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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Apr 30, 2016 14:11:16 GMT -5
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 30, 2016 14:29:34 GMT -5
Who would've thought Emily Maglio might have a great(er) shot at making AA as a beach player than making AA as an indoor? Also, she might make AA as a beach player BEFORE AA as an indoor player. This is something I would not have predicted in any lifetime.
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Apr 30, 2016 16:42:48 GMT -5
Wahine in beach volleyball semifinals, face Long Beach State
Star-Advertiser Staff
April 30, 2016
Perfect it wasn’t. But it was pretty close.
Top-seeded Hawaii dropped just one set in opening the inaugural Big West beach volleyball championship tournament with a 5-0 sweep of Cal Poly on Friday at Huntington Beach, Calif.
The fifth-ranked Rainbow Wahine (14-8) move into today’s championship bracket semifinal against second-seeded Long Beach State at 6 a.m. The 49ers (12-12) won their opener 5-0 over third-seeded Cal State Northridge without dropping a set.
Both Hawaii and Long Beach State had first-round byes Friday. Today will be the third time the two will meet this season and the second time in eight days; the SandBows have won both 4-1, including on April 22 at the Outrigger Resorts Aloha Invitational at Queen’s Beach.
Friday’s one dropped set came at the No. 4 flight when Ari Homayun and Hannah Rooks had to rally to defeat the Mustangs’ Raeann Greisen and Katherine Brouker 19-21, 21-11, 15-9.
“I’m really proud of the way they recovered and came back to win,” Hawaii coach Jeff Hall said. “Everyone played well today.”
Perhaps the best effort came at the No. 1 flight, where Katie Spieler and Emily Maglio dominated Jacqui Martin and Casey Carroll, 21-4, 21-9 in what Hall called “maybe the quickest dual match I’ve ever seen played.”
“They played unbelievable and a lot of the other team’s points were on our mistakes,” he added.
“We’re looking forward to playing Long Beach. They’re playing maybe their best volleyball right now and Coach Mike (Campbell) has them peaking at the right time. They recognize that their backs are against the wall and in all likelihood need to win this tournament to get into the NCAAs.”
Win or lose this event, Hawaii — No. 2 in the Ratings Percentage Index — likely would get one of the two at-large spots into next week’s inaugural NCAA championship at Gulf Shores, Ala. The tournament field will be announced on Sunday on NCAA.com at 4 p.m.
The Hawaii-Long Beach State winner advances to Saturday’s championship of the double-elimination event. The loser plays the winner of an elimination match between CSUN and Cal Poly. The winner of that match advances to the championship.
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Apr 30, 2016 16:46:15 GMT -5
SandBows advance to Big West Championship with win over Long Beach StateBy Cindy Luis, Star-Advertiser April 30, 2016 Updated April 30, 2016 7:49am
JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
Hawaii’s Ari Homayun (22) bumps the ball for team mate Hannah Zalopany (13) during a fifth-place sand volleyball game against Nebraska’s Mikaela Foecke (14) and Sydney Townsend (22) on Sunday, March 20, 2016 at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletic Complex in Honolulu. Homayun and Zalopany won 21-10, 21-12.Top-seeded Hawaii advanced to the title match of the Big West beach volleyball championship later today with a 3-2 victory over second-seeded Long Beach State this morning in Huntington Beach, Calif. The Rainbow Wahine (15-8) will face the winner of the contenders bracket final at 10:30 a.m. Hawaii time. It likely will be the 49ers (12-13), who were to face the winner of this morning’s elimination match between Cal Poly and Cal State Northridge in the contenders final at 9 a.m. Hawaii time. Hawaii has defeated Long Beach State in all three meetings this season. The Rainbow Wahine’s victories today came at Flights 1, 2 and 4; both losses came in three sets at Flights 3 and 5.
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Apr 30, 2016 16:48:57 GMT -5
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Apr 30, 2016 17:02:21 GMT -5
SandBows defeat 49ers for Big West championshipby Cindy Luis on April 30, 2016 hawaiiwarriorworld.com/volleyshots/sandbows-advance-to-final-with-3-2-win-over-49ers/ Hawaii wins 3-2 this morning. 1. Spieler-Maglio win 22-20, 21-16 2. Taylor-Schucht win 21-19, 21-10 3. Schreiber-Zalopany lose, 17-21, 21-16, 17-15 4. Long-Tucker win 21-14, 21-8 5. Homayun-Rooks lose 21-17, 21-19 Last loss came at No. 3 in 3 after UH had clinched the dual
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Apr 30, 2016 17:20:58 GMT -5
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Apr 30, 2016 19:29:41 GMT -5
UH wins Big West beach volleyball championshipBy Cindy Luis, Star-AdvertiserApril 30, 2016 Updated April 30, 2016 1:46pm  Top-seeded Hawaii defeated second-seeded Long Beach State 3-2 today to win the inaugural Big West beach volleyball championship in Huntington Beach, Calif. The Rainbow Wahine (16-8) clinched the dual victory and the title at the No. 1 flight when Katie Spieler and Emily Maglio rallied for a 14-21, 21-11, 15-11 win over the 49ers’ Nele Barbara and Rachel Nieto. It was the fourth time Hawaii had defeated Long Beach State (13-14) this season, including this morning’s 3-2 victory in the winners bracket semifinal. The 49ers then had to beat Cal State Northridge in the contenders bracket to earn a rematch with the SandBows for the championship. Hawaii’s other wins in today’s final came at No. 2 (Nikki Taylor and Ka’iwi Schucht), 21-17, 21-9, and at No. 4 (Ginger Long-Mikayla Tucker), 21-17, 21-19. The losses were at No. 3 (Lara Schreiber-Hannah Zalopany), 21-11, 21-16, and No. 5 (Ari Homayun-Hannah Rooks), 18-21, 21-16, 15-9). Hawaii expects to receive an at-large bid into next week’s NCAA championship at Gulf Shores, Alabama. The selection show is Sunday on NCAA.com at 4 p.m. Hawaii time.
