University of Hawaii Season Review

Well the University of Hawaii Athletics has finished and it is nice to look back at what has gone on this season. The UH Athletics page has posted a video highlighting all sports and posted a review of all the accolades and accomplishments of the sports. But here are the volleyball accomplishments:

Wahine Volleyball

-The women's volleyball team won its 19th straight conference title (16-WAC, 3-Big West) and qualified for its 32^nd NCAA Tournament. 
- Dave Shoji became the all-time winningest coach in NCAA Division I women's volleyball history with his 1,107^th win during the second weekend of the season.
-The women's volleyball team ranked in the Top 5 nationally in attendance for the 19th straight season.

Honors
AVCA All-American: Emily Hartong (1st Team)
AVCA All-Region: Emily Hartong, Nikki Taylor (Honorable Mention)
Big West Player of the Year: Emily Hartong
Big West First Team: Emily Hartong, Ali Longo, Nikki Taylor, Mita Uiato
Big West Honorable Mention: Kalei Adolpho, Jade Vorster
Big West All-Freshman Team: Nikki Taylor
Big West Player of the Week: Emily Hartong (4x), Nikki Taylor, Mita Uiato
Senior CLASS All-American: Emily Hartong (2nd Team)
Big West All-Academic: Kalei Adolpho, Kaela Goodman, Emily Hartong, Ashley Kastl, Kayla Kawamura, Courtney Lelepali, Ali Longo, Jade Vorster
Seniors: Kaela Goodman, Emily Hartong, Ashley Kastl, Courtney Lelepali, Ali Longo, Kristiana Tuaniga, Mita Uiato

Warrior Volleyball

-The men's volleyball team closed the season ranked 12^th in the nation.

Honors

AVCA All-American: Taylor Averill (1st Team), Brook Sedore (Honorable Mention)

Volleyball Magazine All-American: Taylor Averill (1st Team), Brook Sedore (2nd Team)

All-MPSF: Taylor Averill (1st Team), Brook Sedore (Honorable Mention)

AVCA National Player of the Week: Sinisa Zarkovic, Brook Sedore

MPSF Player of the Week: Brook Sedore

MPSF All-Academic: Taylor Averill, Kolby Kanatake, Joby Ramos, Johann Timmer, Sinisa Zarkovic

Seniors: Aniefre Etim-Thomas, Jace Olsen, Joby Ramos, Johann Timmer, Nick West

Sand Volleyball

-The sand volleyball team qualified for its first AVCA Sand Volleyball National Championship with Karissa Cook and Brittany Tiegs advancing to the finals of the
AVCA Pairs National Championship.

Honors

AVCA All-American: Karissa Cook, Katie Spieler, Nikki Taylor, Brittany Tiegs

Tournament 1st Place: Karissa Cook-Brittany Tiegs (3x)

Tournament 2nd Place: Katie Spieler-Nikki Taylor (4x), Karissa Cook-Brittany Tiegs (2x)

Tournament Semifinals: Ginger Long-Ali Longo (4x), Katie Spieler-Nikki Taylor, Karissa Cook-Brittany Tiegs

Seniors: Karissa Cook, Ali Longo

All Photo and Video Credit goes to Hawaii Athletics

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This is not a national accolade or anything but help vote for Hawaii Volleyball and Dave Shoji as one of the Top 10 moments of 2013.

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The voting takes place on the Big West Facebook page. You can vote for these events by liking and/or sharing the photo of the event you want. Each like is counted as one vote and each share is worth three votes.

The event for Dave Shoji is his 1,107th win making him the winningest coach in DI Women's Volleyball history.

The other event that includes the Wahine volleyball team and also has Cal State Northridge and UC Santa Barbara. This moment was when all three teams shared the Big West title as tri-champions for the first time in Big West history.

If you are a UH fan in general, you could help by voting for the other moments that had UH events in it. That included Kelly Majam (Softball) being nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year, Kaia Parnaby (Softball) smashing the wins and strikeouts record, the Wahine water polo team winning the Big West conference and tournament, Monika Eggens (Water Polo) being named first team All-American and breaking the goal record.

Results:
Six events coming from the University of Hawaii made the Big West Top 10.

