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Post by aznsun90 on Aug 24, 2024 22:46:54 GMT -5
We gots Volleyball in T minus 6 days peoples!!! Who ya got as the player who will surprise many on this years Wahine team? I got Stella as that player. Not a surprise that she will start but she will go from sparingly used to first team All BW. I think Stella and Caylen will be studs I agree that she may be 1st team BW. The times she came on to hit I thought she powered the ball really well. Passing may be another story but I hope she improved her passing abilities.
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Post by wahinefan on Aug 24, 2024 23:03:20 GMT -5
I truly hope Kate Lang purchased some track shoes in the off season, cause she is going need it. Kate Lang will be spending the majority of the time chasing down shanked balls.
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Post by abacaxi on Aug 24, 2024 23:26:48 GMT -5
Went to the final practice session yesterday. I'm not qualified to make any comments about any of the players' skills or potential because I'm just a simple fan who played only an occasional game of backyard volleyball. I will say that I was impressed with the sounds of balls hitting the Taraflex with loud, strong thuds. This is not a prediction, it's merely an observation after being at Wahine volleyball matches for the past 25 seasons. Looking forward to an exciting season.
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Post by spikegreen on Aug 24, 2024 23:34:15 GMT -5
I truly hope Kate Lang purchased some track shoes in the off season, cause she is going need it. Kate Lang will be spending the majority of the time chasing down shanked balls. I think Tayli and Victioria will hold their own in the passing department. Tayli as libero and Victoria as backrow specialist unless they go with a 2 lib system .
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Post by practicesafesets on Aug 25, 2024 10:04:20 GMT -5
I truly hope Kate Lang purchased some track shoes in the off season, cause she is going need it. Kate Lang will be spending the majority of the time chasing down shanked balls. I think Tayli and Victioria will hold their own in the passing department. Tayli as libero and Victoria as backrow specialist unless they go with a 2 lib system . Did anyone notice that Leyva was practicing with a seemingly A team with Kate, Caylen, and Jacyn? Wonder if she'll overtake Ikenaga
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Post by ancksunamun on Aug 25, 2024 11:42:41 GMT -5
So it's obvious some of you have seen the Wāhine practice. I wanna know if Adeymi and Alexander have improved their passing and how have they been hitting?
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Post by rainbowcard on Aug 25, 2024 12:02:04 GMT -5
I think Tayli and Victioria will hold their own in the passing department. Tayli as libero and Victoria as backrow specialist unless they go with a 2 lib system . Did anyone notice that Leyva was practicing with a seemingly A team with Kate, Caylen, and Jacyn? Wonder if she'll overtake Ikenaga we all know what happened when Talia took over, but I’m all for Victoria starting if she’s ready and she’s getting more balls up and passing well enough.
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Post by medusa on Aug 25, 2024 16:42:34 GMT -5
I forgot she's at Texas.
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Post by kamikaze49 on Aug 25, 2024 19:55:10 GMT -5
One question for everyone, since there are a lot of you that are extremely high on Adrianna Arquette, can she out jump Kanani Danielson? If not, being that she is a Freshman without D1 experience, I am thinking, she is going to be blocked more often then she gets kills. Thinking her hitting percentage, will be mid to high 100, only. Same problem that Tali Hakas had last season as a Freshman. You have to be joking. KD touched around 10’ 5”. Jumping ability is great, but does not define a player’s ability and capability.
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Post by 808poipounder on Aug 25, 2024 20:46:06 GMT -5
5 days and counting!! Are we ready ladies and gents!? I know I am ready to get started on posting these games. Go Bows, Go Wahine!!! 😁🤙
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Post by raian13 on Aug 25, 2024 21:29:26 GMT -5
Here is a capture of the video for those who don’t have TikTok who can see the jersey That looks F*gly
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Post by kb808 on Aug 25, 2024 21:56:00 GMT -5
Going into the season I really have no expectations for this team, it will be a nice surprise if we are able to win the Big West.
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Post by stuffblk on Aug 26, 2024 2:46:29 GMT -5
One question for everyone, since there are a lot of you that are extremely high on Adrianna Arquette, can she out jump Kanani Danielson? If not, being that she is a Freshman without D1 experience, I am thinking, she is going to be blocked more often then she gets kills. Thinking her hitting percentage, will be mid to high 100, only. Same problem that Tali Hakas had last season as a Freshman. I have been quiet and just skipping your posts for awhile now.... I just have one favor to ask. Could you PLEASE find a new favorite women's volleyball team to cheer on? Oh, Debbie Downer, Arquette will be a great addition to your former favorite WVB Team.
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Post by HawaiiMongoose on Aug 26, 2024 4:32:32 GMT -5
Going into the season I really have no expectations for this team, it will be a nice surprise if we are able to win the Big West. IMHO anything less than winning the Big West and advancing to the NCAA tournament would be a disappointment, in this season or any season. The Wahine are one of the most historically accomplished women's volleyball programs with one of the most passionate and supportive fan bases in all of Division 1. Expectations for both recruiting and on-court performance should be commensurately high. When players leave or graduate we should be able to reload, not just rebuild. If anyone associated with the program is content to back off from that standard of excellence then they're in the wrong job. It doesn't matter that UH isn't a power conference school. The Wahine have a level of visibility and popularity in the local community that rivals that of any women's volleyball program anywhere. With focused and competent leadership it should be possible to leverage that strong community support to generate the NIL funds and other resources necessary to remain at the top of the Big West. Laura Beeman is finding ways to do that for the UH women's basketball program and she doesn't have the benefit of 30 consecutive NCAA tournament bids or crowds of 6,000 plus in the SSC to impress potential new recruits. While Robyn has a very different style from Laura, so far she's figured out how to keep the NCAA tournament streak alive through the ups and downs of each year of her tenure, and I won't be content with one iota less from Robyn and her staff going forward.
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Post by noblesol on Aug 26, 2024 8:36:31 GMT -5
Women's basketball is competitive within its conference, but that's about all that can be said for it. The Big West is historically a very weak basketball conference. If WVB was performing at the level of WBB and Beeman's teams, they'd be drawing about 4,500 less per match, infrequently making it to the NCAAT, losing in the first round when they do, running the program in the red about $1 million/year, and sometimes would have paid their way into the old NIT.
There are 32 WBB conferences in Div-1, plus one Independent; and there are ~ 360 teams. Final Big West RPI rankings: 2024—#22 Conf. Ranking, and Hawai'i Final RPI #139 was second in Conf. 2023—#21 Conf. Ranking, and Hawai'i Final RPI #128 was third in Conf. 2022—#21 Conf. Ranking, and Hawai'i Final RPI #121 was first in Conf. 2021—#29 Conf. Ranking, and Hawai'i Final RPI #106 was second in Conf.
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