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By: Tiff Wells First two months of #WarriorBall23 and they passed every single test. 15 matches played, 15 matches won. Dropping four sets along the way. For the first time this season, on the schedule were three consecutive days of matches. The level of opponent would get more difficult as the tournament went on. And […]

By: Matthew Ganibi “Ladies and Gentlemen. LET’S GET READY TO RUMMMMBLLLLLLEEEEE!” – Michael Buffer Howzit, Hawaiʻi?! Sunday was an action-packed day as we were treated to a racing tripleheader. Formula 1 went green first with the season-opening Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix. IndyCar’s Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg also went green in Florida. NASCAR […]

By: Tiff Wells Calendar flipped to March and so does the level of opponent. With no disrespect to the teams UH saw in both January and February, the teams UH will see throughout this month are just on another level. And to open the week, No. 7 Pepperdine came to the island for a pair […]

By: Tiff Wells As the kids say these days, it’s been a minute. After an extended 5-match roadtrip over three weeks, the top-ranked University of Hawai`i Men’s Volleyball team was back inside the friendly confines of SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. First home match since January 20th to begin a season-long 11-match homestand. Coming into […]

By: Tiff Wells As the kids say these days, it’s been a minute. After an extended 5-match roadtrip over three weeks, the top-ranked University of Hawai`i Men’s Volleyball team was back inside the friendly confines of SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. First home match since January 20th to begin a season-long 11-match homestand. Coming into […]

By Lance Tominaga While an estimated 113 million people watched Super Bowl LVII, University of Hawaii guard Ashley Thoms was part of a more exclusive viewing audience. “Oh, it was really cool!” she says, smiling. Yes, Thoms was actually at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, for Super Sunday. That’s one of the perks of […]

By: Tiff Wells 13 days off from their last match played, how would Hawai`i fair on the road again? Finishing off an extended 5-match road trip spread out over three weeks, the unanimous and top ranked team in the land ventured to The Farm for two matches against No. 8 Stanford. As healthy as they […]

By: Tiff Wells For the first time since 2019, the University of Hawai`i men’s volleyball team took their game to the state of North Carolina. Three matches in four days is tough. Throw in the long travel and then the absence of All-American setter Jakob Thelle (didn’t travel, held back for rest) is a little […]

Saturday, January 21, 2023 | By Tiff Wells Anyone can get up for match against a ranked opponent. Especially one that beat you twice a season ago, even if you were at less than full-strength. But when you’re playing a team that isn’t ranked…isn’t a big name school…what factor(s) kick in to motivate you prior […]

Saturday, January 14, 2023 By Tiff Wells #BusinessFinished. #Back22Back. Hawai`i Men’s Volleyball has become the must see attraction on the island over the last couple of years. And with all seven starters plus an experienced group of reserves returning for #WarriorBall23, a lot is expected of this group. Evident by receiving all but one first-place […]