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2010 WAHINE VOLLEYBALL PREVIEW

FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 2010
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Elizabeth setter Dani hitter Kanani added up on
Ka‘aihue digs Mafua Danielson the court
into her plays all the skies for in 2009
libero role right notes greatness

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LEVEL 50 DIG DIG TREASURE Coins left 30

ELIZABETH KA‘AIHUE always involves “bettering” the ball,

whether it be digging or providing
the perfect pass to setter Dani Ma-
LIBERO DIGGING ROLE fua, UH’s only other senior.
Their final season provides time to

AS BACKCOURT CAPTAIN contemplate their evolution. Ka‘ai-

hue came to Manoa just as hungry
to better the ball, but less disci-
plined. She doesn’t try to dig every
BY ANN MILLER
amiller@staradvertiser.com back up by the Kansas City Royals. Kala ball now. The second-team All-
Jr. is in the minor leagues. WAC selection is more fluid and
That is where the sport of choice be- comfortable waiting and react-
Until little sister came along, athletic
gins to blur. “Little” Kala is married to ing as the instigator of Hawaii’s
treasure in the Ka‘aihue ohana came in
former University of Hawaii volleyball quick offense, and more vocal
baseball form. Elizabeth Ka‘aihue’s fa-
All-American Kanoe Kamana‘o, who left with her mateys.
ther, Kala, played
just as Elizabeth Ka‘aihue came in as She wants them to know she
for the Hawaii
the program’s first scholarship libero. wants every ball she can get
Islanders.
That was 90 wins, 13 losses and a fi- her hands on. She also wants
Brother Kila
nal four ago. Now Elizabeth is digging in them to know that as long as
was just called
for her final season, taking in all the she is around she will have
baseball analogies/advice her family their back. She has learned, from
can give and trying to treat every mo- her family and over time, that a
ment as her last chance to find the libero’s best asset — aside from the
treasure that is Hawaii’s fifth national ability to better every ball — is the
volleyball championship. ability to communicate.
“I’m looking forward to every prac- “I’ve watched some liberos
tice,” Ka‘aihue says. “It’s really hitting who are quiet and re-
me that it’s my last year and every- ally good,” Ka‘aihue
time I get on the court it’s like this is says. “But I feel
my first of our last everythings.” they are not as dy-
Every moment counts. She namic as a loud,
is in the best shape of her commanding, aggres-
life and projected sive libero. You can be aggres-
to start a third sive and quiet, but it’s just different.”
year as UH’s Digging deep is what 2010 is all
primary about. Any treasure worth finding is
passer and de- worth all the work.
fender. The “I know it’s my last hurrah,” Ka‘aihue
swag she says. “I'm digging for my team, for our
searches for wonderful fans, for my family and the
on the path opportunity I’ve had here. I feel really
to postsea- blessed to have been here. I’m so proud
son treasure of being a Wahine.”
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DANI MAFUA
TEAM’S SUCCESS RESTS
IN HER SWEET HANDS
BY ANN MILLER
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Dani Mafua is the volleyball virtuoso
who strives to lead the orchestra. She is
the conductor of a Rainbow Wahine of-
fense designed to hit the high notes de-
spite playing in the low range.
Hawaii’s senior setter knows her final
year is in her accomplished hands. Af-
ter two honorable mention All-America
seasons, she can now admit that is a
good thing, and release the pressure
that used to hold her back.
Mafua’s performances must be mas-
terful for the Wahine to reach the final
four. They are smaller than most ranked
teams and compensate with quickness.
Mafua must get her hitters the ball be-
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VIRTUOSO
fua and Hawaii orchestrated volleyball’s it is all instinctive. Mafua’s mind goes
version of “small ball” all the way to blank and she simply feels it, basically
Tampa, Fla., and the first UH final four
since 2003. When the Wahine were in a
rhythm — think Stanford, most WAC
playing "by ear." Feeling it only makes
her want to feel it more.
A year ago, she conducted the of-
matches and both regional wins over
Big Ten teams — they rarely missed a
fense to a .305 hitting percentage — be-
hind only NCAA finalists Texas and
note. Penn State nationally and third-best in
fore the block can find them, and play
“Passes were nails and I’m dishing it UH history. Four Wahine led the confer-
her part so fast and clean the defense
left and right, keeping the defense on its ence in hitting, starting with Amber
can never follow the melody.
toes,” Mafua recalls. “When you have Kaufman, whose .431 obliterated the
When the quick offense works, with a
those runs, that’s what I live to play vol- previous UH record.
perfect pass or dig and Mafua hitting all
leyball for. To have that feeling of being Mafua put in the
the right notes along the net to her hit-
in control on the court and people run- hours on the court and
ters, it is a volleyball masterpiece.
ning different routes off, and finally trusted
“There is nothing else but the ball
and trying literally to herself to play the
and getting it to your hitters,” Mafua
break the defense.” chords that could
says. “You are running an offense the
When it happens, make it all come to-
defense can’t
gether in the end.
stop.”
Now she wants every-
A year
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ago, Ma-
trust her, too, for her
finale.
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KANANI DANIELSON
ALL-AMERICAN SHINES
IN HER OWN GALAXY
BY ANN MILLER
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For someone so grounded,
Kanani Danielson sure skywalks
on a volleyball galaxy far, far
away.
The junior out of Kame-
hameha never seeks to be the
Rainbow Wahine’s star. She sim-
ply is, and the responsibility
does not scare her.
The Star is unintimidating un-
til volleyballs are rolled out. Sud-
denly she is leaping over all
those taller players from her
left-side hitting position and
beating them to the ball. She is
Hawaii’s most dynamic hitter,
and one of its finest passers and
defenders. Her block soars into
the Stan Sheriff Center night sky,
and look for her serve to resem-
ble a jump-float falling star
crashing to the Teraflex floor
this year.
“It’s one of my goals. I have it
in me,” Danielson says of her
full-time jump serve. “I’ve just
got to let it go. That’s half my
problem. Sometimes I hold back
and don’t want to make an error.
I want to take more risk this
time.”
The two-time All-American
might appear to be the least
likely looking terminator on the
NCAA planet, but her 5-foot-10
potential eclipses logic. She av-
eraged 3.35 kills and hit .286 as a
freshman, then upped those ex-
ceptional numbers by 25 per-
cent last year (4.23 kps, .314).
The Star was a five-time WAC
Player of the Week, but never
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more devastating than in a 32-
kill performance against Utah
State, when she hit .455 and
looked as if she were from an-
other planet.
In the end, at the NCAA final
four, she was the Hawaii offense,
jumping alone with Penn State’s
6-foot-3 blockers to try to keep
Hawaii’s dream alive.
This year, even more will be
asked. Coaches will tell you
Danielson’s star is rising and the
Rainbow Wahine are ready to
ride it. She, as always, is more
diplomatic.
“Last year, at the end, our
passing broke down a few times
and they had to come to me,”
Danielson says. “This year it’s all
looking like it will be more
spread out. We’re more diverse.
Our right side is as strong as our
left side. Our middles can hold
the blockers and get us one-on-
ones. We are strong anywhere
we need to be.
“It’s not like these new play-
ers have to sit out a year and
work their way on the court.
They will be there just fine hold-
ing their own ground. They are
even better than people think.”
Danielson has shown us, in
two spectacular seasons, that
she is also better than we could
have imagined. She walks the
Star Walk, but never talks it.
“I don’t think about what
everybody else is saying; I just
tune it out,” Danielson says. “I
put my energy into encouraging
everybody else so nobody
thinks I’m trying to soak it in. Be-
cause that’s not me.”
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Numbers 09

