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Post by babybacksets on Sept 29, 2021 15:00:29 GMT -5
Oh darn, UH missed out on a good domestic MB recruit. I guess there are still some good international ones or potential transfers. Who did they miss out on? I’d like to know this as well. If there was a big time local recruit, i feel like we would have heard of it
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Post by goblin on Sept 29, 2021 15:58:31 GMT -5
Thought I'd play around with this out in left field factoid. I think it started with the Big West Conference writeups and the UH sports department continued it. It was about the average height of each team. Cal Poly was the tallest at 71.91" and Hawaii was second at 71.82". Every single game note since then has carried this statement. I wondered if Kyra leaving the team (which saddened me) made a difference. Appears that Hawaii is now the tallest team at 72.04".
Too bad height doesn't correlate perfectly with success on the court.... Annika, Martyna, Tiff and Ilayda are all really tall OHs and average 6'3", but Hawaii starts BVS, Brae, Riley and MJ, who average around 5'10". Throw in a 5’10” setter, and Hawaii starts looking pretty small (but skilled). I wonder how long it has been since Hawaii's starting OHs and Opp averaged 5'10"? Great question, the 1987 NC team had short pins. Tita Ahuna, Mahina Eleneki, Diana Jesse and Tee Williams were the pins. Williams was the tallest at 5’11. The others were well under 6’
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Post by 2left on Sept 29, 2021 18:19:08 GMT -5
Annika, Martyna, Tiff and Ilayda are all really tall OHs and average 6'3", but Hawaii starts BVS, Brae, Riley and MJ, who average around 5'10". Throw in a 5’10” setter, and Hawaii starts looking pretty small (but skilled). I wonder how long it has been since Hawaii's starting OHs and Opp averaged 5'10"? Great question, the 1987 NC team had short pins. Tita Ahuna, Mahina Eleneki, Diana Jesse and Tee Williams were the pins. Williams was the tallest at 5’11. The others were well under 6’ That time period had come to mind. I think 35 years ago, a team that averaged 6'0" outside was considered pretty huge.
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Post by eyelander on Sept 29, 2021 18:49:15 GMT -5
Great question, the 1987 NC team had short pins. Tita Ahuna, Mahina Eleneki, Diana Jesse and Tee Williams were the pins. Williams was the tallest at 5’11. The others were well under 6’ That time period had come to mind. I think 35 years ago, a team that averaged 6'0" outside was considered pretty huge. Also don’t remember too many powerhouses east of the west coast. The only 2 that I can think of were Texas and Illinois.
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Post by WahineFan44 on Sept 29, 2021 18:58:10 GMT -5
Annika, Martyna, Tiff and Ilayda are all really tall OHs and average 6'3", but Hawaii starts BVS, Brae, Riley and MJ, who average around 5'10". Throw in a 5’10” setter, and Hawaii starts looking pretty small (but skilled). I wonder how long it has been since Hawaii's starting OHs and Opp averaged 5'10"? Great question, the 1987 NC team had short pins. Tita Ahuna, Mahina Eleneki, Diana Jesse and Tee Williams were the pins. Williams was the tallest at 5’11. The others were well under 6’ Didn’t tee play middle. This is well before my time but the YouTube video I have seen, tee plays middle
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Post by superfan1 on Sept 29, 2021 19:50:53 GMT -5
I feel like the trio of Danielson, Cubi-Otineru and Ferrell weren't that tall either. Still got to the final four tho
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Post by aznsun90 on Sept 29, 2021 19:56:37 GMT -5
I feel like the trio of Danielson, Cubi-Otineru and Ferrell weren't that tall either. Still got to the final four tho Kanani had the hops though!
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Post by wang pu on Sept 29, 2021 19:59:00 GMT -5
I feel like the trio of Danielson, Cubi-Otineru and Ferrell weren't that tall either. Still got to the final four tho Kanani had the hops though! Danielson and Cubi-Otineru had mad vb IQ too.
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Post by toonscivb on Sept 29, 2021 20:01:50 GMT -5
Didn't the 2016 team have the highest average height in program history at 6 feet?
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Post by 2left on Sept 30, 2021 11:49:02 GMT -5
Didn't the 2016 team have the highest average height in program history at 6 feet? Well over 6'. Granato was listed at 6'0" (but probably shorter). Sibley, Taylor, Greeley, Mitchum, Castillo were all 6'2" - 6'4". I remember thinking the program had turned the corner and Hawaii will no longer have to be the historically "small but scrappy" team.
