Hawaii Beach (2016)

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What happened to London Chow? She was a beach-only player, though I did see her play indoor in high school here in So Cal.

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Maglio’s beach volleyball career skyrocketing


By Cindy Luis

March 11, 2016


UH’s Emily Maglio bumped the ball at beach volleyball practice earlier this year.


Redshirt, 3, 2, 1 … the launch of Emily Maglio’s beach volleyball career has been nothing short of meteoric. The 6-foot-3 middle on Hawaii’s indoor team had an impressive debut at last weekend’s Pepperdine Kickoff Tournament on Zuma Beach, Calif., going 3-1 with two different partners at three different flights.

Maglio’s best results came with All-American Katie Spieler on Sunday, when the duo went 2-0, picking up the Rainbow Wahine’s lone win over then-No. 2 Pepperdine at the No. 2 flight, then moving up to No. 1 and helping the SandBows to a 4-1 victory over Long Beach State.

“As a coaching staff, we’ve talked about her at No. 1,” UH coach Jeff Hall said of Maglio. “We were thinking maybe next year, but, hey, why not now? Katie’s embraced it. Em’s embraced it. It’s not a done deal, but we’d like to try it for a while.

“I think this spring is going to be a coming-out party for Em that will carry over to the fall. She’s phenomenal every day in practice. This is a chance for her to get better with all of her ball skills. She’s going to be one of the go-to players indoor for sure.”

Hall, also the associate coach for the Wahine indoor team, was high on Maglio when he took over the beach team last season. Although Maglio redshirted as a true freshman, Hall already was envisioning her making the Olympic beach team for her native Canada as early as 2020.

“She’s that good,” he said. “We had no problem putting her at the No. 1 spot.”

For Spieler, playing as a graduate student, Maglio was her second partner of last weekend and the fifth of her four-year career. The 5-5 Spieler had played mostly at No. 2 the past three seasons and was at that flight Saturday with sophomore Lara Schreiber, losing tight matches to defending national champion USC and UCLA.

On Sunday, Spieler-Maglio opened with a 21-19, 21-16 sweep of Pepperdine’s Kaity Bailey-Delaney Knudsen at No. 2, then traded places with Mikayla Tucker-Nikki Taylor at No. 1, sweeping Long Beach State’s Rachel Nieto-Kobi Pekich 21-18, 21-13.

It earned Spieler-Maglio the inaugural Big West Pair of the Week accolade on Monday.

“It was really fun playing together,” Spieler said. “I love that Emily is super hardworking, has a lot of ball control for a big player. It’s fun to battle out there knowing we’ll work hard every moment.

“What might surprise people is her awesome ball control. She’s receiving serves, passing perfect. You are seeing aspects of her game that you don’t get a chance to see much when she’s indoors.”

The soft-spoken Maglio would rather have her game do the talking. She did concede that it was a “big jump” going from redshirting to No. 1 last weekend.

“But it was fun,” she said. “(Spieler) is so good, it makes it easy. It’s a good combination.”

It will likely be the pairing that No. 5 Hawaii uses Saturday in its home opener at Queen’s Beach. The SandBows face Hawaii Pacific at 9 a.m. and TCU at noon in dual competition.

But the pairings could change when Hawaii hosts No. 2 USC on Tuesday at the T.C. Ching Complex courts on campus. It’s part of the regrouping process the SandBows were forced to deal with after the loss of senior Heather Boyan following a hiking accident on Feb. 27. Boyan remains hospitalized at The Queen’s Medical Center but is expected to be released soon.

Donations to Boyan’s recovery fund have surpassed the initial goal of $21,700 and “it’s been cool to see how the community here, the volleyball community here and nationally, have come together,” Hall said. “Our colleagues have given money, someone on Pepperdine’s team donated privately. SC said they were going to donate. Everyone last weekend felt bad for us, felt for what we had to deal with.

“We’re all competitive, but when it comes down to it, something like this puts things in perspective. Life is precious. For our team, still getting to play volleyball has been very therapeutic.”

Donations are being accepted at GoFundMe.com/HeatherBoyan.

COLLEGIATE BEACH VOLLEYBALL

At Queen’s Beach

Today

>> TCU (2-1) vs. Hawaii Pacific (0-0), 10 a.m.

Saturday

>> Hawaii Pacific at No. 5 Hawaii (3-1), 9 a.m.

>> TCU at No. 5 Hawaii, noon

>> Hawaii Pacific vs. Chaminade, 1 p.m.

