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Post by Barefoot In Kailua on Dec 6, 2015 1:33:44 GMT -5
I think it's funny to read Corbelli's comments about how the Hawaii middles were tipping early in the match and then switched it up to hitting deeper later on, which affected tamu's defense. Newsflash: that's called bad setter-middle timing, not strategy. I think Olivia and Emily want to pound it every frikkin time but hey, you have to work with whatever sets you get. But don't tell Corbelli. Just let her believe it was part of the Hawaii strategy, not fluke year-long Higgins-magill-Maglio timing issues. I can't wait for Hawaii to get Iosia, two time state champion, she's a winner, people who think Shoji will redshirt her are crazy. Too bad my girl Magill won't get a chance to be set by her. Yes, no way Iosia redshirts. Hawaii will be very good again next year. If Iosia can be the difference, she needs to be available. |
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Post by dd2000 on Dec 6, 2015 7:00:29 GMT -5
I can't wait for Hawaii to get Iosia, two time state champion, she's a winner, people who think Shoji will redshirt her are crazy. Too bad my girl Magill won't get a chance to be set by her. Yes, no way Iosia redshirts. Hawaii will be very good again next year. If Iosia can be the difference, she needs to be available. Has there ever been a season where a two year starting setter mostly road the bench to a freshman setter? |
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Post by Mix Breed-TEXAS,HI,LBSU on Dec 6, 2015 7:02:33 GMT -5
I honestly think Dave will redshirt Iosia having our setters back next season with Higgins being a Senior and Kendra a Junior. Wow! I'm excited to see how the Wahine will do next year.
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Post by Barefoot In Kailua on Dec 6, 2015 10:03:40 GMT -5
Yes, no way Iosia redshirts. Hawaii will be very good again next year. If Iosia can be the difference, she needs to be available. Has there ever been a season where a two year starting setter mostly road the bench to a freshman setter? I don't think so. I don't think Iosia will put Higgins on the bench but I'd be surprised if Shoji redshirts her next season. |
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Post by Seahawks 1972 on Dec 6, 2015 10:37:26 GMT -5
Yes Greeley had a heck of a match today from the outside , which I hope continues. Only takeaway was her passing game..maybe a few too many shank passes by her and Olevau in the first two rounds. But KaHAWKEYE what a game she played easily the MVP in this subregional for sure if there was a award. Maybe her 1st NCAA Tournament weekend jitters. I know she'll have a breakthrough passing game next few matches. Let's Go Wahine!!! |
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Dec 6, 2015 13:43:02 GMT -5
How Sweet 16 it isBy Cindy Luis December 6, 2015  SAM CRAFT / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
Members of the Hawaii volleyball team rush the court at Reed Arena after defeating Texas A&M in three sets to advance to the next round of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015 in College Station Texas.  SAM CRAFT / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
Hawaii’s Emily Maglio (19) and Tai Manu-Olevao (10) block a kill shot for a point from Texas A&M’s Ashlie Reasor (15) in the third set of the second round of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015 in College Station Texas.COLLEGE STATION, Texas >> Stunning. Simply stunning. In its efficiency, focus and determination. No. 7 Hawaii took all the lessons learned from Friday’s five-set near-disaster against TCU and returned to Reed Arena composed and ready to prove the NCAA selection committee and a volleyball world full of doubters wrong. Led by junior opposite Nikki Taylor’s 14 kills and a balanced attack that kept 10th-seeded host Texas A&M guessing for most of the 89 minutes, the Rainbow Wahine handed the Aggies just their second loss in 15 home matches this season, 25-22, 25-19, 25-20. After not advancing out of the second round the last three times when it was sent on the road — all three at Washington — Hawaii completed its personal Texas two-step to reach the round of 16 for the first time since 2011. The Rainbow Wahine (28-1) will ride a 23-match win streak into Wells Fargo Arena to face the seventh-seeded two-time defending national champion