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Post by toonscivb on Oct 28, 2022 1:25:17 GMT -5
I’m a big ILH hater, go Mililani!!!
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Post by eyelander on Oct 28, 2022 2:04:47 GMT -5
Damn! That Roberts-Navarro from Iolani is on fire!
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Post by practicesafesets on Oct 28, 2022 2:21:19 GMT -5
Any chance Pulotu from Kahuku is gonna play at UH?
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Post by Pipe Attack on Oct 28, 2022 4:22:31 GMT -5
Any chance Pulotu from Kahuku is gonna play at UH? Is that their lib?
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Post by medusa on Oct 28, 2022 10:32:12 GMT -5
Good win for Wahines yesterday. UCR gave UH hard time in first set, but UH took care of business in the second and third. Go Bows!
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Oct 28, 2022 15:14:43 GMT -5
Floor-burn defense paving way for Wahine’s success
By Jason Kaneshiro Oct. 27, 2022, Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Hawaii laid the groundwork for its floor defense back in the spring.
Coming off a second straight Big West women’s volleyball championship, the Rainbow Wahine coaching staff dedicated the offseason sessions to defense and ball handling. Now in the midst of a title defense, UH’s spring focus on the first touch helped the Wahine climb back into first place midway through the Big West schedule.
The Rainbow Wahine were able to convert defense into offense at key points in last Saturday’s win over UC Santa Barbara, which left UH (12-6, 9-1 Big West) alone atop the conference standings entering this week’s road trip to UC Riverside (4-16, 2-9) and UC Davis (9-12, 4-7).
“I thought it was better, we’ve definitely been working on it,” UH coach Robyn Ah Mow said of the team’s ability to score in transition. “Again, we don’t need to get stuff blocks. If we can get good touches (at the net) then we have to take care of that second ball to allow our middles to be a threat for our offense and that opens up the outsides.”
Of course, a block can provide an emotional jolt. But an extended rally fueled by floor-burn defense can also tilt the mood of a set or a match.
“Those are always great points to win,” UH outside hitter Riley Wagoner said. “It’s really high energy after those long rallies and it’s really rewarding to know that the hard work you put in for that one point is going to pay off in the long run.
“It definitely has a lot of weight when you’re making big plays like that, but I think it’s overall a momentum swing when you get those.”
In UH’s last road trip, the Wahine won two long rallies to set the tempo of the fifth set in a duel at CSU Bakersfield. Wagoner finally punctuated both exchanges to help the Wahine pull away in the race to 15.
Last Saturday, UH went dig-for-dig with UCSB and took command with a five-point run early in the fourth set with middle blocker Amber Igiede on the service line. During her turn in the back row, the 6-foot-3 Igiede, the Big West leader in hitting percentage at .425, made two diving digs in an exchange that ended with one of fellow middle Tiffany Westerberg’s three kills in the run.
Junior outside hitter Kendra Ham posted nine of her career-high 18 digs in the fourth set against the Gauchos, often giving setter Kate Lang her pick of hitters, whether on the outside or in the middle.
“Kendra came in dialed on her assignments,” Ah Mow said. “‘This is your job tonight. Don’t worry about hitting or doing anything else. Go serve some balls, pass, play defense.’ And that’s what she did.”
Ham was actually summoned to take the final swing of the match and recorded her lone kill of the night on aloha ball. She emerged as a defensive and serving specialist early in the season and credited the repetitions in the spring for those moments when UH’s ball control leads to a score.
“It’s really good just seeing how the play develops and knowing that every single ball we have to better,” Ham said. “Every player has something to contribute, so it’s awesome seeing that flow through everyone.
“In the spring, we focused so much on defense and showing how much it’s really translated into the game is awesome.”
The UH defense also got a boost with the return of libero Tayli Ikenaga to the lineup after a three-match absence due to injury. The sophomore leads the Wahine with 174 digs (3.22 per set) and Ah Mow noted the soothing presence she brings to the back row in playing alongside defensive specialist Talia Edmonds.