[Wolfgang]

Some observations:

1. Not to take anything away from Emily Maglio, I think Katie Spieler can make anyone look good.

2. How would Jeff Hall have any insights on the Canadian national beach team to say that Maglio would make that team? Short answer: he wouldn't.

3. Beach players always look cool with shades. That must be the draw.

[Viki]

One of the two of them (Maglio, Mitchem) will end up being the next AA.  One if not both are likely to be moved around on the court next fall.  Depending upon whom Dave moves, you'll be seeing a new AA formed.  The 6'3 Sante Fe Christian gal will then end up backing people up ALL OVER THE COURT. 

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SandBows’ Boyan sidelined after falling in hiking accident

By Cindy Luis, Star-Advertiser

March 2, 2016


JAM AQUINO / APRIL 18, 2015
Hawaii’s Heather Boyan (15) goes up to block Mikayla Tucker during a sand volleyball match on April 18, 2015 at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletic Complex in Manoa.



It was an unexpected reality check for the Hawaii beach volleyball team, which lost Heather Boyan to a hiking accident a week before the season opener. Boyan, expected to be part of the Rainbow Wahine’s No. 1 pairs team, remains hospitalized in stable condition after suffering multiple injuries in a fall Saturday while on the Ka’au Crater trail in Palolo Valley.

Boyan fell an estimated 50 feet, according to Hawaii coach Jeff Hall, and “we’re counting our blessings. It could have been much worse,” he said.

Information on the extent of Boyan’s injuries was not released due to health privacy laws, but she likely is to remain at The Queen’s Medical Center for at least the next few days. Her parents are expected to arrive from their Indiana home sometime this week.

Boyan was hiking with friends when she apparently slipped while peering over an edge and fell into waters below a waterfall. She was set to play her second season for the SandBows as a graduate student; she graduated from Western Kentucky in fall 2014 following four seasons with the Hilltoppers’ indoor volleyball team.

Boyan, 18-9 last year when playing with various partners, was scheduled to team with All-American Katie Spieler at No. 1 when third-ranked Hawaii opens the season this weekend at the Pepperdine Kickoff Tournament at Zuma Beach, Calif. Spieler, also playing as a graduate student, now will partner with sophomore Lara Schreiber at the No. 2 flight.

Moving to No. 1 will be junior All-American Nikki Taylor and junior Mikayla Tucker.

A GoFundMe.com page is scheduled to be launched shortly to help offset medical expenses.

“Heather is still part of this team and we’ll continue to use her as an inspiration for the season,” Hall said. “We’re counting our blessings and will use it as a springboard into appreciating everything we have.”

Hawaii opens Saturday with dual matches against defending national champion and top-ranked USC, and No. 7 UCLA. The SandBows finish out the event Sunday with host Pepperdine, ranked No. 2, and No. 4 Long Beach State.

This is the inaugural season for Big West volleyball as well as the first year the NCAA is sponsoring the sport after four years under the AVCA aegis.


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Beach Volleyball’s Heather Boyan Out For Season

3/3/2016 8:24:00 AM

UH release: hawaiiathletics.com/news/2016/3/3/womens-beach-volleyball-beach-volleyballs-heather-boyan-out-for-season.aspx?path=wsvb





HONOLULU – University of Hawai'i beach volleyball student-athlete Heather Boyan will miss the 2016 season due to injuries suffered from a hiking accident over the weekend.

The second-year graduate student was admitted to The Queen's Medical Center and is in stable condition.

In her first season with the Rainbow Wahine in 2015, the Munster, Ind., native went 18-9 at the Nos. 4 and 5 positions, including a 17-6 mark with pairs teammate Lara Schreiber. She transferred to UH following four seasons of indoor volleyball at Western Kentucky, where she earned her bachelor's degree in exercise science.

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help Boyan's family offset medical expenses. The page can be found here.

The Rainbow Wahine open the season this weekend with the Pepperdine Kick-off Tournament, March 5-6 in Zuma Beach, Calif.

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Top sand volleyball teams face off

By Cindy Luis, Star-Advertiser

March 3, 2016


CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / [e-mail]
University of Hawaii’s Nikki Taylor practiced beach volleyball with Katie Spieler on Wednesday.



