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A LOOK BACK .......................................................................... Unraveling the 2010 season / Page 34

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KEY PLAYERS Features on four Wahine to watch this season.

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HAWAII’S COMPOSITION Does Hawaii have the right formula for success?

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OPPONENTS Challenging nonconference schedule and aloha fling in WAC.

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SHOJI, THE WAHINE ADDED SUBSTANCE TO THIS CHEMISTRY PROJECT Imagine asking a Hall of Fame volleyball coach to dress up like a mad scientist, AllAmerica players to pose so their images could squeeze into a test tube or fit comfortably in a beaker, and then all the players to name their favorite element on the periodic table.

Now, imagine asking their football counterparts to do the same thing.

Give University of Hawaii women’s volleyball coach Dave Shoji and his cast of characters credit for being good sports for the upcoming Star-Advertiser volleyball tab. Volleyball writers Cindy Luis, who

came up with this chemistry concept, and Ann Miller did an admirable job of presenting the 2011 team in an off-the-wall fashion.

Add our talented graphic artists, particularly Martha Hernandez, to the mix and what you have is a fun preview full of facts, figures and formulas that would make a chemistry professor proud.

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5 Danielson’s ability and energy provide propulsion for team

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KANANI DANIELSON CAREER HIGHLIGHTS >> 2010: AVCA first-team AllAmerican. WAC Player of Year. Tenth in the country in kills (4.64 kps). Double-figure kills in 29 matches. Careerhigh 32 kills vs. Michigan State. Academic All-WAC. >> 2009: AVCA first-team AllAmerican. WAC Player of Year. Most Outstanding Player of the Stanford Regional, leading UH to the final four. 32nd in the country in kills (4.23 kps). Matchhigh 14 kills against No. 1 Penn State in NCAA semifinal. Academic All-WAC. >> 2008: AVCA third team AllAmerican. WAC Freshman of the Year. Academic All-WAC.

By Ann Miller amiller@staradvertiser.com

Kanani Danielson is heading into her senior season with the Rainbow Wahine and the burning question remains: What can’t she do on a volleyball court?

The Kamehameha graduate could be the best hitter, passer and defender on this team. Arguably, she filled that role on the past three Hawaii teams, earning All-America honors each year.

Ask Danielson what element she brings to Wahine volleyball and her answer is quick and clear, with the ultimate attention to detail.

Oxygen.

“I’m the breath that people can feed upon and know that things are going to be OK,” she says. “I can give them life to carry on, let them know we are about to make a better play. Any mistake, let it go. We need to have more oxygen.”

The three-time state high school player of the year has risen to rarefied air — far higher than most 5-foot-10 hitters swinging away in the current 6-foot-plus world of Division I volleyball. Last season, Danielson ranked 10th in the country in kills. She is averaging four kills and three digs, and hitting .300, for her UH career.

The elusive double-double is all but automatic for her, but for all her prolific numbers, that percentage might be the most spectacular. Beyond her small stature, Danielson has taken more swings than any other Wahine from the moment she did her last “Imua!” cheer at Kamehameha. Opponents — usually bigger — know where the ball is going and still can’t stop her.

Former teammate Elizabeth Ka‘aihue, a libero, compared digging Danielson to “chasing a golf ball.”

She soars so high, hits so hard and comes from so many angles the ball is impossible to follow.

That athleticism is just as evident when she is passing and digging, usually making those two intricate skills look simple.

Now, Danielson has matured into the “big dog. … I am the old lady.” She wants to teach her teammates the patience and perseverance it takes to bring all the different elements together and find a successful final-four formula.

“I definitely want to get another go at the final four,” she says. “It was amazing (two years ago). People were totally doubting us. That just gives us more fuel.

“I want, first of all, that we dominate in every tournament here. Dominate the WAC, dominate every single regional match and get to the final four in Texas. … One more go at the final four and when we get there we’ll see who we come up against and I’ll know for sure if it’s our time.”

If it is, we will have our answer. Danielson will have accomplished pretty much all that is possible on a collegiate volleyball court.

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BRITTANY HEWITT CAREER HIGHLIGHTS >> 2010: CVU.com Blocker of the Year. AVCA secondteam All-American. All-WAC first team. Started all 32 matches. Led the nation in blocks (1.67 bps). Careerhigh 18 kills vs. USC. Careerhigh 16 blocks vs. San Diego. Academic All-WAC. >> 2009: WAC Freshman of the Year. Ranked 20th nationally in blocks (1.33 bps). >> 2008: Redshirt.

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By Ann Miller amiller@staradvertiser.com

Brittany Hewitt’s route to becoming the best blocker in NCAA volleyball last year started from ground zero, with a self-described “terrible first step” and unorthodox style.

The Hawaii junior was a two-time player of the year in Idaho, not exactly a volleyball hotbed.

“I wasn’t raised in a volleyball family,” the Rainbow Wahine’s 6-foot-3 middle blocker says. “I wasn’t into it until high school, so I learned a lot every year.

“My first year here I was too afraid to ask questions. Kanani (Danielson) and I roomed together. I’d ask her, ‘What does this mean?’ I learned some new terms.”

