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By: Tiff Wells, ESPN Honolulu Hawaii Men’s Volleyball Play-by-Play Announcer 1 – First For Everything. Since the Big West Conference began Men’s Volleyball with the 2018 season, Hawai`i has never played on Day 1 of the conference tournament. Quarterfinal Thursday for the Rainbow Warriors meant a light workout and a Quarterfinal scout for their Semifinal […]

1 – Pass Well, Middles Can Work. It’s a simple game. Serve and pass well, you’ll be in nearly every match. With the night one passing not at its usual self, Hawai`i struggled in the 3-0 loss, hitting just .204 (37-18-93). The Bows saw only 15 of the 93 sets go to the middle tandem […]

By: Tiff Wells – ESPN Honolulu’s Hawaii Men’s Volleyball Play-by-Play 1 – Starting…Eight. Those that attended Senior Night knew that one of the six honorees would be the captain, Spyros Chakas. The last time they saw him it was March 10th as he was being helped off the floor by his teammates with a lower […]

By: Tiff Wells – ESPN Honolulu’s Hawaii Men’s Volleyball Play-by-Play 1 – Trying To Find Themselves. Since the news that Spyros Chakas would miss the remainder of the season, Hawai`i has lost three of four matches. They have also hit under .250 in three of those four matches as they continue to try and find […]

By: Tiff Wells – ESPN Honolulu’s Hawaii Men’s Volleyball Play-by-Play 1 – #PlayFor6. Fans fearing the worst heard final confirmation this past Tuesday as Head Coach Charlie Wade announced that Spyros Chakas would not been seen on the floor in a match for the rest of a season wearing a UH jersey. The 2022 Most […]

By: Tiff Wells – ESPN Honolulu’s Hawaii Men’s Volleyball Play-by-Play 1 – Resume Building Weekend. Coming into the Outrigger, UH was 4-1 against the Top 20, with two additional wins over a team that was receiving votes. But with a non-conference schedule that also included Emmanuel, Tusculum and Missouri S&T, many wondered if the Bows […]

By: Tiff Wells – ESPN Honolulu’s Hawaii Men’s Volleyball Play-by-Play 1 – Milestone For Chakas. With his Set 2 ending service ace on night two, Spyros Chakas entered an exclusive club. The Senior Outside Hitter from Greece became the 10th Rainbow Warrior with 100 career service aces. Now tied with Yuval Katz and Sivan Leoni […]

By: Tiff Wells – ESPN Honolulu’s Hawaii Men’s Volleyball Play-by-Play 1 – Tone Set Early. Against a first-time opponent playing the sport in just its second year, how would Hawai`i respond coming off its final bye week of the regular season? Without Spyros Chakas for the first match due to load management, the offense didn’t […]

By: Tiff Wells 1 – Shakas For Chakas. A week after sitting out due to load management, floor captain Spyros Chakas was back in the lineup for the huge early season test against fifth-ranked Stanford. Night one for the Greek featured a 15 kill on 30 swing performance with just four hitting errors to help […]

By: Tiff Wells 1 – Load Management…No Problem. In the series against Tusculum where both of UH’s pin hitters (Spyros Chakas and Chaz Galloway) did not play, Head Coach Charlie Wade elected to give more court time to Louis Sakanoko and Keoni Thiim as that combo was the starting left side hitters. Night one featured […]