Match Notes | VIDEO: Former 'Bow Kanani Danielson talks about playing in Japan
HONOLULU – After an 11-1 start to the season, the No. 6 University of Hawai'i women's volleyball team begins defense of its Big West Conference title this week, hosting Cal State Fullerton and UC Riverside at the Stan Sheriff Center.
Prior to the Big West openers, the 'Bows will take on former Rainbow Wahine Kanani Danielson and Japanese professional club Toyota Auto Body Queenseis. First serve is set for Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 7:00 p.m.
UH brings in a nine-match winning streak after three victories at the Shocker Volleyball Classic in Wichita, Kan. The 'Bows took down South Dakota on Thursday, won a five-set thriller over then-No. 23 Creighton the next night, and swept tournament play with a win over host Wichita State on Saturday.
UH ran the conference table last season with a perfect 18-0 record, the first Big West team to do so since UC Santa Barbara in 2002. Emily Hartong, who was named MVP at the Shocker Classic, enters the weekend leading the Big West and ranked 10th nationally in kills per set (4.70). She was also named Big West Player of the Week on Monday for the second time this season and sixth of her career. Kalei Adolpho continues her stellar play in the middle, hitting a league-best .426 which also ranks her No. 20 in the nation.
The 'Bows face Cal State Fullerton on Friday, Sept. 27 at 7:00 p.m. and UC Riverside on Sunday, Sept. 29 at 5:00 p.m.
Matches 13 &14
Who: No. 6 Hawai'i (11-1, 0-0 BWC) vs. Toyota Auto Body, Cal State Fullerton (7-5, 0-0 BWC), and UC Riverside (1-11, 0-0 BWC).
What: University of Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine volleyball
When: Wednesday, Sept. 25 (7:00 p.m.), Friday, Sept. 27 (7:00 p.m.), and Sunday, Sept. 29 (5:00 p.m.)
Where: Honolulu, O'ahu, Stan Sheriff Center (10,300)
Television: OCSports – Channels 16 (SD) and 1016 (HD) will be broadcasting the Cal State Fullerton and UC Riverside matches live with Jim Leahey calling the play-by-play and Lisa Ma'a-Strand doing color commentary.
Streaming Video: Available at www.secure.oceanic.com/Streaming.
Radio: ESPN AM 1420 will broadcast the Cal State Fullerton and UC Riverside matches live with Scott Robbs and Tiff Wells handling the play-by-play.
Audio Webcast: http://espn1420am.com
Live Stats: Live in-game stats are available at HawaiiAthletics.com
Promotions: Anheuser-Busch is the match sponsor on Wednesday and will award great prizes to contestants in the intermission activity and distribute 300 giveaway packs at the sports marketing table near Gate A to fans 21+. Also, Bud Light t-shirts will be tossed into the crowd at intermission. Oceanic Time Warner Cable is the match sponsor on Friday and will distribute pom poms to the first 500 fans and award a $300 gas card to the winner of the promotional contest at intermission. Pepsi is the match sponsor on Sunday and will award a 16gb tablet at intermission. Fans can sign-up to participate at the sports marketing table near Gate A.
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