Hewitt’s game flourished faster than her mastery of the volleyball language. She ranked 20th nationally in blocking her first year and shut down enough Western Athletic Conference hitters to earn WAC freshman of the year honors.

Last season, her offense and defense took off. Hewitt broke school records with 16 blocks in one match and a .917 hitting percentage in another, losing her perfect percentage when she was dug the next-to-last point. She hit .400-plus in half the matches, led the NCAA in blocking (1.67 per set) and threw in 24 aces after some begging and wicked ball movement convinced UH coach Dave Shoji to leave her in one back-row rotation.

When it was over, the tallest Wahine starter — essentially the only tall Wahine — had overcome her unorthodox obstacles to become a second-team All-American. She goes into this season sixth in career hitting (.356) and blocks (1.51).

Her primary lesson in a three-year crash volleyball course (Hewitt redshirted in 2008) might come as a surprise.

“I learned that not every technique works for every person,” Hewitt says. “Sometimes you have to bend the rules to help it work for somebody’s body.”

For two years, Hewitt has been Hawaii’s only shut-down blocker. That might be the most essential part of her game for the Wahine, but they will need much more this season. Every element needs to improve, from burying backsets to stuff blocking to all the touches that give UH defenders a decent shot at a dig. It is also Hewitt’s time to help younger teammates and share the vast experience she has accumulated so quickly.

There is one more thing, for a Wahine who already had the kolohe gene when she got here.

“I like to have fun,” Hewitt says. “There’s always a time to be serious, but I try to help people so, you know, they don’t get so wrapped up in the game. The more fun you’re having, the better you play. If you think about it too much you stress and it’s more of a job.”

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CHANTEAL SATELE CAREER HIGHLIGHTS >> 2010: All-WAC first team.

Started all 32 matches as a right-side hitter. Careerhigh 14 kills vs. Utah State.

Second in kills (2.81 kps) and blocks (1.01 bps). Had 14 kills and 12 blocks in Wahine debut vs. San Diego. >> 2008-09: Played at Saint Mary’s two seasons. Allconference and all-freshman teams.

MISCELLANY >> Mother Lee Ann Pestana was on Hawaii’s NCAA championship teams of 1982 and ’83.

Chanteal Satele’s homecoming a year ago, after two seasons at Saint Mary’s, spoke of spontaneous combustion. The Hawaii senior buried 14 kills and stuffed 12 volleyballs against a senior-laden San Diego team in the season opener. That’s a career for some people.

Those numbers would level off over the year, but Satele started every match on the right side and earned all-conference honors. She was second on the team in kills (2.81 per set) and blocks (1.01) and hit .277.

But, more than anything Satele was … SO happy to be back. As much as she liked the Gaels and idyllic Moraga, Calif., for this second-generation Wahine there is no place like home.

“I learned how fun volleyball could be here,” the Word of Life graduate says. “Being at home is really nice.”

The soft-spoken words and sweet smile are indicative of only one part of Satele’s place in the Rainbow Wahine universe. After helping Saint Mary’s to a couple of rare NCAA tournament appearances, she blossomed into a powerful allconference threat here.

She is the latest in an immensely talented UH bloodline that began with parents Lee Ann (Pestana), a member of 1982 and ’83 Wahine NCAA championship teams, and Alvis (linebacker in 1981-84) and continued with brothers Brashton and Liko, and cousins Samson and Hercules on the UH football team. Chanteal shares their passion for their sport and understands the selflessness it takes to be a good teammate on a great team.

Her final year presents new challenges, for her team and herself. Younger teammates will push her for the right-side hitter position she worked so hard for last season. Satele knows she needs to bring more intensity, more disciplined blocking against opponents’ best hitters and more offensive options to her termination repertoire.

The quietest Satele also knows there is one more vital element that must be added this year.

As a senior, she has to step up and speak up.

Maybe she can look to her loquacious mother, who played on two of UH coach Dave Shoji’s NCAA championship teams. Both know how much is at stake in a state desperate for its first national title since 1987.

“I want to make a difference for this team,” Chanteal says. “Get the championship that Dave has been waiting for since almost my mom’s time. I really want to win that championship.”

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By Ann Miller amiller@staradvertiser.com

ALEX GRIFFITHS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS >> 2010: Played in 28 matches.

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Utah State in the WAC tournament final. >> 2009: Redshirted after two seasons at Vanguard, leading team in digs both seasons.

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Hawaii has always held defensive specialists in high regard, in part because so many people are so low to the ground.

Alex Griffiths appreciates that more now than when she transferred here two years ago from a program where she played at a high level, but not for a high-level program.

“Everybody wants the same dream, everybody wants the same goals. It depends how far you are willing to go for it, that’s the difference,” says the Rainbow Wahine senior, who was willing to travel 2,500 miles to chase her dream. “I definitely learned that, coming from a small school where people played just to graduate. I wanted to play to win. I really love that here.

Everyone is on the same page.

“I like the style. Everyone plays a different way and we all play together … come together as one. That’s very hard to accomplish.”