The Rainbow Wahine celebrated their 10th Dave Shoji became the second D-I women’s Kanani Danielson was honored with a num-
straight WAC tournament championship. volleyball coach to win 1,000 matches. ber of awards in 2009, including All-America.

HOW THEY FARED IN 2009 PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

DATE OPPONENT W-L SCORE DATE OPPONENT W-L SCORE Since 1985
a-Aug. 28 Western Michigan W 3-0 25-17, 25-16, 25-14 d-Oct. 17 New Mexico State W 3-1 25-13, 22-25, 25-21, 25-8 Ohio
a-Aug. 29 Santa Clara (25) W 3-1 25-19, 25-27, 30-28, 25-13 d-Oct. 19 Louisiana Tech W 3-0 25-12, 25-8, 25-17 2
a-Aug. 30 UCLA (9) W 3-0 25-23, 25-18, 25-22 Oct. 23 BYU-Hawaii W 3-0 25-14, 25-11, 25-17 Long Stanford
b-Sept. 3 Saint Louis (19) W 3-1 25-21, 25-23, 19-25, 25-15 d-Oct. 29 at Fresno State W 3-1 25-19, 23-25, 25-15, 25-20 Beach 8
b-Sept.5 Texas (2) L 1-3 11-25, 22-25, 25-22, 11-25 d-Oct. 31 at Nevada W 3-0 25-16, 25-20, 25-17 6
b-Sept. 6 California (10) L 2-3 21-25, 16-25, 25-20, 25-17, 11-15 d-Nov. 2 at San Jose State W 3-0 25-12, 25-15, 25-15
c-Sept. 10 Weber State W 3-0 25-13, 25-13, 25-17 d-Nov. 6 Fresno State W 3-0 25-19, 25-11, 25-13 Hawaii Nebraska
c-Sept. 11 UT San Antonio W 3-0 25-15, 25-9, 25-14 d-Nov. 8 Utah State W 3-0 25-11, 25-12, 25-21 3
4 Penn 4
c-Sept. 12 Stanford (10) W 3-0 27-25, 25-21, 25-22 d-Nov. 12 at Boise State W 3-0 25-16, 25-14, 25-16
Sept.18 Pepperdine (25) W 3-0 25-18, 25-20, 25-21 d-Nov. 14 at Idaho W 3-0 25-12, 25-15, 25-21 State
Sept. 19 Pepperdine (25) W 3-0 25-17, 25-17, 25-17 d-Nov. 16 at Utah State W 3-1 25-19, 22-25, 25-19, 25-13
d-Sept. 24 Boise State W 3-0 25-21, 25-14, 25-14 e-Nov. 24 vs. Fresno State W 3-0 25-15, 25-15, 25-17
d-Sept 26 Idaho W 3-0 25-13, 25-11, 25-19 e-Nov. 25 vs. New Mexico State W 3-0 25-12, 25-17, 25-23
TOP FIVE SCHOOLS WITH
d-Oct. 1 at Louisiana Tech W 3-0 25-11, 25-18, 25-12 f-Dec. 4 vs. New Mexico W 3-0 25-22, 25-16, 25-21 ALL-AMERICA CERTIFICATES
d-Oct. 2 at New Mexico State W 3-1 25-21, 15-25, 25-22, 25-11 g-Dec. 5 at USC (15) W 3-1 25-20, 25-18, 16-25, 27-25
1st & 2nd teams through
d-Oct. 8 Nevada W 3-0 25-12, 25-17, 25-16 h-Dec. 11 vs. Illinois (8) W 3-1 21-25, 25-10, 27-25, 25-16 2001, 3rd team added 2002
d-Oct. 9 San Jose State W 3-0 25-12, 25-11, 25-17 i-Dec. 12 vs. Michigan (16) W 3-0 25-23, 25-19, 25-18
j-Dec. 17 vs. Penn State (1) L 1-3 25-23, 18-25, 15-25, 18-25
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2009 STATISTICS Penn State
Hawaii 50
PLAYER SP K K/S E TA PCT A SA SE D BS BA TB PTS
43
Danielson, Kanani 114 482 4.23 145 1072 .314 32 10 19 264 15 56 71 535.0
Cubi-Otineru, Aneli 112 343 3.06 107 799 .295 31 56 60 284 6 48 54 429.0
Ferrell, Stephanie 109 288 2.64 148 715 .196 2 12 12 80 1 35 36 318.5
Kaufman, Amber 111 272 2.45 62 487 .431 13 44 33 64 9 75 84 362.5
WEEKS
Hewitt, BrittanyRANKED No.
961 157 1.64 43 WEEKS
332 RANKED
.343 4 IN THE
0 TOP0 10 19 13 115 128 227.5
Forsythe, Alexis 34 55 1.62 9 93 .495 1 0 0 2 1 33 34 72.5 NATIONAL TITLES
Mafua, Dani
Nebraska 115 63
81 0.55 14 125
Stanford .392 1,355 22 31 213 2 72 74 123.0 Since 1971
Cascioppo, Corinne 48 25 0.52 17 74 .108 1 0 1 6 1 14 15 367 33.0
Fowler, Catherine 42 16 0.38 5 44 .250 0 0 0 3 0 11 11 21.5 Nebraska
Brandt,
PennStephanie
State 112 64 3 0.03 4 17
Nebraska -0.59 71 27 20 144 0 2 2
366 31.0 3 Stanford
Lee, Jayme 100 1 0.01 0 1 1.000 19 8 11 92 0 0 0 9.0 Penn State 6
Ka‘aihue, Elizabeth 112 1 0.01 1 6 .000 57 19 19 422 0 0 0 20.0
Maeda, Emily
UCLA 514 0 0.00 1 1 Hawaii1.000 0 0 0 2 0 306
0 0 0.0 4
UCLA
Robins, Alexis 19 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0.0 Hawaii
Hawaii
6
44
TEAM Hawaii 48 UCLA 293
HAWAII 117 1706 14.58 556 3,766 .305 1,586 199 208 1,599 48 461 278.5 2,183.5 Other USC
Opponents 117 1221 10.44 650 3,778 5
Stanford 47 Florida .151 1,129 63 211 1,252 43
243
409 247.5 1,531.5 5 Long 6
Key — SP: sets played. K: kills. K/S: kills per set. E: errors. TA: total attempts. PCT: hitting percentage. A: assists. SA: service aces. SE: service errors. D: digs. BS: block solos. BA: block assists. Beach