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Dave Shoji breaks record for most wins

Hawaii opens season upsetting No.1 Texas

Ending and Beginning Season News

Wahine Ending
Hartong Named All-American

| AVCA All-Americans | Hawaii Release |

Senior outside hitter Emily Hartong received AVCA First Team All-American for the second consecutive season. This is the third season overall as she was a Second Team selection in 2011. She got the opportunity to go to Seattle for the Final Four and receive her award at the All-American Banquet. The AVCA will post interviews later of the All-Americans getting interviewed by former Washington Huskie, Courtney Thompson. Congrats to Emily!

Hartong Named Senior CLASS All-American

| Senior CLASS Award | Hawaii Release |

Senior outside hitter Emily Hartong received yet another award but this one as a Senior CLASS Award Second Team All-American. She was one of ten finalists being chosen for this award as the final winner was National Champion Penn State opposite hitter Ariel Scott. Despite Hartong being second in the fan voting, that was only part of the selection process. Congrats again to Emily and thank you for representing UH well.

Final Rankings

| AVCA Poll | RPI |

The Wahine are ending the season with a ranking of No.17 in the final AVCA Poll. National champions Penn State were the unanimous pick for No.1 followed by Wisconsin, Texas, Washington, Southern California, Stanford, and Nebraska. Hawaii was also No.20 in the final RPI of the season.

Warriors Beginning

Warriors Ranked No.9 in MPSF

| MPSF Poll | Hawaii Release |

The Warriors were voted at No.9 in the 2014 MPSF Preseason Poll. This was the spot that they finished last season and they made the MPSF Tournament due to Cal Baptist not being eligible for postseason.

Warriors Open Season With Exhibitions
| Hawaii Release |
The Warrior Volleyball team opens its 2014 season with a pair of exhibition matches against Canada team Thompson Rivers. The matches take place in the Stan Sheriff Center on Jan. 2 and Jan. 4 at 7PM PT.

Blogger Comments:
This upcoming Warrior season looks to be an exciting one as usual. The team is a year older after losing one senior libero and four reserves. However they brought in five new players and five players are coming off redshirt years. From reading the Star Advertiser articles, the only players that seem to have a lead in their positions are senior setter Joby Ramos, sophomore libero Kolby Kanatake, and senior middle blocker Taylor Averill. I think the final outcome will be this:

Hawaiivolleyball808 Starting Line-Up Prediction:
OH1: Sinisa Zarkovic - 6'4" Sophomore
OH2: Jace Olsen - 6'7" Senior
OPP: Brook Sedore - 6'5" Junior
MB1: Taylor Averill - 6'7" Junior
MB2: Nick West - 6'8" Senior
S: Joby Ramos - 6'0" Senior
L: Kolby Kanatake - 5'8" Sophomore

Catching Up

Not sure why this post deleted but I will repost it again

Sorry for the long disappearance. I have been really busy lately but I appreciate the support of people who still came by and checked if this blog actually still existed. All these things posted may just be old news to the Hawaii fans since we are all pretty dedicated to our volleyball, but here you go.

Wahine News:
BYU Sweeps UH
| Hawaii Athletics Release | Box Score | Post Match Press Conference |
The Rainbow Wahine were swept by BYU in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Hawaii was seeded 11th and got the opportunity to host the first and second rounds. This loss was the worst in the rally scoring era. The team will say good-bye to seven seniors (Emily Hartong, Mita Uiato, Kaela Goodman, Ali Longo, Ashley Kastl, Courtney Lelepali, Kristiana Tuaniga). Despite the loss, we will all be exited for the 2014 season! Go Bows!

Big West Awards
| Big West Release | Hawaii Athletics Release |
Senior outside hitter Emily Hartong earns as the Big West Player of the Year. Hartong led the team in kills and aces. She is the first Wahine since Tee Williams-Sander in 1988-89 to repeat as conference player of the year. Senior libero Ali Longo and setter Mita Uiato were named to All-Big West First Team along with freshman opposite Nikki Taylor who also was named to the All-Freshman Team. Junior and sophomore middle blockers Kalei Adolpho and Jade Vorster received Honorable Mention.

All-Region Awards
| AVCA Release | Hawaii Athletics Release | Big West Release |
The conference player of the year Emily Hartong was named to the AVCA All-Pacific North Region Team while freshman teammate Nikki Taylor received honorable mention. With this award, Hartong and Taylor are now in contention to be AVCA All-Americans. Despite not making the teams, setter Mita Uiato and libero Ali Longo both received votes but were edged out. ("I predict Hartong will make first team again while Taylor will receive honorable mention.")

