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Post by alexm on Dec 8, 2019 2:07:34 GMT -5
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Post by alexm on Dec 8, 2019 10:50:45 GMT -5
Hanna representing the Wahine. She looks so tiny in this graphic, lol
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Dec 8, 2019 14:44:00 GMT -5
University of Hawaii Wahine volleyball team sweeps San Diego to advance to NCAA’s Sweet 16
By Cindy Luis 12/8/19 Honolulu Star-Advertiser BRUCE ASATO / BASATO@STARADVERTISER.COM The Wahine celebrated their win over San Diego.How sweet it is. How sweep it is. No. 18 Hawaii rode a balanced attack, led by freshman hitter Hanna Hellvig’s 12 kills, into next weekend’s NCAA women’s volleyball Sweet 16 in Madison, Wis., the Rainbow Wahine advancing with a 25-23, 25-21, 25-21 victory Saturday night at the Stan Sheriff Center. A crowd of 6,947 watched for 101 minutes as Hawaii improved to 26-3 with its 13th consecutive win, finishing 18-1 at home this season. The fans didn’t want to leave, chanting “Let’s Go ‘Bows” long after Hellvig put down the final kill, an aloha-filled sendoff for what will be the Wahine’s longest trip of the season some 4,100 miles away. Hawaii advances to Friday’s third round in Madison, Wis., and will face fifth-seeded Nebraska (27-4). The Huskers, second nationally last season, eliminated Missouri earlier Saturday, 3-1. “San Diego is a great team and my girls came out doing everything — hitting, serving, passing and blocking,” Hawaii coach Robyn Ah Mow said. “Hats off to them. “Before the game, I told the setters that we are not a one-woman show, we have lots of weapons and obviously we used them tonight. The setters did a great job.” Senior setter Bailey Choy had 19 assists and all three of Hawaii’s aces. Senior setter-hitter Norene Iosia finished with her 19th double-double (24 assists, 12 digs). San Diego (25-6) lost for the first time in 11 matches, and was swept for just the second time this year. The Toreros finished the season the same way they opened it: with a loss to the Wahine. “Hawaii played a fantastic match tonight,” USD coach Jennifer Petrie said. “I felt like we were playing six against 10,000. It is an incredible home-court advantage. “The fans are so uplifting. It’s just electric in there, a tremendous volleyball atmosphere.” It is the first time the Wahine have advanced to the third round since 2015, and the first time in Ah Mow’s three seasons. Hawaii has lost in five sets the past two seasons. “I think we’ve grown so much as a team,” said Hellvig, in on four of the team’s nine blocks. “We do it together with the crowd.” “The crowd is a big help,” freshman middle Amber Igiede said. “We fed off the crowd tonight.” Graduating libero Rika Okino had 20 of the Wahine’s 51 digs. Hawaii outblocked USD 9-3, five of the stuffs coming in Set 1. Junior middle Sky Williams was also in on four Senior hitter McKenna Ross added 10 kills. Igiede had nine, putting down her first six swings in Set 1 as Hawaii set the tone for the night. For the Toreros, West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year Grace Frohling and sophomore hitter Katie Lukes each had 10 kills. Sophomore libero Annie Benbow had 11 digs. Senior Anna Newsome, the WCC Setter of the Year, finished her career with a double-double (35 assists, 10 digs), and had an ace but just one kill. She had eight kills in Friday’s first-round win over No. 23 Washington State. “We were here in the preseason and it was just as loud,” senior middle Megan Jacobsen, alluding to the five-set loss to the Wahine on Aug. 30 in the Hawaiian Airlines Classic. “Playing here is something I’ll never forget.” In Friday’s second match at Wisconsin, fourth-seeded Wisconsin (24-11) faces 13th seed Texas A&M (23-7). The host Badgers defeated UCLA 3-0 on Saturday and the Aggies downed Rice 3-1 on Friday. Hawaii’s region was one of two that didn’t have a seeded host upset. On Saturday, Utah swept 14th-seeded BYU and Cincinnati stunned sixth-seeded Pitt in five; the Panthers are hosts of the final four in Pittsburgh on Dec. 19 and 21. In next week’s other third-round matches: At Baylor, the top-seeded Bears (27-1) meet 16 seed Purdue (24-7), and No. 8 seed Washington (26-6) faces No. 9 Kentucky (25-6). At Texas, the second-seeded Longhorns, which survived in five against UC Santa Barbara on Friday, will play Louisville (21-9), the Cardinals eliminating 15th-seeded Western Kentucky in five. At Stanford, the defending national champion and third-seeded Cardinal (26-4) take on Utah (24-9). On Saturday, Stanford swept the Big West’s Cal Poly. In the first match, Penn State (26-5) faces Cincinnati (27-6). BRUCE ASATO / BASATO@STARADVERTISER.COM Hawaii outside hitter McKenna Ross celebrates a point against San Diego. BRUCE ASATO / BASATO@STARADVERTISER.COM Hawaii outside hitter Hanna Hellvig hit off the block of San Diego’s Lauren Turner, right, while Grace Frohling also tried to put up a block.