TB: total blocks. PTS:0 points20(kills +40aces +
60blocks)
80 100 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
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Are you ready for some volleyball?
The Rainbow Wahine were plenty busy during the offseason
Tweet
@watznew Hawaii picked to win 15th consecutive WAC regular-season
title. WAC preseason player of the year goes to UH junior Kanani Daniel-
son. Aug. 4
@HIjumper Amber Kaufman wins first international competition, taking the
top spot at the NACAC Under-23 Championships with a jump of 1.86 me-
ters. July 7
@HIjumper Kaufman wins Joe Kearney Award as top female student-ath-
lete in the WAC. June 30
@HIjumper Kaufman wins high jump gold medal at NCAA Division I Out-
door Track & Field Championship in Eugene, Ore., with jump of 1.86m in
poor weather. June 9
@way2long Hawaii coach Dave Shoji, second D-I women’s volleyball
coach to reach 1,000 wins, named to eighth AVCA Hall of Fame class.
June 8
@N2realworld Stephanie Brandt and Cat Fowler receive diplomas at
commencement ceremony. May 15
@digsand Stephanie Brandt and Tara Hittle finish third at College Beach
Volleyball Championships. May 2
@CU-soon Aneli Cubi-Otineru receives Jack Bonham Award, UH’s high-
est scholar-athlete recognition, for outstanding performances on and off the
court. April 27
@wahinebrains Stephanie Brandt named top scholar-athlete for
women’s volleyball. 8 teammates earn at least a 3.0 gpa during 2009-10
academic year. April 27
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Dear HiTouch editor:
Another season of UH Wahine
volleyball is about to start, and I
look forward to cheering the
team on to a repeat appearance
at the final four. We fans always
expect the best of the Wahine
and, year after year, they con-
tinue to deliver.
I've heard some positive comments about the new
recruits, and hope they can step right in and fill the
spots left by our All-American graduates.
Is it realistic to expect the returning players to
take us back to the final four? Can our new players
help get us there? Don't know, but I think all us fans
will have a blast watching and finding out.
K. Paet
Dear HiTouch editor:
Lots of questions about this coming season.
>> Who’s replacing Aneli (Cubi-Otineru), our
power hitter?
>> Who’s our high jumper to replace Amber (Kauf-
man)?
>> Who’s stepping in for Steph (Brandt) for de-
fense and relief setting?
We’ll miss the seniors, but bring on the newbies.
Welcome to our world of Wahine volleyball. You give
us senior citizens just enough excitement and joy to
keep our adrenalin flowing and heart pumping.
Keep it coming.
Al and Soli Aquino
Dear HiTouch editor,
The Wahine Volleyball Booster Club is excited and
looking forward to another outstanding season.
Work hard because whoever shines and plays
team ball will be on the court with returning two-
time All-American Kanani Danielson, AVCA All-West
Region Dani Mafua, WAC Freshman of the Year Brit-
tany Hewitt and All-WAC Elizabeth Ka ‘aihue.
Have a great senior season, Dani and Liz!
You’re all so fortunate to be coached by Dave
Shoji — reigning national and WAC coach of the year
and 2010 AVCA Hall of Fame inductee — and his stel-
lar staff.
Mmmm, I can taste that Kansas City barbecue al-
ready. Go ’Bows!
Stanley Ching
Wahine Volleyball Booster Club President
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2 Nevada* Sept. 24/7 p.m.
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Hawaii
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Boise St.* at Boise, Idaho Oct. 23/3 p.m.
Utah St.* at Logan, Utah Oct. 25/4 p.m.
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NCAA TOURNAMENT
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HAWAII VS. DATE/TIME
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8 Idaho* Nov. 18/7 p.m. E Championship semifinal & final
9 WAC Tournament at at Kansas City, Mo. Dec. 16 &18
Las Vegas, Nev. Nov. 22-24
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COACH DAVE SHOJI

