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When they say team bonding, they mean team bonding.The Rainbow Wahine volleyball team not only spends two weeks of practice time in the gym together, the nights are one big pajama party. Clockwise from top left are: Jamie Houston, Stephanie Ferrell, Raeceen Woolford, Jessica Keefe, Jayme Lee, Caroline Blood, Amber Kaufman,Tara Hittle, Elizabeth Ka’aihue, Elise Duggins, Dani Mafua, Aneli Cubi-Otineru, Rayna Kitaguchi, Stephanie Brandt, Nickie Thomas, Juliana Sanders, Kari Gregory. Not pictured: Amanda Simmons.

Schedule

Asics Rainbow Wahine Invitational
Aug. 24: Oregon State vs. Colorado State, 5 p.m.; Hawaii vs. Michigan, 7 p.m.
Aug. 25: Michigan vs. Oregon State, 5 p.m.; Hawaii vs. Colorado State, 7 p.m.
Aug. 26: Colorado State vs. Michigan, 3 p.m.; Hawaii vs. Oregon State, 5 p.m.
Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic
Aug. 31: UCLA vs. Louisville, 5 p.m.; Hawaii vs. Kansas State, 7 p.m.
Sept. 1: Kansas State vs. Louisville, 2 p.m.
Sept. 2: Kansas State vs. UCLA, 2:30 p.m.; Hawaii vs. Louisville, 5 p.m.
Sept. 3: Hawaii vs. UCLA, 5 p.m.
Waikiki Beach Marriott Volleyball Challenge
Sept. 6: Santa Clara vs. Wichita State, 5 p.m.; Hawaii vs. Eastern Washington, 7 p.m.
Sept. 7: Eastern Washington vs. Santa Clara, 5 p.m.; Hawaii vs. Wichita State, 7 p.m.
Sept. 8: Wichita State vs. Eastern Washington, 5 p.m.; Hawaii vs. Santa Clara, 7 p.m.
Sept. 14: x-Idaho, 7 p.m.
Sept. 15: x-Boise State, 7 p.m.
Sept. 20: x-at Louisiana Tech
Sept. 22: x-at New Mexico State
Sept. 24: x-at San Jose State
Oct. 5: x-Nevada, 7 p.m.
Oct. 7: x-Fresno State, 5 p.m.
Oct. 11: x-at Boise State
Oct. 13: x-at Idaho State
Oct. 15: x-at Utah State
Oct: 21: at Nebraska
Oct. 26: x-New Mexico State, 7 p.m.
Oct. 28: x-Louisiana Tech, 5 p.m. (alumnae vs. alumnae, 3 p.m.)
Nov. 1: x-at Nevada
Nov. 2: x-at Fresno State
Nov. 8: x-San Jose State, 7 p.m.
Nov. 11: x-Utah State, 8 p.m.
WAC tournament
Nov. 15-17: At Las Cruces, N.M.
Nov. 20: Loyola Marymount, 7 p.m.
Nov. 21: Loyola Marymount, 7 p.m.
NCAA tournament
Nov. 29-Dec. 2: 1st & 2nd rounds
Dec. 7-8: Regionals, at Florida, Penn State, Stanford, Wisconsin.
Dec. 13, 15: Final four, Sacramento, Calif.
x-denotes WAC contest

Index

NUMBER & NAME POSITION HEIGHT CLASS HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) PAGE NO.
 
1 Juliana Sanders MB 6-2 Sr. Kaneohe (Castle H.S.) 10, 28, 30, 32, 34
2 Amber Kaufman MB 6-0 So. San Jose, Calif. (Branham H.S.) 15, 28, 33, 34
3 Tara Hittle LS 6-0 Jr. Colo. Springs, Colo. (Doherty H.S.) 14, 22, 23, 28, 30, 33, 34
4 Kari Gregory MB 6-2 Sr. Las Vegas, Nev. (The Meadows) 9, 28, 30, 32, 33,34
5 Caroline Blood MB 6-0 Sr. Long Beach, Calif. (Wilson H.S.) 8, 28, 32, 33, 34
6 Jessica Keefe LS/RS 6-1 Jr. Ames, Iowa (Ames H.S.) 14, 22, 28, 32, 33, 34
7 Elizabeth Ka’aihue L 5-8 Fr. Kailua (Punahou School) 16, 30, 32, 34
8 Jamie Houston LS 6-2 Jr. Huntsville, Ala (Huntsville H.S.) 14, 23, 28, 30, 32, 33, 34
9 Nickie Thomas* MB 6-3 Jr. Austin, Texas (Westwood H.S.) 14, 28, 33, 34
10 Stephanie Brandt S 5-9 So. Irvine, Ca (UC Santa Barbara) 15, 30, 32, 34
11 Dani Mafua S 5-10 Fr. Honolulu (Mid-Pacific Institute) 16, 23, 30, 32, 34
12 Rayna Kitaguchi DS 5-8 So. Honolulu (Hawaii Baptist Academy) 15, 28, 32, 33, 34
13 Aneli Cubi-Otineru LS/RS 5-11 So. Haleiwa (Southern Idaho) 15, 30, 33, 34
14 Amanda Simmons MB 6-3 Fr. Des Plaines, Ill (Elk Grove H. S. ) 16, 30, 32, 34
15 Raeceen Woolford L 5-5 Sr. Pearl City (Iolani School) 11, 23, 28, 32, 33, 34
16 Elise Duggins L 5-6 Jr. Fullerton, Calif. (Long Beach St.) 14, 22, 28, 33, 34
17 Stephanie Ferrell RS/LS 6-1 Fr. Los Angeles (Locke H. S.) 16, 30, 33, 34
18 Jayme Lee DS 5-2 So. Aiea (Hawaii Baptist Academy) 15, 22, 28, 33, 34

* Thomas was injured during preseason workouts. Her status for this season was unavailable as of press time.

Honor roll

All-America

Kanoe Kamana’o (1st)
Jamie Houston (3rd)
Sarah Mason (HM)
Juliana Sanders (HM)

All-WAC

Kari Gregory (1st)
Jamie Houston (1st)
Kanoe Kamana’o (1st)
Sarah Mason (1st)
Juliana Sanders (1st)
Amber Kaufman (Fr.)
Jayme Lee (Fr.)

Academic All-WAC

Kanoe Kamana’o
Jayme Lee
Cayley Thurlby

All-West Region

Jamie Houston
Kanoe Kamana’o
Sarah Masonv
Juliana Sanders

WAC All-Tournament

Kari Gregory
Kanoe Kamana’o
Sarah Mason
Jamie Houston (MVP)

NCAA woman of the year
nominee

Kanoe Kamana’o

WAC’s Joe Kearney award

Kanoe Kamana’o

USA Volleyball A2 National
Team
Jamie Houston

NCAA Regional

Jamie Houston

Final CSTV/AVCA Poll

1. Nebraska 33-1
2. Stanford 30-4
3. UCLA 33-4
4. Washington 29-5
5. Penn State 32-3
6. Minnesota 26-8
7. Texas 24-7
8. USC 27-5
9. Hawaii 29-6
10. Florida 30-3