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Post by ACE on Nov 8, 2012 0:16:48 GMT -5
Watching Cal vs UDub, if Hawaii can't find a good option at OPP in Kastl, Goodman, Olevau, why not run what Cal does in a three middle with two middles running slides. Johnson, Hawari, and Brown and running circles around Washington with the slides. I'd say have Tuaniga come in or even Haggins.
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Nov 8, 2012 0:33:25 GMT -5
Watching Cal vs UDub, if Hawaii can't find a good option at OPP in Kastl, Goodman, Olevau, why not run what Cal does in a three middle with two middles running slides. Johnson, Hawari, and Brown and running circles around Washington with the slides. I'd say have Tuaniga come in or even Haggins. i'm not sure any of Hawaii's middles are in that mold of a correy johnson-type of hitter. cal throws that set up to the right pin for johnson to hit that slide, whether they are in system of not. i don't think any of the middles on the bench for hawaii is confident enough to hit that slide set on a consistent enough basis like that ... and i'm not even sure that uiato is a confident enough setter to run that play in any situation. |
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Post by StuffU on Nov 8, 2012 0:42:02 GMT -5
Watching Cal vs UDub, if Hawaii can't find a good option at OPP in Kastl, Goodman, Olevau, why not run what Cal does in a three middle with two middles running slides. Johnson, Hawari, and Brown and running circles around Washington with the slides. I'd say have Tuaniga come in or even Haggins. i'm not sure any of Hawaii's middles are in that mold of a correy johnson-type of hitter. cal throws that set up to the right pin for johnson to hit that slide, whether they are in system of not. i don't think any of the middles on the bench for hawaii is confident enough to hit that slide set on a consistent enough basis like that ... and i'm not even sure that uiato is a confident enough setter to run that play in any situation. None of the middles, aside from Vorster, have any level of ball control to play the off plays that happen before and after hitting/blocking. If they are on the right side, this will be problematic ~ especially when next to another middle in the rotation who doesn't handle the ball well. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2012 0:51:47 GMT -5
Watching Cal vs UDub, if Hawaii can't find a good option at OPP in Kastl, Goodman, Olevau, why not run what Cal does in a three middle with two middles running slides. Johnson, Hawari, and Brown and running circles around Washington with the slides. I'd say have Tuaniga come in or even Haggins. I believe that was one of the things that gave Hawaii problems, right? I sort of forget the details of that match. |
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Nov 8, 2012 14:48:59 GMT -5
Talented duo from Hawaii to sign with Wahine
By Ann Miller, The Star-Advertiser
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 08, 2012
After seventh-ranked Hawaii takes on North Shore volleyball neighbor Brigham Young-Hawaii — ranked eighth in NCAA Division II — tonight, and before it resumes its quest to remain unbeaten in the Big West next week, there is some paperwork to finish.
Tayler Higgins, who just set Punahou to its second straight state championship, and Kaiser High senior Nikki Taylor, who just added another inch and is now 6 foot 4, will sign national letters of intent. Both orally committed to the Rainbow Wahine months ago and plan to finalize the process in the early signing period, which begins Wednesday.
They have led anything but parallel lives since committing, but can't wait to come together in Manoa.
"It's going to be different, but I'm going to be excited, especially with Nikki kind of in the same position being local," said Higgins, whose brother, Jeremy, is a UH quarterback. "She is very powerful up at the net, she's improved a lot on her passing and back row since last year. She didn't play the high school season this year and she's been playing a lot of beach. That's helped her with shots and control. I'm excited to come in with her."
Higgins earned MVP honors at last year's state tournament and this year's Ann Kang Invitational. The 2011 State Player of the Year is the only Hawaii player in prepvolleyball.com's Top 100 Senior Aces, at 19th.
Her entire Ku‘ikahi club team will play in college next fall, including Taylor Dayton at Santa Clara and 2012 state high school tournament MVP Carly Kan at Missouri.
Nikki Taylor did not play her final high school season "for personal reasons." She has spent much of her time working out on the beach with new neighbor Hannah Rooks, who moved here from Atlanta and will probably be on the UH sand team next school year.
Club season started Saturday. It was Taylor's first taste of the indoor game since July, when she trained with the USA A2 team.
"My coach allowed me to be a six-rotation player," Taylor said. "I've never come out of a volleyball situation like that, having as much knowledge of the game as I did. I needed that experience of hardly coming out in order to make it click that I can be that player.