CONTINUING TO RIDE WAVES

OF SUCCESS INTO 35TH YEAR
FOR THE RECORD BY CINDY LUIS
The Wahine under Shoji cluis@staradvertiser.com
(Bold denotes title year)
The mornings are magical. The sun just coming up over Di-
YEAR W-L PCT.
amond Head, a double rainbow framing the view looking Ewa,
1975 16-2 .889 a turtle sharing the calm waters off Waikiki Beach with a
1976 14-5 .737 stand-up paddler.
1977 22-5 .815 Yes, that is Dave Shoji out there, attempting to master a new
1978 * 28-10 .731 sport he calls “cool.” It mimics his philosophy, one where the
1979 36-5 .878 Hawaii women’s volleyball coach is not afraid to try new things
1980 34-10 .773 or to adapt when the sport changes on him.
1981 37-2 .949 The secret is finding stimulation that allows rejuvenation.
1982 33-1 .971 After nearly four decades in the same job, it might become
1983 34-2 .944 old ... but not to Shoji, who opens his 35th year as the reign-
1984 33-11 .750 ing national coach of the year and 2010 AVCA Hall of Fame in-
1985 28-13 .683 ductee tonight.
1986 31-7 .816 “Last year really invigorated me,” said Shoji, who notched
1987 37-2 .949 his 1,000th victory en route to a third-place national finish.
1988 33-3 .917 “You start thinking that maybe we were at a point where the
1989 29-3 .906 program couldn’t get much better, but last year proved we
1990 28-6 .824 could play with just about anybody.
1991 26-5 .839 “We’re called a mid-major, and it’s getting harder and harder
1992 15-12 .556 to compete against the BCS schools with the best facilities and
1993 19-11 .633 the best campuses. I feel very fortunate to get back (to the fi-
1994 25-5 .833 nal four) and it’s a tribute to our players. They are embraced
1995 31-1 .969 and appreciated, and it’s why they choose to come here.”
1996 35-3 .921 Besides the Hall of Fame announcement, 2010 has already
1997 25-8 .768 been pretty good for Shoji. It has included the wedding of
1998 32-3 .914 daughter Cobey and an NCAA men’s volleyball title for sons
1999 29-2 .935 Kawika and Erik, All-Americans at Stanford.
2000 31-2 .939 Shoji would enjoy adding a shiny fifth championship ring
2001 29-6 .829 and title banner in the Stan Sheriff Center. But first things first.
2002 34-2 .944 “We’ve got a nice group of players in the gym,” said Shoji,
2003 36-2 .947 whose last championship came in 1987. “They’re fun to be
2004 30-1 .968 around and work with, and that’s where I’m at right now.
2005 27-7 .794 “It’s a nice honor (the Hall of Fame) but it doesn’t win
2006 29-6 .829 you any games. I’m looking forward to this season.
2007 27-6 .818 Yes, another ring would be nice ... it’s been a while ...
2008 31-4 .886 but we’ll talk about that come December.”
2009 32-3 .889 And after that, perhaps another challenge.
1,016-176 .852 Shoji said he next wants to learn to surf.
* Includes one tie

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Coaching Assistant

ASSOCIATE COACH
KARI AMBROZICH
UNIQUE ROLE
FOR EX-PLAYER
BY CINDY LUIS
cluis@staradvertiser.com
Setting technique and coaching tech-
nique. It’s what Kari Anderson Am-
brozich has learned from her Hall of
Fame mentor Dave Shoji.
In her 14th season on the Hawaii vol-
leyball staff, the associate coach contin-
ues her education with the very
high-profile Rainbow Wahine program.
“Obviously, it’s a coveted posi-
tion,” said Ambrozich, a setter
for the Wahine from 1991 to ’94. “And it
is so amazing to have (Shoji) as a men-
tor.
“His leadership and management
style is so cool. He doesn’t micro-man-
age, he lets people do their jobs, but at
the same time, lets you know how he
wants the job done.”
Ambrozich oversees the Wahine set-
ters and also takes care of the adminis-
trative side of the sport.
“It’s a lot of logistical stuff, behind the
scenes,” she said. “I’m not the only set-
ter coach, we all share in that role. We
all do a lot of different things. That’s the
fun part of the job.”
Ambrozich, married to former UH
basketball player Eric, did step back
somewhat from the job in 2008 after giv-
ing birth to son Trey. Being a mom, she
said, has change her more than the job
has.
“It’s new responsibilities,” said the
former all-state player from Columbia
Heights (Minn.) High. “I’m trying to
learn how to balance it.”
Has Shoji changed since his Hall of
Fame selection was announced?
“It’s funny, he’s such a humble guy,”
the two-time Wahine captain said. “For
someone as decorated as he is, with all
the awards, the kind of year he’s had,
you wouldn’t know it.
“That’s another thing you learn from
him. He’s got it all, should be walking on
cloud nine. But if he walked by you on
the street, you’d think he was just an-
other normal guy. It’s really cool that he
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SCOTT WONG
COMING HOME
FOR IDEAL JOB
BY CINDY LUIS
cluis@staradvertiser.com
It’s not so much a job as it is an honor.
And a huge responsibility.
Scott Wong grew up watching the un-
paralleled support for the Hawaii
women’s volleyball program. The Puna-
hou School graduate was a volunteer as-
sistant for the Rainbow Wahine in 2006,
and when the associate head coach po-
sition opened up, Wong couldn’t get his
resume in quickly enough.
“I grew up with the Wahine mystique
ordinate recruiting, handle scouting
and it’s a great honor to be part of this reports and have a role with in-game
program,” Wong said. “The Wahine are tactics.
so beloved in this state. “I’m still learning my role, but it’s been
“Dave (Shoji) knows the game, has
coached at the highest level and knows
great coming back,” said Wong, the 1998
AVCA national freshman of the year. “I
what it takes to be good. It’s a select few know Dave has faith in me and I want to
who get to see how good he is, how effi- keep it going in the right direction.
cient he is in the gym, how well he treats “It’s great to work with Kari (associate
his players. He’s very hands-on, but he coach Ambrozich) again. There’s a rea-
lets his assistants do their job. I don’t son Dave has had her around for a num-
think I could be an assistant where I ber of years. I love the fact that she is
couldn’t give my input.” straightforward, that you know what
Wong spent four years at his alma mat- she’s thinking.”
ter Pepperdine, as assistant to his former Wong has been waiting for opening
coach Marv Dunphy. Last season, he was night for a while.
an associate head coach for the Univer- “It’s going to be pretty neat,” he said.
sity of San Francisco women’s program. “I’m sure it’s going to be emotional, too.
Wong’s roll will be similar to that of “It’s cool to have that ‘Hawaii’ on my
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#1 Michelle Waber
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About Me
Bio 2009 Led Tigers to three league championships and a CIF Southern section championship in 2009 ... ranked No. 81 on prepvolleyball.com
Senior Aces ... Valley Player of the Year ... all-academic four years.
Favorite quotation “Nothing that’s worthwhile is ever easy.”
Pos.: Outside Hitter Likes And Interests
Height: 6-3 Activities Beach, eating, sleeping, volleyball! Music Jack Johnson. Book The Last Song. TV The Office, House. App Facebook.
Hometown:
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Bio 2009 Ranked No. 55 on prepvolleyball.com Senior Aces ... all-league, all-county, team MVP for the Diablos ... advanced to CIF track finals in
the high jump in 2008 ... on the honor roll all four years ... president of the Art Club ... born in Wailuku, Maui.
Favorite quotation “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
Pos.: Outside Hitter Likes And Interests
Height: 6-1 Activities Beach, art. Music Too many to name. Book The Time Traveler’s Wife. TV Glee, So You Think You Can Dance. App Words with Friends.
Hometown:
Lake Forest, Calif. Beach
High school: UH

