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WEDNESDAY
8/ 27/ 14
OLIVIA
MAGILL
TAI
MANU-OLEVAO
SARAH
MENDOZA
TAYLER
HIGGINS
2 0 14 PREVI EW
AIAW
SECOND
Options, options and more options.
An offense that was being built around sophomore outside hitter Nikki
Taylor has become somewhat of a jigsawpuzzle after Taylor sprained
her right (hitting) elbowover the summer and is out indefinitely. While
the 6-foot-3 All-Big West selection and AVCA sand All-American rehabs,
Hawaiis offense heads to a more conventional look using a true oppo-
site on the right and two left-side hitters predominately hitting on the
left. (In recent years, the left-side hitters had hit twice on the left, once
on the right, and the right-side hitter twice on the right, once on the left).
Multiple-choice questions meet multiple-choice answers. Go smaller
and more experienced? Then put juniors Tai Manu-Olevao (6 feet), also
an assistant teamcaptain, and Ginger Long (5-11) on the left and Keani
Passi (5-10), who redshirted last year after an All-America career at Col-
lege of Southern Idaho, on the right.
Go bigger and younger? Plug in freshmen Kalei Greeley (6-2) and/or
Megan Huff (6-3), the latter a converted middle, in the lineup. Both can
hit fromeither side as well as frombehind the 3-meter line.
NCAA
SECOND
NCAA
SECOND
AIAW
SECOND
AIAW
THIRD
AIAW
THIRD
AIAW
CHAMPION
NCAA
CHAMPION
NCAA
CHAMPION
NCAA
CHAMPION
AIAW
THIRD
NCAA
THIRD
NCAA
THIRD
NCAA
THIRD
COACH OF
THE YEAR
ALL-TIME
WINNINGEST
COACH
KEY TO SUCCESS
SETTER
NUMBER 7 2
NAME TAYLER KENDRA
HIGGINS KOELSCH
HEIGHT 5-9 6-1
CLASS Sophomore Freshman
HOMETOWN Honolulu Huntington Beach, Calif.
HIGH SCHOOL Punahou Huntington Beach
KEY STATS Played in all 30 matches, Lettered in indoor
third in assists (72), and sand volleyball
added 40 digs, 5 aces and surfing
The setter runs the show and for the
young Hawaii team much depends on
how quickly Higgins and Koelsch are
able to take command under the bright
lights. The real possibility is for a
modified 6-2 system where Koelsch will
play front row, taking advantage of her
blocking abilities, and Higgins subbing
into the back row. Connecting on the
middle attack and from the 3-meter line
will be crucial.
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ABOUT THIS SECTION
TEAM W L PTS. 2013
1. Penn State (32) 34 2 1,417 1
2. Texas (11) 27 3 1,389 3
3. Stanford (7) 27 6 1,356 5
4. Washington 30 3 1,280 4
5. USC (2) 29 6 1,272 6
6. Wisconsin (8) 28 10 1,264 2
7. Nebraska 26 7 1,149 7
8. Purdue 23 12 980 8
9. BYU 24 7 924 13
10. Florida 28 4 897 15
11. Illinois 18 15 813 16
12. Minnesota 28 7 802 10
13. Florida State 26 8 695 11
14. San Diego 26 4 628 9
15. Missouri 35 1 547 12
16. Michigan State 23 12 494 14
17. Hawaii 25 5 481 16
18. Colorado State 28 2 472 21
19. Kentucky 22 9 452 20
20. North Carolina 27 5 378 25
21. Duke 28 5 361 22
22. Kansas 26 8 232 17
23. Creighton 23 9 184 NR
24. American 32 3 134 19
25. Arizona State 19 14 129 NR
AVCATOP25
First-place votes in parentheses
Others receiving votes:
Oregon 115, Oklahoma 114, California 111, Marquette
102, Arizona 60, Iowa State 59, LSU 52, Colorado 32,
UC Santa Barbara 26, Michigan 23, UCLA 23, CSUN 19,
Long Beach State 11, New Mexico 9, UT San Antonio 3
STAR-ADVERTISER PHOTOS
Theres always
excitement with a new
season. We have a lot of
people who have never
been on the floor on a
regular basis. I dont
know if thats exciting
but its a little scary.