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Dec 8, 2019 14:46:28 GMT -5
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Dec 8, 2019 14:51:06 GMT -5
Wahine sweep San Diego to punch ticket to regionals Jonathan Chen, Sports Editor Dec 8, 2019 Ka Leo O Hawai'i The Rainbow Wahine are headed to the Sweet 16 after a three-set takedown of San Diego in round two of the NCAA Tournament at the SSC. Alex Wong / Ka Leo O Hawai'iExcerpt: The magical season continues as the University of Hawai‘i women’s volleyball team is headed to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 for the first time since 2015. The No. 18 Rainbow Wahine (26-3, 14-2 Big West Conference) took down No. 20 San Diego in straight sets (25-23, 25-21, 25-21) to make it out of the only subregional with three ranked teams. The Wahine will bring a 13-match win streak to the Wisconsin regional, where they will take on fifth seeded Nebraska. "It’s about fight and heart," head coach Robyn Ah Mow said of the team's deepest tournament run since 2015. "It just takes time. We aren’t going to snap our fingers and say, ‘hey this is our culture, get with it.’ It takes time, and these girls are buying into it. Now this is the product.” Full article: www.manoanow.org/kaleo/sports/wahine-sweep-san-diego-to-punch-ticket-to-regionals/article_0933fbe2-19a3-11ea-804b-2f3a864da2da.html The Rainbow Wahine celebrate after advancing to the Sweet 16 with a sweep over USD. Alex Wong / Ka Leo O Hawai'i Rika Okino recorded a match-best 20 digs against San Diego, including 11 in the second set. Alex Wong / Ka Leo O Hawai'i Norene Iosia (10) racked up another double-double to lead the Wahine over the Toreros. Alex Wong / Ka Leo O Hawai'i
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Dec 8, 2019 14:59:32 GMT -5
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Dec 8, 2019 15:05:48 GMT -5
this was cool ... match point from the fans' perspective ...
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Post by Barefoot In Kailua on Dec 8, 2019 15:18:03 GMT -5
Amber with the celebratory cartwheel.
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Dec 8, 2019 15:57:26 GMT -5
the coverage in today's paper... not as emphatic as yesterday, but probably because the football team was in action ...
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Dec 8, 2019 17:07:12 GMT -5
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Dec 8, 2019 17:48:41 GMT -5
Volleyball Magazine Recap Excerpt: Hawai’i sweeps San Diego: Big West-champion Hawai’i (26-3) loves playing at home and before a crowd of 8,058 the Rainbow Wahine beat San Diego of the West Coast Conference (25-6) 25-23, 25-21, 25-21. Hawai’i, back in the third round for the first time since 2015, had a balanced attack that saw Hanna Hellvig lead with 12 kills. She had a dig and four blocks, one solo. McKenna Ross had 10 kills, six digs and three blocks, one solo, and Amber Igiede had nine kills, hit .304, and had two blocks and two digs. Brooke Van Sickle had seven kills, hit .316, and had an assist, a solo block and five digs. Jolie Rasmussen returned to the lineup and played one set and had four kills in five errorless swings. Katie Lukes and Grace Frohling had 10 kills each for San Diego and Megan Jacobsen had eight as she hit .389. Full article: volleyballmag.com/ncaa-volleyball-120819/
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Post by 2left on Dec 8, 2019 17:53:28 GMT -5
#you'reeasy
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Dec 9, 2019 15:05:40 GMT -5
University of Hawaii Wahine volleyball team is set to take flight for Sweet 16 By Cindy Luis 12/9/19 Honolulu Star-Advertiser BRUCE ASATO / BASATO@STARADVERTISER.COM Hawaii middle blocker Sky Williams soared for a kill during the first set against San Diego in an NCAA subregional match at the Stan Sheriff Center on Saturday.On the road again. The most-traveled team in collegiate women’s volleyball hits the air Tuesday as No. 18 Hawaii (26-3) makes its fifth trip to the mainland this season, this time its farthest when heading to Madison, Wis. The 12th-seeded Rainbow Wahine, advancing to the NCAA tournament’s third round for the first time since 2015, will be greeted by sub-freezing temperatures and the prospect of facing last season’s national runner-up Nebraska (27-4). Both teams arrive having won their respective subregionals when playing at home, Hawaii advancing via Saturday’s 25-23, 25-21, 25-21 sweep of No. 20 San Diego at the Stan Sheriff Center, and the sixth-ranked Huskers holding off unranked Missouri at the Bob Devaney Sports Center, 20-25, 25-20, 32-30, 25-18. Both arrive knowing they will need to create their own energy in the arena after again finishing 1-2 in national attendance. The two subregionals had the top two two-day crowds out of 32 (based on tickets issues) with 16,295 in Lincoln, Neb., and 15,866 in Honolulu. Sweet 16 host Wisconsin was third, selling out the 7,052-seat UW Field House both nights. No question there will be a lot of red this week in the stands. “I don’t think travel will affect our girls,” third-year coach