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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Sept 11, 2022 13:06:19 GMT -5
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Post by 2left on Sept 11, 2022 13:27:45 GMT -5
Haha I didn't know the song had that effect! ... on TV, it looked awesome!! ... with lots of people in the crowd turning on the lights on their phones, singing along. It looked like such a unifying, solidarity kinda moment. Haha! Maybe Bon Jovi's Livin' on a Prayer next time? Its tempo is more upbeat, and the title is kinda what fans and the team have been doing in this young season so far! ;-) I mean, yes, the effect of the camera flashlights on and the crowd waving their arms is cool, but the crowd needs to be making noise! That’s another gripe of mine that was especially noticeable on Friday. When the team isn’t playing good or the flow of the game sucks, the cheerleaders can do a little more to get the crowd into it. Energy goes both ways, and when the team is low, the crowd can give them energy too. I live on the mainland and went to my first games in years at the Stan the weekend before. While the atmosphere is great with all of those fun things going on during time outs, it might be better to have the UH dancers or cheerleaders out there with the band playing. I really don't need to see that old guy in the crowd dancing for the 100th time! But I think a lot of those activities are sponsored so UH needs to get the funds. Oh, and a good mascot might help, but that is a whole other discussion. |
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Post by practicesafesets on Sept 11, 2022 14:32:44 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2022 14:39:04 GMT -5
Yes I think coach should continue to use her “usual speech” during games judiciously. Coach your girls up in the practice gym and strategize/adjust with them in-game. You ain’t gonna magically team them something under the bright lights You really can beat a dead horse with the same stick till it’s numb. I also think she emotes a little too much with her team and can also reel that in |
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Sept 11, 2022 14:44:23 GMT -5
In a dramatic turnaround, Rainbow Wahine reverse-sweep USC9/11/22, Honolulu Star-Advertiser  JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
Hawaii outside hitter Riley Wagoner (6) put down a kill between USC middle blocker Kalyah Williams (8) and setter Mia Tuaniga (19) in the second set.It was a night of resilience and redemption in Manoa. After leaving SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center after its previous two matches contemplating missed opportunities, the University of Hawaii women’s volleyball team appeared headed for a quicker exit on Saturday after dropping the first two sets to Southern California. But three stunning sets later, the Rainbow Wahine were the ones celebrating a rousing comeback before a raucous crowd of 4,925. A night after hitting for a negative percentage in a four-set loss to USC, UH outside hitter Riley Wagoner put away five of her team-high 17 kills in the deciding set and setter Kate Lang’s block closed out a 22-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-16, 15-8 Rainbow Wahine victory over the Women of Troy to earn a split of the Hawaiian Airlines Volleyball Series. “Amazing,” was UH coach Robyn Ah Mow’s assessment of the performance that rewarded the crowd for sticking around through the rough start. “Going into the third, (the coaches) were trying to figure out lineups. They stayed in (the tunnel) and talked. I don’t know what they were talking about, came back out and was just literally a different team. I loved the fight in them — they never gave up.” UH middle blocker Amber Igiede helped power the Rainbow Wahine comeback with 15 kills — four coming in the fifth set — on .400 hitting and six blocks. Wagoner finished Friday’s match with 12 kills and 13 hitting errors as the