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Post by swingaway on Mar 11, 2007 20:54:10 GMT -5
Making my first trip to the Stan Sherriff to see my boy's play (actually just going for the garlic fry's and beer  Anyone who has some suggestions for places to eat and visit after the matches please send me a private message. |
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Post by justchecking on Mar 11, 2007 23:31:19 GMT -5
I'm going also and staying 9 days. Please forward me any recomendations also...thanks!
Go Matadors!
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Post by UCvBall on Mar 11, 2007 23:35:05 GMT -5
Anyone who has some suggestions for places to eat and visit after the matches Rainbows Drive-in!!!! Kind of a little hole in the wall place but you get so much great food for such a great price!! And if you are looking for someplace a little nicer... Duke's is always a hit and Shorebirds is a fun place to have dinner with some company (or alone if no volley-talkers come with you). |
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Post by 8sexual0healn8 on Mar 12, 2007 2:33:24 GMT -5
it depends on what you are looking for and how far you are willing to drive...but def. HAVE TO GO TO RAINBOWS DRIVE-IN! HOO BAH, SO ONO (good)! GO CSUN!
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Post by bunnywailer on Mar 12, 2007 2:57:49 GMT -5
Does Femme Nu still have that free lunch buffet?  |
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Post by volleyfred on Mar 12, 2007 5:16:29 GMT -5
This match up is a must win for UH. Lose 2 they're done. Lose 1 they're all but done.
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Post by prouddad on Mar 12, 2007 10:04:45 GMT -5
This match up is a must win for UH. Lose 2 they're done. Lose 1 they're all but done. Hardly. Hawaii finishes the season with Long Beach, UCSD and Stanford. They could easily run the table against those teams. |
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Post by volleyer6 on Mar 12, 2007 21:26:18 GMT -5
it is going to be important for both teams... i would say more for hawaii jus because if they lose they are pretty much out of it. But if csun can go out there and take 2 away they will be looking pretty solid.
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Post by swingaway on Mar 13, 2007 15:35:14 GMT -5
No. 14 Warriors Host No. 8 Matadors
Release Date: 03/13/07
HONOLULU - No. 14 University of Hawai`i (3-13, 3-11 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) men's volleyball team hosts No. 8 Cal State Northridge (12-9, 7-6 MPSF) for two league matches March 16-17 at 7:00 p.m. at the Stan Sheriff Center.
Promotions
It's "Students In Green Weekend," March 16-17, and UH system students wearing green shirts receive FREE admission to the men's volleyball matches on those dates. A special student gate will be designated at the Stan Sheriff Center and students need to present a validated Spring '07 UH ID to receive their free ticket. Outrigger Hotels & Resorts is the men's volleyball match sponsor on Friday and Anheuser-Busch is sponsoring Saturday's match.
Radio/TV Coverage
ESPN 1420 is broadcasting live with Scott Robbs calling the action. The radio broadcast begins 15 minutes before the first serve. KFVE is televising live both matches with Jim Leahey (play-by-play) and Chris McLachlin (analyst).
UH-Cal State Northridge Series
UH and Cal State Northridge have met 49 times since 1979 with Hawai`i leading, 37-12. In Honolulu, the Warriors are 18-5. UH also leads the series in Northridge, Calif., 15-4, and at neutral sites, 4-3. Under coach Mike Wilton, UH is 21-6 against CSUN since 1993. The Warriors have won the last four meetings.
Scouting the Matadors
Cal State Northridge enters the week ranked No. 8 at 12-9, riding a four-match win streak. In the MPSF, CSN is 7-6. The Matadors are coached by Jeff Campbell, who is in his 10th season. Setting for CSN are Travis Bluemling and Sean Pedersen. Bluemling is averaging 11.94 assists per game while Pedersen is dishing out 7.12 apg. CSN is led by Dan Rhodes who is averaging 4.17 kpg while hitting at a .322 clip. Kyle Waite, Kevin McKniff and James Lischer are also names to watch. Lischner leads the club hitting .446 with Waite (.441) and McKniff (.414) each contrbuting offensively. As a team, Cal State Northridge is averaging 14.94 kills per game, 143.85 assists per game and 2.37 blocks per game while hitting .301 collectively.
Rankings
Hawai`i, who has appeared in all 324 AVCA weekly polls, is 14th this week in the latest Top 15 poll. The current ranking is the lowest ranking for the Warriors since falling to 15th April 14, 1987. UH has never dropped out of the rankings.