"Mostly I need to work on my back-row defense. I need to be quicker, make quicker judgments. That's also a reason I'm playing beach."
Higgins is just 5-9, but can touch 9-8, same as current UH setter Mita Uiato. Higgins' focus between now and August will be on consistency and blocking. ‘Iolani coach Kainoa Obrey, Higgins' club coach, believes she has talents that can't be taught and compares her to former UH All-American Kanoe Kamana‘o.
"She is very intelligent, has a high volleyball IQ," Obrey said. "She can take control of a team. She comes from a family of quarterbacks, they are all natural leaders. … Her biggest thing is leadership. She's athletic, not big, but she plays lot bigger than she is. She gets to a lot of balls. She makes ordinary passing look spectacular."
Obrey also has seen more than enough of Nikki Taylor during club season. He watched her hit a ball straight down without jumping and envisions her on Hawaii's right side.
He wants to see what is possible when she hooks up with someone used to setting the ball to a 6-4 hitter. "Once she gets in a rhythm with a setter she's comfortable with," Obrey said, "she can be very scary."
Obrey's brother Teoni is club director of Ku‘ikahi, the state's largest boys club program. Taylor Dayton is their half-sister and convinced them to start a girls team two years ago. Last summer in 17s, Ku‘ikahi was 13th among 1,800 teams.
Kamehameha's Pomai Recca and Joana Christenson are on the team, and probably headed to Hawaii Pacific and Southern Utah. Punahou's Brittney Markwith will play for Army and Julia Lau and Claire Feeley are going Ivy League. Lau will be in Dartmouth's back row and Feeley will play for Punahou graduate Erin Berg at Yale.
Others outside of Ku‘ikahi who could commit next week include Kahuku's Penina Snuka (Penn State, according to Kahuku coach Camilla Ah-Hoy), ‘Iolani's Loxley Keala (Missouri) and Asics Rainbows' Tyler Marie Mau (Minnesota).
Among the boys, Hawaii Baptist and Ku‘ikahi senior Michael Fisher has orally committed to UCLA.
UH WAHINE VOLLEYBALL
>> Where: Stan Sheriff Center
>> Today: 7 p.m., No. 7 NCAA?Div. I Hawaii (21-2) vs. No. 8 NCAA Div. II Brigham Young-Hawaii (20-2)
>> TV: Live on Oceanic Pay-Per-View (digital channel 255)
>> Radio: Live on KKEA 1420-AM
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Nov 8, 2012 15:18:51 GMT -5
Seasiders excited for challenge against taller Rainbow Wahine
By Cindy Luis, The Star-Advertiser
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 08, 2012
LAST UPDATED: 01:38 a.m. HST, Nov 08, 2012
With nothing to lose and everything to gain, Brigham Young-Hawaii coach Wilfred Navalta views tonight's match with No. 7 Hawaii as a welcomed challenge. His eighth-ranked Seasiders rarely have been tested en route to clinching a spot in the NCAA II National Championship Tournament, winning their last 19, including 15 consecutive in straight sets during the run.
The gap between Div. I Hawaii (21-2, 14-0 Big West) and Div. II BYU-Hawaii (20-2 (15-0 PacWest) may seem as obvious as the height differential between the team's tallest players: the Rainbow Wahine with Jade Vorster and Stephanie Hagins both listed at 6-foot-4, and the Seasiders with 6-1 Lauren Hagemeyer. But BYUH is not conceding, not when the 1-11 series record against Hawaii does reflect a four-set over the Wahine in 1992 (and doesn't reflect the Wahine having to rally from down 2-1 to win in five in 1998).
"What I've told my team is we can compete … IF we take advantage of opportunities," said Navalta, who has a 607-144 record with 10 national titles since taking over the Seasiders in 1985. "We're not going to be putting up a big block so we're going to have serve well, pass well. Our back-row defense has kept us in a lot of matches.
"Hawaii presents a lot of challenges with all their talent. They are really balanced and Mita (Uiato) is a really great setter. And with (Emily) Hartong and (Jane) Croson … oh, my. We are going to have our hands full. They are at a different level."
The match comes at a good time, he said. BYUH only has its PacWest finale at Hawaii Hilo Saturday left before the West Regionals start Nov. 29.
"We need good competition to prepare for the postseason," Navalta said. "No matter what happens, this will be a great experience for us."
BYUH features Kahuku High product Tuli Peters Tevaga, who earned All-American honors as a junior in 2006. Six years and two children later, Tevaga said she's excited that her final season includes a match against Hawaii.
