2015 QUICK FACTS / TABLE OF CONTENTS 2015 QUICK FACTS TABLE OF CONTENTS UNIVERSITY FACTS PROGRAM HISTORY MEDIA INFORMATION Location Honolulu, HI First Year: 1974 Quick Facts ...............................................................1 First Year as NCAA Division I: 1981 Founded 1907 Sports Media Relations ...........................................2 Enrollment 20,000 All-Time Collegiate Record: 1,159-197-1(41) President David Lassner Big West Record: 209-37 (14) Media Outlets ...........................................................3 Chancellor Robert Bley-Vroman Big West Titles: 7 Stan Sheriff Center ..................................................5 Athletics Director David A.K. Matlin WAC Record: 232-4 (16) SWA Marilyn Moniz-Kaho‘ohanohano WAC Regular Season Titles: 16 RAINBOW WAHINE VOLLEYBALL Faculty Athletics Representative David Ericson, PhD NCAA Tournament Appearances: 33 (72-29) Head Coach Dave Shoji ....................................... 6-7 Nickname Rainbow Wahine NCAA Final Four Appearances: 9 (8-6) Colors Green, Black, White National Championships: 1-AIWA, 3-NCAA Coaches and Support Staff .....................................8 Conference Big West Rosters ................................................................9-10 Arena Stan Sheriff Center (10,300) MEDIA RELATIONS Meet The Players .............................................11-18 Media Relations Director Derek Inouchi 2014 Statistics .................................................19-22 COACHING STAFF E-mail: [email protected] Head Coach Dave Shoji Office: (808) 956-4478 Alma Mater (Year) UC Santa Barbara (1969) Cell: (808) 954-0234 HISTORY AND RECORDS Record at Hawai‘i (Years) 1,150-196-1 (40) Ass’t Director/WVB Contact: Kara Nishimura Tournament Histories ......................................23-27 Overall Record (Years) Same E-Mail: [email protected] Single-Match Records ......................................28-30 Associate Coach: Jeff Hall Office: (808) 956-5087 Miscellaneous/Attendance Records ................... 31 Assistant Coach: Robyn Ah Mow-Santos Cell: (808) 372-7506 The Last Time ........................................................ 32 Volunteer Assistant: James Ka Assistant Directors: John Barry, Michael Equipment Manager: James Buccella Stambaugh, Kaui Awong Single-Season Records ......................................... 33 2014 Record: 22-7 Fax: (808) 956-4470 Career Records ................................................34-35 2014 Conference Record (Finish): 13-3 (2nd) Address: UH Sports Media Relations All-Time Letterwinners .......................................... 36 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 12/3 1337 Lower Campus Rd., All-Americans ....................................................37-40 Starters Returning/Lost 5/1 + libero Honolulu, HI 96822 Awards and Honors ..........................................41-45 Newcomers 4 Website: www.HawaiiAthletics.com Distinguished Alumnae ....................................46-47 Postseason History ..........................................48-50 UH MANOA POLICY ON GENDER EQUITY IN ON THE COVER: From left, National Championships .................................51-54 clockwise: Tayler Higgins, INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS Olivia Magill, Tai Manu-Olevao. Gender equity in athletics extends the doctrine of fairness CREDITS: The 2015 University to all areas of athletic activity at the University level. It is STATISTICS AND RESULTS of Hawai‘i Women’s Volleyball activated by a sense of moral obligation that exceeds any Year-By-Year Statistics .....................................55-57 Media Guide was produced by specific duty to comply with legal requirements, although All-Time Results ................................................58-66 the University of Hawai‘i Sports it also recognizes the necessity of observing the tenets All-Time Series Records ........................................ 67 Media Relations Office. All of Title IX, Patsy Mink Act. Its desired effect is to offer rights reserved. Derek Inouchi, Director; Kaui Awong, women and men equal opportunities to participate in John Barry, Kara Nishimura, Michael Stambaugh, sports for which there is demonstrated interest among Assistant Directors; Troy Yamamoto, Internet Specialist; athletes in Hawai‘i and to provide equitable levels of Jay Metzger, Multimedia Specialist; Kaili Ayers, Alexis support for coaching, travel, scholarships, operating Hernandez, Kyle Hirata, Derren Iha, Hayley Musashi, expenses and facilities used. Beyond these specific Kristy Tamashiro, Malia Weisskopf. Student Assistants. goals, gender equity also fosters an attitude and estab- Layout and covers by Kara Nishimura. lishes an environment in which men’s and women’s sports are encouraged in comparable ways. Those who support gender equity are willing to cooperate in fre- quent self-evaluations and to implement change so that all student-athletes can have the same opportunity to realize the highest level of their abilities. 