comment in Pending.

As for the exposing of girls volleyball, it is now the most popular high school sport in the country. F rom what I read, something like just under 500,000, think 2013-14 school year.

MH Magill is a senior but this is her second year at UH.

MH Maglio was a reserve and the 3rd middle, usually came in late when the match was well in hand or for injured Magill that one time at Long Beach State.

OH Greeley and OH Kahakai both in their second years. Greeley probably the most experienced of the sophomores as a starter. Kahakai injured early, wore brace that limited her mobility. She seems 100 percent now.

OH Taylor missed all of preseason practice in 2014 and the first 7 matches. She estimates she maybe got up to 90 percent by the end of the season but she often wasn’t an option in the offense because they were trying to limit her swings.

As for Manu-Olevao, 2 1/2 years as a starter, the first when un-redshirting midway through freshman season because of Croson’s suspension. Been very inconsistent, has never hit above .200 in a season. That said, has stepped up at the ends of matches after hitting negative to start and played her way out of negative with the exception of the final against UW. This is her second year with Higgins (not counting Punahou when they were together) after two with Uiato. Also being asked to be a primary passer, something she is still learning to do and something she didn’t do in high school.

Also, the explosion of volleyball nationally over the past 15-20 years makes it easier for schools to retain local talent and harder for UH to get someone like a Kim Willoughby from Louisiana. Big football money has made that possible for schools in the SEC and ACC, to give two examples.

15. Mitchem has not been cleared to play. And may not be until Friday afternoon. question of some of the paperwork not being received yet, no fault of Mitchem. Not to dis educational institutions but get the feeling the non-Hawaii schools Mitchem has attended don’t have the same sense of urgency or the semester hasn’t started in those places.

16. Pestolesi played Mitchem at middle but that’s not where she was always hitting. She can run the slide. She can hit left-back, middle-back, right-back. He saw her as a middle at UH but was confident she could adjust to OH if that’s what the Wahine needed.

There is no question that she is athletic and talented. pretty good at read block from what I’ve seen but she has said that she’s still getting used to the speed of the game and the intensity of practices and workouts.
She definitely gives Hawaii some options. it’s just a matter of her adjusting to this level and, of course, when she is cleared.
Very pleasant young woman. has gone out of her way to say hello to me when I’m at the press table during and after practice. Might be TMI but we both like the same fragrance and she noticed I was wearing it.

13. agree about it being inequitable. didn’t see that analysis but would ask. Are revenue figures showing revenues as gross or net? Either way, football spends the most money at every school.
Have found that the UH athletic department to be pretty fiscally responsible (minus the Stevie Wonder thing). If they weren’t handcuffed by the travel subsidies it would be another story in terms of running a deficit.

That said, regarding the Wahine, where the disparity comes is in is when prospects compare facilities, weight rooms, overall athletic complex, food service, locker rooms. For now, the quality of the Wahine program is what attracts really good players.
IMO, there is a difference in the thinking of male and female athletes overall when it comes to a degree. From what I’ve seen, there seems to be more value placed on graduating from a ‘name’ university than one not quite as highly regarded academically by gender. I.E. Hawaii vs. Stanford. Hawaii is well-respected in academic circles for a number of its degree program but, again, IMO the national perception is not that If you were applying for a job which school do you want on your resume?