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Bio 2009 Redshirted ... came in as No. 37 on prepvolleyball.com Senior Aces list of 2009 ... Volleyball magazine Fab 50 ... averaged 4.3 kps and
3.0 bps during senior year, hitting .647 ... MVP for the Colts three seasons.
Favorite quotation “This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds ...”
Pos.: Middle Hitter Likes And Interests
Height: 6-1 Activities Skydiving, Skype-ing, jamming with my dad, time with family. :) Music Island reggae, oldies. TV One Tree Hill. Book The Bible. App Tap Tap.
Hometown:
Carson, Calif. Where’s my Boba?
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#4 Brittany Hewitt
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Bio 2009 WAC Freshman of the Year ... 20th nationally & third in WAC in blocks per set (1.33) ... second in WAC hitting percentage (.343) ...
career highs of 10 kills and 11 blocks against No. 25 Santa Clara (Aug. 29) ... combined 12 blocks in two regional wins ... ’08 redshirt.
Favorite quotation “If no one sees you eat it, you didn’t”
Pos.: Middle Hitter Likes And Interests
Height: 6-3 Activities Eating, cooking, sleeping. Music Country’s Glee. Books Harry Potter, The Bible. TV Lost, House, Glee. Apps Starbucks, IMDb, Bible
Hometown:
Eagle, Idaho The back of my eyelids are definitely my favorite part of my body. I really would like to be looking at them now!
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#6 Corinne Cascioppo
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Bio 2009 Appeared in 31 matches, one start ... season-high five kills against UT-San Antonio (Sept. 11) ... first career start against Boise State
(Sept. 24) with two kills, two digs and three blocks ... four blocks in one set against San Jose State (Nov. 2) ... transfer from Mesa State
Favorite quotation “We all shine on, like the moon and the stars and the sun.”
Pos.: Outside Hitter Likes And Interests
Height: 6-3 Activities Collecting vintage vinyl records, drawing. Music Born a couple of decades too late. Book Slaughterhouse-Five. App Pandora Radio.
Hometown:
Temecula, Calif. I should’ve been a Rock Star in 1973.
High school: UH

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Bio 2009 Redshirted after transferring from Vanguard ... played two seasons for the NAIA Gold Pride, led team in digs as a freshman and sopho-
more, and in aces as a sophomore ... defensive player of the year as a senior at Los Alamitos.
Favorite quotation “Impossible is not a fact, it is an opinion. It’s not a declaration, it’s a dare. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
Pos.: Def. Specialist Likes And Interests
Height: 5-6 Activities Googling. Music Rap. Lil’ Wayne & Lil’ Jon. Book John Wooden. TV The Hills, Jersey Shore (all about that fist pump.) App Where!
Hometown:
Seal Beach, Calif. On the way to win a national championship!
High school: UH

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#10 Alexis Forsythe

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Bio 2009 Appeared in 22 matches with one start ... started the first match of career against Boise State (Nov. 12) ... had career-high seven kills
against Boise State ... had three blocks against No. 8 Illinois in the NCAA tournament regional semifinal (Dec. 11).
Favorite quotation “I am not young enough to know everything.”
Pos.: Middle Hitter Likes And Interests
Height: 6-4 Activities Swimming, reading, sleeping. Music Leona Lewis, Kefha. Books The Host, The Uglies. TV Food Network. App Don’t use them.
Hometown:
Lake Elsinore, Calif. Thinking about the season. Getting excited.
High school: UH

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#12 Emily Maeda

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Bio 2009 Appeared in four matches ... first appearance against San Jose State (Oct. 9) ... played in first career NCAA tournament match, record-
ing one dig against No. 15 USC in the second round of the NCAA tournament (Dec. 5) ... redshirted in 2008.
Favorite quotation “ Beauty is simply reality seen through the eyes of love.”
Pos.: Def. Specialist Likes And Interests
Height: 5-6 Activities Trying to eat healthy, hanging out with loved ones. Music Ekolu. Book Crazy Love. TV The Bachelor, The Bachelorette. App The Bible.
Hometown:
Honolulu Excited to eat mom’s Portuguese bean soup when I come home from practices.
High school: UH

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#13 Mita Uiato

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Bio 2009 Volleyball magazine Fab 50 ... ranked No. 61 on prepvolleyball.com Senior Aces list ... posted 53 assists in the 2009 CIF quarterfinals
vs. Harvard-Westlake for the Jackrabbits.
Favorite quotation “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”
Pos.: Setter Likes And Interests
Height: 5-8 Activities Beach, sleeping, driving around. Music Trey Songz, Kolohe Kai. Book: The Kite Runner. TV Everybody Hates Chris. App Shazam.
Hometown:
Signal Hill, Calif. Can’t get enough of Wahine Volleyball!
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#14 Chanteal Satele

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Bio 2009 Helped Saint Mary’s to NCAA tournament bids last two seasons ... WCC honorable mention ... career-high 18 kills Sept. 13 against San
Diego State ... daughter of LeeAnn Pestana Satele (1982 and ’83 NCAA champions) and Rainbow Warriors football player Alvis Satele.
Favorite quotation “Whatever you set your hands to do, do it with all your heart.”
Pos.: Outside Hitter Likes And Interests
Height: 5-10 Activities Beach with family & friends, tailgating at football. Music Anything that sounds good. ;) Book Glass Castle. TV: Minute to Win It. App None.
Hometown:
Mililani Home Sweet Home
High school: UH

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#15 Kristina Kam

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Bio 2009 Redshirted ... came in off two runner-up state finishes for the Buffanblu ... played two seasons for TAVA, coached by former Wahine
All-American Tita Ahuna ... out for 2010 with knee injury.
Favorite quotation “I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’ ”
Pos.: Def. Specialist Likes And Interests
Height: 5-7 Activities Beach, hanging out with friends, sleeping. Music Chris Brown, The Katinas. Book: Bible. TV Lost. App Pandora.
Hometown:
Honolulu No mattter how hard life may be, God is good.
High school: UH

