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Post by staticb on Aug 31, 2024 11:49:11 GMT -5
Robyn's strength is in-game coaching and team development/cohesion from beginning to end of the season. None of us have any idea what it's like to truly recruit to UH, but it does seem an area she can do a little better. Her press conferences were a lot better so far this year too.
SMU is legit though. Top 30'ish and should be an NCAA tourney team this year. I think UH may have exposed their serve-receive a little and Nebraska will eat them alive next week, but they are probably the favorite against San Diego tonight.
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Post by practicesafesets on Aug 31, 2024 12:15:23 GMT -5
Thoughts on the 5 set Wahine win over SMU:
Caylen is this season's Amber, Wahine need to diversify their offense
Stella was very steady, looking to see more from her. Needs to work on her roll shots
Kate needs to get it together, 5th years need to be counted on
Tali and Jacyn haven't really changed their ways, maybe they'll get better as the season progresses
Surprised Adriana didn't see the court
Mili just needs to keep working at it, I saw some flashes of brilliance
Leyva might be the star of this 2024 recruiting class, her excellent floor defense was expected but passing was a nice surprise
If Hawaii can get a monster pin and two solid middles for 2025 then the Wahine are easily top 20. Wasn't expecting them to overcome SMU
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Post by wang pu on Aug 31, 2024 12:43:16 GMT -5
I genuinely don’t think our middles will be that bad the rest of the season Abandon the slide Set them here and there to keep the block honest Middles seemed to have success with the 31 against SMU. It is a little hard to gauge as SMU is such a mature team. At some times of the night Mili still looked like a high school senior playing against adults. Matches like last night will do a lot for her growth.
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Post by wang pu on Aug 31, 2024 12:47:34 GMT -5
Thoughts on the 5 set Wahine win over SMU: Caylen is this season's Amber, Wahine need to diversify their offense Stella was very steady, looking to see more from her. Needs to work on her roll shots Kate needs to get it together, 5th years need to be counted on Tali and Jacyn haven't really changed their ways, maybe they'll get better as the season progresses Surprised Adriana didn't see the court Mili just needs to keep working at it, I saw some flashes of brilliance Leyva might be the star of this 2024 recruiting class, her excellent floor defense was expected but passing was a nice surprise If Hawaii can get a monster pin and two solid middles for 2025 then the Wahine are easily top 20. Wasn't expecting them to overcome SMU Lots to agree with here... It was no secret that Caylen will have to shoulder the heavy load this year. Looks like she may be up for that challenge. Very excited to see what she can do, but also maintain some reservations and expectations. Kate seemed to have a little problem with her location, but she wasn't always getting the best passes, especially from Tayli. Anyone notice SMU targeting Tayli on service? Leyva started slow, got aced, but picked her game up in the second set and really started passing and playing defense well. Its only one match, but wouldn't be surprised to see her take over the libero role by the end of the season.
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Post by rainbowcard on Aug 31, 2024 13:00:00 GMT -5
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Post by cosmo on Aug 31, 2024 13:45:29 GMT -5
Thoughts on the 5 set Wahine win over SMU: Caylen is this season's Amber, Wahine need to diversify their offense Stella was very steady, looking to see more from her. Needs to work on her roll shots Kate needs to get it together, 5th years need to be counted on Tali and Jacyn haven't really changed their ways, maybe they'll get better as the season progresses Surprised Adriana didn't see the court Mili just needs to keep working at it, I saw some flashes of brilliance Leyva might be the star of this 2024 recruiting class, her excellent floor defense was expected but passing was a nice surprise If Hawaii can get a monster pin and two solid middles for 2025 then the Wahine are easily top 20. Wasn't expecting them to overcome SMU Lots to agree with here... It was no secret that Caylen will have to shoulder the heavy load this year. Looks like she may be up for that challenge. Very excited to see what she can do, but also maintain some reservations and expectations. Kate seemed to have a little problem with her location, but she wasn't always getting the best passes, especially from Tayli. Anyone notice SMU targeting Tayli on service? Leyva started slow, got aced, but picked her game up in the second set and really started passing and playing defense well. Its only one match, but wouldn't be surprised to see her take over the libero role by the end of the season. I think we saw different things. I saw SMU targeting Caylen in passing, and after the first set, both Tali and Tayli weren't afraid to take serve receives from right in front of Caylen or Stella. (Of course diving in front of another player to receive a serve is gonna be rough) Leyva was one heck of a defensive highlight though.
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Post by WahineFan44 on Aug 31, 2024 13:47:57 GMT -5
Lots to agree with here... It was no secret that Caylen will have to shoulder the heavy load this year. Looks like she may be up for that challenge. Very excited to see what she can do, but also maintain some reservations and expectations. Kate seemed to have a little problem with her location, but she wasn't always getting the best passes, especially from Tayli. Anyone notice SMU targeting Tayli on service? Leyva started slow, got aced, but picked her game up in the second set and really started passing and playing defense well. Its only one match, but wouldn't be surprised to see her take over the libero role by the end of the season. I think we saw different things. I saw SMU targeting Caylen in passing, and after the first set, both Tali and Tayli weren't afraid to take serve receives from right in front of Caylen or Stella. (Of course diving in front of another player to receive a serve is gonna be rough) Leyva was one heck of a defensive highlight though. I thought Alexander settled in ok passing though. Definitely got better as the night went on.