Robyn Ah Mow said after the Wahine needed just 101 minutes to win their 13th straight with their 10th sweep on Saturday. “I think they’re just ready to go. Everybody’s hungry, making it this far. “We haven’t made it this far since 2015 so I think they will be pumped.” None of the current Wahine was on that squad four years ago, which not only got to Des Moines, Iowa, for the third round but made it to the fourth after sweeping Penn State, losing to Minnesota 3-1 in the elite eight. Coincidentally, it was also Ah Mow’s last season as Dave Shoji’s assistant; she and her family moved to Las Vegas before she returned to replace her mentor at her alma mater in 2017. On Saturday, Hawaii led for most of the contest against USD, a rematch of the season opener won by the Wahine in five. There was only one lead change in both of the first two sets — Hawaii going ahead for good at 5-4 in Sets 1 and 2 — there were five changes in the tighter Set 3, which had eight ties. Down 14-13, senior setter Bailey Choy served the Wahine into the lead with a 4-0 run that included the last of her match-high three aces. Hawaii continued to use a balanced attack over the final 37 minutes, all six attackers with at least two kills. Freshman hitter Hanna Hellvig had four of her match-high 12 kills, senior hitter McKenna Ross four of her 10 and junior hitter Jolie Rasmussen four after entering the match for the first time when Hawaii trailed 7-6. “We are ready,” said Hellvig, the Big West Freshman of the Year. “We have nothing to lose.” The fans remained in the arena Saturday night, chanting “Let’s Go ’Bows” long after Hellvig put down the final kill. The Swedish national acknowledged what the support has meant. “I feel like we do it together, every person in the crowd,” she said. “Having all that sound around you, you are just locked in and it’s amazing.” It was just the second time this season that San Diego, the West Coast Conference champion, had been swept. The first was at Pepperdine on Oct. 24; the Toreros won their next 10 before running into a focused Wahine team. “First and foremost, Hawaii played fantastic tonight,” USD coach Jennifer Petrie said. “They were a formidable opponent for sure and it felt like we were playing six against 10,000. That kind of atmosphere is an incredible home-court advantage. “I wish more teams could have that experience. The fans are so uplifting and it’s exciting to play in front of and friendly. It’s just electric in there and you can feel the energy, unfortunately (it was all) for Hawaii while you’re playing. But it’s a tremendous volleyball atmosphere and it’s fun to play in.” The only statistic the Toreros led was digs, finishing with a 53-51 advantage, led by sophomore libero Annie Benbow’s 11. Wahine graduating libero Rika Okino “was a vacuum,” Ah Mow said, with the Kalani High product finishing with a match-high 20, her 12th match in double digits this year. Hawaii freshman middle Amber Igiede helped set the tone of the match, putting down her first six kills in Set 1 and finishing with nine. It had USD needing to honor the middle attack by the Wahine, which opened things up for Hawaii’s outsides, often creating one-on-one or one-on-none situations. “I think it’s such a fun time of the season,” Igiede, a Louisiana native, said. “This is the best part so we just want to go out and go hard. “I think as a team we have worked so hard to get to this point that we wouldn’t want to let something like travel dictate how we play or have excuses like that.” Hawaii outhit USD .277-.185, the seventh straight match that the Wahine have held an opponent to under .200. Senior setter-hitter Norene Iosia had her 19th double-double of the season, 63rd of her career, with 24 assists and 12 digs. It was the 21st time that Hellvig was in double-digit kills and the sixth straight match with 10-plus for Ross. Hawaii has made all but one NCAA tournament, missing in 1992. Only Nebraska and Stanford have made all 39. NCAA WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENTAt Madison, Wis., Wisconsin Field House (7,052) Seed and record in parenthesis; All times Hawaii
Friday’s third round
>> No. Texas A&M (13, 23-7) at No. 5 Wisconsin (4, 24-6), 9 a.m., ESPNU
>> No. 18 Hawaii (12, 26-3) vs. No. 6 Nebraska (5, 27-4), 11:30 a.m., ESPN3
>> Series: Nebraska leads Hawaii, 7-4
Saturday’s fourth round
>> Friday’s winners, 1 p.m., ESPNU
>> TV: ESPNU
>> Radio: 1420-AM/92.7-FM
>> Online: ESPN3.com
>> All-session tickets: General admission ($8 college students, $12 youth and seniors, $16 adults), $20 reserved (all ages)
>> For tickets, go to UWBadgers.com BRUCE ASATO / BASATO@STARADVERTISER.COM Hawaii middle blocker Amber Igiede, Hawaii libero/defensive specialist Rika Okino and Hawaii outside hitter McKenna Ross let out their emotions after the Rainbow Wahine’s sweep of San Diego that sent UH to NCAA volleyball’s sweet 16.
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Dec 9, 2019 17:29:54 GMT -5
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Dec 9, 2019 17:36:07 GMT -5
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