At 5 feet 6, Griffiths’ most vital volleyball elements have always revolved around serving and ballhandling. Her fun-loving SoCal personality — she grew up in Seal Beach — adds an element of California cool that releases built-up tension.

In her senior season at Los Alamitos High School, she was defensive player of the year for the state champions. Griffiths played her first two collegiate seasons at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, Calif., a small four-year Christian school established to prepare students for ministry. She averaged five digs as a freshman and four as a sophomore before moving her volleyball ministry to the major leagues.

Griffiths came here knowing she would go from being a major ingredient to becoming a small part of a complex interaction. Her serve got her on the court last year ... but she knows it needs to be better now, harder and more consistent, hit to more areas.

She goes into her final season as one of many mini-Wahine vying for time at libero and defensive specialist. They are the crucial first touch. Without the passers, the offense blows up.

Griffiths’ goal is to have people remember her as “a great libero,” and keep the Wahine’s complex interaction from missing a beat — technical or otherwise.

“We have to have big hearts and discipline, all the little things,” she says. “That’s a huge part. And determination.”

There is one other thing. Griffiths would like to clone whatever component it was that Elizabeth Ka‘aihue, last year’s libero, brought to Hawaii’s table.

“I need to be louder so I can play the libero spot,” Griffiths says. “I try to play the position like her, I’ve learned a lot from her. Her heart and attitude … we are very similar. I want to be more like her.”

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FORMULA FOR SUCCESS Lots of talented elements. Lots of possible compounds.

It’s a good problem for Dave Shoji to have as he enters his 37th season at Hawaii.

There’s been experiments during the two-a-day workouts and, knowing the Hall of Fame coach’s quest for perfection — and a fifth national title — the experimentation could continue through December.

The Rainbow Wahine are deep at all positions, but very young in terms of experience at two of the most critical — setter and libero, where Dani Mafua and Elizabeth Ka‘aihue lived for most of the past four years.

The explosive elements of All-Americans Kanani Danielson on the outside and Brittany Hewitt in the middle are what Hawaii is building upon. Versatile sophomore Emily Hartong again is expected to be her own compound, being used at hitter and middle.

The key will be to get 10 returnees + 2 redshirt sophomores + 7 freshmen to form a strong chemical reaction and not the implosion that happened at the end of 2010, when the third-ranked Wahine lost two of their last three matches.

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WAC PRESEASON POLL Expected finish in the Western Athletic Conference (firstplace votes in parenthesis): Others appearing on two or more ballots: Pepperdine 125; LSU 86; Oregon 85; Missouri 68; Florida State 61; Indiana 41; St. Mary’s (Calif.) 35; Louisville 33; Arizona 29; Kentucky 24; Cincinnati 22; Miami (Fla.) 13; Clemson 11; Wichita State 11; Wisconsin 11; North Carolina 10; Notre Dame 9; Cal Poly 8; Michigan State 8; Northwestern 4; Western Kentucky 4.

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Preseason Player of the Year: Kanani Danielson, Sr., Hawaii WEDNESDAY 8/24/11 >> HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISER >>

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Shoji’s element: Titanium (Ti) The 7-handicapper knows all about the strength of this in golf.

By Ann Miller amiller@staradvertiser.com

Ds SHOJI’S RECORD OVERALL CONF.

Ds DAVE SHOJI >> Year: 37th >> Career record: 1,045-179-1 >> Career highlights: Second Division I women’s volleyball coach to reach 1,000 victories. No. 1 among active coaches. AVCA Hall of Fame (2009). USA Volleyball all-time great coach (2002).

Coach of the NCAA 25th Anniversary team. National Coach of the Year (1982, 2009). 11-time conference and 10-time region Coach of the Year. Four national titles (AIAW 1979; NCAA 1982, 1983, 1987). Four national runnersup (AIAW 1975, 1977; NCAA 1988, 1996). Three AIAW thirdplace finishes (1976, 1978, 1980). Four NCAA tournament semifinal appearances (2000, 2002, 2003, 2009). Twenty conference regular-season titles (PCAA 1, Big West 4, WAC 15).

Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame.

UH Sports Circle of Honor.

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Year W L W L National finish 1975 16 2 - - AIAW 2nd 1976 14 5 - - AIAW 3rd 1977 22 5 - - AIAW 2nd 1978 28 10 - - AIAW 3rd 1979 36 5 - - AIAW champion 1980 34 10 - - AIAW 3rd 1981 37 2 - - NCAA regional final 1982 33 1 - - NCAA champion 1983 34 2 - - NCAA champion 1984 33 11 - - NCAA 1st round 1985 28 13 10 6 NCAA regional semis 1986 31 7 15 3 NCAA regional final 1987 37 2 17 1 NCAA champion 1988 33 3 18 0 NCAA runner-up 1989 29 3 17 1 NCAA regional final 1990 28 6 16 2 NCAA regional semis 1991 26 5 15 3 NCAA regional final 1992 15 12 11 7 No postseason 1993 19 11 13 5 NCAA regional final 1994 25 5 15 3 NCAA regional semis 1995 31 1 18 0 NCAA regional final 1996 35 3 16 0 NCAA runner-up 1997 25 8 14 0 NCAA first round 1998 32 3 13 1 NCAA regional final 1999 29 2 14 0 NCAA regional semis 2000 31 2 16 0 NCAA semifinals 2001 29 6 13 0 NCAA regional semis 2002 34 2 13 0 NCAA semifinals 2003 36 2 13 0 NCAA semifinals 2004 30 1 13 0 NCAA regional semis 2005 27 7 16 0 NCAA regional semis 2006 29 6 15 1 NCAA regional final 2007 27 6 15 1 NCAA second round 2008 31 4 15 1 NCAA regional final 2009 32 3 16 0 NCAA semifinals 2010 29 3 16 0 NCAA second round Total 1,045 179 383 35 1978 included one pool-play tie