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on May 1, 2016 0:13:46 GMT -5
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on May 1, 2016 23:11:21 GMT -5
UH given fifth seed in NCAA beach volleyball championshipBy Cindy Luis May 1, 2016 Updated May 1, 2016 4:32pm www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sports-breaking/uh-given-fifth-seed-in-ncaa-beach-volleyball-championship/
COURTESY BIG WEST CONFERENCE
Top-seeded Hawaii defeated second-seeded Long Beach State 3-2 on Saturday to win the inaugural Big West beach volleyball championship in Huntington Beach, Calif.Fifth-ranked Hawaii was given the fifth seed in next week’s inaugural NCAA Collegiate Beach Volleyball Championship in Gulf Shores, Ala. The Rainbow Wahine (16-8), winners of Saturday’s Big West tournament, will play fourth-seeded UCLA (19-6) in Friday’s opening round at 5 a.m. Hawaii time. The eight-team bracket was announced this afternoon on NCAA.com. Hawaii lost to UCLA twice during the regular season, the Bruins winning both 3-2. Florida State (29-1) was awarded the top seed and will face Stetson (26-7) in Friday’s opener (4 a.m. Hawaii time). The Seminoles’ lone loss came to the SandBows 4-1 on March 26 at the Stetson Invitational in Deland, Fla. On the other side of the bracket, reigning AVCA champion USC (30-2) was seeded second. The Women of Troy, who won the inaugural Pac-12 championship earlier today, will play Georgia State (25-8) in Friday’s third quarterfinal. Pepperdine (19-3) was the third seed and will face Pac-12 tournament runner-up Arizona (19-5). Play continues Friday with the winners bracket semifinals and two elimination matches. The double-elimination event has four matches on Saturday with the championship final Sunday.
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on May 1, 2016 23:15:29 GMT -5
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on May 1, 2016 23:17:17 GMT -5
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on May 2, 2016 13:51:41 GMT -5
UH SandBows up against familiar foe UCLABy Cindy Luis, Star-AdvertiserMay 2, 2016 
STAR-ADVERTISER / MARCH 15
UH’s Tai Manu-Olevao hit against USC in a SandBows- Bruins match in March.
It was short. It remains to be seen if it will be sweet. Sunday’s online NCAA selection show for the inaugural collegiate beach volleyball championship lasted all of 10 minutes. When the sand cleared, Hawaii’s current ranking matched its seed — fifth — with the Rainbow Wahine scheduled to meet a familiar foe Friday at Gulf Shores, Ala. Hawaii (16-8), winner of Saturday’s Big West tournament, faces fourth-seeded UCLA (19-6) in the opening round (5 a.m. Hawaii time). It is the second of four quarterfinals in the eight-team double-elimination event. On the SandBows’ side of the bracket is top-seeded Florida State (29-1), which meets No. 8 seeded Stetson (26-7). The Seminoles’ lone loss came to Hawaii 4-1 at the Stetson Invitational on March 26 in Deland, Fla. USC, who won the inaugural Pac-12 championship earlier Sunday, will play Georgia State (25-8). Pepperdine (19-3) was the third seed and will face Pac-12 tournament runner-up Arizona (19-5). Play continues Friday with the winners bracket semifinals and two elimination matches. The double-elimination event has four matches on Saturday with the championship final Sunday. “We’re happy and honored to be in the field, and we love the draw,” Hawaii coach Jeff Hall said in a phone call from the team hotel in Costa Mesa, Calif. “We look forward to the challenge of seeing UCLA again, there’s a great volleyball history between the two schools, and we know it’s going to be a battle. “I think anyone can win this. In this (double elimination) tournament format, every one has a chance to win.” The Bruins have defeated the SandBows twice this season, both matches 3-2. UCLA is coached by former Bruin All-American Stein Metzger, who was inducted into the Punahou School Athletic Hall of Fame in March. Top-seeded Florida State has won its last 15 since seeing Hawaii. “We beat them pretty good,” Hall said. “They didn’t play to their potential but we played really well. “The beauty is we have film on them.” Hawaii has film on four other teams in the field, three that have combined to hand UH all of its losses: USC (5), UCLA (2) and Pepperdine (1). The SandBows also have a 4-1 win over Stetson. The team remains in California, with workouts scheduled today at Laguna Beach and Tuesday at Manhattan Beach. Hall did not have the final itinerary but was hoping to fly to Alabama Tuesday night. NoteTurner networks will televises some of the event, with truTV providing limited live coverage on Friday and the championship round Sunday on TBS. Live streaming coverage of every court in each match will be available on NCAA.com.
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Post by Wolfgang on May 2, 2016 15:17:26 GMT -5
I have a bone to pick re. photos. Lots of bad photos and lots of bad selections of photos. For example, Tai Manu-Olevao isn't part of the team and yet, her photo is used for this UH-UCLA in the NCAAs article.
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Post by hapaguy on May 2, 2016 20:03:32 GMT -5
Curious why the SandBows were an "At-Large" selection. The winner of the BigWest Tournament doesn't receive an automatic? Sorry not to familiar with Beach Volleyball yet....
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