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Post by feedthemiddles on Jan 31, 2014 12:04:41 GMT -5
Now if they only had a decent head coach...they might go somewhere.
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Post by 808valleyguy on Jan 31, 2014 12:35:31 GMT -5
Now if they only had a decent head coach...they might go somewhere. True story
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Feb 3, 2014 15:08:23 GMT -5
Passing problems doom UH on road
By Star-Advertiser staff
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 31, 2014
UC Santa Barbara took care of the basics in a 25-19, 21-25, 25-22, 25-23 volleyball victory over Hawaii on Thursday night at Robertson Gym in Santa Barbara, Calif.
The ninth-ranked Gauchos improved to 4-2 overall and 3-2 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.
The 11th-ranked Rainbow Warriors fell to 5-3 and 3-2.
The Warriors' three-game winning streak ended with their first road match of the season.
"We need to serve and pass better," UH coach Charlie Wade said. "There was a pretty small margin of difference in each set. Any of the four sets could have gone either way. I think every team had a lead in every set. We weren't real crisp passing.
"We only had a couple of good turns from the service line all night."
Left-side hitter Jace Olsen served eight consecutive points in a 9-0 run in the second set. UH's other left-side attacker, Siki Zarkovic, had a long serving run in the fourth set.
Other than that, the Warriors could not force the Gauchos out of rhythm.
Outside hitter Austin Kingi led the Gauchos with 13 kills. After Weston Nielsen struggled in the first two sets, substitute Matt Hanley closed with eight kills in the final two sets. The Gauchos also controlled the middle, building a 12-7 advantage in blocks.
Wade said it came down to the basics.
"They passed well, that's what they do," Wade said of the Gauchos. "They were a little sharper on the serve and pass. That's the game. That's volleyball."
In recent matches, the Warriors developed an inside-out attack, with accurate passes leading to quick middle sets. When the Warriors can run the middle, it opens the hitting lanes for the pin attackers.
But the Warriors had difficulty jump-starting their offense. Inconsistent passing took away the middle option and, subsequently, made the offense more predictable.
"We just weren't that good," Wade said. "It's back to the passing wasn't great. Then you start to become very predictable. They know you want to set the middle, and then when you do pass (well), they go ahead and commit (to defending the middle hitter)."
The Gauchos often sneaked a second blocker in front of UH middles Taylor Averill or Davis Holt.
Averill had seven kills but hit only .222. Holt had one kill and hit .143. Collectively, they hit .200.
The Gauchos found points in other areas. They had seven aces; the Warriors had none.
Setter Jonah Seif scored four points on second-touch swings. At 6-feet-8, Seif is the Gauchos' tallest regular.
"A 6-8 setter is quite a luxury," Wade said. "When the (opposing) offense gets predictable, a guy like that is going to touch a lot of balls on the block. We weren't as sharp as they were in serving and passing, and that usually wins the game."
UH opposite Brook Sedore finished with 19 kills. Zarkovic added 12.
After the match, Wade said, his players took "ownership of the loss."
"That's what you've got to love about this team," Wade said. "A lot of times in a locker room after games, you'll hear guys say, 'We need to do this.' We've got guys who are willing to say, 'I let you guys down,' 'I'm going to set better,' 'I'm going to block better.'
"I think it's pretty significant in terms of trying to fix what you need to fix, and guys taking ownership and personal responsibility for it. Nobody is pointing the finger at somebody else. They're saying: 'I can play better than this.' "
The rematch is tonight at 5 p.m., with a live radio broadcast set for KKEA, 1420-AM.
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Feb 3, 2014 15:08:59 GMT -5
UC Santa Barbara hands UH another loss
By Star-Advertiser staff
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 01, 2014 LAST UPDATED: 10:04 a.m. HST, Feb 01, 2014
The Hawaii volleyball team went a long way -- 2,483 miles and five sets -- to come away empty in a second consecutive road loss to UC Santa Barbara.
The scores were 20-25, 25-23, 25-14, 21-25, 15-13 in Robertson Gym.
The Rainbow Warriors lost in four sets to the Gauchos on Thursday night. In Friday's rematch, the Warriors scored the final four points of the fourth set, then rallied from a four-point deficit to close to 14-13 in the fifth set.