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Post by skeleton on Sept 30, 2021 17:11:09 GMT -5
Wahine freshman setter Kate Lang was ready to goBy Jason KaneshiroJULIE KIM / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII Kate Lang set the ball at UC Riverside.After watching most of her first eight matches from the sideline, Hawaii freshman Kate Lang didn’t know she’d be on the court to start the Rainbow Wahine volleyball team’s conference opener until minutes prior to first serve. “Right after warm-up,” Lang said of the moment she was told of her first career start. “I had no idea.” Even so, when UH coach Robyn Ah Mow called her name when announcing the starting rotation for a match at UC Riverside a week ago today, the assignment didn’t catch the Rainbow Wahine setter off guard. “Totally better that way,” she said. “I have the same pregame rituals every single time, whether I’m starting or I’m not. I think it’s a great mindset to have.” Lang’s preparation paid off in a silky transition into the starting rotation. She sparked the Wahine offense to two of its most efficient performances of the season in road sweeps at UC Riverside and UC Davis and was further rewarded on Monday when she was named the Big West Freshman of the Week. Just as she distributed sets throughout the UH lineup over the weekend, Lang was quick to spread the credit for the individual recognition. “That’s the thing about getting these awards, it’s all about your team,” Lang said. “I couldn’t have done that if I didn’t get the digs from (libero) Tayli (Ikenaga), the serve-receive passes from all of my pins. … No awards would exist without your teammates.” Lang and the Rainbow Wahine (5-5, 2-0 Big West) will try to maintain their momentum in their return to SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center to face Long Beach State (7-7, 1-2) on Friday and Cal State Fullerton (4-6, 1-2) on Sunday. The Wahine used a bye week bridging the nonconference and Big West schedules to hone their defense and passing and UH assistant coach Kaleo Baxter said Lang was inserted into the starting group in part for her production on defense. Lang responded by delivering 36 assists against UC Riverside and 38 against UC Davis when the Wahine hit a season-high .396. The attempt totals for UH’s five primary attackers ranged from Riley Wagoner’s 28 to Braelyn Akana’s 15. All of them had at least six kills in the sweep of the Aggies, led by Brooke Van Sickle’s 14 and Amber Igiede’s 11. “Kate did a nice job distributing the ball,” Baxter told reporters on Tuesday. “All of our attackers were seeing some good looks and she was putting them in really good situations at the right times and the set distribution was pretty spot on.” Lang said spreading out the attack and feeding Igiede and Skyler Williams in the middle were priorities while continually telling herself, “don’t force anything, let the game flow through your sets … just keeping it natural.” Steady passing from Ikenaga, Wagoner and defensive specialist Janelle Gong in serve-receive allowed Lang to give Igiede and Williams opportunities to put away 37 kills in 70 attempts in the middle. Their production opened seams for the outside hitters and Van Sickle hit .468 over the weekend to earn the Big West Offensive Player of the Week award. “That’s awesome that Brooke got her award. I’m like, ‘I had a part of that.’ That’s so cool,” Lang said. Lang and junior Mylana Byrd entered fall camp competing for the starting job and Byrd saw the bulk of the playing time in the nonconference matches, averaging 9.39 assists per set. Lang contributed off the bench primarily as a serving substitute, watching and learning all the while. “I think I learned so much from seeing Mylana play and even in practice I still learn so much from her,” Lang said. “During practice it’s always Mylana and I working together for both of us to get better. “It’s competitive, but it’s such a good energy and we’re always pushing each other and when she was starting that pushed me so much, but I know I was still pushing her in a way. So it’s always such a positive energy between the two of us. I really love it.” BIG WEST VOLLEYBALL At SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center Long Beach State (7-7, 1-2 BWC) vs. Hawaii (5-5, 2-0) >> When: Friday, 7 p.m. >> TV: Spectrum OC 16 >> Radio: 1420-AM/92.7-FM >> Online: ESPN+
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Post by koavball on Sept 30, 2021 17:39:03 GMT -5
Oh darn, UH missed out on a good domestic MB recruit. I guess there are still some good international ones or potential transfers. They have a 6’3-6’4 polish middle coming in. A block machine.
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Post by practicesafesets on Sept 30, 2021 17:54:32 GMT -5
Oh darn, UH missed out on a good domestic MB recruit. I guess there are still some good international ones or potential transfers. They have a 6’3-6’4 polish middle coming in. A block machine. Coach Rob has been emphasizing size in recent classes. Do you think UH may have a shorty, BVS type coming our way soon?
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Post by staticb on Sept 30, 2021 18:03:26 GMT -5
They have a 6’3-6’4 polish middle coming in. A block machine. Coach Rob has been emphasizing size in recent classes. Do you think UH may have a shorty, BVS type coming our way soon? I can't believe I'm saying this about Hawaii volleyball, but we need passers! Some utility players could be helpful.
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Post by kamaaina3261 on Sept 30, 2021 20:46:19 GMT -5
Oh darn, UH missed out on a good domestic MB recruit. I guess there are still some good international ones or potential transfers. They have a 6’3-6’4 polish middle coming in. A block machine. Given how popular volleyball is in Poland, these recruits should be playing at a high level.
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