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Post by justaUHfan on Nov 29, 2021 3:39:50 GMT -5
Does all the players get to fly out for the tournament? I hope so because I think it’s a good experience for all of them. Even degoede hopefully.
I also wonder why Kendra ham doesn’t get dressed for games?
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Post by toonscivb on Nov 29, 2021 5:37:29 GMT -5
Let me throw out this open ended rumor. And when it potentially comes true, I'll be the first to say "See, I was correct".
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Post by Logan Tom Fan on Nov 29, 2021 10:30:19 GMT -5
Hawaii can win against Miss State That Miss State team is really clutch, they've only lost to Kentucky and Florida within the SEC Besides those two, Tennessee, and South Carolina, they really haven't played anyone noticeable, which is why their 25-5 record looks impressive. You can liken this team to a Santa Barbara squad where they both run a 6-2 offense, and a fast offense at that. Hawai'i has the advantage in the middle tho, and BVS tops all hitters from both sides. Ikenaga will need to play lights out on defense like she did against CSUN the night before Senior night. State's setter Dean like's to get tricky with her sets and will look like she's going one way and shoot it the other. Don't let her size full you, she reminds me of Rice's setter. Hawai'i's block and back row defense will need to be aware of that. As long as Hawai'i can stifle State's offense or at least contain some of the outside attacks, they will be fine.
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Post by Barefoot In Kailua on Nov 29, 2021 10:49:36 GMT -5
Lots of Wahine fans in Seattle so it’ll be a home match for the Wahine against the Bulldogs. Hawaii has been up and down this season but they’re facing a team making it’s first NCAA appearance, and flying across the country to play. Hawaii is no stranger to the NCAA tournament, or to Seattle. Not sure how the rest of the Wahine will play but we know what BVS does in the tourney. Experience is crucial, and has to count for something.
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Post by Logan Tom Fan on Nov 29, 2021 13:09:47 GMT -5
Lots of Wahine fans in Seattle so it’ll be a home match for the Wahine against the Bulldogs. Hawaii has been up and down this season but they’re facing a team making it’s first NCAA appearance, and flying across the country to play. Hawaii is no stranger to the NCAA tournament, or to Seattle. Not sure how the rest of the Wahine will play but we know what BVS does in the tourney. Experience is crucial, and has to count for something. Agreed, I see the Wahine with the edge because of State's debutante status and the fact that BVS leads all players on both sides along with Hawai'i's middles having the advantage. Execution on the Wahine's part and defense will be key.
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Post by medusa on Nov 29, 2021 13:50:57 GMT -5
I just hope UH takes care of business "BELIEVE".....
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Post by Barefoot In Kailua on Nov 29, 2021 14:16:19 GMT -5
Lots of Wahine fans in Seattle so it’ll be a home match for the Wahine against the Bulldogs. Hawaii has been up and down this season but they’re facing a team making it’s first NCAA appearance, and flying across the country to play. Hawaii is no stranger to the NCAA tournament, or to Seattle. Not sure how the rest of the Wahine will play but we know what BVS does in the tourney. Experience is crucial, and has to count for something. Agreed, I see the Wahine with the edge because of State's debutante status and the fact that BVS leads all players on both sides along with Hawai'i's middles having the advantage. Execution on the Wahine's part and defense will be key. Hawaii has to pass the ball and Lang needs to give Westerberg some balls to hit. I think Igiede bounces back and has a good match against Mississippi State. BVS is going to ball out. She’s a big time player under the bright lights (check her stats vs. Nebraska the past two times she’s played the Huskers in the tourney) but Hawaii has to avoid its slow starts on the road, and they definitely need to cut out that uneven play BS. They had the Gauchos on the ropes and let them back into the match. They can’t do that in the tourney. Mississippi State has had a good season in a competitive conference and they will be coming in as a favorite, which is good for the Bows. They play with a chip on their shoulders as an underdog so it helps to keep them focused.