Warriors Notes
The Warriors are 0-3 in the second half of the season...UH is 10 games under .500 (3-13) with 10 remaining on the year and no UH team under coach Mike Wilton has finished with a losing mark...the lowest finish was 14-14 in 1994...UH has not finished below .500 since going 13-14 in 1992 under Alan Rosehill...opposite Lauri Hakala recorded his fourth double-double of the season last week posting 18 kills and 11 digs in the three-set loss to Pepperdine March 8...Brian Beckwith has two double-doubles (assists-digs) while Jim Clar (kills-digs) and Dio Dante (blocks-digs) have one apiece.
Statistically, Hawai`i In The MPSF
(As of Mar. 13) - Hawai`i leads the MPSF in blocking snuffing 3.55 blocks per game. The Warriors are ranked second in digs (9.42), ninth in aces (0.83), while 10th in hitting (.238), kills (14.00) and assists (13.15). Individually, Dio Dante is the only UH player ranked in two categories - second in blocking (1.76) and eighth in hitting (.429). Matt Rawson is eighth in blocking averaging 1.22 blocks per game. Eric Kalima is tied for second in digs per game (2.44), while Brian Beckwith is eighth in setting averaging 12.22 assists per game.
Statistically, Hawai`i In The NCAA
(As of Mar. 13) - Hawai`i has three players among the national leaders. Middle blocker Dio Dante is ranked fourth in blocking averaging 1.56 blocks per game, while 17th hitting at a .424 clip. Setter Brian Beckwith is 15th in assists (12.21 apg), while libero Eric Kalima is 18th in digs (2.36 dpg).
Dante, Beckwith Creeping Up Career Ladder
Dio Dante, the senior middle blocker, owns 314 career block assists landing him in fifth place on the UH all-time list. He needs 33 block assists to pass Costas Theocharidis' (2000-03) 346. His total of 343 total blocks moves him into sixth place on the UH all-time list just one shy of Andre Breuer's (1998-99) 344. Senior setter Brian Beckwith is fourth with 4,050 assists in his career. He is 145 shy of third occupied by Albert Hannemann (1991-93) who has 4,195. Beckwith owns a 12.42 assists per game average, placing him seventh on the UH all-time list.
Next Up
Hawai`i closes out its six-match homestand with a non-conference series against Lewis March 23-24 at the SSC beginning at 7:00 p.m. both nights.
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Post by swingaway on Mar 13, 2007 15:36:56 GMT -5
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Post by italianmattd on Mar 13, 2007 15:43:33 GMT -5
wow.... Hawaii does look good on paper.... but not live in the match huh?
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Post by sexy on Mar 13, 2007 18:10:02 GMT -5
whatever you do - dont listen to rachael ray -- she doesnt know how to eat local food here -- she eats the teriyaki meat first and when thats all gone - then she starts with the rice -- you put the meat in the mouth first - not sexually of course - then chase that down with some rice -- then repeat the process until full  |
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Post by IdahoBoy on Mar 13, 2007 21:54:17 GMT -5
Forget the local food on Saturday... go to the Murphy's block party for post-match celebration (even if you're just celebrating being in Hawaii). www.gomurphys.com/events.htm |
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Post by northshore on Mar 14, 2007 1:44:26 GMT -5
what else can Coach do to this UH team.He makes me so sad to see what he has done to these talented boys. He's stripped them of their pride and burned them out emotionally. He is sooo bringing them down with all these crazy line up changes. He's not showing any faith in their play by yanking them out so much and not allowing them to recover. He's got to let them work through and help to raise their confidence he's stripped them of. THey play well for a few matches then get yanked back to the third court of no return for having a bad day. What happened to positive coaching. What happened to being able to look up to your coach and trust him instead of looking up to him to see if he's gone a little bonkers. These guys can't even ask questions of the coaches. A UH booster was watching practice this week I think she said and said a player was knocked down to the third court for asking a technical questions about his footwork or something. Coach is wasting some really good talent. Yet the boys keep hanging on for each other. Where's Carl Mcgown to rescue the boys. Come on Super Tino, help the boys out!
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Post by volleyfred on Mar 14, 2007 15:43:22 GMT -5
This match up is a must win for UH. Lose 2 they're done. Lose 1 they're all but done. Hardly. Hawaii finishes the season with Long Beach, UCSD and Stanford. They could easily run the table against those teams. I have bad news for you prouddad. In order to make playoffs this year, teams will need at least 10 league wins. And even then, by the end of the season, teams may need 11 league wins, so: If CSUN wins 2, UH can "run the table," and they are done. If CSUN wins 1, UH will need to "run the table," just to have a chance... but, like I said, it maybe too late at that point. UH needs to win 2 against CSUN, then "run the table." In order to guarantee playoffs. |
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Anyone who has some suggestions for places to eat and visit after the matches please send me a private message.
