Too bad and frustrating for the men’s VB & BB teams last night.

Imua Rainbow Warriors!!!

I miss watching the VolleyBows. Good luck against the next opponent.

Congratulations to UCLA for winning the tournament.

Wish we had won but our mvb Rainbow Warriors worked hard and did their best.

Second set we dominated 25:14; Thursday nite we won against Ohio State; and Friday nite against Penn State 🙂

Good luck to the UCLA, Ohio State, and Penn State teams and for coming down for the tournament!

Even more luck to our team – We’re at a good season start and I’m excited to see how the season plays out!

GO MVB RAINBOW WARRIORS!!!

2nd half different story as Northridge who’s players are ATHLETIC just started penetrating UH weak interior and was physical and mentally strong the entire night. Stanhardinger did nothing physical the entire night as he was consistently being beat on the boards and to the basket as Northridge athletic bigs were just jumping and flying all over the place. Once the lead got to double digits Reggie went to his spread offense and start eating up the clock but Garret Nevels got them back with just desire and athletic scoring from mid range or lay up. The problem with Nevels he had individual battles with Northridge guards Green and Parks that took him mentally out of the game as his 5th foul he just blew a gasket with slamming his hands on the floor and a few foul words that clearly told his displeasure to the officials. Bows need to play smart with the officials as too many times they were in bad positions or just got beat by Northridge speed which caused reaching fouls on both guards or interior front line players. Shamburger sat on the bench a long time as Arnold was just livid with his poor outside shooting as Enos who played well but he was not a factor offensively as the remaining seconds every time he touched the ball Northridge guards became physical with him as he quickly got the ball to steady players. Smith the first guard just got beat up physically by Northridge players the entire night as he was totally frustrated not getting fouls called his way. Spearman played well but did not get a lot of shot attempts as Northridge defense was just swarming with arms and physical bodies in their 2-3 zone or man to man defense.

To the Bows credit they came back with pressure and GREAT man coverage as turnovers resulted into run outs and lay-ups as Garret Nevels was the catalyst with his TOUGH metal and physical play.

In conclusion Bows are good BUT the Big West is TOUGH and in order to win on this LA road trip, Warriors have to play SMART with their emotions under control. Fotu is a perfect example of calm playing as I had the pleasure of meeting him after the game, sharing my big fro picture when I played as a bow and taking a picture with him. A wonderful young man who will have a stellar career IF he stays or decides to play professional with his New Zealand team as I hope not.

Great game between two both teams who are evenly matched. Round II will be interesting when the Matadors come to Hawaii as of right now bows are 0-2 and the conference is going to get TOUGHER as you have not seen Irvine who has NJAI a 7’6″ freshmen center from Africa with an arm span of 18 inches. Once he starts to get touches inside LOOK OUT as the 2nd coming of Manute Bol has arrived !

Imua Warriors !