|
Post by brooselee on Feb 4, 2019 2:06:22 GMT -5
I'm hoping that's the plan! It seems right now that Lines is choosing between Hawaii, Auburn, and one other school, so I'm hoping she comes aboard, as she will definitely bring in experience at the pins! I looked at her stats from Pacific and nothing that pops...but, looking through sime individual matches and she seems like a player who has the potential to get kills. I believe she had 25 kills against a win over Pepperdine, so she is someone who can,get kills. No offense to her, but Castillo would not be able to get that amount of kills, even if she was set 100 times. She was the McKenna Granato of UOP so she was probably set a lot of out of system sets and was their go to player. At UH, she may be more efficient and may hit for a higher percentage since she will have another stud on the left side with her In Jolie Rasmussen. Lines is not going to have to carry the team. Rasmussen, Lines and Westerberg sound like a potent front line. If Westerberg is needed in the middle, maybe Hellvig can play OPP.
|
|
|
Post by hwnstunner on Feb 4, 2019 13:49:13 GMT -5
Lines' hitting percentage wasn't all that great, but we're talking about being the go-to outside for Pacific in the WCC against the likes of BYU, San Diego, LMU, St. Mary's, etc. She's at least D-I game-ready. Great pick up if she commits to UH.
|
|
|
Post by WahineFan44 on Feb 4, 2019 15:52:43 GMT -5
Lines' hitting percentage wasn't all that great, but we're talking about being the go-to outside for Pacific in the WCC against the likes of BYU, San Diego, LMU, St. Mary's, etc. She's at least D-I game-ready. Great pick up if she commits to UH. A Pin Combo of her, Rasmussen and the combination of sibley ( who I think will really push for time), Hellvig and wagoner, will be REALLY good.
|
|
|
Post by 5100 on Feb 4, 2019 16:10:02 GMT -5
If Robyn did not initially give Tita Akiu(who was second team All Big 12 her sophomore year) a scholarship, I don’t think she would award one to a player who have yet to prove herself. My guess is Kyra is a walkon. She could earn one if she proves herself. Right now, a scholarship is better used for a setter and not a DS/libero. Kyra, being Hawaiian, can probably get grants and scholarship money elsewhere. UH only puts up press releases for transfers on scholarship. Gaskin had one last year. Akiu and Liva didn't. Same thing with previous years.
|
|
|
Post by hwnstunner on Feb 4, 2019 16:22:48 GMT -5
Even without Lines, Hawaii has nice depth on the outside going into next year. However, if Lines does commit she and Rasmussen really put Hawaii in great shape with their DI experience and success. Can never say they are locked in as starters, but you'd have to think they have the advantage. It would also give Hellvig and Wagoner time to develop and transition to the DI game.
5100, hmm, for some reason I thought Akiu had a press release? Or maybe it was just an article about training with the A2 team or something. I find it hard to believe Hanawahine would get a scholarship right off the bat given Akiu's success at Texas Tech in comparison to Hanawahine at Oregon.
We still need a back up setter!
|
|
|
Post by WahineFan44 on Feb 4, 2019 16:28:57 GMT -5
Even without Lines, Hawaii has nice depth on the outside going into next year. However, if Lines does commit she and Rasmussen really put Hawaii in great shape with their DI experience and success. Can never say they are locked in as starters, but you'd have to think they have the advantage. It would also give Hellvig and Wagoner time to develop and transition to the DI game. 5100, hmm, for some reason I thought Akiu had a press release? Or maybe it was just an article about training with the A2 team or something. I find it hard to believe Hanawahine would get a scholarship right off the bat given Akiu's success at Texas Tech in comparison to Hanawahine at Oregon. We still need a back up setter! Hawaii has a lot of scholorships to give this year. Last year, even though they had a big class, they did not have a lot of scholarships left. Robyn has to play a waiting game with them. Thats why I can see hanawahine getting one.
|
|
|
Post by noblesol on Feb 4, 2019 16:35:40 GMT -5
Even without Lines, Hawaii has nice depth on the outside going into next year. However, if Lines does commit she and Rasmussen really put Hawaii in great shape with their DI experience and success. Can never say they are locked in as starters, but you'd have to think they have the advantage. It would also give Hellvig and Wagoner time to develop and transition to the DI game. 5100, hmm, for some reason I thought Akiu had a press release? Or maybe it was just an article about training with the A2 team or something. I find it hard to believe Hanawahine would get a scholarship right off the bat given Akiu's success at Texas Tech in comparison to Hanawahine at Oregon. We still need a back up setter! Backup setter, yes. But Iosia hasn't really grabbed hold of the leadership role. If they bring in a setter with experience, leadership, and two or more years of eligibility, Iosia might have competition. Iosia could end up the backup.
