NCAA | Jade Finau fits in as Washington volleyball returns to the Sweet 16

Jim McLaughlin’s subtle shift one ingredient in a win against Hawai’i

#3 Washington def. #23 Hawai’i 3-1 (25-20, 19-25, 25-16, 25-14)

• #12 BYU vs #8 Florida State| Fri, Dec 12 | 4:00PM | Alaska Airlines Arena
• #11 Nebraska @ #3 Washington| Fri, Dec 12 | 6:30PM | Alaska Airlines Arena
• Regional Final | Sat, Dec 13 | 8:30PM | Alaska Airlines Arena

NCAA | Ticket sales climbing for volleyball tournament’s first 4 rounds

Is Seattle the best of the 16 subregionals? Consider coaches, rankings, rivalries and geography

• #21 Duke vs. #23 Hawai’i | Fri, Dec 5 | 5PM | Alaska Airlines Arena
• New Hampshire @ #3 Washington | Fri, Dec 5 | 7PM | Alaska Airlines Arena
• NCAA Second Round | Sat, Dec 6 | 7PM | Alaska Airlines Arena

Pac-12 | Volleyball Power Ratings for Week Three

-photo by Shutter Geeks Photography

Conference is 62-10 so far in preseason play; a few more good matchups this weekend

NCAA | How the Top 25 D1 Volleyball fared

#1 Texas, #8 Oregon, #10 Nebraska all lose

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 | Dave Shoji: the NCAA “disrespected” Hawai’i’s athletes

Legendary coach reacts to tournament committee’s decision not to seed the Rainbow Wahine

For most of the week, Hawai’i coach Dave Shoji stewed in silence.

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 | Teams in Washington’s bracket react to news about heading to Seattle

Santa Clara vs. Hawai’i |November 30 |5PM

Central Arkansas @ Washington | November 30 |7PM