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2019 Women's Volleyball Roster

Shane Rodrigues
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Gary Breedlove

10 Norene Iosia

10 Norene Iosia

  • Position:
    Setter
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Torrance, Calif.
  • Highschool:
    Redondo Union HS

Summary

Biography

Awards and Honors 
  • 2019 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
  • 2019 AVCA All-Pacific North Region First Team
  • 2019 Big West Player of the Year
  • 2019 All-Big West First Team
  • 2019 Big West Defensive Player of the Week (10/29/19)
  • 2019 Hawaiian Airlines Rainbow Wahine Classic All-Tournament Team
  • 2018 All-Big West First Team
  • 2017 All-Big West First Team
  • 2017 Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team
  • 2017 Big West All- Academic 
  • 2017 UH Scholar-Athlete
  • 2016 All-Big West First Team
  • 2016 All-Big West Freshman Team
  • 2016 Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team
  • 2016 UH Scholar-Athlete
2019 (Senior):
  • Appeared in all 30 matches with 26 starts 
  • One of two players (Bailey Choy) to play in all 114 sets
  • Played the last 16 matches as a dual threat as setter/opposite
  • Became just the 10th Rainbow Wahine and first since Nikki Taylor in 2016 to earn Big West Player of the Year honors. Overall, she is the 25th UH player to be named conference Player of the Year 
  • Is just the third UH setter to earn conference POY honors--the first since Kanoe Kamana‘o was named WAC Player of the Year three times (2004, '05, '06)
  • Only the sixth UH player to accomplish the feat of earning all-conference first team honors all four seasons, joining: Angelica Ljungqvist (1993-96), Lily Kahumoku (1999-2000 '02-'03), Kim Willougby (2000-'03), Kanoe Kamana'o (2004-'07) and Kanani Danielson (2008-'11).
  • Finished the season with 20 double-doubles and her career with 63 double-doubles and three career triple-doubles
  • Finished the season with a team-high 644 assists, 331 digs, and 48 service aces
  • Notched 82 of her 84 kills and 38 blocks after reverting back to her dual role of setter/opposite during the Cal State Fullerton match at home
  • Posted a season-high 33 assists against UC Santa Barbara (11/1/19) and a season-high 19 digs against UC Riverside
  • Dealt a career-high seven service aces in a sweep over Long Beach State (11/22/19) on Senior Night in the Stan Sheriff Center. Her seven aces tied her for No. 4 in UH history with Nikki Taylor for the most aces in UH history.
  • At Cal State Fullerton, recorded a career-high 8.0 blocks
  • In UH's reverse-sweep over the Titans (10/5/19), she put the 'Bows on her back after being down 0-2 in the match as she entered the front row for the first time in the season. She ended the match with nine kills and a block in three sets as opposite to go with 26 assists, 17 digs, and two service aces in the dramatic win
  • She concluded her standout career at UH ranked No. 9 with 3,148 career assists, No. 8 in with 1,175 career digs, and tied for No. 2 with 139 career service aces with Martina Cincerova who played from 1985-88.
  • For the second-straight season was named the Rainbow Wahine's Most Valuable Player at their annual banquet. Also earned Best Defensive Player honors.
2018 (Junior):
  • Played in all 27 matches with 26 starts
  • Saw her role expand as UH switched to a 6-2 offense and she continued setting while becoming an outside hitter
  • Was UH's utility player and finished second on the team with 212 kills, 477 assists, 301 digs and 57 blocks
  • Led UH with 19 double-double and five triple-doubles which ranked her at No. 2 in the NCAA DI rankings
  • Recorded a career-high 15 kills against Portland (9-7/18)
  • Tallied a career-high 21 digs three times this past season (at UC Irvine-9/23/18; at Cal Poly - 10/6/18; and Cal Poly (10/26/18)
  • Posted a season-high four service aces at Long Beach State (11/3/18)
  • Tied her career-high with five blocks against UC Davis (11/16/18) on Senior Night
  • Compiled a career-high 16.5 total points against Portland (9//7/18) in which she recorded 15 kills, 14 assists, 13 digs and three blocks
  • Had eight matches with double-digit kills and 17 matches with double-digit digs.
  • Earned the team's Most Valuable Player Award at its annual banquet