Wahine (3-5) compiled a total of 32 attack errors in the loss. The junior bounced back with just three errors in her team-high 36 swings to hit. 389 and also contributed eight digs and two aces. “Riley is a baller,” Ah Mow said. “I’m going to be very truthful all the time with the girls and she got it hard yesterday. She got it hard in the locker room and then she turned up and she did exactly what we told her to do today. “She touched balls on the block, she served, she played defense and she passed good balls. That girl came back after being down … and she was awesome.” Lang dished out 41 assists for a UH attack that hit. 278 for the match and .380 over the final three sets. On match point, the 5-foot-10 sophomore made an adjustment to take away the seam to stuff 6-foot-2 Emilia Weske and cap the 1,300th win in the program’s history. “It’s probably going to be one of my favorite college career plays, (and) just games, period,” Lang said. “I turned around and my entire team is going toward me. It was insane it was so fun.” UH junior Kendra Ham delivered a momentum-turning eight-point service run in the third set and had a five-point run in the fifth to spark an 8-1 Wahine surge to close out the match. “A huge thing recently in practice has been confidence, and just owning our serve,” Ham said. “That’s a personal skill, so just really going back there and having the confidence to say, ‘I’m gonna do this.’ ” USC outside hitter Skylar Fields was close to unstoppable for much of the first two sets and hammered a match-high 25 kills in 51 attempts. The Wahine were able to slow her down a bit late and she finished the night hitting .392. Jordan Wilson added 15 kills for the Trojans (5-3) and the Wahine outblocked USC 10-6. After USC held off UH in the first set and took command of the second with a 13-3 run, the Women of Troy led 12-10 in the third when Fields soared from the back row for her 14th kill. That would be USC’s final lead of the night. A Wagoner kill gave UH a sideout, Ham spent the next eight points on the service line and the Wahine led 18-12 when Wagoner pushed a kill off the USC block. USC made another push to close to 24-22, but UH converted on its second set point with a block by Igiede and Akana. The Wahine opened the fourth set with a 5-1 run and led 8-4 when Ah Mow won her second challenge of the match that reversed a USC point when the review found a net violation. Caylen Alexander followed with back-to-back aces and added a third after USC spent its second timeout to give UH a 12-4 cushion. USC errors mounted as UH opened up a 22-12 lead and the Wahine finished off the set to go to a fifth for the third time this season. UH lost to Texas A&M and UCLA in five earlier this season. This time, Igiede scored UH’s first three points, and after USC tied it at 7-7, she gave UH the lead for good with a kill off the block. A dig by Talia Edmonds led to a Wagoner kill. Wagoner tapped down another kill and teamed with Igiede on a block of Fields to open an 11-7 lead with Ham on the service line. The win capped UH’s nonconference schedule — the Wahine open Big West play at home on Sept. 23 against UC Davis. UH will break up a bye week with its alumnae game and Green vs. White scrimmage on Friday.  JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
Hawaii middle blocker Amber Igiede (3) puts a kill past USC middle blocker Kalyah Williams (8) during the third.
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Hawaii outside hitter Riley Wagoner keeps the ball in play against the USC Trojans during the first set.
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Hawaii outside hitter Braelyn Akana, left, celebrated with libero Tayli Ikenaga and setter Kate Lang (10) after the Rainbow Wahine won a point against USC on Saturday.
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Hawaii outside hitter Caylen Alexander puts a kill past USC middle blocker Kalyah Williams (8) and outside hitter Jordan Wilson.