Warrior News
Announcing the New Assistant Coach
| Hawaii Athletics Release |
The University of Hawaii officially announces the hiring of the new assistant coach Milan Zarkovic. Zarkovic is the father of sophomore outside Siki Zarkovic. Milan has had 20+ years of coaching experience and will be a great addition to the Warrior coaching staff.

Warriors Picked at #13
| AVCA Poll | Hawaii Athletics Release |
The mens team was voted at #13 in the AVCA Preseason Poll. Hawaii was 1 of 11 teams to be voted in the preseason poll of 15 teams. Non-conference opponents Penn State (9) and Ohio State (12) were also in the poll.

Setter Commits to UH
| Coast Commitment Post |
The Warriors received their fifth commitment for the 2014-15 season from Kekoa Pukahi (Oceanside, CA). Pukahi is a 6'4" setter who plays for Coast Volleyball Club. He was an All-CIF Second team member as a junior at El Camino HS but he is currently at La Costa Canyon HS. Making multiple club switches, Pukahi also played at San Diego Volleyball Club and Wave Volleyball Club. ("Welcome to the Warriors!")

Men's Tickets on Sale
| Hawaii Athletics Release |
The season tickets for the upcoming volleyball season are now on sale. Tickets can be purchased online, at the Stan Sheriff Center Box Office (Monday-Friday, 9 am–5 pm), or by calling 944-2697. The Warriors open the season in a non-conference two match series against Thompson Rivers on Jan. 2 and 4. ("Would be great to have big crowds at the mens matches especially since they support the women.")

Sand News
2015 Commit
The Wahine received a commitment from 5'8" Ariana Homayun (West Hills, CA). There is no confirmation whether she is an indoor and/or sand recruit but she is most likely a sand recruit. As an indoors player, she is an outside hitter/setter/defensive specialist and plays for Elite Volleyball Club. She is the first sand recruit for the Hawaii 2015-16 class. ("Welcome to the Wahine!")

Friday Night Recap (Warriors and Wahine)

Wahine Sweep

Recap | Box Score

The Rainbow Wahine completed the season sweep against Cal Poly tonight 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-19) in San Luis Obispo. Going back on the road for the first time since the back-to-back road loses at Northridge and Davis left a few fans worried about this road trip.

But the Wahine improved its passing and set distribution to contribute to this win. Freshman opposite Nikki Taylor led the Bows with 12 kills and had five digs in her first match playing all the way around for an entire match. She also received her first career ace along with three blocks. Sophomore outside Tai Manu-Olevau also had 11 kills and two good blocks. After Emily Hartong has been taking a majority of the swings this season, tonight was more evenly spread out as Taylor and Manu-Olevau had 24 swings each and Hartong had less with 22. On the night Hartong had nine kills, 11 digs, and an ace which she received after switching to a standing float serve for the first time this season. Senior libero Ali Longo had a match high 12 digs and junior defensive specialist Sarah Mendoza had three digs in her new spot at middle back.

The team travels to Santa Barbara to take on the Gauchos and get revenge for their lose in Honolulu last month. There is no live stream for this event (according to Bigwest.tv) but there is live stats and audio available on ESPN1420 with commentary from Tiff Wells. [EDIT] Bigwest.tv has updated the Saturday matches for volleyball and lists a live stream for Hawaii vs. UCSB.

Warrior Road Trip

The Warriors entered in their first fall tournament before the upcoming 2014 season in Southern California. This tournament features ten MPSF teams and two others and is hosted by USC. Matches started today and UH was supposed to be represented with two teams to compete against opponents. But senior setter Joby Ramos sprained his ankle leaving the only other setter, freshman Jennings Franciskovic to run the offense and now only one team was available to represent UH. Head coach Charlie Wade called in on ESPN1420 this morning saying that they had to reschedule everything now that there would only be one Hawaii team. I am sure he wanted two teams to get all the players a chance to get in and have some playing experience.

The schedule for Friday was with matches against USC and UCLA. Men's volleyball blog "Off the Block" posted results from the preseason tournament but with no scores. However the UCLA Men's Volleyball twitter posted a few score updates throughout the match but did not mention any UH players that played. HBA alumni Michael Fisher ('13) played against UH in this match. I believe the layout for today was all matches will go to three sets, no matter what the outcome was of the first and second set. The first two sets were to 25 and the third to 15. [EDIT] USC posted the results on there athletics page.