|
|
|
Post by WahineFan44 on Feb 4, 2019 16:37:30 GMT -5
Even without Lines, Hawaii has nice depth on the outside going into next year. However, if Lines does commit she and Rasmussen really put Hawaii in great shape with their DI experience and success. Can never say they are locked in as starters, but you'd have to think they have the advantage. It would also give Hellvig and Wagoner time to develop and transition to the DI game. 5100, hmm, for some reason I thought Akiu had a press release? Or maybe it was just an article about training with the A2 team or something. I find it hard to believe Hanawahine would get a scholarship right off the bat given Akiu's success at Texas Tech in comparison to Hanawahine at Oregon. We still need a back up setter! Backup setter, yes. But Iosia hasn't really grabbed hold of the leadership role. If they bring in a setter with experience, leadership, and two or more years of eligibility, Iosia might have competition. Iosia could end up the backup. Iosia will not be the backup. No one is going to trasnfer in who can push her.
|
|
|
Post by HawaiiVB on Feb 4, 2019 17:02:46 GMT -5
Even without Lines, Hawaii has nice depth on the outside going into next year. However, if Lines does commit she and Rasmussen really put Hawaii in great shape with their DI experience and success. Can never say they are locked in as starters, but you'd have to think they have the advantage. It would also give Hellvig and Wagoner time to develop and transition to the DI game. 5100, hmm, for some reason I thought Akiu had a press release? Or maybe it was just an article about training with the A2 team or something. I find it hard to believe Hanawahine would get a scholarship right off the bat given Akiu's success at Texas Tech in comparison to Hanawahine at Oregon. We still need a back up setter! Backup setter, yes. But Iosia hasn't really grabbed hold of the leadership role. If they bring in a setter with experience, leadership, and two or more years of eligibility, Iosia might have competition. Iosia could end up the backup. Never. She is a leader, to the girls and that matters most.
|
|
|
Post by WahineFan44 on Feb 4, 2019 17:08:11 GMT -5
Backup setter, yes. But Iosia hasn't really grabbed hold of the leadership role. If they bring in a setter with experience, leadership, and two or more years of eligibility, Iosia might have competition. Iosia could end up the backup. Never. She is a leader, to the girls and that matters most. Agreed. She is going to the absolute glue to next years team. She has a natural quality to lead and win, that these girls probably look up to. Iosia is going to have a special year next year. I can already feel it.
|
|
|
Post by 5100 on Feb 4, 2019 22:49:56 GMT -5
5100, hmm, for some reason I thought Akiu had a press release? Or maybe it was just an article about training with the A2 team or something. I find it hard to believe Hanawahine would get a scholarship right off the bat given Akiu's success at Texas Tech in comparison to Hanawahine at Oregon. We still need a back up setter! There was no press release for Akiu, only Gaskin. You are right, her name was mentioned in a UH athletics article about training with the CNT. Hanawahine being on scholarship could be based on the availability of scholarships, the need for depth at libero, or perhaps her condition that she'll only come to UH with a scholarship. Akiu was obviously willing to walk-on as a senior and play for Robyn. Okino is tried and tested as a defender, both she and Gong are familiar with Robyn's system, but Hanawahine could have the advantage when it comes to passing.
|
|
|
Post by hwnstunner on Feb 5, 2019 14:22:18 GMT -5
Thanks 5100. If Hanawahine did get a scholarship, she's pretty much a lock at the top of the depth chart for the Hawaii liberos.
Okino may not be in as much this year if the Hawaii outsides can play full rotations. Her serve-receive was average this year. But if she improves year to year like she did from her freshman to sophomore seasons, I expect Okino to be really good next year as well.
|
|
|
Post by brooselee on Feb 5, 2019 21:57:32 GMT -5
Thanks 5100. If Hanawahine did get a scholarship, she's pretty much a lock at the top of the depth chart for the Hawaii liberos. Okino may not be in as much this year if the Hawaii outsides can play full rotations. Her serve-receive was average this year. But if she improves year to year like she did from her freshman to sophomore seasons, I expect Okino to be really good next year as well. I think so too. Robyn is not going to give a transfer a scholie and then put her on the bench. My guess is Kyra will get the bulk of the reps and given a very long rope to earn the spot. It does make we wonder if Kyra would have transferred back had she NOT have gotten a scholarship and if she chose to remain at Oregon until the end of the spring, would Robyn have still offered her? Coming in mid year is huge in a sense that she will have the whole spring and all summer to work out and be part of the program. If she stayed at Oregon until May/June, she would have missed out on a lot of workouts and reps. Glad everything worked out and hope Kyra will fill Tita's shoe and be the stud Tita was.
|
|
|
Post by kaipono on Mar 25, 2019 1:51:29 GMT -5
Worried there seems to be no back-up setter to Norene for 2019, and who will be the experienced, lead setter in 2020? Don't worry! There is a lot of time for Robyn to bring in a back-up setter transfer! With that said, we will be getting Lang in 2020, and although we will have no idea where she is at, she could potentially start as a freshman if she is ready (like Iosia starting over Higgins).
|
|
|
Post by medusa on Mar 25, 2019 18:08:47 GMT -5
Same as Norene this coming year . Will there be a back up setter for 2020 year
|
|