Penn State (28-5) in Des Moines, Iowa. The match will pit the two winningest coaches in the sport in the Wahine’s Dave Shoji and Russ Rose of the Nittany Lions. Getting through the second round was a hump that often loomed as large as Mauna Kea, an obstacle that the Wahine hadn’t conquered since the current players were barely on the program’s recruiting radar. “This match was personal to me,” Shoji said. “I didn’t tell the team how much I wanted us to get to the regional, how important it was for the program to get over the hump. “No matter what happened in this, win or lose, we had a great season. But we waited for the last match to play our best.” Hawaii never lost its rhythm, establishing the ability to score from all positions early and run an offense that only a night before had been called “one-dimensional” by TCU coach Jill Kramer after her team lost in five. The Wahine played phenomenal defense, led by sophomore libero Savanah Kahakai, who finished with 19 of the team’s 45 digs, including six in the final set that helped complete the sweep. The balance showed in the smart set selections by both setters — junior Tayler Higgins and sophomore Kendra Koelsch — that had Hawaii hitting .349 for the night. A night after putting down a career-high 19 kills, senior middle Olivia Magill had 10 and was in on five of Hawaii’s six blocks. The X-factor may have been sophomore hitter Kalei Greeley, putting away 10 kills with no errors on 16 swings. There had been doubts, given her chronic shoulder problem, that she would be able to play in either match this week — she had had limited practice time. “I try to do everything I can to help the team,” Greeley said. “Everyone came in really focused and I’m proud how our team handled everything.” Taylor, who took 59 swings Friday and 34 Saturday, agreed. “I think we were nervous (Friday),” she said. “There was a little bit of jitters, but we got all our jitters out. We needed to focus tonight. I think we played almost flawless.” Set 1 saw four lead changes and eight ties, the last at 16, with two kills by Koelsch putting Hawaii ahead for good at 18-16. Unlike Friday, when Hawaii couldn’t close out Set 3 after having a 24-19 lead, the Wahine held when the Aggies fought off two set points to pull to 24-22, ending it on a kill by sophomore middle Emily Maglio. Texas A&M managed to tie it three times in Set 2 but never took the lead as the Wahine got six kills from Greeley and Taylor, and three of their six blocks to take a 2-0 lead into the break. Hawaii has yet to drop a Set 2 in its 29 matches this year. The Wahine continued to quiet the announced home crowd of 2,080 in Set 3, taking leads of 10-4 and 20-13. Aggies junior middle Jazzmin Babers broke three of her 10 kills and Texas A&M rallied to 24-19, the same Set 3 score from Friday when the Frogs’ 7-0 run won it 26-24. “Heck, yes, that went through my mind,” Taylor said. “But we managed to fight through.” A service error by Higgins made it 24-20, but that would be it for the Aggies scoring, with Magill ending their comeback hopes with her 10th kill. “I think this was a statement for us, that it shows the nation the ability of what we can do,” Taylor said. “We’ve been considered the underdog. I’m proud of the way we could fly so far away from home, not have a home-court advantage and show what we are capable (of) as a team.” Babers, the daughter of former UH football player Dino Babers and former Wahine volleyball player Sue Hemenway Babers, shared team-high honors of 10 kills with All-SEC senior hitter Shelby Sullivan. Sophomore libero Amy Nettles had 10 digs. “Obviously, we’re disappointed, but it wasn’t quite our night,” said A&M coach Laurie Corbelli, hosting a subregional for the first time since 2011. “Hawaii executed flawlessly, hit some difficult shots that were difficult to defend. “They had 18 kills in Set 1, we had 11, and it possibly had us wondering if we were going to get our offense going. And No. 9 (Magill) had a really nice match. It was difficult to defend her.” Hawaii will stay in College Station until Tuesday, when the team will leave for Des Moines. In Friday’s other semifinal, second-seeded Minnesota (28-4) faces unseeded Illinois (21-12). The Fighting Illini upset 15th-seeded Louisville on Saturday. NotesA number of former Wahine players attended the match, including Sue Babers, Diana Jessie, Nicki Thomas and Jen Roberts, the latter three living in Texas.