"I've watched them for so long," said Tevaga, third on the team in kills (2.39 kps) and second in digs (2.84 dos). "We're up for the challenge."
NOTE: The Seasiders only losses have come to the Nos. 1 and 2 teams in Div. II when opening the season on the road in Minnesota, 3-0 to host Concordia-St. Paul and 3-1 Southwest Minnesota State. They're only five-set match came at then-No. 12 Fresno Pacific, a win that capped a five-matches-in-eight-days trip last month.
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Post by HawaiiVB on Nov 8, 2012 16:10:54 GMT -5
and southern Idaho OH Keani Passi has accepted a Scholie from UH. She will sit out one semester with no Scholie and then have two years to play on Scholie. She was named the Region 18 Player of the Year this past week. Not sure where she will fit, maybe libero?
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Post by po'okela on Nov 8, 2012 16:29:15 GMT -5
the article said depending on their needs she 'may' receive a scholie during her final 2 years of eligibility.
we'll have 5+ scholarships to give out that year, so who knows. lots of ground to make up for after we lose a bunch of girls.
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Post by hapaguy on Nov 8, 2012 16:46:40 GMT -5
and southern Idaho OH Keani Passi has accepted a Scholie from UH. She will sit out one semester with no Scholie and then have two years to play on Scholie. She was named the Region 18 Player of the Year this past week. Not sure where she will fit, maybe libero? My daughter played with Ani in HS. She's VERY athletic. Played Basketball and Softball also in HS. She's a pretty powerful hitter, a bit undersized at 5'9" but she jumps really well and is long. Reminds me of Aneli alot. Some JC as Aneli also.... |
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Post by madonna on Nov 8, 2012 17:32:58 GMT -5
and southern Idaho OH Keani Passi has accepted a Scholie from UH. She will sit out one semester with no Scholie and then have two years to play on Scholie. She was named the Region 18 Player of the Year this past week. Not sure where she will fit, maybe libero? My daughter played with Ani in HS. She's VERY athletic. Played Basketball and Softball also in HS. She's a pretty powerful hitter, a bit undersized at 5'9" but she jumps really well and is long. Reminds me of Aneli alot. Some JC as Aneli also.... Checking out her stats, looks like she is a good server too and gets a decent amount of digs per set. Not sure how those stats will be like once she starts playing D1 though. And I also wonder what position she'll be playing, since I don't know how many Outside Hitters Hawaii will have when she arrives. |
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Post by madonna on Nov 8, 2012 17:36:54 GMT -5
And I am also looking forward to seeing both Higgins and Taylor too. If Taylor doesn't redshirt and can crack the starting lineup, Hawaii will have a pretty tall lineup average.
Of all the handful of matches I saw Higgins play via TV and OC16 site, she looks like a very vocal and fearless setter.
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Post by hapaguy on Nov 8, 2012 18:00:51 GMT -5
My daughter played with Ani in HS. She's VERY athletic. Played Basketball and Softball also in HS. She's a pretty powerful hitter, a bit undersized at 5'9" but she jumps really well and is long. Reminds me of Aneli alot. Some JC as Aneli also.... Checking out her stats, looks like she is a good server too and gets a decent amount of digs per set. Not sure how those stats will be like once she starts playing D1 though. And I also wonder what position she'll be playing, since I don't know how many Outside Hitters Hawaii will have when she arrives. The article says she is planning on redshirting in 2013-2014 so if you look at the current roster we will only have Ginger, Tai, & Jane for the start of 2014 and of course Nikki Taylor. Not sure who the other hitters are that Dave is recruiting.... |
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Post by madonna on Nov 8, 2012 18:05:16 GMT -5
Checking out her stats, looks like she is a good server too and gets a decent amount of digs per set. Not sure how those stats will be like once she starts playing D1 though. And I also wonder what position she'll be playing, since I don't know how many Outside Hitters Hawaii will have when she arrives. The article says she is planning on redshirting in 2013-2014 so if you look at the current roster we will only have Ginger, Tai, & Jane for the start of 2014 and of course Nikki Taylor. Not sure who the other hitters are that Dave is recruiting.... And not to leave out the possibility of transfers that are Outside Hitters as well too.  But as of now, I can see her being recruited as a Libero. |
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Post by vballfreak808 on Nov 8, 2012 18:29:07 GMT -5
It was said on Volleyshots that Emilie Wilmes (6'2 Outside) from Oregon and Amy Hunter (6'1 Outside/Middle) from Australia are being recruited by Hawaii but still ave to decide. Wilmes is deciding between Hawaii and Long Beach State. Hunter is deciding between Hawaii, Minnesota, Kansas, and Arkansas. Both are 2013 recruits.