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As elements go, Nittaidai and Japan have played a lasting part in the University of Hawaii’s volleyball success, and left an indelible mark on the coaching style that has defined Dave Shoji the past 37 years.

It has been a decade since the Rainbow Wahine last went to Japan to train and seven years since Nippon Sports Science University Team — Nittaidai in Japanese — came here for an exhibition. The Japanese team won that night, out-digging Hawaii by the outrageous margin of 96-57.

That Wahine team, struck by Nittaidai’s relentless defense and even more relentless discipline, grew up in a hurry. With just one returning starter, it would roll on to win its first 30 matches before falling to Wisconsin in a frigid Green Bay regional.

Nittaidai and revered coach Noriyuki Meneuchi, now 80, would return to Japan and train another generation of Japanese national team players. It was the end — for now — of a remarkable relationship.

Hawaii traveled to Japan before Shoji’s fifth season, and went on to win the 1979 national championship. It would go back a few years later, and follow up with titles in 1982 and ’83.

In the spring of 1987, the Wahine trained with Nittaidai in Japan and Meneuchi took UH setter Martina Cincerova aside. He worked with her on footwork, setting and defense, firing balls at her until she was in tears.

“Our players were not used to that intensity,” Shoji recalled. “I guess it worked. She turned out to be a great player for us.”

Meneuchi, already a Cincerova fan, told Shoji she was the one who could guide his team to its fourth national title. A few months later, it happened.

The post-Nittaidai championships were no coincidence. Shoji picks substance over playing style when describing his teams’ most valuable lessons.

“I think it had more to do with discipline and seeing what real disciplined teams were like,” Shoji said. “That had an effect on our team.”

There have been no more national championships, but there is no question Nittaidai and Meneuchi are wild-card elements in

Whether posing as a scientist or fulfilling his duties as the UH coach, Dave Shoji has worked wonders for the Rainbow Wahine program.

Hawaii’s enduring success. A week before practice started this season, Shoji returned to Japan on his own to watch professional, collegiate and high school practices. He came back with a few new drills and offensive variations, and a renewed appreciation for quick offenses and quicker, floorsmothering defenders.

“It’s really an attitude they just ingrain into players,” he says of the Japanese style of defense. “A lot is technique, but a lot is attitude about going for the ball, keeping the ball off the floor. You want to have that attitude, but you can’t spend enough time on defense (here) to do what they do. We still try to stay low and have the same attitude about keeping the ball off the floor.”

As the game has grown vertically, the need for terminators and big blockers has changed defensive priorities. Still, Hawaii will always be known for defense, as long as Shoji is coaching — and that has been a long time now. It has been good for 1,045 wins, those four titles, two national Coach of Year awards and entry into pretty much every Hall of Fame that matters.

It is nice to have a little help from your friends, wherever they may be.

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Olympian Ah Mow-Santos hoping a touch of patience will help transform setters

By Ann Miller amiller@staradvertiser.com

For 20 years, Robyn Ah Mow-Santos has been the little local volleyball girl who could. She started with legendary club coach Longy Okamoto, took McKinley High School to new heights and — with good buddy Angelica Ljungquist — brought the University of Hawaii back to the final four in 1996 after an aggravating seven-year absence.

The U.S. national team finally took her seriously about the time Ah MowSantos finally talked herself into leaving her beloved home. She blossomed into one of the finest setters on the planet, took Team USA to three Olympics and a silver medal and came home with her young family knowing it was time to take the next step.

Ah Mow-Santos, who turns 36 next month, finished her sociology degree in May, moonlighting as student-coach of the UH men’s team. A week before the Rainbow Wahine reported this month, she was hired to replace Kari Ambrozich, adding a fascinating new component to Hawaii’s program.

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them to be good. I had to learn patience. It was a different mind-set.

“When I’m working with the girls I don’t really tell them what they are doing wrong. I tell them what they are doing well, try consciously to make an effort to help them and encourage them when they do something good. I see some of my son’s coaches growling at the kids and I’m like, ‘Come on, they are 5 years old. Really?’ How are kids supposed to like the sport? I try to keep them confident.”

IT WILL BE A LEARNING process, for Ah Mow-Santos and the Wahine. Her technical and tactical qualifications are beyond reproach, and she could still play at the highest level if that were an option. But there is more to her new career. She needs to nurture and transform teenagers in transition into team leaders. One of her greatest concerns is dealing with the administrative arm of her new position.