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#17 Emily Hartong

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Bio 2009 Ranked No. 48 on prepvolleyball.com Senior Aces list ... female athlete of the year at Los Alamitos ... earned all-county, all-region and
all-CIF honors during senior year for the Griffins ... helped team to a state title as a freshman.
Favorite quotation “It takes teamwork to make the dream work.”
Pos.: Middle Hitter Likes And Interests
Height: 6-2 Activities Volleyball, swimming, coloring. Music Andre Nickatina. Book Marley & Me. TV That 70’s Show. App Texts from Last Night.
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Hawaii’s home schedule is challenging

HAWAII EYES FINAL-FOUR RETURN August SAN DIEGO

The Toreros (18-7, 10-4 West Coast) return
The Rainbow Wahine (31-3, 16-0 WAC) reached their first final four all-conference players in seniors Ali
four since 2003, falling to eventual national champion Penn State
in the semifinals. The season included the program’s 1,000th vic-
27 Troost (6-2 RS), Amy Mahinalani DeGroot
(6-2 OH) and Kelsi Myers (5-8 S), and sopho-
tory (a sweep of Stanford); coach Dave Shoji’s 1,000th career win (3- more Carrie Baird (6-1 OH). Troost picked up
1 over New Mexico State) and his being named conference, regional and national All-America and WCC player of the year honors last season, while DeGroot, who
coach of the year; the 10th undefeated WAC campaign and 10th WAC tournament missed last year with an injury, was the WCC’s top player in 2008.
title; and Kanani Danielson being named a first-team All-American. Despite finishing second in the conference last season, USD did not get an
Danielson (5-10 OH), the reigning WAC player of the year, is one of four starters NCAA bid. Coach Jennifer Petrie is in her 12th season (210-81).
back. Also returning are senior setter Dani Mafua, senior libero Elizabeth Ka‘aihue On the roster: Freshman libero C’era Oliveira (Hawaii Baptist).
and sophomore middle Brittany Hewitt, the 2009 WAC freshman of the year.
The freshman class, ranked 10th by prepvolleyball.com, includes Kaela Good- KANSAS STATE
man (6-1 OH), Emily Hartong (6-1 MB), Mita Uiato (5-8 S) and Michelle Waber (6-3 August The Wildcats (12-18, 6-14 Big 12) spent the
OH). Transferring home from Saint Mary’s is junior Chanteal Satele (5-10 OH). last week of May in Europe, with matches in
For the 15th consecutive season, Hawaii led the nation in attendance, averag-
ing 6,423, well ahead of Nebraska’s 4,959 average. All 20 of UH’s home matches
ranked in the top 40, with 11 in the top 20 and three in the top 10.
28 Hungary, Slovenia and Italy. K-State got its
first look at incoming freshman Lilla Porubek
(6-1 OH), who was across the net in Budapest
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ALL ABOUT THE 2010 WAC HOW THEY RANK
are two of the three top kill leaders from last year — senior JuliAnne Chisholm
PRESEASON COACHES POLL PRESEASON AVCA COACHES POLL (5-11 OH, 3.05 kps) and sophomore Kathleen Ludwig (6-0 Opp, 2.36 kps) — and
(First-place votes in parenthesis) (First-place votes in parenthesis) senior libero Lauren Mathewson (4.72 dps),
The question mark for coach Suzie Fritz (10th, 183-97) is setter, with sopho-
1. Hawaii (8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 SCHOOL PTS. 2009 REC.
mores Caitlyn Donahue and Ashley Kelican battling to replace departed senior
2. New Mexico State (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 1. Penn State (40) 1,456 38-0 Soriana Pacheco.
3. Fresno State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 2. Nebraska (16) 1,384 26-7
4. Utah State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
5. Boise State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3. Texas (4) 1,352 29-2 UCLA
4. Stanford 1,296 23-8 August The Bruins (24-9, 13-5 Pac-10) were in ru-
6. Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 5. Hawaii 1,166 32-3 ins after losing in the NCAA tournament’s
7. Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
8. Louisiana Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
9. San Jose State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
6. Illinois
Minnesota
8. Washington
1,149
1,149
1,061
31-3
28-9
24-6
29 second round. AVCA freshman of the year
Lauren Cook transferred to play for her dad at
Nebraska; All-America middle Amanda Gil transferred to
PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM 9. Iowa State 1,005 27-5 Washington; and Andy Banachowski, the only coach the program had ever
PLAYER YR. POS. SCHOOL 10. USC 947 22-10 known, retired after 43 seasons (1,106-301).
11. California 848 21-11 No tears being shed by the opposition. UCLA has reloaded, beginning with
Lindsay Baldwin Sr. MB Nevada 12. Michigan 793 27-10 the hiring of Mike Sealy, who helped Hawaii to a final-four appearance last sea-
Kelsey Brennan Jr. MH N. Mexico St. 13. Florida 722 25-6 son. Sealy’s staff includes former Long Beach State All-America setter Joy
Brianna Clarke Jr. MB Fresno St. 14. Kentucky 678 29-5 McKenzie-Fuerbringer.
Kanani Danielson Jr. OH Hawaii 15. Florida State 671 31-3 The Bruins and Rainbow Wahine have met every season since the Hawaii
Jennah DeVries Jr. S N. Mexico St. 16. UCLA 462 24-9 program began in 1974. The first meeting was in the national final, setting the
Kayleigh Giddens Sr. OH N. Mexico St. 17. Colorado State 436 25-6 tone for an intense rivalry over four decades. (UH leads the series 35-32).
Kylie Harrington Sr. OH Nevada 18. Arizona 325 19-11 UCLA returns three starters, including senior Dicey McGraw (5-11 OH). New-
Brittany Hewitt So. MB Hawaii 19. Tennessee 310 27-8 comers who should make an immediate impact are freshman Kelly Reeves (6-0
Dani Mafua Sr. S Hawaii 20. Oregon 282 20-10 OH), daughter of former Bruin All-American Jeanne Beauprey; Brazilian Mari-
Sadie Maughan Sr. MB Boise St. 21. Dayton 266 30-4 ana Aquino (6-3 MB); and junior setter Lauren Van Orden, a transfer from San
Kelsey Taylor Sr. MB Idaho 22. San Diego 225 18-7 Diego State.
Whitney Woods Sr. OH N. Mexico St. 23. LSU 203 25-7
PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR 24. Northern Iowa 195 31-3
Kanani Danielson, Jr., Hawaii 25. Saint Mary’s 156 23-5
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Potential to go unbeaten before WAC starts?