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Post by VT Karen on Aug 31, 2024 13:56:56 GMT -5
I think we saw different things. I saw SMU targeting Caylen in passing, and after the first set, both Tali and Tayli weren't afraid to take serve receives from right in front of Caylen or Stella. (Of course diving in front of another player to receive a serve is gonna be rough) Leyva was one heck of a defensive highlight though. I thought Alexander settled in ok passing though. Definitely got better as the night went on. Agreed, I thought she was decent and held her own down the stretch. At the beginning of the match, SMU served area 1 a lot ,which caught Levya one time and stressed Tayli throughout the evening. A few of the Mustangs had nasty floaters on them!
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Post by wang pu on Aug 31, 2024 14:07:52 GMT -5
Lots to agree with here... It was no secret that Caylen will have to shoulder the heavy load this year. Looks like she may be up for that challenge. Very excited to see what she can do, but also maintain some reservations and expectations. Kate seemed to have a little problem with her location, but she wasn't always getting the best passes, especially from Tayli. Anyone notice SMU targeting Tayli on service? Leyva started slow, got aced, but picked her game up in the second set and really started passing and playing defense well. Its only one match, but wouldn't be surprised to see her take over the libero role by the end of the season. I think we saw different things. I saw SMU targeting Caylen in passing, and after the first set, both Tali and Tayli weren't afraid to take serve receives from right in front of Caylen or Stella. (Of course diving in front of another player to receive a serve is gonna be rough) Leyva was one heck of a defensive highlight though. Agree, they were serving Caylen, but I noticed a lot of serves going to Tayli as well. Would be interesting to see what the passing stats were.
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Post by hwnstunner on Aug 31, 2024 15:02:48 GMT -5
At the end of the day, Hawaii got SMU out of system after Set 4 and Hawaii played better in the chaos of the first match of the year. That and of course, unreal heart and grit. What a way to start the year. Hope Hawaii can build off the win. They do have the core of what could still be a very competitive team.
BTW, no surprise the final point came off an Ikenaga dig, a Lang set, and an Alexander kill. Hawaii will need these three to bring it every night.
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Post by hwnstunner on Aug 31, 2024 15:14:21 GMT -5
Also, I think Hakas can still come around, but what about Mane front row and Hakas back row from the OPP position. What impressed me about Mane was her blocking.
Hakas struggled at the net, but she was solid in the backrow. She's a playmaker.
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Post by VT Karen on Aug 31, 2024 15:36:08 GMT -5
Also, I think Hakas can still come around, but what about Mane front row and Hakas back row from the OPP position. What impressed me about Mane was her blocking. Hakas struggled at the net, but she was solid in the backrow. She's a playmaker. She looked the same as she did last year but I'm not sure anyone can spell her. I also think she will come around. I like a little bit of Tyla's blocking, especially in that one long rally where she slowed Tabron down multiple times but I'm unsure of what she would bring with extended minutes.
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Post by g0bows on Aug 31, 2024 16:02:20 GMT -5
Still shocked that we won last night! No doubt Alexander and Leyva did things to get the Dub but the whole team responded with scrappiness after the first set! Reminded me of the Wahine of old! Solid win against a pretty good team…go Bows!!!!!
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Post by volleyfriends on Aug 31, 2024 16:21:48 GMT -5
What a gritty win by the Wahine. Some observations/thoughts:
- Not suprisingly, setter-hitter connection has room to improve, as shown by the relatively low conversion rate of free balls to points. Only Caylen converted free balls at a high clip, and Kate tried to move it around/go to the middle in those situations. - Tied to the above, the offense in the middle was missing. Very excited about Sylvester; I think working with a senior setter in Kate will help her blossom quickly this season. Bamis was a disappointment. She played better in the Spring exhibition match (where she power-middled), so I'm hoping it's just first game jitters. - I think you need Stella on the court. Her arm and athleticism are top notch (though she is undersized). - The opposite position will be interesting this season. Tali's passing helps keep Stella on the floor, but I'm liking the size that Mane brings. The 6-2 is a plausible option (and I love that Robyn was more flexible with unraveling it when it didn't work). - Caylen's improved hitting and passing gives this team some breathing room to develop. She can carry a heavy load. - Serve receive is better this year than the same time last year! Victoria is a gem.
All in all, I agree that this team showed a lot of potential. What's exciting for me is that there are so many ways this team can develop - much more than last year. The coaching staff has their work cut out for them to guide this team into finding their identity.
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Post by hapaguy on Aug 31, 2024 16:32:45 GMT -5
Nice come back last night. After the shellacking we took in the first set I was going to leave but I'm glad I didn't. You have to give credit where it's due and that was a brilliant coaching move to switch things up in that 3rd set. Glad that worked out...
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