The third-ranked Hawaii beach volleyball team’s official travel roster is 12 but the Rainbow Wahine will take a 13th along in their hearts when leaving today for their season opener in California. Second-year graduate student Heather Boyan remains hospitalized after Saturday’s fall from a hiking trail which will have her missing the season, including this weekend’s Pepperdine Kickoff Tournament at legendary Zuma Beach.

Boyan was to be paired with All-American Katie Spieler — also playing a second year as a graduate student — at No. 1 but the accident forced head coach Jeff Hall to juggle his lineup. Spieler will be at No. 2 with sophomore Lara Schreiber, Spieler’s third partner in as many seasons.

“I think the biggest thing that has helped my mind-set is remembering the great preseason I had with such a positive partner,” Spieler said of Boyan. “That has helped me go forward and take this adversity as an opportunity.

“Playing (at flight) 1 or 2 doesn’t matter. I’m a very competitive person. The good thing is it’s a team sport and, whatever spot I’m at, I’m playing for UH. I just want to win.”

Spieler finished with a team-best 30-10 record playing with Olivia Urban at No. 2 last season. She had an All-American season at No. 2 two years ago with Nikki Taylor, finishing 35-13.

Taylor, at No. 1 last season with Brittany Tiegs, will remain in the top flight this year with junior Mikayla Tucker. The other pairings, still tentative according to Hall, have junior Hannah Rooks with sophomore Ka’iwi Schucht at No. 3; redshirt freshman Emily Maglio and freshman Ari Homayun at No. 4; graduate student Ginger Long and junior Hannah Zalopany at No. 5; and senior Tai Manu-Olevao with redshirt freshman Hi’ilawe Huddleston.

It also is Taylor’s third season with a different partner but “great players can adapt to anything,” she said. “So much about beach volleyball is maintaining and sustaining partnerships. It’s about compatibility.

“Zuma is an awesome setting and I’m really stoked to be playing there for the first time. Personally, I have high expectations for this season, have a good chance at being at the top.”

It’s a trial by fire with Hawaii opening Saturday with defending national champion and top-ranked USC followed by No. 7 UCLA. On Sunday, it is host and second-ranked Pepperdine and Big West rival Long Beach State.

This is the first year the sport is sponsored by the NCAA and the first year that the Big West will have a postseason tournament.

“The field is incredible,” Hall said. “I don’t mind opening like this, we’ll know where we’re at right away and will be able to then train to fix any issues and test pairings.

“Our goals this season are, one, to win the Big West; two, get into the NCAA field and, three, make the NCAA finals. That’s as far as we’ve thought ahead. Anything else will be gravy.”

Pepperdine coach Nina Matthies said she was excited about being able to put together such an elite field. Her Waves won two AVCA titles, finishing second once and third last season.

“After last year, I came home and thought about everyone’s scheduling and how we all sort of dance around each other,” Matthies said. “So I wanted to host a big event on opening weekend and invited what I think are the top 5 programs in the country … in hindsight probably biting off more than I wanted.

“But I think it is going to be a great way to open this inaugural NCAA season, play everyone right out of the shoot, see where we all are, give us a measure, a gauge of what is to come during this season, and basically to just compete with the best.

“Seeing as our sport is so different from any other — in that we have some teams with completely separate beach rosters, some with all indoor, some with combos — you just never know exactly who is playing until the season begins. It will be fun to see the teams and where and how everyone is playing.”

Hawaii opens its home schedule March 12 with duals against Hawaii Pacific and TCU at Queens’ Beach. The SandBows host USC at the T.C. Ching Complex campus courts on March 15.

NOTE

Donations are being accepted for Boyan to defray medical costs at gofundme.com/heatherboyan.



Women’s Collegiate Beach Volleyball

Pepperdine Kickoff Tournament, Zuma Beach, Calif.

>> When: Saturday-Sunday

>> Who: No. 1 USC, No. 2 Pepperdine, No. 3 Hawaii, No. 4 Long Beach State and No. 7 UCLA.

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Beach Volleyball Goes 1-3 At Pepperdine Kick-Off Tourney

3/6/2016 10:33:00 PM


Beach Volleyball at Pepperdne Kickoff Tourney

Excerpt:

"MALIBU, Calif. - The University of Hawai'i women's beach volleyball team opened the 2016 season by finishing 1-3 over the weekend at the Pepperdine Kick-off Tournament at Zuma Beach.