Sept. MICHIGAN STATE Sept. UC IRVINE

The Spartans (17-16, 5-15 Big Ten) are The Anteaters (22-8, 11-5 Big West) return

3 one of seven progams to have a series

edge against the Wahine. MSU is 1-0, with
that victory a biggie: It ended Hawaii’s per-
10
12 players for second-year coach Paula
Weishoff, whose first season included the
program’s fewest losses since 1978.
fect season in the 1995 NCAA regional final at On the roster are senior Kari Pestolesi (5-11
the Sheriff Center. The Spartans return five starters, including senior kill leader OH), an honorable mention All-American and daughter of former UH All-Americans
Megan Schatzie (6-2 OH) and junior setter Natalie Emro. Diane Sebastian Pestolesi and Tom Pestolesi, and senior Larissa Nordyke (5-10 OH,
Cathy George is in her sixth season (84-76). Punahou ’07), high school teammate of Wahine senior libero Elizabeth Ka‘aihue.
UCI was picked to finish second in the conference behind Long Beach State.
NEW MEXICO
Sept. The Lobos (20-10, 10-6 Mountain West) SAINT MARY’S
are making their first trip to Honolulu since
Sept. The Gaels (23-5, 13-1 West Coast) return
4 leaving the WAC in 1998, but will see the
Wahine for the second time in nine months.
Hawaii ended UNM’s season in 88 minutes in the
11
four starters from the team that won the first
conference title in program history and
nearly knocked off Stanford in the NCAA tour-
NCAA tournament first round in Los Angeles on Dec. 4. nament second round, losing 15-13 in Set 5.
Fourth-year coach Jeff Nelson (58-30) returns six starters from a team that Returning home is all-conference senior Kapua Kamana‘o (5-9 S, ‘Iolani ’07).
made its first postseason appearance in 15 years. Seniors Taylor Hadfield (6-1 Also on the roster are senior All-WCC picks Shannon Lowell (6-2 MB), who set
MB, 2.63 kps) and Lisa Meeter (5-11 OH, 2.40 kps) lead the Lobos, who are hop- the Gaels’ single-season record for hitting percentage (.355), and Megan York (5-
ing to improve on last year’s third-place conference finish. 9 OH), who led the team in double-doubles (9).
Coach Rob Browning is in his sixth year (115-193). He’ll see former player
Sept. USC Chanteal Satele, who was second on the team in kills last season, across the net
What a concept. The Women of Troy (22- in a Wahine uniform.
10, 10-8 Pac-10) are playing the Wahine in a
5 match outside of the NCAA tournament.
Hawaii has ended USC’s season three of the
Sept. BRIGHAM YOUNG
The Cougars (15-14, 9-7 Mountain West)
past four years, once in the regional semifinal at
the Sheriff Center, and the last two seasons in the second round in Los Angeles.
SC returns nine letterwinners from last year's squad, including junior All-
17 are coming off an injury-plagued season
that saw them miss the NCAA tournament
for just the fifth time since it began in 1981.
American Alex Jupiter (6-3 OH, 4.54 kps) and junior setter Kendall Bateman, BYU returns seniors Christina Measom (6-0
who led the nation in assists per set (12.44 aps). OH) and Kiana Rogers (5-11 S). Adding some height in the middle is senior
The Women of Troy, picked to finish second behind Stanford in the Pac-10 Stephanie Snow (6-3 MB), who transferred after three seasons at Arizona.
coaches preseason poll, features the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation, accord- Coach Shay Goulding is in her third season (29-26).
ing to Prepvolleyball.com. Mick Haley — who led Texas past Hawaii in the 1988 BYU defeated Hawaii for the WAC tournament championship the first two sea-
NCAA championship match — is in his 11th year at SC (248-74). sons the Wahine were in the conference. Their 1998 WAC tournament final — won
by Hawaii — remains the longest match in NCAA history (3:38).
SAN DIEGO STATE
Sept. The Aztecs (14-15, 7-9 Mountain West) doubled Sept. UTAH STATE
their overall win-total last season under first- The Aggies (15-14, 6-10 WAC) return all
9 year head coach Deitre Collins-Parker, one of
the all-time Rainbow Wahine greats. SDSU is con-
tinuing to rebuild after losing one player to gradua-
23 their starters, including senior libero Chris-
tine Morrill, the WAC dig leader, who ranks
second in program history in career digs
tion and 10 to transfer, including two-year starting setter Lauren Van Orden to UCLA. (1,273). Senior setter Chelsea Fowles is third
The Aztecs do have five returning starters, including two-time all-conference in career assists (3,281). Coach Grayson DuBose (56-63, 32-32) en-
middle Lauren Salisbury. The question mark could be at setter, where transfer ters his fifth season.
Amber Davidson and freshman Johnna Fauch will get hands-on guidance from @ Utah State on Oct. 25.
new assistant Kele Eveland, the former All-America setter at Georgia Tech.
Collins-Parker was a three-time All-American who led the Wahine to two NCAA
titles, two-time national player of the year and an AVCA Hall of Fame inductee.
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Can Wahine make it to the final four again?

NEVADA NEW MEXICO STATE

Sept. Oct.
The Wolfpack (11-20, 7-9) return all but The Aggies (20-9, 13-3) return All-WAC sen-