Friday Scores:
- USC defeats Hawaii (2-1) 25-20, 20-25, 15-11
- UCLA defeats Hawaii (2-1) 25-17, 25-20, 10-15

The schedule for the Saturday matches is this:
- Hawaii vs. Pepperdine (1:15 PM PT/11:15 AM HT)
- Hawaii vs. UCSB (3:00 PM PT/1:00 PM HT)

Don't Forget to Vote
Everyone go out and vote for Emily Hartong for the Lowes Senior CLASS Award. Voting ends December 9th and she has been at the top of the voting this whole time and is competing at the top.

Vote Here

Updates

Sorry for not posting recently, been pretty busy lately.

Wahine:

Recap | Box Score

The Wahine swept the anteaters of UC Irvine last night (25-22, 25-16, 25-23) in a match that followed back to back loses for the Bows. The incredible plays of senior libero Ali Longo helped keep them in the game as she had a match high 18 digs and had three aces. We did see a lot better connection between senior setter Mita Uiato and redshirt sophomore middle Jade Vorster. Despite Vorster's hitting percentage on the night (.284), she had quality swings and brought a smile back on her face that we have not seen for a while. The rematch between Hawaii and Long Beach State starts tonight at 7 HT.

On Thursday (10/31), Emily Hartong was one of ten players across the country to be named a finalists for the Lowes Senior CLASS Award. She is the second Wahine Volleyball player to receive the award since it started in 2010. The first Wahine Kanani Danielson won the award in 2011. This award recognizes the senior that represents more than just a volleyball player but the player that is all around great in and out of the classroom. The winner is partially determined by the amount of votes received in the online voting system where fans can vote as well. The winner will be announced during the National Semifinals in Seattle, Washington. (Release from Kanani's Award) So go vote for the all around Emily Hartong! (Vote Here)

Warriors:

Photo courtesy of Hawaii Athletics Instagram

Back Row: Iain McKellar (RFr.), Jace Olsen (Sr.), Johann Timmer (Sr.?), Nick West (Sr.) , Brook Sedore (Jr.) , Davis Holt (Jr.)
Middle Row: Head Coach Charlie Wade, Garrett Komisarek (RJr.), Kolby Kanatake (So.), Joby Ramos (Sr.) Drew Durni (RFr.), Dane Keckin (Fr.) Assistant Coach Jeff Hall
Front Row: Jennings Franciskovic (Fr.), Taylor Averill (RJr..), Sinisa Zarkovic (So.), Kupono Fey (Fr.), Nesi Bechard (Fr.), Hendrik Mol (Fr.), Zach Radner (RFr.)

Roster

The roster has been updated with new headshots of the players. The only thing left to complete the roster is add the info on the five freshman. But this is most likely a mistake but the roster has Johann Timmer as a senior. It could mean he is graduating early but I doubt that so it is probably a mistake.

Hawaii vs Cal State Northridge

Cal State Northridge

Cal State Northridge Matadors
Location: Northridge, California
Head Coach: Jeff Stork
Key Players: Mahina Haina, Natalie Allen, Casey Hinger, Sydney Gedryn
2013 Record: 16-4
2012 NCAA Postseason: None
Series Record: 12-0 (UH)
Last Meeting: Oct. 19, 2012 in Honolulu, HI (3-1 UH)

Coverage:
Live Video: BigWest.tv
Live Statistics: Cal State Northridge Athletics

Catching Up With UH

Wahine News

• Senior outside hitter Emily Hartong named Big West Player of the Week
•  Seventh weekly conference award for her career
• Hawaii moves up to No. 5 in the latest AVCA Poll
• Received four first place votes
• Hawaii ranked No. 3 in first RPI release

Photo from Hawaii Athletics

 Warrior News

• Middlehitter.com posted 2014-15 commitment from Mamane Namahoe (Waiakea, HI)
• Plays with Pilipa'a Volleyball Club with other commit Kama Paio
• Position: Libero
• Hawaii Athletics posted a 2014 Schedule but no release
• Non-Conference Matches:
• Thompson Rivers (Team from Canada)
• Outrigger Hotels Invitational (Penn State, Ohio State, UCLA)
• Home Matches:
• Long Beach State, UC San Diego, BYU, UC Irvine, Cal Baptist, UCLA

Photo from Hawaii Athletics

Sand News

• 2014 Roster Listed (Roster)
• New players
• Karissa Cook (Stanford), London Chow, Emily Carman, Hannah Rooks, Sydney Shinn, Mikayla Tucker, Hannah Zalopany, Kelsi Delgado (Fresno Pacific)
• No indoor players are listed yet
• New sand courts have been added but not finished
• The team is now practicing there 
• KaLeo Sports article mentions that the upcoming season will host at least three tournaments

