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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Mar 29, 2016 16:10:12 GMT -5
Men’s Volleyball Travel To Santa Barbara For Pivotal Two-Match Series3/29/2016 10:52:00 AM Men's Volleyball celebrates
Excerpt: "The eighth-ranked University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team embarks on its final regular season road trip of the season with a crucial two-match series at No. 7 UC Santa Barbara, Friday, April 1 and Saturday, April 2 at The Thunderdome in Santa Barbara, Calif. Match time is 7:00 p.m. PT (4:00 p.m. HT) both nights. The Rainbow Warriors (14-9, 9-9) are one game behind the sixth-place Gauchos (15-9, 10-8) in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation standings. UH clinched a berth in the eight-team MPSF Tournament last week after sweeping a two-match series with UC Irvine in Honolulu. The Warriors have now qualified for the tournament five times in head coach Charlie Wade's seven seasons at UH. ... Who: No. 8 Hawai'i (14-9, 9-9 MPSF) vs. No. 7 UC Santa Barbara (15-9, 10-8 MPSF)When: Friday, April 1 and Saturday, April 2 Time: 7:00 p.m. PT (4:00 p.m. HT) both nights Where: The Thunderdome; Santa Barbara, Calif. Streaming Video: Available at www.ucsbgauchos.comRadio Coverage: None Audio Webcast: None Live Stats: Available at www.ucsbgauchos.com" Full UH release: hawaiiathletics.com/news/2016/3/29/mens-volleyball-travel-to-santa-barbara-for-pivotal-two-match-series.aspx?path=mvball
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Post by kolohekeiki on Mar 30, 2016 9:28:33 GMT -5
Congrats to Joe and Siki...honors both well-deserved
Good to see Siki playing well this past weekend!
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Mar 31, 2016 14:45:54 GMT -5
Warriors look to control final volleyball matches
By Cindy Luis, Star-Advertiser
March 31, 2016
Winning last Saturday was just the beginning. Now that No. 8 Hawaii has clinched a playoff berth, the Rainbow Warriors head into the final four matches of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball season with one goal in mind: Control what can be controlled … that is, the outcome on the court.
With so many permutations of what the final standings and tournament seedings could be 10 days from now, “there’s no use trying to speculate where we’ll be,” Warrior coach Charlie Wade said. “We know we’re in and that we’ll be no lower than seventh.
“We want to continue getting better so that we’ll playing our best volleyball at the end.”
Hawaii (15-9, 9-9) is at No. 7 UC Santa Barbara (15-9, 10-8) Friday and Saturday night, two matches that likely will decide the sixth and seventh seeds. (There is an outside shot either could move up to fifth). Regardless of the outcome, both Hawaii and UCSB will be on the road for the MPSF quarterfinals on April 16.
Taking two at the Thunderdome — where the Warriors have won once in the past eight matches — would be a momentum builder.
Hawaii hosts Cal Baptist (12-14, 4-14) next Friday and Saturday, the final home matches for seniors Kolby Kanetake, third in career digs (751), and Siki Zarkovic, eighth in kills (1,250).