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Post by 2left on Sept 11, 2022 14:45:24 GMT -5
Yes I think coach should continue to use her “usual speech” during games judiciously. Coach your girls up in the practice gym and strategize/adjust with them in-game. You ain’t gonna magically team them something under the bright lights You really can beat a dead horse with the same stick till it’s numb. I also think she emotes a little too much with her team and can also reel that in Can you speak to my wife? 😂😂😂 |
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Sept 11, 2022 14:48:02 GMT -5
Reverse sweep of USC gives Wahine huge boost, program’s 1,300th winCindy Luis September 10, 2022  Excerpt: Lucky 1,300. Hawai’i recorded the program’s 1,300th victory Saturday and it couldn’t have been bigger. Six days after losing a five-setter to one Pac-12 team — UCLA — the Rainbow Wahine pulled off a reverse sweep of the Bruins’ cross-town rival USC. Bolstered by a vocal crowd of 4,925 inside SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center, Hawai’i got the signature win it desperately wanted before heading into Big West play. Led by junior hitter Riley Wagner’s 17 kills and 15 from junior middle Amber Igiede, the Wahine outlasted the Women of Troy, 22-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-16, 15-6. The crowd loudly belted out “Don’t Stop Believing” in concert-like fashion, complete with cellphone “lighters.” Full story: www.cindyluis.com/2022/09/10/reverse-sweep-of-usc-gives-wahine-huge-boost-programs-1300th-win/
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Sept 11, 2022 14:53:09 GMT -5
Hawaii women's volleyball team rallies to reverse sweep USC in rematchBy Brian McInnis Sep. 11, 2022, Spectrum News  The Hawaii women's volleyball team, seen Friday against USC, regrouped Saturday after dropping the first two sets to the Trojans and won in five. (Spectrum News/Brian McInnis) Excerpt: HONOLULU — The 2022 Hawaii women’s volleyball team got its signature nonconference victory just in time. With UH staring at another disappointing result against a marquee opponent, it instead rallied past USC with a reverse sweep on Saturday night, 22-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-16, 15-8 in front of a SimpliFi Arena crowd of 4,925 (6,191 tickets issued). It was the last chance for the team to attain an out-of-conference result that it can hang its hat on until the postseason. UH lost to Texas A&M in five sets to begin the season, dropped matches in straight sets to ranked foes Pittsburgh and San Diego, and collapsed at inopportune times against UCLA last week and USC on Friday night. But the Wahine were game for the rematch with the Trojans, cutting down significantly on their attack errors that were their undoing their last two times out. They committed just 17 Saturday compared to 31 by USC. It was a little more than half of their own 32 on Friday. Junior hitter Riley Wagoner enjoyed a personal 24-hour turnaround with a team-high 17 kills against just three errors among 36 swings, hitting .389, compared to 13 errors and a negative hitting percentage against the same Pac-12 players the night before. “(It was) the locker room talk for one hour after,” coach Robyn Ah Mow told Spectrum News, referring to Friday night’s lengthy team postgame meeting. “(Wagoner) came up, she took big swings. She played smart when she needed to.” Full story: spectrumlocalnews.com/hi/hawaii/sports/2022/09/10/hawaii-women-s-volleyball-vs--usc-night-2-2022?cid=app_share
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2022 14:53:27 GMT -5
Yes I think coach should continue to use her “usual speech” during games judiciously. Coach your girls up in the practice gym and strategize/adjust with them in-game. You ain’t gonna magically team them something under the bright lights You really can beat a dead horse with the same stick till it’s numb. I also think she emotes a little too much with her team and can also reel that in Can you speak to my wife? 😂😂😂 I would gladly give her an earful for you. Maybe a whole seminar if you like! 😂 |
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Sept 11, 2022 14:56:48 GMT -5
Yes I think coach should continue to use her “usual speech” during games judiciously. Coach your girls up in the practice gym and strategize/adjust with them in-game. You ain’t gonna magically team them something under the bright lights You really can beat a dead horse with the same stick till it’s numb. I also think she emotes a little too much with her team and can also reel that in Can you speak to my wife? 😂😂😂 does your wife have robyn's patented stink eye? let's be real, all wives (and mothers and girlfriends and aunties and sisters) do .... lol |
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Sept 11, 2022 15:03:11 GMT -5
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Sept 11, 2022 15:09:38 GMT -5