Photo from UHawaii SandVolleyball Facebook

Hawaii vs Long Beach State

Long Beach State

Long Beach State 49ers
Location: Long Beach, California
Head Coach: Brian Gimmillaro
Key Players: Delainey Aigner-Swesey, Alex Reid, Erin Juley, Chisam Okpala
2013 Record: 8-7
2012 NCAA Postseason: None
Series Record: 26-15-1
Last Meeting: Oct. 26, 2012 (3-1 UH)

Coverage:
Televised: Fox Sports West (Channel 226/1226)
Live Video: None
Live Statistics: Gametracker

Hawaii vs UC Riverside

UC Riverside

UC Riverside Highlanders
Location: Riverside, California
Head Coach: Michelle Patton
Key Players: Ashley Cox, Cristina Maieatta, Annisha McKoy
2013 Record: 1-11
2012 NCAA Postseason: None
Last Meeting: Nov. 30, 2012 (3-0, UH)

Coverage:
Televised: OCSports
Live Video: BigWest.tv
Live Statistics: Hawaii Athletics

Wahine takes Shocker Classic Title

Recap | Box Score

Hawaii defeated the home team Wichita State in three (25-20, 25-20, 25-23) and completed the
tournament with a 3-0 record. The match lasted a little over ninety minutes but was a competitive match. They are now 11-1 on the season before opening conference matches.

Emily Hartong led the team with 13 kills followed by Tai Manu-Olevau who had 10. Freshman Nikki Taylor came up with nine kills and hit (.350). Vorster had three kills (.429) and had four blocks. Mita Uiato had 36 assists and Ali Longo came up with 20 digs.

[EDIT]
All-Tournament Team:
Emily Hartong-Hawaii (MOP)
Kalei Adolpho-Hawaii
Mita Uiato-Hawaii
Jess Bird-Creighton
Kate Elman-Creighton
Ashlyn Driskill-Wichita State
Kendall Kritenbrink-South Dakota

Tournament Results:
1. Hawaii (3-0)
2. Creighton (2-1)
3. Wichita State (1-2)
4. South Dakota (0-3)

Next Match:
Hawaii vs Toyota Auto Body
(Honolulu, Hawaii)
September 25th, 2013
-7 pm HT - 10 pm PT-

Wahine Denies the Bluejays

Recap | Box Score

The #7 Rainbow Wahine received a scare from the #23 ranked Creighton Bluejays as this match that took place on a neutral floor went to five sets. The score went (25-17, 25-16, 19-25, 20-25, 15-9) and gave the Wahine their tenth win of the season.

Hawaii was led by senior outside hitter Emily Hartong who got her sixth double-double of the season with 20 kills and 16 digs. The next best offensive weapon was sophomore outside hitter Tai Manu-Olevau who had another career high in kills and digs with 14 each. Junior middle Kalei Adolpho had 14 kills while hitting (.480) and senior libero Ali Longo picked up 23 digs.

Congrats to Longo for picking up her 1000th career dig in the second set. Although it does not get announced because she transferred from Penn State after her sophomore season, it is still a great accomplishment for her.

Next Match:
Hawaii vs Wichita State
(Wichita, Kansas)
September 21st, 2013
-7:30 pm CT - 2:30 pm HT-

Road Win #1

Photo from Hawaii Athletics

Recap | Box Score

The seventh ranked Rainbow Wahine came off a sweep of the South Dakota Coyotes in their first non-conference tournament since a 2006 AVCA Showcase in Nebraska. The score came out (25-19, 25-21, 25-21) but took less than ninety minutes to accomplish the win.

The Wahine were led by Tai Manu-Olevau who had a career high 13 kills to go along with five digs and Emily Hartong who had 13 kills and 13 digs. Jade Vorster who is third in the nation in hitting percentage (.510) increased it by collecting seven kills in ten attempts with no errors. Her season hitting percentage is now at (.528). Ali Longo who came into this match with 979 digs, collected 14 today and now has 993. Look for her to reach 1,000 career digs against No. 23 Creighton tomorrow.