On Saturday, the Rainbow Wahine dropped a 4-1 decision to defending national champion USC with UH's lone win at No. 5 as Hannah Rooks/Ka'iwi Schucht won in three sets over Jo Kremer/Zoe Nightingale. Later in the day, Rooks and Schucht played the decisive point against No. 6 UCLA but lost in a close three-set match 29-31, 25-23, 15-9 to Laurel Weaver/Julie Cansani as the Rainbow Wahine fell to the Bruins, 3-2.

On Sunday, UH began the day with a 4-1 setback to host Pepperdine, who finished 4-0 in the round-robin tournament. Hawai'i's lone victory occurred at No. 2 where the new tandem of Katie Spieler and Emily Maglio took down Kaity Bailey and Delaney Knudsen, 21-19, 21-16. The duo later teamed up at No. 1 court against No. 4 Long Beach State and defeated Rachel Nieto and Kobi Pekich, 21-18, 21-13 in UH's 4-1 win over the 49ers.

The Rainbow Wahine return to Honolulu to host dual matches versus Hawai'i Pacific and TCU, March 12 at Queen's Beach in Waikiki, and USC, March 15 at Ching Complex. UH will then host the Spring Break Championship, March 18-19, at Ching which includes Loyola Marymount, USC, and Nebraska. Hawai'i closes out the homestand with a dual match against Nebraska, March 20 at Ching."

Full UH release and results: hawaiiathletics.com/news/2016/3/7/womens-beach-volleyball-beach-volleyball-goes-1-3-at-pepperdine-kick-off-tourney.aspx?path=wsvb

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Spieler/Maglio Win Inaugural Big West Pairs Award

3/7/2016 3:10:00 PM


Katie Spieler, Emily Maglio Big West Pairs of the Week

UH release: hawaiiathletics.com/news/2016/3/7/womens-beach-volleyball-spieler-maglio-win-inaugural-big-west-pairs-award.aspx?path=wsvb


University of Hawai'i beach volleyball pair Katie Spieler and Emily Maglio captured the Big West's first-ever Beach Pairs Team of the Week award following their performance at last week's Pepperdine Kick-Off Tournament at Zuma Beach, Calif.

Speiler (Santa Barbara, Calif./Dos Pueblos HS) and Maglio (Coquitlam, B.C., Canada/Pinetree econdary School) teamed together on the second day of the event and posted wins over No. 2 Pepperdine and No. 4 Long Beach State.

The pair took down Pepperdine's Kaity Bailey and Delaney Knudsen, 21-19, 21-16 at No. 2 in UH's 4-1 loss to the Waves. They later defeated LBSU's Rachel Nieto and Kobi Pekich, 21-18, 21-13 at No. 1 in UH's 4-1 win over the Beach.

While playing with a different partner Friday, Maglio recorded a 1-1 mark at No. 3 with a win over UCLA. Maglio finished the weekend with a 3-1 record while Spieler went 2-2.

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No. 5 Beach Volleyball Slated For First O‘ahu Matches Vs. HPU and TCU

3/8/2016 8:00:00 AM


Senior Katie Spieler looks to lead UH on the courts at Queen's

UH release: hawaiiathletics.com/news/2016/3/7/womens-beach-volleyball-no-5-beach-volleyball-slated-for-first-o-ahu-matches-vs-hpu-and-tcu.aspx?path=wsvb


HONOLULU – The No. 5 University of Hawai'i beach volleyball team opens its second week of competition on Saturday with a double-feature at Queen's Beach in dual matches against Hawai'i Pacific and TCU.

Marking their first home matches of the season on Saturday, the Rainbow Wahine will face local foe HPU at 9:00 a.m. on the courts at Queen's Beach. The Silverswords will play their first match of the season on Friday versus TCU. At 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, UH will meet TCU to finish out the day. The Horned Frogs are 2-1 after wins over Colorado Mesa and Cal Poly, falling to No. 9 Arizona.

The Rainbow Wahine opened with a 1-3 record at the Pepperdine Kickoff tournament, falling in consecutive matches to the current top three ranked teams, No. 2 Southern Cal (1-4), No.3 UCLA (2-3) and No. 1 Pepperdine (1-4), before closing out the tournament with a 4-1 victory over Big West Conference foe Long Beach State.

On Monday, the duo of Katie Spieler and Emily Maglio claimed the Big West Conference's first-ever Beach Pairs Team of the Week award, notching pairs wins over Pepperdine and Long Beach State.