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Apr 2, 2016 13:00:48 GMT -5
UH struggles against UCSBBy Barry Punzal Special to the Star-Advertiser April 2, 2016 MIKE ELIASON / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER The Rainbow Warriors’ Brett Rosenmeier got a kill past UC Santa Barbara’s Henri Cherry and Matt Marsh during Game 3 of Friday’s match in Santa Barbara, Calif.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. >> The plan is to be playing the best volleyball as the playoffs approach. The Hawaii men’s team didn’t follow that plan Friday night in the opener of its two-match trip to UC Santa Barbara. The Rainbow Warriors struggled from the opening set and dropped a 25-15, 23-25, 25-18, 25-18 decision at Rob Gym in a battle of playoff-bound teams in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. Hawaii hit a meager .191 for the match, committed 15 service errors in the loss and dropped to 9-10 in the MPSF and 14-10 overall. Despite the result, the Warriors remain in the seventh spot in the standings while UCSB (11-8, 16-9) is in sixth. The top eight teams make the postseason tournament. With three matches remaining, the Warriors could finish as high as fifth. But that doesn’t concern coach Charlie Wade right now. “It’s not about where we finish in the standings; it’s about playing our best volleyball at the end of the year,” he said. “Tonight, we just made too many service errors and didn’t execute some of the basic things we knew that was coming at us from the scouting report. We just didn’t do a very good job of it, no question.” UCSB exploited the UH middle, with Henri Cherry and Ryan Hardy having their way against the Warriors’ block, or lack of a block. Cherry blasted 11 kills on 14 swings for a .714 hitting average and Hardy hit .583, scoring on nine of 12 attempts. Outside hitter Austin Kingi was the overall kill leader with 13 and hit .345. Of course, it helps that the Gauchos have one of the best setters in the country in 6-foot-9 senior Jonah Seif. “Their setter is really talented and he will adjust the game plan night to night, based on personnel and stuff,” said Wade. “We knew situations they were going to run middle and we just couldn’t stop it because it was well executed at their end. But we have to do a better job at being in the right spot at the right moment when you know it’s coming.” UH seemed to find its groove early in the second set and opened up a 9-4 lead. The serving of Nainoa Frank got the Warriors going, Stijn Von Tilburg started putting balls away on the outside and Hendrik Mol became a force in the middle. The Warriors took a 16-11 lead on a block and poke by Kupono Fey, but UCSB roared back. Matt March sided out and Parker Boehle took a soft shot with his hands and set up Seif for a kill on a second ball. A mistimed UH middle attack cut the lead to 18-17. Fey restored order with a kill from the back row and Mol blocked a ball for a 20-17 lead. The Gauchos cut it to 21-20 on a UH hitting error and the teams traded sideouts before Fey came up big at 23-22. He swatted a ball off the block and it fell barely outside the sideline for a 24-23 lead. Marsh sided out for UCSB before Von Tilburg put away the winning point with a hit high over the block. The Warriors hit .407 in the set. “We brought in Brett Rosenmeier in the second set and he gave us a little bit of a lift,” said Wade. But Hawaii couldn’t sustain the momentum and never led in the third set. “Our serving kind of went sideways (after the second set),” Wade said. The Warriors made six service errors in the set. “I’d say overall it was a pretty ugly match. We were coming off a five-set match on Saturday where we made 12 hitting errors in the match. I think we made twice that tonight. It was sloppy volleyball, no question.” Hawaii finished the night with 24 hitting errors. Van Tilburg led the Warriors with 13 kills, Fey had 11, Frank added eight (on .800 hitting) and Rosenmeier chipped in seven. In the fourth set, UH rallied from a 12-9 deficit and took a 13-12 lead on a combo block by Mol and Ian McKellar. UCSB tied the score on a dink shot to start an 8-1 scoring run and put the match away. It’s now a matter of the Warriors having a short memory and playing better today. Wade sees it as a playoff preview. “We know we’re going to be on the road this year in the first round,” he said. “Tomorrow is kind of the dry run for the playoffs because we know we have to go and play a good team on the road. We want to give ourselves a better chance to win.”
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Apr 2, 2016 13:03:32 GMT -5
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Apr 2, 2016 13:06:23 GMT -5