But this is not the immensely shy and silent Robyn Ah Mow who slipped AH MOW-SANTOS knows the first out of town so long ago. She was capskill she needs to master is patience.

“The players need more encourage- tain of that silver-medal team in 2008, dealing with the daily drama of the U.S. ment from me,” she says. “Not so national program and even consulting much barking at them.”

It sounds obvious, but for someone a sports psychologist to help tame the who has played at the highest level in- team turmoil. Closer to home, she is a ternationally and professionally, it will military wife and mother of two young be a huge challenge. Son Jordan, 8, and children.

Hawaii will see new dimensions to 1-year-old daughter Jream have helped its beloved former All-American. bring her down to earth. More than anyone, they have taught her to throt- Chances are good it will also see why Ah Mow-Santos has been so successful tle back to get the best out of those since we last saw her with the Wahine. she is trying to help.

“She’s amazing just to watch,” fresh“I remember going home and telling man setter Monica Stauber says. “To my husband (Niobel) maybe I just have to ease back,” Ah Mow-Santos re- have her as a coach is really an honor. calls of her first days in coaching. “Last It’s cool to work with her one-on-one too. She’s very straightforward, tells time I played it was professionally, at the highest level, so I expect all of that you what she wants. She doesn’t go when I come in. I expect players to just around anything, she just tells you straight on what she wants you to do be good. At first I was working with 5and it’s very easy to understand.” to 11-year-olds and I was expecting

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Hawaii women’s volunteer coach (2006). San Francisco women’s associate head coach (2009). Hawaii sand coach for 2012. Punahou graduate.

Wong will have hands full with new component in mix

By Ann Miller amiller@staradvertiser.com

In his second year back in Hawaii, Rainbow Wahine associate volleyball coach Scott Wong has been handed twice as much work.

Wong was recently named the inaugural coach of Hawaii’s new sand volleyball team, which debuts next semester. He was a natural choice for volleyball’s newest element, chasing his collegiate success indoors at Pepperdine with a professional beach career that saw him rise as high as sixth in the AVP rankings.

How will it impact his work with head coach Dave Shoji indoors?

“That doesn’t change at all,” Wong says.

“It just gives me a lot more work. The little down time I had is taken up now. … Indoors is our priority. Our beach girls know that.”

UH’S DECISION TO ADD the Emerging Sport, which needs 40 teams to earn NCAA Championship status, was predicated on its desire to keep its nationally ranked indoor team competitive. The Wahine have won four national titles and been to the final four four times in the past decade.

Coaches and administrators believe the country’s elite players, raised in the Olympic beach volleyball era, want their college options open.

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“The sand only helps recruiting-wise,” Wong says. “(Freshman) Jane Croson probably wouldn’t have come here if we didn’t tell her we were adding it. Also, it helps overall for the players to be a little more well-rounded in the sport. If you are a middle (indoors) you are going to learn how to pass (outdoors). It’s going to help them.

“It’s also a nice form of cross-training and it doesn’t make as much impact on the joints.”

Wong is a major player in Hawaii’s recruiting and scouting indoors. The Punahou graduate was a three-time All-American at Pepperdine, then hung around to help head coach Marv Dunphy

for four seasons. He came home last year after serving as associate head coach at San Francisco for a season.

Turns out, he was just in time to add the newest element to Hawaii’s volleyball legacy. Wong’s sand team this spring will probably consist of four sand-specific players and some 10 more crossing over from the indoor team. Former Punahou and beach teammates Elizabeth Ka‘aihue and Larissa Nordyke, who completed their indoor eligibility at Hawaii and UC Irvine, respectively, last season, are the initial recipients of sand scholarships.

Those not involved indoors have offseason training this semester. Wong will

Coaching will be a juggling act for Wahine assistants Robyn Ah Mow-Santos and Scott Wong. Ah Mow-Santos, who has two young children, will try to transform young setters into team leaders. Wong, who was recently named the inaugural coach of UH’s sand volleyball team, will remain UH’s main recruiter and indoor scout.

mostly watch from afar.

“My idea is to let them be semi-self-sufficient,” he says. “They are all basically grad students and it’s not a heavy load, so that allows them to be on their own. I’ll give them a framework. They will probably work out four times a week and play sand volleyball a couple days.”

Hawaii is searching for a home this season. Its courts at the on-campus Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Facility won’t be ready until next season, at the earliest.

That search will give Wong, whose first child with wife Tamara was born in February, something he does not need: one more thing to do.

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Hometown: Carson, Calif.

(Carson) My element: Platinum (Pt): “Strength produces magnets (bonds), which will keep me close to my team. I can share different bonds with different girls so that we have our own personal bonds & relationships.”

Hometown: Eagle, Idaho (Eagle) My element: Mendelevium (Md). “It’s random (like me). Bohium (Bh, my initials) would be no fun. I want to keep people on their toes, never knowing what I’ll do or say next. I’m bringing the fun.”