“Having the two of them in there, it steadies out and calms down the passing and the defense,” said Ah Mow, who enters today’s match at UC Riverside at 98-35 in her UH coaching career.
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Oct 28, 2022 15:16:26 GMT -5
Rainbow Wahine shove UC Riverside aside for road sweep
By Star-Advertiser Staff 10/28/22
Extended runs in each set helped the University of Hawaii women’s volleyball team continue its domination of its series with UC Riverside.
UH middle blocker Amber Igiede put away a match-high 11 kills and had eight blocks, and opposite Braelyn Akana added 10 kills on 13 attempts in a 25-21, 25-15, 25-15 victory over the host Highlanders on Thursday at SRC Arena in Riverside, Calif.
The Rainbow Wahine opened the match with a 9-1 run before the Highlanders rallied to tie the set at 19-19. The Wahine pulled away to take the set, then jumped out to an 8-1 lead in the second set. Another eight-point surge gave them command of the third as they completed the season sweep of UCR.
UH (13-7, 10-1 Big West) remained alone in first place in the conference and improved to 30-0 in the all-time series with UCR (4-17, 2-10). The Wahine have won the past 30 sets against the Highlanders in a run dating back to 2017.
The Wahine finished off the sweep in 1 hour, 42 minutes and improved to 99-35 during Robyn Ah Mow’s tenure as head coach heading into Saturday’s match at UC Davis (9-12, 4-7).
“We’re really close right now, and that’s one of our really big things, starting dialed before every game,” Akana said in a phone interview. “I think we did a good job of resetting again after that first set and talking to each other about what we had to fix. Focus is a really big thing for us.”
Igiede hit .500 in her 20 swings and tied her career high with three solo blocks. UH outside hitter Riley Wagoner finished with eight kills and 13 digs and posted three of UH’s six aces. Setter Kate Lang recorded her sixth double-double of the season with 26 assists and 12 digs. Libero Tayli Ikenaga added 10 digs and had an eight-point service run in the third set.
UH finished with 53 digs as a team to UCR’s 41 and overcame 18 attack errors in a .216 hitting performance.
Akana put away eight of her first 10 swings on her way to her third double-digit-kill performance of the season from the right side of the UH attack. The junior was also in on three blocks, teaming with Igiede on two early in the second set.
“Any time I’m with Amber it’s always a really fun experience,” Akana said. “We really trust each other, and whenever one of us makes a really big point we get super excited.”
UCR’s Isabella Scarlett had seven kills to lead the Highlanders, who hit .074 as a team with 28 kills against 20 errors.
After UH opened the eight-point lead to start the match, hitting errors helped UCR chip into the deficit and the Highlanders charged all the way back with a 7-2 run, tying the set at 19-19 on a block by Tayler Hifo and Anya Green.
After a timeout, Tiffany Westerberg’s kill was upheld after a UCR challenge and Caylen Alexander followed with an ace. Akana put away back-to-back kills to give UH set point at 24-20, and Wagoner’s third kill of the match gave UH the set.
“Coach Rob did a really good job of bringing the team together and (saying), ‘OK guys we know what we have to do to win so just clean it up,’” Akana said. “That’s what we focused on, just playing our game and being more aggressive.”
The Wahine again took command early in the second set. Igiede had a kill and was in on three blocks in the first five points of the set. This time the Wahine remained firmly in control throughout the set and went to the bench to close it out. Kennedi Evans and Mylana Byrd combined on a block and a kill from Chandler Cowell gave UH set point at 24-12.
UC Riverside took its first lead of the match early in the third set. UH broke a 7-7 tie with an 8-0 run that included three kills from Akana and an ace from Ikenaga. Wagoner extended the lead to 21-10 with her third ace of the match, and she ended the night with her eighth kill.