Hawaii vs #23 Creighton
(Wichita, Kansas)
September 20th, 2013
-5 pm CT- -12pm HT-

Hawaii vs UTEP Recap

Photo from Hawaii Athletics

Recap | Statistics

The Rainbow Wahine are now 2-0 overall after the sweep of UTEP. They won 3-0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-10). This match was a very dominant game by the Wahine with all 16 players seeing action. The main hitters tonight were senior Emily Hartong and freshman Nikki Taylor. Hartong had a match high 14 kills with only two errors and hit .387. Taylor continued to impress with 10 kills with no errors and hit an amazing .769 to go along with one block.

Seniors Ashley Kastl and Kristiana Tuaniga made their 2013 debuts in the second and third set of the match. Kastl had nine kills with three errors and hit .333. Tuaniga had three kills in four swings and hit .750 to go along with a team high three blocks.

Tomorrow due to religious reasons, Tai-Manu Olevau will not be playing in the match against San Diego. Most likely in her place will be Kastl who showed tonight that she is ready. Look for this match to be tough as the Toreros took the Longhorns to five sets and had a swing for match point.

Next Match: San Diego (1-1), Sunday at 5P.M.

Hawaii vs #1 Texas

Texas Longhorns

Texas Longhorns
Location: Austin, Texas
Head Coach: Jerritt Elliott
Key Players: Hannah Allison, Khat Bell, Haley Eckerman, Molly McCage, Sarah Palmer, Bailey Webster
2012 Record: 29-4
2012 NCAA Post Season: National Champions

Chevron Wahine Volleyball Invitational
Match 1: San Diego vs. UTEP
Match 2: Hawaii vs. Texas
Live Stats: Hawaii Athletics

Dave Shoji on Leahey and Leahey and News

VIDEO: PBS Hawaii - Leahey and Leahey: Dave Shoji
VIDEO: Coach Dave Shoji previews Wahine Volleyball
 
Head Coach Dave Shoji made an appearance on the Leahey and Leahey show on (8/28) to talk about the upcoming Rainbow Wahine Volleyball season. He did not give anything really new but still nice to see him get interviewed.

He also made an appearance on KITV4 in the morning where he was interviewed by Ryan Tsuji. He was then interviewed on ESPN1420 in the afternoon.

13 Days+Ann Kang Invitational

Photo from Hawaii Athletics Instagram

The Wahine team took their team photos on Friday (Aug. 16) with their new uniforms. The uniforms remind me of Cal Poly's uniforms but they are both still nice.

Ann Kang Invitational

Teams from all over the state and some from California have traveled to Iolani Schools to compete in the Ann Kang Invitational. This tournament has been very competitive for years and has attracted many players to become interested in the University of Hawai'i (Ex: Emily Hartong, Jane Croson, Sarah Mendoza, Monica Stauber).

This season brings in California schools: Huntington Beach, Long Beach Poly, Mater Dei, Mira Costa, Sage Hill, Saint Joseph's, Windward.

From Huntington Beach is the senior duo of Gianna Guinasso and Kendra Koelsch. Koelsch is a sand recruit and Guinasso is a indoor and sand recruit. Their team had a 6-0 record after the first two days and reached the Championship match of the Gold Bracket but fell to Punahou Schools (25-15, 25-19).

Wahine Ranked #11

AVCA Preseason Poll
Hawaii Release

The Wahine open the season ranked #11 in the latest AVCA Preseason Poll. This is the 443rd time the Wahine have been in the AVCA Poll which is third all time behind Nebraska and Stanford.

Six of Hawaii's opponents are also ranked or receiving points in this poll: Texas (1), UCLA (12), Wichita State (24), Creighton (25), San Diego (RV), and Long Beach State (RV).

The next poll will come out on September 2, 2013 after the Chevron Rainbow Wahine Invitational.

Hawaii Season Outlook

Photo from Hawaii Athletics

Hawaii Release: Rainbow Wahine Volleyball Kicks Off Fall Camp
Youtube: Rainbow Wahine Volleyball: 2013 Season Outlook

Dave Shoji is interviewed about the upcoming season. He mentions top incoming players are Tayler Higgins and Nikki Taylor.

The first practice took place this morning. Cindy Luis has been doing so updates this morning. Updates

Photo from Hawaii Athletics Instagram

Tayler Higgins being interviewed by the media so check the news station tonight for some news about their first practice!

Meet the Newcomers (Instagram Video)

21 Days!

Photo from Hawaii Athletics Instagram

21 Days until season opener against Texas, 1 Day until the start of practice! Go Bows!