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Post by Barefoot In Kailua on Nov 29, 2021 15:54:22 GMT -5
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Post by Barefoot In Kailua on Nov 29, 2021 16:02:56 GMT -5
Wahine outside hitter Brooke Van Sickle excited to be headed close to home for NCAA Tournament first roundBy Jason KaneshiroCINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COMWith technical difficulties with the ESPNU feed, the Wahine gathered and watched the NCAA selection show on their phones. Amber Igiede raised a fist when it was announced UH drew Mississippi State in the first round.Hawaii’s postseason road trip will take Brooke Van Sickle close to home. The Rainbow Wahine senior from Battle Ground, Wash., will be on familiar ground when UH takes on Mississippi State in the first round of the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament on Friday in Seattle. The 64-team bracket was announced on Sunday and the Big West champion Rainbow Wahine (21-7, 18-2) will make the program’s 39th NCAA Tournament appearance against a Mississippi State team (25-5, 16-2 SEC) that will make its tournament debut in Friday’s 2:30 p.m. match. The Wahine gathered in the Ed Wong Hospitality Room in the Stan Sheriff Center to watch Sunday’s selection show. But with technical difficulties keeping the ESPNU feed off the big screens in the room, the UH players and coaches huddled together to watch the stream on their phones. They waited late into the show before letting out a cheer when Hawaii showed up in the bracket. Van Sickle, who spent her first three years of college at Oregon, said Battle Ground is about 21⁄2 hours from Seattle and playing at Washington’s Alaska Airlines Arena is particularly meaningful. “I’m really excited returning to the home state,” Van Sickle told media members after the announcement. “A bunch of my family get to come and watch me now. “Growing up, we always had tournaments there for club and being at Oregon I played there once a year.” Seattle has been a relatively familiar destination for the UH program as well. This week’s trip marks the fifth time UH was sent to Washington for the NCAA Tournament since 2010. The most recent came in 2017 when UH closed Robyn Ah Mow’s first year as head coach with a five-set loss to Illinois. Washington, which clinched the Pac-12 championship on Saturday, was awarded host duties for the first- and second-rounds as the tournament’s 15th overall seed. The Huskies (24-4, 17-3 Pac-12) will face Ivy League champion Brown (20-5, 13-1) in the other first-round match. Friday’s winners meet at 5 p.m. on Saturday with the survivor advancing to next week’s regional rounds. The Rainbow Wahine clinched the school’s 10th Big West championship and the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with a win over Cal State Northridge on Friday. UH dropped its regular-season finale against Big West runner-up UC Santa Barbara in five sets on senior night on Saturday to snap a 10-match winning streak. After reaching the regional semifinals in Madison, Wis., in 2019, UH was shut out of the truncated 48-team NCAA Tournament that was played in the spring. The Big West canceled fall sports for the 2020-21 season and the tournament went on without Hawaii in the field for the first time since 1992. “Everyone’s fired up,” Van Sickle said. “It sucked that the Big West got canceled last year, but definitely I feel like everyone’s more determined and excited for the tournament.” While about half of the UH roster has yet to experience an NCAA Tournament atmosphere, Friday’s match will represent a breakthrough for the entire Mississippi State program. The Bulldogs broke school records for overall and conference wins and Julie Darty Dennis was named SEC Coach of the Year. Mississippi State finished second in the SEC behind defending national champion Kentucky and enters the tournament with a 13-match winning streak after earning an at-large bid into the bracket. “Looking back I feel like hopefully the nerves are calm when we play, because I know how the tournament can freak people out sometimes,” said Van Sickle, who played in two NCAA Tournaments at Oregon and with UH in 2019. “But we made it this far, we earned our spot. … Going into the tournament I feel like we’re underdogs. We legitimately have nothing to lose. OK let’s just go out fighting and see what we can do.” Hawaii closed the regular season at No. 57 in the NCAA RPI and is the Big West’s lone representative in the tournament. The Wahine faced five teams in the nonconference schedule that went on to earn spots in the field (Fairfield, Marquette, San Diego, Utah Valley and Utah). Louisville is the No. 1 overall seed followed by two teams with Hawaii-born setters in Jhenna Gabriel (Maryknoll) of No. 2 Texas and Lexi Akeo (Kamehameha) of No. 3 Pittsburgh.
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Post by Courtside5 on Nov 29, 2021 16:32:09 GMT -5
I have many feelings about many things. Like what am I gonna have for lunch? I have a feeling it might be a tuna sandwich 🥪 or a BLT? 🤔
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Post by brooselee on Nov 29, 2021 17:24:50 GMT -5
The committee failed geography. This sub regional has every team(except for the host) traveling at least 2400 miles to play. Miss State…2400. Hawaii…2600 and Brown…3000.
Nutso!
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Post by wahinefan on Nov 29, 2021 18:02:56 GMT -5
The committee failed geography. This sub regional has every team(except for the host) traveling at least 2400 miles to play. Miss State…2400. Hawaii…2600 and Brown…3000. Nutso! For the Wahine, this is normal travel, just like going for a BWC match on the mainland. Practice Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, then leave for the mainland, on Wednesday evening. The travel distant should not impact the Wahine at all. But thinking it will effect both Miss State and Brown. I do not believe either of those teams have traveled that distance to play a match, this season.
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Post by vbsam16 on Nov 29, 2021 18:06:37 GMT -5
The committee failed geography. This sub regional has every team(except for the host) traveling at least 2400 miles to play. Miss State…2400. Hawaii…2600 and Brown…3000. Nutso! For the Wahine, this is normal travel, just like going for a BWC match on the mainland. Practice Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, then leave for the mainland, on Wednesday evening. The travel distant should not impact the Wahine at all. But thinking it will effect both Miss State and Brown. I do not believe either of those teams have traveled that distance to play a match, this season. Brown traveled to USC last week, but didn't play very well against USC
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Post by Courtside5 on Nov 29, 2021 18:27:05 GMT -5
Really strange not seeing USC in the tournament this year. They’ve had a hard time getting it back together after Mick left. They gave him the shaft and now SC has been feeling it. Program not the same since then. 🤭
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Post by Courtside5 on Nov 29, 2021 18:28:05 GMT -5
Really strange not seeing USC in the tournament this year. They’ve had a hard time getting it back together after Mick left. Sorry after they canned him. They gave him the shaft and now SC has been feeling it. Program not the same since then. 🤭
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