i missed this profile on kate lang from the other week! ... Kate Lang takes hard-earned life lessons into Hawaii volleyball home openerBy Brian McInnis Sep. 01, 2022, Spectrum News  ![]() Excerpt: HONOLULU — When the world takes some swings, just bob and weave. Kate Lang’s gotten pretty good at that over the last few years. The Hawaii volleyball setter has learned, through experience, that you never know exactly what life will throw at you. “You can’t let little things, and things that are out of your control, control your own life,” Lang reflected recently. “You have to be your own person. “I feel like that really helps me with athletics. Being able to roll with the punches.” Lang, who grew up in Keller, Texas, took a very non-traditional route to a starting job with the Rainbow Wahine. Upon arrival on Oahu in July 2020, she took a 15-day detour to a Waikiki hotel room. That mandated quarantine experience, with hours upon hours of solo time to while away in a strange new place, was difficult. Three-hour workouts with a weighted jump rope, Netflix, phone calls and sleep only take up so much time. Other Rainbow Wahine were just a few doors down, but they had roommates with whom they were sequestered. Lang, the last to arrive because of the timing of her graduation from Keller High, was the odd one out. “I was a mess. It was horrible. I would not wish that on my worst enemy. And I could never do that again, in the same realm of my life, being a (then) 18-year-old,” Lang said. “It was crazy. I’m glad we’re over it.” She laughed. Missing competition that entire 2020-21 year because the Big West was one of the only conferences in the country to cancel the 2020 season was tougher, and hit the whole group in different ways. Coach Robyn Ah Mow was devastated at the news that there would be no makeshift spring season. Breaking it to the team that December was difficult and emotional. “Some of them, if they volleyball’s not there, they don’t know what to do,” Ah Mow said. “I think that was the hardest part; the not having the volleyball and not having the interaction with other people, was very hard for them, for some of them.” Mental health was a legitimate topic. It was as much a learning experience for the coaches as it was for the players. The team could barely gather together; its practices were capped at four people on the court. Full story: spectrumlocalnews.com/hi/hawaii/sports/2022/08/30/kate-lang-takes-lessons-from-texas-trip-into-rainbow-wahine-volleyball-home-opener  Kate Lang was named to the All-Big West Conference first team as a setter in 2021. (Courtesy UH) |
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Sept 11, 2022 15:13:29 GMT -5
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Post by toonscivb on Sept 11, 2022 15:27:06 GMT -5
I think the difference tonight .... was the crowded singing Don't Stop Believing by Journey. Let's do that every match ... I was tripping because I was thinking that the song is twice as old as the kids singing along in the audience, and they know more of the lyrics than I. My daughter said they sung it on "Glee", so maybe that's it. Yeah most of the younger generation know all the words to Don’t Stop Believing because it is one of the biggest songs from Glee, it was the highlight song of the pilot episode. |
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Sept 11, 2022 15:32:45 GMT -5
Hawai‘i Rallies for Reverse Sweep Over Southern California Women's Volleyball 09.10.2022  Excerpt: Box Score HONOLULU—The University of Hawai'i women's volleyball team (3-5, 0-0 Big West) ended their non-conference season with a bang as they rallied for the five-set, reverse sweep win over Southern California, 22-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-16, 15-8. Junior outside hitter Riley Wagoner bounced back and stepped up downing a team-high 17 kills on Saturday night at the SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center on the final night of the Hawaiian Airlines Volleyball Series. Wagoner came through with timely kills and hit for a season-high .389 hitting percentage (17-3-30) after hitting -.022 the previous night. She finished the match with eight digs, two blocks and two service aces. Amber Igiede added 15 kills while hitting a match-highs of a .400 hitting percentage (15-3-30) and six blocks. Igiede has recorded 10+ digs in seven of UH's eight matches this year. The junior middle blocker also contributed with eight digs and two assists in the win. As a team, after hitting .155 on Friday night, sophomore setter Kate Lang led the UH offense with 41 assists as the UH offense out-hit USC, .278-to-.197. The 'Bows cut down their errors almost by half from the previous night with 17 errors in five sets on Saturday. Lang had a pair of aces and was in on three blocks. UH libero Tayli Ikenaga recorded a team-high 12 digs for her sixth double-digit dig match of the season, while Kendra Ham came off the bench to post her third 10+ dig match finished with 11. She also had a kill, an assist, and an ace, but it was her eight-point serving run in the third that turned the tide for UH in that set and the match. Her service ace in the middle of the run put UH up 13-12. From that point forward, Hawai'i never trailed again in the match. Full UH release: hawaiiathletics.com/news/2022/9/10/womens-volleyball-hawai-i-rallies-for-reverse-sweep-over-southern-california.aspx
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