Pac-12 | What we learned from Washington volleyball’s win over Arizona

Huskies’ Kaleigh Nelson on a tear as UW now 21-1

• #3 Washington def. Arizona 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-18)
• next: UCLA @ #3 Washington | November 13 | 6PM | Pac-12 Networks

Pac-12 | What we learned from Washington volleyball’s win over Arizona

Big dig in front of big crowd helped ignite an important victory

• #6 Washington def. Arizona 3-1 (25-10, 25-20, 21-25, 25-20)
• next: #16 Arizona State @ #6 Washington | October 13 | 3PM

NCAA | What we learned from Washington’s win over Hawai’i

#5 Washington 3, #8 Hawai’i 2 (25-20, 20-25, 25-19, 27-25, 15-11)

• next: #5 Washington @ #10 Nebraska | December 7 | 4PM (Pacific) | ESPN3

On the court, she’s her team’s shortest player.

Junior Jenna Orlandini may also be Washington’s most talkative player, even if fans could be forgiven for not hearing her above the din of an often frenetic Alaska Airlines crowd. 

NCAA | Figuring out Hawai’i vs. Washington

Washington's Krista Vansant (16) and
Katy Beals (7)
-Volleyblog Seattle photo by Leslie Hamann

Two powerful teams with radically different offenses

• #8 Hawai’i 3, Santa Clara 0 (25-20, 25-13, 25-19)
• #5 Washington 3, Central Arkansas 0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-18)
• next: #8 Hawai’i @ #5 Washington | December 1 | 7PM

Mita Uiato had 114 decisions.

The Hawai’i setter, facing Santa Clara in the NCAA Tournament first round, put up 114 sets. 40 times, she targeted outside hitter Emily Hartong. 43 times, it was outside hitter Jane Croson.

Hartong responded with 17 kills on just 2 errors (.375), and Croson with 22 kills on 4errors (.419), in a 3-0 sweep of the Broncos.

That means 73% of Uiato’s offense went through just two players on the left side of the Rainbow Wahine offense.

NCAA | Sweet stats and Sugar Bears

next: NCAA Tournament 1^st/2^nd Rounds

• Santa Clara vs. Hawai’i | November 30 | 5PM | Hec Ed Pavilion
• Arkansas St @ #5 Washington | November 30 | 7PM | Hec Ed Pavilion
• Tickets: Husky Ticket Office (M-F 8:30AM-5PM) or www.gohuskies.com

live chat with Krista Vansant |November 29 | 1PM | www.seattletimes.com/html/sports

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Okay, sports fans … what, exactly, is a Sugar Bear?

 

Yes, that’s the mascot for the University of Central Arkansas’ volleyball team. You’ve heard of sun bears, polar bears, black bears, Grizzly bears. 

But where would you find a Sugar Bear? [answer below]

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On to the stats for Washington, Central Arkansas, Hawai’i and Santa Clara. Take a look first at the national team rankings (out of 328 Division 1 teams):

Pepperdine, Florida State dominate sand volleyball pairs championship prelims

Four pairs—two each from Pepperdine and Florida State—went undefeated in pool play during the first day of the collegiate sand volleyball championships in Gulf Shores, Alabama.