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2015 Women's Volleyball Roster

Andrew Lee

10 Tai Manu-Olevao

10 Tai Manu-Olevao

  • Position:
    Outside Hitter
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Hilo, Hawai'i
  • Highschool:
    Punahou School

Summary

Biography

2015 (Senior): Appeared in all 31 matches with 29 starts at outside hitter…earned first team all-Big West honors for the second-straight season…voted Big West Player of the Week after recording a team-high 27 kills in UH's two matches vs. UC Davis and UC Irvine when she was the lone Rainbow Wahine to record double-digit kills with 12 vs. UC Davis; then, with three UH starters down, Manu-Olevao stepped up huge against UC Irvine recorded a season-high 19.5 points with a team-high 15 kills and a career-high seven blocks in the four-set victory over the Anteaters…recorded four double-doubles against Long Beach State (Oct.11) 12 K/13 D; UC Irvine (Oct. 17) 15K/11D; at UC Davis (Nov. 15) 11K/14D; and against TCU (Dec. 4) in NCAA first round match with 14K/10D…tallied 11 double-digit kill matches and five double-digit dig matches…posted a career-high .727 hitting percentage (8-0-11) against American (Sept. 5)…was the only four-year letterwinner on the 2015 squad…for the season, hit a career-high .227 hitting percentage…finished her career with 845 kills, 586 digs, 157 blocks, 57 service aces and 52 assists.

2014 (Junior): Appeared and started in 25 matches at outside hitter…led the team in kills (289) and was second on the team with 34 aces…finished the season with 210 digs and 54 blocks…recorded six double-doubles on the season…had career-highs of 21 kills vs. UC Irvine (10/31) and a hitting percentage of .417 against UC Riverside (11/28)…also had a career-high four blocks vs Cal Poly (11/22) and 16 digs against Northern Arizona (9/20)…ripped nine kills to go along with 12 digs vs. Arizona State (8/30)…had 17 kills and eight digs against New Mexico (9/4)…posted 14 kills with six digs vs. Oregon (9/5)…had her best matches against eventual Big West champion Long Beach State, posting 16 kills and 13 digs in their first meeting (11/7) and 12 kills and 10 digs in their Nov. 7 matchup.

2013 (Sophomore): Played in 28 matches with 27 starts at outside hitter...was third on the team with 229 kills and averaged 2.46 kills per set...also tallied 154 digs and 37 total blocks (9 BS, 28 BA)...posted double figures in kills in 11 matches...set a career-high 16 kills at Cal State Northridge (10/24)...had 14 kills and a career-high 14 digs vs. Creighton (9/20)...posted four double-doubles on the season...had eight kills and eight digs in UH's season-opening win vs. top-ranked Texas (8/30)...posted 11 kills and 11 digs vs. Arizona (9/14)...had 10 kills, eight digs, and a career-high four blocks vs. Cal State Fullerton (9/27)...belted 10 kills at Long Beach State (10/4) while adding five digs and equaling a career-high four blocks...had nine kills and three blocks in UH's NCAA Tournament opening win vs. Idaho State (12/6).

2012 (Freshman): Played in 15 matches with three starts...totaled 49 kills (1.11 k/s) with 25 digs and 18 block assists...had a career-best 11 kills against Cal State Northridge (Oct. 12) in just her third collegiate match...followed that match up with a nine-kill performance against UC Davis (Oct. 18) and hit .348...had eight kills and a career-high seven digs at UC Irvine (Oct. 27)...recorded a career-high three blocks against Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 21)...had two blocks in five of her first six matches...buried four of her five kill attempts at UC Davis (Nov. 17) and hit .800.

Prep: A 2012 graduate of Punahou School in Honolulu, O‘ahu...lettered four years in volleyball...guided the Buffanblu to a state title in 2011 and three league titles...a three-time first-team all-league and first-team all-state selection...received a “special mention” on the 2011 Volleyball Magazine Girl’s High School All-America Team...also pitched for the Punahou girl’s softball team.

Personal: Born in Hilo, Hawai‘i... intends to major in Pacific Island studies... parents are Charlene Manu of Honolulu, O‘ahu and Sione Manu of Hilo, Hawai‘i.
 
Career Highs
Attack Percentage: .727 (8-0-11), American (9/5/15)
Kills: 21 at UC Irvine (10/31/14)

Total Attempts: 45, Florida (9/11/15)
Assists: 4, at Cal Poly (11/19/15)

Service aces: 6, 2x (last at Long Beach State, 10/11/14)
Block solos: 2 (6x), last at Cal Poly (11/19/15)
Block assists: 6 vs. CSUN (11/8/14)

Total blocks: 7, UC Irvine (10/17/15)
Digs: 16 vs. Northern Arizona (9/20/14)
Points: 19.5, UC Irvine (10/17/15)

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2012Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    10
  • 10

    2013Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    10
  • 10

    2014Junior

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    10
  • 10

    2015Senior

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    10