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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Aug 28, 2022 14:14:40 GMT -5
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Aug 28, 2022 14:16:26 GMT -5
Rainbow Wahine swept by No. 25 San Diego to close Texas A&M Invitational By Jason Kaneshiro 8/28/22, Honolulu Star-Advertiser JASON KANESHIRO / JKANESHIRO@STARADVERTISER.COM The University of Hawaii women’s volleyball team met on the court following a loss to No. 25 San Diego today in the Texas A&M Invitational in College Station, Texas.COLLEGE STATION, Texas >> No. 25 San Diego blitzed Hawaii early then held off the Rainbow Wahine late in a morning sweep today in the Texas A&M Invitational. The scores were 25-18, 25-21, 25-23. UH middle blocker Amber Igiede led the Rainbow Wahine with 11 kills in 30 attempts and finished with four blocks. Freshman Caylen Alexander sparked the Wahine off the bench with 10 kills in 19 swings with one error and served up three aces in the third set. The Wahine closed their opening weekend in Texas at 0-3 and make their home debut on Thursday against Texas State in the Outrigger Volleyball Challenge at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. San Diego’s Grace Frohling, a 6-foot-5 opposite, led the Toreros with 10 kills. Breana Edwards added nine kills and USD capped a perfect run through the tournament. A little after 10 a.m. local time (5 a.m. in Hawaii), San Diego opened the match with an ace and the Toreros pounced on shaky passing by the Wahine to break out to an 11-1 run capped by Madi Allen’s back-to-back aces. A solo block by Igiede seemed to wake the Wahine from their slumber and Alexander repeatedly hit high off the Toreros’ tall block to put away five kills in a 10-3 surge that cut the USD lead to 15-12. The Toreros reclaimed control with a five-point run capped by a block by Leyla Blackwell and Breana Edwards and closed out the set with a Blackwell kill. USD posted three blocks and an ace early in the second set in taking a 10-5 lead. Igiede kept UH within striking distance with five kills and the Wahine closed to 21-18 on her solo block. But USD surged away again with the aid of two UH hitting errors and finished off the set to take a 2-0 lead in the match. UH took its first lead of the match to start the third set and built a 12-6 margin when Igiede sent back an overpass. USD trailed 15-11 before going on a six-point run to move ahead. There would be three more ties in the set, the last coming at 21-21 on Alexander’s third ace of the set. Edwards broke the tie and the Toreros went up 23-21 when a UH attack went into the antenna. USD managed to trade sideouts from there and the match ended with a UH service error. UH middle blocker Tiffany Westerberg was named to the All-Tournament team.
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Post by 808d on Aug 28, 2022 14:23:20 GMT -5
I really hope it’s nothing to do with Nepotism. Akana not being the perfect fit would only hurt the team if she can’t seem to get the job done. Nepotism? Lol please don’t I said, I hope it’s not! Don’t take it personal!
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Post by 808d on Aug 28, 2022 14:26:58 GMT -5
Nepotism? Lol please don’t if it was nepotism she would have been playing every set last year and she wasn’t lol we don’t have any options and we have to play her since Tiffany is in the middle. I agree! Maybe she has a longer leash than most players, but when you don’t have options, you do what you can.
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Post by practicesafesets on Aug 28, 2022 14:28:28 GMT -5
Congrats to Tiff! Perhaps Caylen will emerge as the terminator this year? Wags needs to get into it, summon some of that stuff she had vs TAMU
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Post by rainbowcard on Aug 28, 2022 14:35:13 GMT -5
I wonder if Jackie is going to redshirt
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Post by babybacksets on Aug 28, 2022 15:17:41 GMT -5
if it was nepotism she would have been playing every set last year and she wasn’t lol we don’t have any options and we have to play her since Tiffany is in the middle. I agree! Maybe she has a longer leash than most players, but when you don’t have options, you do what you can. I’m just saying even unsure accusations are still accusations, so just gotta be careful with that Maybe she’s earned her spot same as anyone with what she puts into practice? De Goede coming in and getting blocked 3 times and Cowell seemingly not that effective means you gotta have faith in the player that’s been in your program and has worked within your system, to get her $#!+ together lol which is what Akana and Wagoner need to do. I think it’s just like Tiffany said, consistency is what was missing from the team because there was absolutely a lot of good moments, they just weren’t consistently good. Hawaii beat themselves more than anything else this weekend.
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Post by topspin on Aug 28, 2022 15:17:53 GMT -5
I’m honestly surprised Cowell isn’t getting more time. Doesn’t make sense to me. But, last year’s preseason was a mess, too.
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Post by babybacksets on Aug 28, 2022 15:19:39 GMT -5
I wonder if Jackie is going to redshirt That’s a possibility, especially if Robyn wants to get back to staggering the starting setter eligibility 2 years apart like Dave did traditionally
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Post by ACE on Aug 28, 2022 16:05:44 GMT -5
I feel bad for Westerberg because of her seesaw back n forth to MB-OH-MB.... imagine how much better/fluid she would be this year (yes its just the first weekend) if she practiced/played MB all of last year as well. This weekend shows where she belongs. Congrats to her and kiddos to her for being that team player.
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Post by vbsam16 on Aug 28, 2022 16:13:03 GMT -5
I'm optimistic about this team. I wish the first and second tournament for them was swapped to get them into more of a groove before playing the big guns in Pitt and San Diego. I do think there were some positives though. If Alexander can consistently produce like she did against SD and the other pins can just be steady and hit around .200, this team could bulldoze the Big West. They'll always struggle against elite teams without a strong pin presence, but hopefully they'll get some solid recruits or transfers next season to help with that.
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Post by 808d on Aug 28, 2022 16:17:20 GMT -5
I agree! Maybe she has a longer leash than most players, but when you don’t have options, you do what you can. I’m just saying even unsure accusations are still accusations, so just gotta be careful with that Maybe she’s earned her spot same as anyone with what she puts into practice? De Goede coming in and getting blocked 3 times and Cowell seemingly not that effective means you gotta have faith in the player that’s been in your program and has worked within your system, to get her $#!+ together lol which is what Akana and Wagoner need to do. I think it’s just like Tiffany said, consistency is what was missing from the team because there was absolutely a lot of good moments, they just weren’t consistently good. Hawaii beat themselves more than anything else this weekend. I agree! To be fair! If it takes a freshman to outshine a few veteran upperclassmen; proves either our veteran talent hasn’t improved, or we out right just need to switch out those players with the next player on the depth chart. I know Rams is working hard on making some adjustments after this tournament. We might have new uniforms and all, but if Hawaii keeps beating up on Hawaii; we can definitely fix that whether it be a mental shift or actual player switch.
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Post by eyelander on Aug 28, 2022 16:36:39 GMT -5
On a side note, big congratulations to the Honolulu Little League team for winning the Little League World Series over Curaçao a few minutes ago, 13-3 in 4 innings. They dominated in the tournament! Well done, boys!
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Post by shai87 on Aug 28, 2022 16:41:55 GMT -5
well this is a bad start to the season… the volleyball team got walloped… the football team walloped…
bright spot, at least we won the Little League World Series title. not all bad in Hawaii sports.
I don’t care too much for a winless weekend, I just hope this makes room for improvement
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Post by Courtside5 on Aug 28, 2022 18:27:01 GMT -5
So what’s the deal with Annika and Kiraly? Are they just bench warmers and cheerleaders? Rams brings them all the way over from Europe for a reason. If they don’t play much this season I see them doing what Leo or Helvig did. Just saying.
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