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Post by ACE on Nov 8, 2012 20:31:02 GMT -5
Talented duo from Hawaii to sign with WahineBy Ann Miller, The Star-AdvertiserPOSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 08, 2012 After seventh-ranked Hawaii takes on North Shore volleyball neighbor Brigham Young-Hawaii — ranked eighth in NCAA Division II — tonight, and before it resumes its quest to remain unbeaten in the Big West next week, there is some paperwork to finish. Tayler Higgins, who just set Punahou to its second straight state championship, and Kaiser High senior Nikki Taylor, who just added another inch and is now 6 foot 4, will sign national letters of intent. Both orally committed to the Rainbow Wahine months ago and plan to finalize the process in the early signing period, which begins Wednesday. They have led anything but parallel lives since committing, but can't wait to come together in Manoa. "It's going to be different, but I'm going to be excited, especially with Nikki kind of in the same position being local," said Higgins, whose brother, Jeremy, is a UH quarterback. "She is very powerful up at the net, she's improved a lot on her passing and back row since last year. She didn't play the high school season this year and she's been playing a lot of beach. That's helped her with shots and control. I'm excited to come in with her." Higgins earned MVP honors at last year's state tournament and this year's Ann Kang Invitational. The 2011 State Player of the Year is the only Hawaii player in prepvolleyball.com's Top 100 Senior Aces, at 19th.Her entire Ku‘ikahi club team will play in college next fall, including Taylor Dayton at Santa Clara and 2012 state high school tournament MVP Carly Kan at Missouri. Nikki Taylor did not play her final high school season "for personal reasons." She has spent much of her time working out on the beach with new neighbor Hannah Rooks, who moved here from Atlanta and will probably be on the UH sand team next school year. Club season started Saturday. It was Taylor's first taste of the indoor game since July, when she trained with the USA A2 team. "My coach allowed me to be a six-rotation player," Taylor said. "I've never come out of a volleyball situation like that, having as much knowledge of the game as I did. I needed that experience of hardly coming out in order to make it click that I can be that player. "Mostly I need to work on my back-row defense. I need to be quicker, make quicker judgments. That's also a reason I'm playing beach." Higgins is just 5-9, but can touch 9-8, same as current UH setter Mita Uiato. Higgins' focus between now and August will be on consistency and blocking. ‘Iolani coach Kainoa Obrey, Higgins' club coach, believes she has talents that can't be taught and compares her to former UH All-American Kanoe Kamana‘o. "She is very intelligent, has a high volleyball IQ," Obrey said. "She can take control of a team. She comes from a family of quarterbacks, they are all natural leaders. … Her biggest thing is leadership. She's athletic, not big, but she plays lot bigger than she is. She gets to a lot of balls. She makes ordinary passing look spectacular." Obrey also has seen more than enough of Nikki Taylor during club season. He watched her hit a ball straight down without jumping and envisions her on Hawaii's right side. He wants to see what is possible when she hooks up with someone used to setting the ball to a 6-4 hitter. "Once she gets in a rhythm with a setter she's comfortable with," Obrey said, "she can be very scary." Obrey's brother Teoni is club director of Ku‘ikahi, the state's largest boys club program. Taylor Dayton is their half-sister and convinced them to start a girls team two years ago. Last summer in 17s, Ku‘ikahi was 13th among 1,800 teams. Kamehameha's Pomai Recca and Joana Christenson are on the team, and probably headed to Hawaii Pacific and Southern Utah. Punahou's Brittney Markwith will play for Army and Julia Lau and Claire Feeley are going Ivy League. Lau will be in Dartmouth's back row and Feeley will play for Punahou graduate Erin Berg at Yale. Others outside of Ku‘ikahi who could commit next week include Kahuku's Penina Snuka (Penn State, according to Kahuku coach Camilla Ah-Hoy), ‘Iolani's Loxley Keala (Missouri) and Asics Rainbows' Tyler Marie Mau (Minnesota). Among the boys, Hawaii Baptist and Ku‘ikahi senior Michael Fisher has orally committed to UCLA. I thought Taylor was #26? |
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But as of now, I can see her being recruited as a Libero.