UH outside hitter Jace Olsen then blistered a serve that resulted in an over-pass. But UH setter Joby Ramos' first-touch slam was rejected by opposing setter Jonah Seif for aloha point. At 6-foot-8, Seif is the Gauchos' tallest player. That was Seif's only solo block; he assisted on two others.
The Gauchos completed their third consecutive season sweep of the Warriors, and extended their winning streak in this series to seven matches.
The ninth-ranked Gauchos improved to 5-2 overall and 4-2 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.
The Warriors are 5-4 and 3-3.
UCSB opposite Evan Licht led the way with a match-high 22 kills. Outside hitter Austin Kingi contributed 15 kills and hit .324. Matt Hanley, the Gauchos' second left-side attacker, started in place of Weston Nielsen and finished with 10 kills. Middle Jake Staahl had 10 kills and participated in seven of the Gauchos' 17 blocks.
In Thursday's match, the Warriors' erratic passing slowed the quick-middle attack and led to predictable sets. The UH middles combined to hit .200 in that match. On Friday, the Warriors were able to reboot the middle. Taylor Averill had 14 kills and hit .500; Davis Holt amassed nine kills and hit .471.
But the Warriors were undone by 47 errors -- 29 on attacks, 13 on serves, four on aces and one on a block attempt.
Opposite Brook Sedore had 15 kills but made eight errors. Olsen also had eight attack errors, doubling his number of kills, in 19 swings. He finished hitting minus-.211.
Still, the Warriors overcame a dismal third set in which they managed two natural points in 14 serves.
After blowing a four-point lead in the fourth set, it was tied at 21. Then Averill seized control. Averill hit an angle shot to make it 22-21. Averill and outside hitter Siki Zarkovic teamed on a block. After a Gauchos timeout, Averill crushed a kill. Olsen then finished with a line shot to force the fifth set.
With Licht and Hanley attacking from the pins, the Gauchos built leads of 9-5 and 11-7. Later, UH closed to 12-11 when Kingi's serve sailed long.
But then Sedore's swing from the back right struck the antennae. After a UH timeout, Olsen hit high, the blockers lowered their arms, and the ball went out of bounds to make it 14-11.
Then Averill blasted a kill, and UCSB's Hanley hit wide left, making it 14-13. But the match ended when Ramos could not elude the taller Seif.
The Warriors return to Honolulu this afternoon. They will depart on Wednesday for the weekend road matches against Cal State Northridge.
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Post by ACE on Feb 4, 2014 1:29:45 GMT -5
Olsen has struggled as of late. Hope he can improve. Wasn't impressed with him last year and he lost his starting position. It seemed that he improved over the past year (hitting harder, quicker, etc.) but his attack hasn't been much to speak about.
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Post by watchandlearn on Feb 4, 2014 22:20:44 GMT -5
Definitely time to try someone else at outside. Terrible hitting percentage, very inconsistent, and the passing isn't much better. Wade shouldn't bank his future on Olsen.
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Post by slBrown on Feb 4, 2014 22:56:07 GMT -5
Definitely time to try someone else at outside. Terrible hitting percentage, very inconsistent, and the passing isn't much better. Wade shouldn't bank his future on Olsen. No he (Wade) shouldn't. Imo, Olsen has what it takes. Frosh Fey isn't his replacement. Now Tu'i on the other hand.. If this season doesn't work out, Wade, his staff and Siki will be gone next 2015 season (I believe). Presho and Reft should give UH a whack.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2014 16:25:19 GMT -5
Hawaii lost their top recruit today after he decided to go to USC instead...
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Post by eastcoastvolleyball on Feb 5, 2014 18:55:19 GMT -5
Hawaii lost their top recruit today after he decided to go to USC instead... Larry Tuileta is going to USC?!?!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2014 22:10:45 GMT -5
Yes, sucks BIG TIME!!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2014 13:16:26 GMT -5
for football or volleyball, or both?
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Feb 6, 2014 15:14:09 GMT -5
apparently tho, tuileta did not sign an nli for usc football. he is walking on. interesting. that's quite a risk...
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Feb 8, 2014 0:20:29 GMT -5
UH hopes it won’t fail another road test
By Stephen Tsai, The Star-Advertiser
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 07, 2014
The Hawaii volleyball team faces another pass/fail test in road matches against Cal State Northridge tonight and Saturday night.
The Rainbow Warriors struggled in the serve-and-receive phases in two road losses to UC Santa Barbara a week ago.