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Dec 6, 2015 14:19:12 GMT -5
Texas A&M volleyball team loses to Hawaii in NCAA second round Posted: Sunday, December 6, 2015 12:00 am By RICHARD CROOME richard.croome@theeagle.com  Eagle photo by Sam Craft
Texas A&M's Shelby Sullivan (2) and Kiara McGee (4) can't stop a kill shot by Hawaii's Olivia Magill in the first set of their NCAA tournament second-round match Saturday at Reed Arena.Excerpt: "A season that picked up momentum as it went along came to a screeching halt Saturday. No. 15 Texas A&M had won 15 straight matches, its first Southeastern Conference title and the right to host the first two rounds of the NCAA volleyball tournament. None of that mattered to the No. 7 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine, who beat the Aggies 25-22, 25-19, 25-20 in the NCAA tournament's second round in front of 2,080 at Reed Arena. "We waited for our last match to have our best match of the year ... there is no doubt about it," said Hawaii coach Dave Shoji, who has led the Rainbow Wahine for 41 years. "We played great defense. We blocked OK. Our offense was good, and we talked about this, trying to peak at the right time, and certainly tonight was a very good indication of that." Hawaii (28-1) won its 23rd straight match and will advanced to the Sweet 16 and a meeting with Penn State on Friday in Des Moines, Iowa. "Hawaii had, in our eyes, a flawless night," A&M coach Laurie Corbelli said. "Even though it stings, we will always be proud of the things we accomplished this season." ..." Full story: www.theeagle.com/aggie_sports/volleyball/texas-a-m-volleyball-team-loses-to-hawaii-in-ncaa/article_dd9c53ab-bbde-51aa-b230-07790a535b9b.html
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Dec 6, 2015 14:21:22 GMT -5
Rainbow Wahine volleyball sweep Texas A&M, advance to Sweet 16Posted: Saturday, December 5, 2015 3:31 pm | Updated: 5:21 pm, Sat Dec 5, 2015. Christian Shimabuku, Staff Writer  Courtesy of UH Athletics Excerpt: "So much can change over the course of a day. After narrowly escaping TCU in a five-set thriller on Friday, the University of Hawai‘i women's volleyball team (28-1) made a road statement in sweeping the No. 10 Texas A&M Aggies (24-7) 25-22, 25-19, 25-20 on their home court in College Station, Texas. In contrast to yesterday's match where the Rainbow Wahine let a 24-19 set three lead slip away, the 'Bows held off numerous Aggie rallies on their way to their 23rd consecutive victory." Full story: www.kaleo.org/sports/rainbow-wahine-volleyball-sweep-texas-a-m-advance-to-sweet/article_b68d5944-9bb9-11e5-aa93-b7fdceefbfa2.html
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Dec 6, 2015 14:25:27 GMT -5
Volleyball's 15-game winning streak, season comes to an end in Hawaii's sweep Posted: Sunday, December 6, 2015 12:28 am | Updated: 12:31 am, Sun Dec 6, 2015. By Aaron Anderson Excerpt: "The Texas A&M volleyball team’s season came to an end after being swept on its home court by Hawaii in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The No. 15 Aggies (25-7, 16-2 SEC) lately struggled with longer plays, and it finally came back to bite them Whether it was not being able to keep the ball within the lines on attacks or make any defensive stands, Hawaii simply outplayed A&M. The three sets ended with a final tally of 25-22, 25-19 and 25-20, respectively. “Personally, I wanted to get to this match,” Hawaii head coach Dave Shoji said. “We’ve gotten here in the past and we haven’t been able to advance to the Regional in some time. For me, it was a very, very important match for us to get over this hump. They played so well over the year that no matter what happened tonight, I think we were going to be happy about it.” No. 7 Hawaii (27-1, 16-0 Big West Conference) made the correct adjustments early in the match to find open spots in the court, spreading out A&M’s defense. When A&M’s defense was bunched up, UH’s Kalei Greeley would attack the back corners. If the Aggies were spread out, Emily Maglio would attack the inside. “Hawaii had a relatively flawless night,” Texas A&M head coach Laurie Corbelli said. “They produced 18 kills in set one and we only produced 11, and I think that possibly had us wondering if we were going to be able to get our offense going…They just executed flawlessly. I thought some of the earlier shots they had we should have taken easier.” ..." Full story: www.thebatt.com/sports/volleyball-s--game-winning-streak-season-comes-to-an/article_999885ce-9be2-11e5-9f33-67049340131d.html
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Dec 6, 2015 22:24:54 GMT -5
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Dec 6, 2015 22:30:49 GMT -5
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Dec 7, 2015 14:09:10 GMT -5
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Dec 7, 2015 14:11:57 GMT -5
Wahine reaching their potentialBy Cindy Luis, Star-AdvertiserDecember 7, 2015  SAM CRAFT / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
UH’s Kendra Koelsch, top, hit the ball over for a score in the first set against Texas A&M. SAM CRAFT / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