24 one starter, including All-WAC players

Kylie Harrington (5-10 OH) and Lindsay
Baldwin (6-1 MB), as well as Elissa Ji (5-10
31 iors Whitney Woods (5-9 OH) and Kayleigh
Giddens (6-0 OH) as well as honorable men-
tion All-American junior Jennah DeVries
OH), a WAC all-freshman pick. Harrington (5-8 S). Giddens averaged 4.0 kps, ranking in the
(Saint Francis) and Ji (Maryknoll) are two of four Hawaii prep products on the top 50 nationally. The incoming freshman class includes Kahuku’s Amanda
roster. Joining them are junior Tatiana Santiago (5-6 S, Kamehameha) and soph- Tonga (6-1 MB).
omore Kelly Chang (5-2 DS, Hawaii Baptist). Coach Mike Jordan is in his 13th year (267-115, 67-13).
Coach Devin Scruggs is in her 14th year (212-170, 87-61). Among the top new- @ New Mexico State on Sept. 29
comers are twin freshmen Grace (5-10 OH) and Sofia Anxo (5-10 OH).
@ Nevada on Nov. 14 Nov. LOUISIANA TECH
The Lady Techsters (15-18, 4-12 WAC) re-
SAN JOSE STATE
Oct. The Spartans (1-27, 1-15 WAC) continue
to rebuild behind Kamehameha graduates
1 turn all but one starter from a team that tal-
lied the most wins since 2005. The four
conference wins tied the record for the most in
15 Alex Akana (6-0 MB) and Caitlin Andrade (5-
9 S), two members of the WAC all-freshman
a season; Tech had won a combined four matches
in five WAC seasons.
team. Also back are last season’s kill leader Taylor Japhet (6- Kara Jones (6-3 MB) led the WAC in solo blocks (32) and Tech topped the
11 OH) and block leader Kyle Miraldi (6-1 MB). Returning from a redshirt sea- WAC in total digs (1,769), anchored by libero Lori Hunsucker.
son is Moanalua graduate Brianna Amian (5-10 OH), while La Pietra product Third-year coach Matt Sonnichsen (19-42, 4-28) was runner-up for 2009
Leilani Marple (5-4 DS) has transferred from Concordia for her senior year. Coach of the Year in the Louisiana Sports Writers Association voting. He has
Coach Oscar Crespo (28-60, 15-33) is in his fourth season. four Brazilians on the roster, including freshman Clara Vido (5-8 OH).
@ San Jose State on Nov. 13. @ LaTech on Oct. 1

FRESNO STATE Nov. HAWAII PACIFIC

Oct. The Bulldogs (15-16, 7-9 WAC) return five The Division II Lady Sea Warriors (14-11,
starters, including two All-WAC picks in 11-5 PacWest) will be in the Sheriff Center
17 seniors Brianna Clarke (6-1 MB) and Kelly
Leonardo Mason (5-8 L), as well as WAC all-
5 for the first time since 2000.
HPU’s roster has a decided local flavor with
freshman team selection Marissa Brand (6-2 six Hawaii prep products, including sophomore
MB). Clark led FSU in kills, blocks and points, transfer Pihana Kea (5-6 S, Punahou), who set for Pacific last season, and fresh-
Lauren Netherby-Sewell, a former player at Nevada, is in her third season (22- man Makamae Recca (5-9 OH, Kailua), sister of sophomore Sanoe Recca (5-9
36, 10-22). The Bulldogs set an attendance record last season, averaging nearly OH, Kamehameha). Just two seniors on the squad: all-conference Kelly Balanay
1,600 fans, 21st in the country. FSU holds the mark for futility against Hawaii (0- (6-0 MB) and Tricia Yoshimura (5-2 L, Hawaii Baptist), the reigning PacWest
47). The Bulldogs did take a set off the Wahine last season in an ESPNU nation- libero of the year. Daryl Kapis is in his fifth season (45-55).
ally televised game at the Save Mart Center. Come early for the annual Wahine alumnae match, 5 p.m.
@ Fresno State on Nov. 11.
Nov. IDAHO
Oct. BOISE STATE The Vandals (15-15, 11-5) return just one

29
The Broncos (8-22, 7-9) return nine play-
ers — and six starters — from a team that
finished third at the WAC tournament. Among
18 senior (6-3 middle Kelsey Taylor) from a
team that was 7-1 in WAC home matches,
losing only to the Wahine.
the returnees are senior middles Sadie Maughan and Alisha Idaho has led the WAC in blocks the past two
Young, junior setter Breann Nesselhuf and sophomore hitter seasons, including 3.23 bps last year, which led the nation. The Vandals got
Liz Harden, BSU’s first WAC all-freshman pick. Darlene Nwagbuo, a 6-foot junior swept just three times last season, twice by Hawaii and once by UCLA. Coach
college transfer, is expected to make an immediate impact for second-year Debbie Buchanan (149-147) is in her 11th year. Junior setter Ryann Carter, a
coach Shawn Gargus. In his first year, BSU netted its most conference wins transfer from Washington, should be an impact player.
since going 11-5 in the Big West in 1998. @ Idaho on Oct. 21.
@ Boise State on Oct. 23.
HiTouch Wahine 2010 Page 27
Penultimate

ULTIMATE GOAL WITHIN

WAHINE’S REACH
Penultimate means second-to-last;
as in this is the penultimate page of the
magazine and the University of Hawaii
volleyball team made it to the penulti-
mate match of the NCAA tournament
last year.
Senior setter Dani Mafua told me
the goal for the Wahine this year is to
make it to the ultimate match, the fi-
DAVE nal one, the one for the champi-
Reardon onship. “It’s a logical progression,”
Further Review she said. “We were one of the last
eight teams in 2008 and the final four
last year.”
The part that goes without being
said is that the real goal is to win it all. That’s what we’ve all come to
expect from a program always near the top of the rankings. Coach
Dave Shoji and his Wahine have been there for decades and they’ve
produced four national championships.
As usual, there is reason for high hopes; in addition to third-year
starter Mafua, the Wahine return All-America hitter Kanani Danielson
and two more solid starters in blocker Brittany Hewitt and libero Eliza-
beth Ka‘aihue.
A refreshed-looking Shoji and his staff have spent the past month de-
ciding which of the other talented players are ready as fifth-ranked UH
gears up for another tough preconference schedule.

THREE YEARS ago, the Wahine wore T-shirts imprinted with “Champi-
ons in Training.” This didn’t sit well with a certain element of fans, and
I’ve always wondered why. In other sports, no one would give it a sec-
ond thought; in volleyball, such gestures can be viewed as arrogant.
I asked Shoji about volleyball culture. Although it is intensely compet-
itive at the level UH plays, the former high school baseball, basketball
and football standout said he agrees volleyball players and teams tend
to respect each other more than participants do in other sports.
“Those of us in the game a long time come from it being a cult
sport,” Shoji said. “When I started, it was a small community that
stuck together.
“People love the game more than they love winning. It’s be-
come more competitive as it has grown nationally, but there’s still
somewhat of a closeness.”
That’s why you won’t hear brash proclamations from the
Wahine about winning it all — although that is the goal. It’s a real-
istic one that can go unsaid.
The stated objective is to win that penultimate match, to go
one step farther than last year and into the final. Make it there,
and in their hearts if not from their lips they’ll shout it: “We ain’t
stopping here.”
———
Reach Star-Advertiser sports columnist Dave Reardon at
dreardon@staradvertiser.com, his “Quick Reads” blog at
staradvertiser.com and twitter.com/davereardon.
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