2017 (Sophomore): 
  • Started all 28 matches in her sophomore season
  • Led UH and was ranked No. 3 in the Big West with 1,055 assists, and 34 service aces
  • Finished the season second on the team with 68 total blocks (six solo) and 292 total digs (2.75 digs per set)
  • Ranked No. 8 on UH’s career record book with an average of 10.13 assists per set
  • Posted career season highs in assists, service aces, digs, kills and blocks as a sophomore
  • Dished out a career-high 63 assists in a five-set win over Baylor (9/8)
  • Posted a career-high five service aces twice against Northern Arizona (9/15) and at CSUN (10/14)
  • For the second-straight season earned all-Big West first team honors.

2016 (Freshman): 
  • Appeared in all 29 matches with 26 starts at setter
  • Dished out 971 total assists while averaging 10.33 assists per set
  • Finished the season second on the team with 31 service aces (0.33 per set) and 251 digs (2.67 per set)
  • Was fourth on the team with 53 total blocks (0.56 per set) while also recorded 36 kills
  • Recorded a career-high 58 assists in a four set win at Cal Poly (Sept. 24)
  • Posted a career-high 20 digs in a five-set thriller against No. 6 Washington (Sept. 11)
  • Twice recorded a career-best five blocks against Pepperdine (Sept. 17) and at Long Beach State (Oct. 8)
  • Had a career-high four aces against Kansas State (Aug. 27)
  • Hit 1.000 with a career-high six kills in six attempts against UC Irvine (Oct. 14)
  • Earned three Big West Freshman of the Week awards (Sept. 26, Nov. 14, Nov. 21)
  • Led UH with 13 double-doubles
  • Named to the All-Big West First Team and All-Freshman Team
  • In the classroom earned UH Manoa Scholar-Athlete Honors.

Prep: 
  • A 2016 graduate of Redondo Union High School where she earned four varsity letters in volleyball
  • Helped to lead the Sea Hawks to four league titles and a pair of state championships in 2014 and 2015
  • Earned national honors as a freshman and a junior
  • Named the Daily Breeze’s Player of the Year for 2013, ’14, and ’15
  • Earned all-state DI Player of the Year honors in 2014 and ’15
  • Was the winner of the 2016 Andi Collins Award, which is given to the best senior setter in the nation
  • Named to the Junior Olympic All-America team for 15’s, 17’s, and 18’s)
  • Named the Daily Breeze’s girls volleyball Co-Athlete of the Year in 2015.
 
Personal: 
  • Majoring in family resources
  • Born in Torrance, Calif.
  • Played for the Mizuno Long Beach club volleyball team for 11 years
  • Won a gold medal representing American Samoa at the 2015 Pacific Games in Papua New Guinea
  • Has two sisters and three brothers
  • Oldest sister Naomi played volleyball at Hope University for four seasons (2008-11)
  • Parents are Marlene and Moe Iosia of Torrance, Calif.

Career Highs
Attack %: 1.000 (6-0-6), UC Irvine (10/14/16)
Kills: 15, Portland (9/7/18)
Attacks: 38, Baylor (11/29/18) - NCAA First Round
Assists: 63, Baylor (9/8/17)
Digs: 21 (3x), last Cal Poly (10/26/18)
Aces: 7, Long Beach State (111/22/19)
Blocks: 8.0, at Cal State Fullerton (10/25/19)
Points: 16.5, Portland (9/7/18)

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2016Freshman

    Setter
    5'11"
    10
  • 10

    2017Sophomore

    Setter
    5'11"
    10
  • 10

    2018Junior

    Setter
    5'11"
    10
  • 10

    2019Senior

    Setter
    5'11"
    10