The Warriors returned to Honolulu after those matches, then spent four practices — three in Gym I, one in Northridge's Matadome — working on volleyball's most fundamental areas.
"The whole thing is you have to sustain your ability to serve and receive for a long period of time," UH coach Charlie Wade said. "You have to do that at a high level for a long period of time. We were streaky, and Santa Barbara is good, and they're playing at home, and they're a little better at home."
The Warriors' three primary passers — libero Kolby Kanetake and outside hitters Siki Zarkovic and Jace Olsen — are in their second year in the program. Zarkovic has had experience competing in Europe. Olsen was at Penn State for two years before transferring to UH in August 2012.
Freshman left-side hitter Kupono Fey also is a skilled passer.
"It's largely mental," Wade said of accurately passing serves. "They have the skill and ability to do that. It's a lot harder in practice than it is in theory to go do it. And doing it on the road is even harder."
The Matadors are aggressive servers. Setter Travis Magorien has 13 aces, an average of 0.5 per set. The Matadors had 13 aces in two road matches last week.
"They're a traditional grip-it-and-rip-it team," Wade said. "They'll put service pressure on you all night. We'd better be ready to do the same to them, and to handle the barrage coming at us."
Of the UH starters, middle Taylor Averill is the most efficient server, putting 90.2 percent of his serves in play. Last week, Olsen had a run in which he served nine times during a rotation turn. Opposite Brook Sedore is a powerful server who has 10 aces but 25 errors in 106 attempts.
"It comes down to serving and passing," Averill said. "We've shown when our serving and passing numbers are high, (then) our middles are hitting efficiently and our pins are hitting efficiently. It really gets down to basics."
The Warriors are 5-4 overall and 3-3 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. The Matadors are 3-4 and 3-3.
"Three weeks into (MPSF play), it's still early," Wade said. "We'd like to be on the positive side. But being 3-3 is a lot better than being in a huge hole three weeks in."
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» Who: No. 11 Hawaii (5-4, 3-3 MPSF) at No. 13 Cal State Northridge (3-4, 3-3 MPSF) » When: 5 p.m. today, 12:30 p.m. Saturday; both Hawaii time » Radio: KKEA, 1420-AM » Live Stats: gomatadors.com
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Post by ingoodstanding on Feb 8, 2014 0:43:35 GMT -5
UH, 3 CSUN, 0
I wonder how Sam Morehouse is doing?
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Feb 8, 2014 14:30:23 GMT -5
Warriors take first road win
By Star-Advertiser staff
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 08, 2014
With good reception, the University of Hawaii volleyball team dialed up a 25-20, 25-15, 28-26 road victory over Cal State Northridge on Friday night.
Before 439 in the Matadome, the Rainbow Warriors earned their first away victory of the season to improve to 6-4 overall and 4-3 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.
The Matadors fell to 3-5 and 3-4.
The rematch is today at 12:30 p.m. Hawaii time.
The Matadors entered as one of the league's most disruptive servers, averaging 1.5 aces per set.
The Warriors spent four practices this week -- three in their Gym I, one in the Matadome -- focusing on the serve-and-receive phases.
"We made an extra effort to concentrate on receiving serves because their serves are so good," UH coach Charlie Wade said. "We knew we had to really prepare, really tighten up the seams. We made that a priority."
The Warriors passed well, creating quick-set opportunities for middles Taylor Averill and Nick West. Averill slammed eight kills (without an error) in nine swings and hit .889.
West was playing his first match in three weeks after recovering from a broken pinkie on his left (non-hitting) hand. West also did not have a hitting error, collecting five kills in eight swings, and contributed to six of the Warriors' 12.5 blocks.
"Nick is a tough matchup," Wade said. "We got him going early, then teams try to read, and they've got to commit (on the middle), and once they start committing, it's, like, 'OK.' Ask Jace (Olsen) what it's like to have Nick back in the lineup. It frees him up quite a bit."
Olsen, a left-side attacker, responded with eight kills (and no errors) in his first 10 swings. Olsen finished with 10 kills and hit .533. He also was instrumental in providing an obstacle for CSUN opposite Damani Lenore, who entered averaging 4.24 kills per set. Olsen got his hands on several Lenore spikes.
Lenore, who averages 26.2 swings per match, finished with seven kills in 15 swings.
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