Men’s Volleyball Falls To UCSB In Four4/1/2016 6:12:00 PM Excerpt: "SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team dropped the opener of a pivotal two-match Mountain Pacific Sports Federation series with No. 7 UC Santa Barbara in four sets, Friday, at Rob Gym. Set scores were 25-15, 23-25, 25-18, 25-18. The Rainbow Warriors (14-10, 9-10 MPSF) saw their four-match win streak come to an end and have now lost five straight to the Gauchos in Santa Barbara dating back to 2010. More importantly, UH is now two matches behind UCSB (16-9, 11-8) and Pepperdine in the MPSF standings for fifth place." Full UH release: hawaiiathletics.com/news/2016/4/1/mens-volleyball-falls-to-ucsb-in-four.aspx
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Apr 2, 2016 13:08:07 GMT -5
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Apr 3, 2016 12:59:25 GMT -5
Struggling Warriors lose again to GauchosBy Barry Punzal Special to the Star-Advertiser April 3, 2016 MIKE ELIASON / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER The Rainbow Warriors’ Hendrik Mol finished with seven kills in Hawaii’s loss to UC Santa Barbara on Saturday in Santa Barbara, Calif.SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. >> A second straight loss at UC Santa Barbara didn’t change anything for the Hawaii men’s volleyball team in the postseason picture. The Rainbow Warriors remain firmly in the seventh playoff spot after Saturday night’s 25-18, 25-20, 25-23 defeat in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match at Rob Gym. “It was an interesting weekend where we could not move down in the standings,” said coach Charlie Wade, whose team fell to 9-11 in the MPSF and 14-11 overall. “I don’t ever remember being in that situation. We certainly like to move up, so we get a chance to play well at home next week.” UH finishes the regular season against 4-14 Cal Baptist before hitting the road for the first round of the MPSF Tournament. Who they’ll face remains up in the air, as the top four positions in the standings have yet to be settled among Stanford, BYU, UCLA and Long Beach State. “There’s too many scenarios,” Wade said. “I know some people are looking at them. We don’t know what’s happening above us. All we can control is how we’re playing entering the playoffs.” UH started out better than Friday, staying close to the sixth-place Gauchos (17-9, 12-8 MPSF) and taking a 16-15 lead in the first set. But things started to unravel at that point. UCSB went on a 5-0 run, sparked by the monster jump serves from 6-9 setter Jonah Seif. The Warriors never recovered. UH fell behind 6-3 in the second set as UCSB’s middles continued to dominate the net against the smaller Warriors. The Warriors kept fighting and got to 11-10 on a Nainoa Frank kill in the middle. But a service error followed by a stuff block by Seif gave the Gauchos some breathing room at 13-10. UH then suffered a bad break on a no-call of an apparent lifted ball during a rally and wound up hitting the ball out. UCSB middle Ryan Hardy scored on a stuff block for a 15-11 lead, and the Gauchos later went on a three-point run to take a commanding 18-12 advantage. The Gauchos outblocked UH 15-6. Wade changed things up in the third set by bringing in five new players: Brandon Hiehle, Brett Rosenmeier, Mamane Namahoe, Jennings Franciskovic and Iain McKellar. They brought energy and pushed the Gauchos before faltering at the end on a taped serve for an ace. Rosenmeier finished with seven kills and hit .364 and Hiehle added four kills on a .429 average. Starting middles Frank and Hendrik Mol had solid offensive games, with Frank hitting .571 and putting away eight kills and Mol notching seven kills on .700 hitting. “It was fun,” Wade said of watching the guys off the bench. “Those guys have worked hard and some of those guys haven’t played too much. We talk all the time about the team that wins is the team that is smiling and has good energy. And they certainly came out and played loose and with good energy and kept it simple.” “Our first unit, they look exhausted,” he added. “I don’t know if it’s physical or mental. It’s a long season and it looks like it’s worn on them a little bit. It was nice to see those guys (off the bench) come in and play free. They really had a chance to send it to four. I looked over at Santa Barbara and they looked worried. They didn’t want it to go four, and we had momentum. That certainly was a positive for us.” Wade pumped his fist when Hiehle smashed a ball down the line to tie the score at 23. But UCSB got a kill from outside hitter Matt Marsh (12 kills) and Henri Cherry dribbled a serve off the tape for the winning point. “We didn’t have that spark this weekend, and Santa Barbara is a good team. They played well,” Wade said. “They were clearly better than us this weekend, and we really never gave ourselves a chance to make something late, to make a run at them.