Hometown: Orlando, Fla. (Timber Creek) My element: Carbon (C): The chemistry major likes carbon for its ability to bond with almost every element. Under pressure and high heat it can transform into one of the strongest and most valuable substances on earth (diamond).

Hometown: Los Alamitos, Calif.

(Los Alamitos) My element: Krypton (Kr): “I add my super power (kryptonite) to the team to help us conquer teams and save the world.”

Hometown: Kaunakakai, Molokai (Molokai) My element: Lithium (Li): “Like the lithium found in the Energizer batteries, I will keep going and going, bringing persistence and hard work to the team.”

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What the libero-defensive specialist molecule lacks in size it makes up for with five atoms trying to fill the shoes of all-conference libero Elizabeth Ka‘aihue. Returning with the most back-court experience is junior Emily Maeda, while senior Alex Griffiths adds a wicked serve. Looking to break into the lineup are sophomores who sat out last year: Courtney Lelepali (redshirt transfer) and Kristina Kam (injury). Freshman Kayla Kawamura is an invited walk-on. — Cindy Luis

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Hometown: Waianae (Punahou) My element: Chlorine (Cl): “My initials. Chlorine is a filter of clean water, so I am going to filter the bad energy and vibes out of our team and add new & clean energy, positivity.”

Hometown: Seal Beach, Calif.

(Los Alamitos) My element: Silver (Ag): “It’s my initials. I bring my passion and dedication to this team.”

Hometown: Honolulu (Roosevelt) My element: Sodium (Na): “Sodium, or salt, enhances the flavor of food. I would be ‘salt’ to enhance our team’s chemistry, whether on or off the court.”

Hometown: Honolulu (Punahou) My element: Oxygen (O): “I breathe passion, energy and life into the team.”

Hometown: Honolulu (Hawaii Baptist) My element: Hydrogen (H): “While hydrogen is a very diverse element, it can form many different, important compounds. We are all different and unique women, but together as one we can accomplish any goal we have.”

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Hometown: Wildomar, Calif.

(Elsinore) My element: Titanium (Ti): “As a team and individually, we are always wanting to get stronger physically and mentally.”

Hometown: Lake Forest, Calif. (Mission Viejo) My element: Californium (Cf): “I bring a touch of California swag to our diverse team.”

Hometown: Ewa Beach (Kamehameha) My element: Oxygen (O): “I bring a breath of fresh air & energy to stay positive.”

Hometown: Lakewood, Calif.

(Lakewood) My element: Sulfur (S): “I want to ignite energy.”

Hometown: Mililani (Word of Life) My element: Gold (Au): “This element is what’s going to motivate our whole team to work hard and bring home the championship.”

Hometown: Makawao, Maui (Kamehameha-Maui) My element: Potassium (K): “Its atomic number is 19 and that’s my number. Potassium is needed and found everywhere in your body. Like potassium, I need to do well in all aspects of the game to help the team.”

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(Mater Dei) My element: Molybdenum (Mo): “It is a metal and metal is strong. As a team we all need strength. I can add strength to the team, also people call me ‘Mo’ as a nicname, which is why I picked it. I can add ‘Mo’-tivation too.”

Hometown: Long Beach, Calif.

(Long Beach Poly) My element: Aluminum (Al): “My number (13) is remarkable for its strength and being lightweight. Pure aluminum easily forms alloys with other elements.”

Hometown: Kahuku (Kahuku) My element: Magnesium (Mg): “Magnesium maintains nerve function and keeps bones strong, keeps our heart rhythm steady.

I will be the steady rock and make sure our nerves are calm, that we are strong and are with one heartbeat.”

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The setter molecule has three atoms with a common bond: youth. Sophomore Mita Uiato takes over the reins full-time from four-year starter Dani Mafua. Uiato showed finesse and sweet hands as a reserve in 31 matches.

This could become a compound element should coach Dave Shoji decide on a 6-2 offense, with true freshman Monica Stauber in the twosetter scheme. Third on the depth chart is true freshman Lizzie Blake. — Cindy Luis

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IT’S ELEMENTARY The chemistry of scheduling is not an exact science. Outside of the given components of conference opponents, there are many elements to consider when designing a competitive slate.

Hawaii has led the country in attendance every year since 1995, the first full season in the Stan Sheriff Center.

The community support, however, began decades ago when the Rainbow Wahine finished second nationally in the program’s first year (1974).

Fans come to see good volleyball, which is the very DNA of the Wahine. Hawaii has never had a losing season and only has missed the postseason once, an injury-plagued

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CONFERENCE & 2010 FINISH B10 BWC BEC CUSA MVC P12 WAC WCC

HAWAII

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O 29-3 C 16-0 WAC-1

Experiment: New starting setter (Mita Uiato) with a host of libero/defensive candidates plus All-Americans Kanani Danielson and Brittany Hewitt should be able to get Wahine back home for the NCAA tournament’s Hawaii Regional.

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UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO 0 5-22 C 3-11 WCC-7

Experiment: Three freshmen with international experience should provide immediate help for the Dons, who have no seniors.