2015 RAINBOW WAHINE VOLLEYBALL 1 8 SPORTS MEDIA RELATIONS SPORTS MEDIA RELATIONS This publication has been provided to assist representatives, except for the two originating 1337 Lower Campus Rd. the media in the coverage of Rainbow Wahine stations. Honolulu, HI 96822 volleyball. The Sports Media Relations Office For additional questions regarding pho- Main Office Number: (808) 956-7523 will also produce weekly releases during the tography guidelines, please contact Multimedia Fax Number: (808) 956-4470 season to keep the media informed about the Specialist Jay Metzger at [email protected]. E-mail: [email protected] Rainbow Wahine volleyball team. Websites: HawaiiAthletics.com, SERVICES HawaiiAthleticsOhana.com MEDIA CREDENTIALS Game notes and updated stats will be avail- Twitter: www.twitter.com/HawaiiAthletics Requests for working press, photo and broad- able prior to each match. Final box scores will Facebook: www.facebook.com/HawaiiAthletics cast credentials for women’s volleyball home be distributed after each match. Box scores Instagram: www.instagram.com/HawaiiAthletics matches should be made in writing on compa- will also be sent via e-mail and will be available YouTube: www.youtube.com/HawaiiAthletics ny letterhead at least two weeks prior to the online at HawaiiAthletics.com after the conclu- game. Please direct all requests to: sion of the match. DEREK INOUCHI Kara Nishimura Media Relations Director Assistant Media Relations Director POST-MATCH INTERVIEWS Work: (808) 956-4478 1337 Lower Campus Rd. UH coaches and players will be available for Cell: (808) 954-0234 Honolulu, HI 96822-2370 interviews following a 10-minute cooling-off E-mail: [email protected] Alma Mater: Hawai‘i, 1996 Credentials will be available on game day at period after each match. All media members Sport Assignments: Football, M/W the security gate of the Stan Sheriff Center. A should notify a Sports Media Relations repre- Golf, Men’s Volleyball picture ID is required to pick up items at the sentative with their request for interviews prior KAUI AWONG pass gate. to the conclusion of the match. Assistant Director Due to the limited space available on Work: (808) 956-4480 press row, those news outlets covering the INTERNET SERVICES Cell: (808) 675-8624 Rainbow Wahine or their opponents on a Wireless internet access is available in the E-mail: [email protected] regular basis will receive top priority. All other arena. Please contact women’s volleyball SID Alma Mater: Hawai‘i, 2012 credentials for print media are issued on the Kara Nishimura for access. Sport Assignments: Women’s Basketball, M/W Swimming & Diving, Water Polo basis of space availability. ESPN 1420, which has the radio rights for UH women’s volleyball, HawaiiAthletics.com JOHN BARRY will be the only local radio station to receive The UH Athletics website (HawaiiAthletics.com) Assistant Director Work: (808) 956-7506 season credentials. Local radio stations with features a video component, photo galleries, Cell: (808) 292-1462 a full-time sports director conducting a daily and online media guides in addition to the E-mail: [email protected] sports show of notable length will receive first existing players and coach biographies, press Alma Mater: Lafayette, 1998 consideration. releases, statistics, schedules and everything Sport Assignments: Soccer, else you need to know about UH Athletics. Men’s Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Sailing INTERVIEW POLICY KARA NISHIMURA All players and Head Coach Dave Shoji will be WHAT’S AN ‘OKINA? Assistant Director/ available for interviews before or after practice Q: Ever wondered what that punctuation Graphic Designer during the season. If you wish to interview a mark in the word Hawai‘i is? Work: (808) 956-5087 Cell: (808) 497-0638 particular player at a specific time, in person or E-mail: [email protected] by telephone, arrangements should be made A: In the Hawaiian language, it’s called an Alma Mater: Purdue, 1993 through the Sports Media Relations Office at ‘okina, which translated literally in English Sport Assignments: Women’s Volleyball, M/W least 24 hours in advance. means separator. Phonetically it is referred Tennis, Softball to as a glottal stop, similar to the sound that MICHAEL STAMBAUGH PHOTO POLICIES would be made in the English oh-oh. The ‘okina Assistant Director Photo passes are available for accredited news is actually a letter in the Hawaiian language and Work: (808) 956-9748 media and should be ordered in the same typed out looks like a backwards apostrophe. Cell: (785) 979-5721 manner as press credentials. In accordance The practice