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Apr 3, 2016 13:01:08 GMT -5
Men’s Volleyball Falls In Straight Sets; Drops Series At UCSB4/2/2016 5:36:00 PM Excerpt: "SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – For the second straight night, No. 7 UC Santa Barbara got the best of the eighth-ranked University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team, winning in straight sets, Saturday, at Rob Gym. Set scores for the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation rematch was 25-18, 25-20, 25-23. With the loss, the Rainbow Warriors (14-11, 9-11 MPSF) have all but locked up the No. 7 seed in the MPSF Tournament in two weeks. UH concludes the regular season with a pair of MPSF matches against California Baptist, April 8 & 9, in Honolulu." Full UH release: hawaiiathletics.com/news/2016/4/2/mens-volleyball-falls-in-straight-sets-drops-series-at-ucsb.aspx?path=mvball
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Apr 3, 2016 13:01:36 GMT -5
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Apr 3, 2016 13:04:30 GMT -5
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Apr 4, 2016 19:13:28 GMT -5
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Apr 4, 2016 19:15:43 GMT -5
Men’s Volleyball Concludes Regular Season With Cal Baptist Series4/4/2016 1:42:00 PM Excerpt: "HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team will close out the regular season with a pair of Mountain Pacific Sports Federation matches against No. 14 California Baptist, Friday, April 8 and Saturday, April 9 at the Stan Sheriff Center. Both matches begin at 7:00 p.m. Saturday's match is "Senior Night" and at the conclusion of the contest, Sinisa "Siki" Zarkovic, Kolby Kanetake, and Brandon Hiehle will be honored during the traditional senior ceremony. The Rainbow Warriors (14-11, 9-11 MPSF) enter the series having already clinched the No. 7 seed in next week's MPSF Tournament. The Lancers (14-14, 6-14) are tied with CSUN and UC Irvine and are battling for the final spot in the eight-team tourney. ... Who: No. 8 Hawai'i (14-11, 9-11 MPSF) vs. No. 14 California Baptist (14-14, 6-14 MPSF)When: Friday, April 8 and Saturday, April 9 Time: 7:00 p.m. both nights Where: Stan Sheriff Center; Honolulu, O'ahu Television Coverage: OC Sports (Oceanic Cable Ch. 16 and Digital Ch. 1016; Hawaiian Telcom Ch. 89 and Digital Ch. 1089) will televise both matches live with Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play) and Chris McLachlin (color). Streaming Video: None Radio Coverage: ESPN 1420AM will broadcast the matches live with Tiff Wells calling the action. Audio Webcast: www.espn1420am.comLive Stats: Available at HawaiiAthletics.com Tickets: Lower – Adult $14-16, Senior Citizen (ages 65+) $10, Student (4-HS) $5; Upper – Adult $14, Senior Citizen $10, Student $5; UH Manoa students receive admission with paid Athletic Fee for the 2016 Spring Semester. Student ID will be scanned upon entry at Gate B."
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Post by kahusancali on Apr 4, 2016 20:41:27 GMT -5
Men’s Volleyball Concludes Regular Season With Cal Baptist Series4/4/2016 1:42:00 PM Excerpt: "HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team will close out the regular season with a pair of Mountain Pacific Sports Federation matches against No. 14 California Baptist, Friday, April 8 and Saturday, April 9 at the Stan Sheriff Center. Both matches begin at 7:00 p.m. Saturday's match is "Senior Night" and at the conclusion of the contest, Sinisa "Siki" Zarkovic, Kolby Kanetake, and Brandon Hiehle will be honored during the traditional senior ceremony. The Rainbow Warriors (14-11, 9-11 MPSF) enter the series having already clinched the No. 7 seed in next week's MPSF Tournament. The Lancers (14-14, 6-14) are tied with CSUN and UC Irvine and are battling for the final spot in the eight-team tourney. ... Who: No. 8 Hawai'i (14-11, 9-11 MPSF) vs. No. 14 California Baptist (14-14, 6-14 MPSF)When: Friday, April 8 and Saturday, April 9 Time: 7:00 p.m. both nights Where: Stan Sheriff Center; Honolulu, O'ahu Television Coverage: OC Sports (Oceanic Cable Ch. 16 and Digital Ch. 1016; Hawaiian Telcom Ch. 89 and Digital Ch. 1089) will televise both matches live with Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play) and Chris McLachlin (color). Streaming Video: None Radio Coverage: ESPN 1420AM will broadcast the matches live with Tiff Wells calling the action. Audio Webcast: www.espn1420am.comLive Stats: Available at HawaiiAthletics.com Tickets: Lower – Adult $14-16, Senior Citizen (ages 65+) $10, Student (4-HS) $5; Upper – Adult $14, Senior Citizen $10, Student $5; UH Manoa students receive admission with paid Athletic Fee for the 2016 Spring Semester. Student ID will be scanned upon entry at Gate B." Admission price shown for UH games in this article. Isn't it too high for a sport that doesn't offer or only offers partial scholarship?How much does other schools charge for a home game?
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Apr 4, 2016 22:59:02 GMT -5
i don't know anywhere where the price of tickets is tied to the number of scholarships available for that sport.
probably just based on what the school thinks the market will bear ... (and whether they think people will even pay.) i went to an undergrad college that couldn't give away basketball tickets ....
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