WICHITA STATE O 21-8 C 14-4 MVC-2

Experiment: Running a 6-2 with senior Mary Elizabeth Hooper and sophomore Chelsey Feekin sharing setting duties for the Shockers.

O 24-12 C 10-10 B10-6

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ARIZONA O 20-11 C 9-9 P10-6

Experiment: Junior setter Tori Moore taking over the offense for the Wildcats, whose highly touted recruiting class is punctuated by 6-1 OH Madison Kingdon, an early graduate with the team in spring.

Sr3 + Ac1 + Af1 - (0-11) =

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Experiment: The young Buckeyes (2 Sr + 4 Fr) added UCLA transfer Mari Hole, a 6-foot junior hitter, and daughter of former Wahine Gunnvor Aase.

LONG BEACH STATE O 25-8 C 12-4 BWC-2

Experiment: Will sophomore Ashley Vazquez set or hit, or will one of two freshman setters run the 49ers, who have only two seniors, including ‘Iolani product Lauren Minkel, the starting libero?

Sr5 + Aa1 + Ac3 + Af2 - (15-23-1) =

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UCLA O 22-9 C 11-7 P12-4

Experiment: Potential for former UH assistant Mike Sealy to start all six of his newcomers, including two the Wahine had recruited: freshman setter Megan Moenoa and junior middle Tabi Love, a transfer from Minnesota.

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RICE O 16-16 C 11-9 CUSA-5

Experiment: Replacing three-time C-USA Libero of the Year Tracey Lam and getting senior hitter Jordan Meredith (Kamehameha), who transferred from Boston College, even more involved in the offense in her final season.

Sr4 + Ac2 + Aa1 - (0-12) =

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Experiment: Maybe moving senior Rebekah Torres (Kamehameha) back to the outside, giving the libero position to sophomore transfer Koala Matsuoka (Kamehameha) for the Tigers, whose assistant coach is former Wahine Aven Lee.

O 19-11 C 9-7 BWC-5

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O 13-17 C 7-9 WAC-T6

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CINCINNATI O 30-6 C 13-1 BEC-1

Experiment: Replacing All-American Stephanie Niemer (Big East POY) and all-conference setter Annie Fest will be a challenge for Hilo native Reed Sunahara, who has sophomore Juliana Behrens (Punahou) trying to fill Niemer’s shoes.

Sr3 + Ac1 - (0-49) =

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SAN JOSE STATE O 8-22 C 3-13 WAC-8

PEPPERDINE O 20-8 C 11-3 WCC-3

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Experiment: Integrating six freshmen into a line with all starters back favored to win its first WCC title since 2003.

Experiment: Junior setter Alex Akana (Kamehameha) has another young team to work with (five freshmen), including defensive specialist Capri Tirrell (Maryknoll).

Sr3 + Af1 - (4-64) =

Sr5 + Ac1 + Coy1 - (0-3) =

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Experiment: Either sophomore hitter Korrin Wild moving to setter or late addition Ba Alcantara, a Brazilian from College of Southern Idaho, will run a team that has just one senior.

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NEW MEXICO STATE O 18-13 C 2-4 WAC-2

Experiment: Setter Brynja Rodgers, who started in a 6-2 offense as a freshman in 2007 for the Aggies, is back in Las Cruces after seeing limited time at Florida in 2009.

Sr7 + Aa1 + Ac6 + Af2 - (3-26) =

Id

IDAHO O 14-15 C 8-8 WAC-T4

Experiment: The Vandals could toy with a 6-2 with returning junior setters Jennifer Feicht and Ryann Carter and an offense built around hitter Allison Walker, who’s spent the summer with a U.S. college all-star team in China.

Sr3 + Ac2 - (2-3) =

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LOUISIANA TECH O 13-20 C 2-14 WAC-9

Experiment: Ten new players for the Lady Techsters, including three from Brazil who’ll have no problem communicating with senior setter Bianca Bin.

Sr5 + Ac1 + Af1 - (0-16) =

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UTAH STATE O 24-9 C 9-7 WAC-3

Experiment: The Aggies have to replace both middles, setter Chelsea Fowles and libero Christine Morrill from a team that handed Hawaii its first WAC Tournament final loss since 1997.

Sr2 - (0-17) =

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NOTRE DAME O 18-13 C 10-4 BEC-5

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Sr3 + Ac2 + Aa1 - (9-40) =

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NEVADA O 13-17 C 7-9 WAC-6

Experiment: Ruth Lawanson has little height to work with in her first year as coach but has veteran anchors in senior setter Tatiana Santiago (Kamehameha), junior hitter Elissa Ji (Maryknoll) and junior libero Kelly Chang (Hawaii Baptist).

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Experiment: The two sophomores Samantha Browns (setter Sammie, middle Sam) and 2010 Big East FOY Andrea McHugh should continue to grow together while searching for a middle to replace all-conference Kellie Sciacca.

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CAL STATE FULLERTON O 26-6 C 14-2 BWC-1

Experiment: Building on their first ever NCAA appearance, the Titans need to replace libero Cami Croteau, their alltime digs leader, and middle Erin Saddler, Big West POY.