Hawaii’s Clare-Marie Anderson made a diving save. SAM CRAFT / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
Savanah Kahakai got a dig in the Wahine’s sweep of the Aggies on Saturday.COLLEGE STATION, Texas >> Potential realized. Saturday’s effort by seventh-ranked Hawaii might have been the best 89 minutes of volleyball the Rainbow Wahine had played in 28 matches this season. The 25-22, 25-19, 25-20 sweep of 10th-seeded and 15th-ranked Texas A&M lifted unseeded Hawaii (28-1) into the third round of the NCAA tournament, one of three non-seeded teams that defied the expectations of the selection committee and one of two that will play Friday in the Des Moines, Iowa, regional. Hawaii faces two-time defending national champion Penn State (28-5), the No. 7 seed, while second-seeded Minnesota (28-4) has a conference rematch with unseeded Illinois (21-12). The other unseeded team is Loyola Marymount (24-8) out of the West Coast Conference. The Lions upset host and eighth-seeded Stanford in Friday’s second round and meet eighth-seeded Kansas (28-2) in the San Diego regional. The Rainbow Wahine were able to crash the all-Texas party last week. The question is: Can they crash the all-Big Ten soiree? “I didn’t really look at the bracket until today and noticed that it’s Hawaii and the Big Ten,” Wahine coach Dave Shoji said. “I guess it is David vs. Goliath. “There were very few upsets. I was surprised by Creighton over North Carolina and LMU had a great win (over Stanford). But at this point you play it one at a time. We’ll see Penn State. Russ (Rose) is a great coach, they’ve had a great run. I’m sure he’d like to extend that run but we want to win that match, too.” The Nittany Lions have won six of the past nine NCAA titles, including 2009, when eliminating Hawaii in the semifinals and going on to beat Texas in five. Friday’s match will pit the sport’s two winningest coaches in Rose and Shoji. Sunday was a “catch-up” day for Hawaii, which has become accustomed to being on lengthy road trips. On the agenda was school work, laundry, shopping and casual team activities. The Wahine are scheduled to do lifting and a light workout today, leaving for Des Moines Tuesday. Shoji said that his staff enjoyed the view from the bench Saturday. “It was a joy to watch,” he said. “We made some amazing plays, did things that you just can’t practice, the instinctive, bang-bang plays that we talk about doing and, if you stay ready and in the moment, you can. “The team kept their emotions under control and that was hard because everyone was so excited that they were playing well. We told them to stay calm and play one point at a time.” It resulted in handing the Aggies their second home loss in 15 matches in Reed Arena, the other in four to Arkansas in the SEC opener on Sept. 27. It was just the third time A&M had been swept this season, the others in the season opener at Stanford and at Florida on Oct. 10, the latter the last loss until seeing Hawaii. “I think as a staff, when you see your team putting all the pieces together, it’s gratifying,” associate head coach Jeff Hall said. “It’s the culmination of all the hard work you’ve put in so far. “They just played so well in all facets of the game. The staff could sit back and enjoy it. It was a beautiful thing to see.” Both Shoji and Hall pointed to the outstanding defensive efforts of sophomore libero Savanah Kahakai (19 digs) and defensive specialist Clare-Marie Anderson as keys to the victory. Anderson had just two digs but a crucial one late in Set 3 when flying out of bounds using a left-handed stab to bring the ball back into play and allow Hawaii to convert the point. “That’s the play of the match to me,” Hall said of Anderson’s dig. “She landed hard but brought it back. That said, ‘We are not going to lose tonight.’ “And Savanah dug (all) that came at her. Maybe her numbers weren’t a career-high but it was her best performance of the season. I gave her a hug and said that I’m super proud of her, that this is what champions do. This is how we have to play to keep advancing.” Two of the other regionals stayed true to seed. In Austin, Texas, third-seeded Texas hosts 14 seed UCLA, with sixth-seeded Wisconsin against 11 seed Florida. Lexington, Ky., will be a neutral site. No. 4-seeded Nebraska takes on 13 seed BYU, and fifth-seed Washington has 12 seed Ohio State. In San Diego, top-seeded USC plays 16 seed Creighton and No. 9-seed Kansas meets unseeded LMU. NCAA WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT REGIONAL» Hawaii (28-1) vs. No. 7 seed Penn State (28-5), 3:30 p.m., Friday, Des Moines, Iowa
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Post by Wolfgang on Dec 7, 2015 14:18:37 GMT -5
I'm sure TAMU felt the same way the Wahine did a few years ago when the latter was swept at home in the second round to BYU.
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Post by skeleton on Dec 7, 2015 14:23:09 GMT -5
I'm very curious to know who will play the OH position alongside Greeley and Taylor next year. Will it be the taller Castillo or the shorter granato or newcomer sibley? Outside the box: 1. If Natasha is ready, move Annie to the left. 2. With Norene coming in, move Kendra to the left. |
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