Quick Set
What: Dual Matches at Queen's Beach
Who: Hawai'i Pacific, TCU
When: March 12, 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Where: Honolulu, O'ahu (Queen's Beach)

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SandBows dominate TCU, Hawaii Pacific

Honolulu Star-Advertiser

March 13, 2016



No. 5 Hawaii geared up for next week’s dual match with defending national champion USC by sweeping by Hawaii Pacific and TCU in the Queen’s Cup collegiate beach volleyball tournament Saturday at Queen’s Beach.

The Rainbow Wahine (3-3) dropped only one set out of 21 en route to 5-0 victories over the Sharks (1-2) and Horned Frogs (4-2). The lone set loss came at No. 5 against TCU when Ari Homayun and Tai Manu-Olevao needed to rally past Clare Ford-Blaire Pickens, 19-21, 21-18, 15-10 to preserve the sweep.

“We played well today,” Hawaii coach Jeff Hall said. “I’m very proud of our effort. All of our pairings showed up to play.”

Hawaii hosts No. 2 USC (3-1) on Tuesday at 4 p.m. at the T.C. Ching Complex campus courts. The SandBows lost to the Women of Troy 4-1 in last week’s season opener at the Pepperdine Kickoff Tournament at Zuma Beach, Calif.

Hawaii also will host the Spring Break Championship, a pairs event, with USC, Loyola Marymount and Nebraska on Friday at Queen’s Beach. The SandBows also have dual matches with the Lions on Saturday at Queen’s Beach and against the Huskers on March 13 at the Ching Complex.

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SandBows Open Home Slate On HPU, TCU Sweeps To Win Queen's Cup

3/12/2016 10:10:00 PM


Nikki Taylor v. Pepperdine


UH Beach Volleyball Claimed the Queen's Cup


Excerpt:

"HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine beach volleyball team made a sound showing in its home-opening event at Queen's Beach on Saturday, coming away with an all-around dual-match sweep of both Hawai'i Pacific and Texas Christian (TCU) to claim the Queen's Cup.

In their first on-island matches of the 2016 season, UH defeated both HPU and TCU in 5-0 sweeps in both rounds of the Queen's Cup, which also featured local foe, Chaminade.

The Rainbow Wahine drew further inspiration from the presence of recently-injured teammate, Heather Boyan, who spent time around the squad in the team tent throughout the day.

The 'SandBows' won 20-of-21 sets and 10 straight matches en route to the dominant victory on their home sands.

Leading the way were senior captain Katie Spieler and redshirt freshman Emily Maglio at the No. 1 slot. Maglio's dominant net presence and Spieler's sterling defense was a stellar performance for beachside onlookers. The pair has now won four consecutive straight-set matches and are quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with on the national stage.

For the first time together this year is the No. 2 pair of local junior second-team indoor All-American Nikki Taylor and german-born Lara Schreiber, who followed suit in the victory column. Taylor's powerful presence at the net and Schreiber's sets propelled the team to two consecutive two-set victories and a promising start to their new partnership.

Sophomore Ka'iwi Schucht, junior Mikayla Tucker, junior Hannah Rooks, senior Ginger Long and freshman standout Ari Homayun all went 2-0 on the day in varied pairs as the SandBows looked sharp across the board at the beach today.

Other notable performances were turned in from senior Tai Manu Olevao, who scored her first point of the season in the No. 5 match versus TCU and local-product redshirt freshman Clare-Marie Anderson, who scored the first point of her beach career early in the day against HPU.

The SandBows are readying for a big week hosting a rematch with the defending beach, and current No. 2-ranked Southern Cal and reigning indoor national champion Nebraksa.

UH hosts televised home matches under the lights at the Clarence T.C. Ching Courts on Tuesday versus USC (March 15) and Sunday versus Nebraska (March 20).

Those events will sandwich two days of exciting competition back at Queen's Beach during the Hawai'i Invitational this upcoming Friday and Saturday, March 18-19, featuring a field of USC, Nebraska and Loyola Marymount."


UH full release and results: hawaiiathletics.com/news/2016/3/13/womens-beach-volleyball-sandbows-open-home-slate-with-sweeps-of-hpu-tcu-to-win-queens-cup.aspx?path=wsvb

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Warriors drop to 9, SandBows stay at 5 in polls

By CINDY LUIS on MARCH 14, 2016

Full blog post: hawaiiwarriorworld.com/volleyshots/warriors-drop-to-9-sandbows-stay-at-5-in-polls/

Excerpt:

"Also today, the Hawaii beach volleyball team remained at No. 5 in the AVCA Collegiate Beach Top 10.