Sr4 + Ac2 - (0-26) =

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UNRAVELING

2010

The double helix that was the 2010 season did unravel at the end for Hawaii.

After a tough five-set loss to USC in the sixth match of the season, the Rainbow Wahine went on a 23-match winning streak, sweeping their last 20 of those — including not dropping a set in conference play — heading into the championship of the Western Athletic Conference tournament in Las Vegas.

What appeared to be a repeat of the 2009 final-four sequence was damaged by mutagen Utah State, which handed Hawaii is first WAC tournament final loss since Brigham Young in 1997. The NCAA continued the chromosomal translocation, shipping the Rainbow Wahine to the ridiculously stacked Washington regional, where the double-strand break came via a sweep by the host Huskies.

— Cindy Luis

2010 FINAL POLL (First-place votes in parenthesis) PL. TEAM

1. Penn State (60) 2. California 3. USC 4. Texas 5. Stanford 6. Washington 7. Nebraska 8. Florida 9. Illinois 10. Minnesota 11. Purdue 12. UCLA

PT.

REC.

1,500 1,439 1,364 1,306 1,264 1,153 1,120 1,031 954 916 882 809

32-5 30-4 29-5 27-6 27-4 23-9 29-3 29-2 24-9 26-9 24-11 22-9

13. Hawaii 14. Northern Iowa 15. Dayton 16. Colorado State 17. San Diego 18. Duke 19. Ohio State 20. Tulsa 21. Oklahoma 22. Missouri 23. Indiana 24. Tennessee 25. Iowa State

744 616 547 515 485 454 388 345 302 264 210 182 153

29-3 31-3 28-4 26-5 24-6 27-7 24-12 31-3 23-11 22-11 23-12 25-7 20-9

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* = Division II

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2010 STATISTICS (29-3 OVERALL, 16-0 WAC) PLAYER

MP

SP

Kanani Danielson Brittany Hewitt Chanteal Satele Emily Hartong Michelle Waber Dani Mafua Kaela Goodman Alexis Forsythe Elizabeth Ka‘aihue Emily Maeda Kristiana Tuaniga Mita Uiato Alex Griffiths

32 32 32 32 32 32 28 26 32 31 19 31 28

102 101 100 100 86 102 53 42 104 90 22 69 53

Hawaii

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K

K/S

468 232 281 204 179 48 37 29 0 2 11 4 1

4.59 2.30 2.81 2.04 2.07 0.47 0.70 0.69 0.00 0.02 0.50 0.06 0.02

1495 14.38

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TA

Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr.

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A

134 1111 .301 29 54 488 .365 2 104 539 .277 4 74 475 .274 4 79 513 .193 2 10 99 .384 1141 16 111 .189 0 7 64 .344 3 1 7 -.143 92 0 6 .333 14 8 35 .086 0 0 6 .557 99 0 1 1.000 4 487 3555

2010 ALL-WAC FIRST TEAM

Lindsay Baldwin Kelsey Brennan Kanani Danielson Jennah DeVries Kayleigh Giddens Brittany Hewitt Elizabeth Ka‘aihue Dani Mafua Liz McArthur Chanteal Satele Allison Walker Alisha Young

PCT

Nevada New Mexico St. Hawaii New Mexico St. New Mexico St. Hawa‘i Hawaii Hawaii Utah St. Hawaii Idaho Boise St.

.284 1394

SA

SE

D

27 24 12 12 1 23 4 0 25 14 0 6 5

36 38 32 32 2 41 1 3 21 15 0 6 7

287 54 163 52 33 215 11 7 484 160 0 48 43

7 52 12 158 0 101 1 58 2 38 4 41 1 12 1 34 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0

59 170 101 59 40 45 13 35 0 0 5 0 0

528.0 347.0 343.5 240.0 200.0 95.5 48.0 47.0 25.0 16.0 13.5 10.0 6.0

212 1553

28 499

277.5

1919.5

147

BS

BA

TB

PTS

2010 ALL-WAC SECOND TEAM

Katie Astle Marissa Brand Brianna Clarke Shantell Durrant Erin Garvey Kylie Harrington Emily Hartong Sadie Maughan Christine Morrill Breann Nesselhuf Kelsey Taylor Whitney Woods

Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr.

MB OH MB MB OH OH MB MB L S MB OH

MP SP K K/S E TA PCT. A SA SE D BS BA TB PTS

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

Matches played Sets played Kills Kills per set Errors Total attempts Hitting percentage Assists Service aces Service errors Digs Block solos Block assists Total blocks Points (K + SA + BS + 1⁄2BA)

2010 ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM

Utah St. Fresno St. Fresno St. Utah St. Nevada Nevada Hawaii Boise St. Utah St. Boise St. Idaho New Mexico St.

Grace Anxo Hanah Blume Rocio Gutierrez Emily Hartong Michelle Waber Allison Walker

OH OH OH MB OH OH

Nevada San Jose St. New Mexico St. Hawaii Hawaii Idaho

2010 WAC HONORS

Player of the Year: Kanani Danielson, Hawaii Freshman of the Year: Emily Hartong, Hawaii Coach of the Year: Dave Shoji, Hawaii

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