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Oct 28, 2022 15:19:43 GMT -5
Hawaii women's volleyball team does enough to achieve sweep at UC Riverside BY BRIAN MCINNIS OCT. 27, 2022, Spectrum News Hawaii hitter Braelyn Akana, seen against UC Riverside on Sept. 24, had a career game with 10 kills on .692 hitting with three blocks in UH's match at UCR on Thursday. (Spectrum News/Brian McInnis)Excerpt: It wasn’t necessarily pretty, but the Hawaii women’s volleyball team made quick work of UC Riverside on Thursday night at SRC Arena in Riverside, Calif. Despite committing nearly as many hitting errors as their last-place opponent, the Rainbow Wahine maintained their sole standing atop the Big West Conference standings with a 25-21, 25-15, 25-15 sweep of the Highlanders. After achieving a home-and-home season sweep of UCR (4-17, 2-10 BWC), UH (13-6, 10-1) now has a travel day to get to Northern California for Saturday’s 4 p.m. matchup at UC Davis (9-12, 4-7). Hitter Braelyn Akana had a career night Thursday with 10 kills and one error on 13 swings for .692 hitting, helping make up for quiet nights from Riley Wagoner (eight kills, .100 hitting) and Caylen Alexander (five kills, .083). Middle Amber Igiede was her typically efficient self with 11 kills and just one error on 20 swings (.500 hitting) with eight blocks as UH out-blocked UCR 10-4. Akana was in on three stuffs. The Wahine hit .216 as a team to the Highlanders’ .074. UH had six aces, including three by Wagoner. Wagoner (13), setter Kate Lang (12) and libero Tayli Ikenaga (10) recorded double-digit dig games. Full story: spectrumlocalnews.com/hi/hawaii/sports/2022/10/28/hawaii-women-s-volleyball-team-clinical-in-sweep-at-uc-riverside
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Oct 28, 2022 15:25:03 GMT -5
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Oct 28, 2022 15:26:18 GMT -5
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Oct 28, 2022 15:30:12 GMT -5
Women's Volleyball Earns Road Sweep at UC RiversideGame Recap: Women's Volleyball | 10.27.2022 Photo: Julie Kim Excerpt: RIVERSIDE, Calif.—The University of Hawai'i women's volleyball team (13-6, 10-1 BW) started their fourth roadtrip with its sixth conference sweep of the season, downing UC Riverside, 25-21, 25-15, 25-15 win on Thursday night at the SRC Arena. Hawai'i held the Highlanders to a .074 hitting percentage while not allowing any UCR player to post more than seven kills. The win marked UH head coach Robyn Ah Mow's 99th-career win in five seasons. She now sits with a 99-35 overall record. Junior middle blocker Amber Igiede tied her career-high with three solo blocks and was in on a total of 8 blocks while recording her 17th-straight double-digit kill match with a match-high 11 put-downs. She had just one error in 20 attacks for a .500 hitting percentage. Junior outside Braelyn Akana hit for an efficient .692 hitting percentage pounding down 10 kills with an error on just 13 swings. It marked the third time this season that Akana has tallied 10 or more kills. She added three blocks and a dig in the match. Sophomore setter Kate Lang recorded her sixth double-double of the season dishing out a match-high 26 assists with 12 digs. Junior outside hitter Riley Wagoner had eight kills and hit .100, but she helped the 'Bows with a team-high 13 digs while dealing out a career-high three service aces. For the first time since missing three matches due to injury, sophomore libero Tayli Ikenaga reached double-figures with 10 digs while adding three assists and a service ace. Full UH release: hawaiiathletics.com/news/2022/10/27/womens-volleyball-earns-road-sweep-at-uc-riverside.aspx
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Oct 28, 2022 15:31:15 GMT -5
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Post by toonscivb on Oct 28, 2022 20:20:33 GMT -5
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Post by staticb on Oct 28, 2022 20:51:48 GMT -5
Hilarious they all picked different people.
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Oct 28, 2022 21:20:13 GMT -5
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