The Rainbow Wahine (3-3) host defending national champion USC (5-2) at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the T.C. Ching Complex courts. The Women of Troy fell a spot to No. 3 after losing to Florida State (9-0) last week.

The Seminoles moved up to No. 2 behind Pepperdine (4-0). UCLA (4-3) dropped one place to No. 4 after losing to Florida State last week.

Rounding out the top 10 are Long Beach State (1-5), Arizona (5-1), Georgia State (9-1), Stetson (9-10) and Florida International (5-2)."

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Beach Volleyball's Spieler/Maglio Repeat As Big West Honorees

3/14/2016 1:48:00 PM


Katie Spieler, Emily Maglio Big West Pairs of the Week


Excerpt:

"IRVINE, Calif. – For the second consecutive week, the University of Hawai'i beach volleyball tandem of Katie Spieler and Emily Maglio highlighted the Big West Conference's weekly slate, again receiving Big West Pairs Team of the Week honors after leading the No. 5 Rainbow Wahine to a sweep of Hawai'i Pacific and TCU last week in the Queen's Cup on Queen's Beach in Honolulu.

Spieler (Sr., Santa Barbara, Calif./Dos Pueblos HS) and Maglio (r-Fr., Coquitlam, B.C., Canada/Pinetree Secondary School) dominated competition in the Rainbow Wahine's first home matches of the season, with consecutive two-set wins, averaging a 21-8 win margin against HPU and 21-12 against TCU. The pair allowed just 40 points over a total of four sets.

With the wins, the pair has now recorded victories in four consecutive straight-set matches, winning every set of last week's sweep by at least eight points. The No. 1 pair also contributed to the SandBows' wins in 10-straight matches.

With Spieler and Maglio's performance, Hawai'i claimed the Queen's Cup and recorded an undefeated weekend."


Full UH release: hawaiiathletics.com/news/2016/3/14/womens-beach-volleyball-beach-volleyballs-spieler-maglio-repeat-as-big-west-honorees.aspx?path=wsvb

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Beach Volleyball Opens Five-Match Week On Tuesday Vs. No.2 USC

3/14/2016 12:02:00 PM



Excerpt:

"HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine beach volleyball team is slated for a busy schedule with high-level competition on their home sands this week, with dual matches against No. 2 Southern Cal and Nebraska, in addition to two days of competition at the Hawai'i Invitational on Queen's Beach.

The Rainbow Wahine (3-3) will open up the week on Tuesday, March 15 against second-ranked USC (5-2), looking to reclaim a win from the Trojans in a rematch from the opening weekend in Malibu. Opening up the season in the Pepperdine Kickoff Tournament, UH fell to the defending National Champion Trojans 4-1 in the season opener, with the up-and-coming tandem of Katie Spieler and Emily Maglio registering the lone UH win in straight sets. UH and USC will meet at 4:00 p.m. at the Clarence T.C. Ching Complex sand courts and the matches will be televised live on OC Sports (TWC channels 16 [SD] and 1016 [HD] and Hawaiian Telcom channels 89 [SD] and 1089 [HD]) with Scott Robbs and Lisa Strand-Ma'a on the call, and Ryan Kalei Tsuji providing sideline coverage. UH enters the week with a 1-5 record against the Trojans.

The 'SandBows' will then move on to the Hawai'i Invitational, Friday and Saturday, March 18-19 at Queen's Beach, playing host to USC, Loyola Marymount (1-5) and Nebraska (1-0). UH is 4-1 against LMU and 3-0 against NU. Competition will begin at 8:00 a.m. on the beach.

UH will return on Sunday, March 20 to the Ching courts for a dual match against Nebraska, the defending indoor volleyball NCAA Champion. The 'Huskers will come to O'ahu with only one match in the books, but will take on five matches in three days before meeting UH on campus on Sunday at 4:00 p.m.

After a busy week at home, the SandBows will head to central Florida for five matches in three days at the Stetson Spring Break Tournament in DeLand, Fla."


Full UH release and schedule: hawaiiathletics.com/news/2016/3/14/womens-beach-volleyball-beach-volleyball-opens-five-match-week-on-tuesday-vs-no-2-usc.aspx?path=wsvb

[Viki]

I do wonder if C.J-L (newly mantled AVCA president) isn't also in Hawai'i prepping for Iowa State's own Beach program.  Nebraska could possibly have some influence upon Hawkeyes.