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WAHINE VOLLEYBALL
UH gears for return to Vegas
This fall, the Wahine will go for a ninth straight WAC tournament title
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Apr 30, 2009
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Hawaii, which has won eight consecutive Western Athletic Conference volleyball tournaments, will go for its ninth in a row -- 10th overall -- when the league tourney returns to Las Vegas for the first time since 1998.
In the title match 11 years ago, the Rainbow Wahine outlasted Brigham Young in 3 hours, 38 minutes ... the longest match in NCAA history. This year's event is scheduled for the Orleans Arena, Nov. 23-25.
"Although home court (advantage) is huge, it's probably best to be at a neutral site," Hawaii coach Dave Shoji said. "But with 20,000 transplanted Hawaii people in Las Vegas, it could be to our advantage.
"It's centrally located, which is a good thing for fans. (Las Vegas) was an exciting place to play in the old WAC."
Hawaii hosted the WAC tournament last November. The rotation was supposed to send the event to Boise State, but WAC commissioner Karl Benson told the Star-Bulletin last season that the conference was looking for a neutral site, with Las Vegas the likely candidate.
The WAC tournament caps a regular-season schedule in which the Wahine host many teams that qualified for last season's NCAA tournament. Included is NCAA runner-up Stanford, which ended UH's season in the regional championship last December.
The Wahine open the season by hosting three tournaments -- Aug. 28-30, Sept. 3-6 and Sept. 10-12.
The Rainbow Wahine open WAC play Sept. 24 at home against Boise State.
The NCAA tournament starts Dec. 3 and runs through Dec. 19. The final four is scheduled for Tampa, Fla.
2009 Schedule» Home matches at Stan Sheriff Center» All home matches 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted » x-denotes WAC match Chevron Invitational Hawaiian Airlines Classic Challenge REgular Season (September) Regular Season (October) Regular Season (November) WAC Tournament NCAA Tournament
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Want to bet on this one?
Hawaii, which has won eight consecutive Western Athletic Conference volleyball tournaments, will go for its ninth in a row -- 10th overall -- when the league tourney returns to Las Vegas for the first time since 1998.
In the title match 11 years ago, the Rainbow Wahine outlasted Brigham Young in 3 hours, 38 minutes ... the longest match in NCAA history. This year's event is scheduled for the Orleans Arena, Nov. 23-25.
"Although home court (advantage) is huge, it's probably best to be at a neutral site," Hawaii coach Dave Shoji said. "But with 20,000 transplanted Hawaii people in Las Vegas, it could be to our advantage.
"It's centrally located, which is a good thing for fans. (Las Vegas) was an exciting place to play in the old WAC."
Hawaii hosted the WAC tournament last November. The rotation was supposed to send the event to Boise State, but WAC commissioner Karl Benson told the Star-Bulletin last season that the conference was looking for a neutral site, with Las Vegas the likely candidate.
The WAC tournament caps a regular-season schedule in which the Wahine host many teams that qualified for last season's NCAA tournament. Included is NCAA runner-up Stanford, which ended UH's season in the regional championship last December.
The Wahine open the season by hosting three tournaments -- Aug. 28-30, Sept. 3-6 and Sept. 10-12.
The Rainbow Wahine open WAC play Sept. 24 at home against Boise State.
The NCAA tournament starts Dec. 3 and runs through Dec. 19. The final four is scheduled for Tampa, Fla.
2009 Schedule» Home matches at Stan Sheriff Center» All home matches 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted » x-denotes WAC match Chevron Invitational Hawaiian Airlines Classic Challenge REgular Season (September) Regular Season (October) Regular Season (November) WAC Tournament NCAA Tournament
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