WAHINE VOLLEYBALL PLAYBOOK
vs. Rice & UTEP
First serve -- Today, 7 p.m., Stan Sheriff Center. Tomorrow, 7 p.m., Stan Sheriff Center.
Coaches -- Hawaii: Dave Shoji, 26th season (734-137, .842). Rice: Julio Morales, 8th season (130-98, .570). UTEP: Revis Ward-Dagget, 8th season (124-123).
Season records -- Hawaii (14-0 WAC,24-0 overall); Rice (6-9 WAC, 17-15 overall); UTEP (6-8 WAC, 14-13 overall).
Series records -- UH leads Rice series, 7-0. UH leads UTEP series, 5-0.
Top players -- Hawaii: Kim Willoughby, 6-0, Fr., RS, 2.97 kpg, 2.85 dpg, .259; Jennifer Carey, 6-1, So. S, 12.76 apg, 2.46 dpg; Jessica Sudduth, 6-2, Sr., LS, 3.46 kpg, 2.45 dpg, .256; Lily Kahumoku, 6-2, So., LS, 4.64 kpg,2.07 dpg, .339; Veronica Lima, 6-2, Jr., MB, 2.96 kpg, 2.27 dpg, 1.22 bpg. Rice: Karolina Zelinka, 6-0, Sr., OH, 4.08 kpg, 3.61 dpg, .216; Leigh Leman, 5-9, Jr., OH, 3.86 kpg, 3.86 dpg, .239. UTEP: Jacqui Nosan, 6-2, Jr., MB, 3.48 kpg, 1.18 bpg, .367; Jennifer Abbruzzese, 6-0, Fr., OH, 3.42 kpg, 2.64 dpg.
Interesting facts -- Tomorrow night, seniors Sudduth, Aven Lee and Andrea Gomez Tukuafu will be honored. But it will not be a farewell because the Wahine are expected to host NCAA early rounds and the regionals next month. ... This is the start of a strenuous week for the Wahine: four matches in five days on different sides of the Pacific. After playing matches tonight and tomorrow at home, they will travel to Long Beach, Calif., on Thursday to prepare for matches at The Pyramid on Friday against Cal Poly and on Saturday against No. 16 Long Beach State. ... Even though they'll be on the road, the Wahine will still enjoy home-cooked turkey on Thanksgiving Day. The team will motor to Yorba Linda on Thursday afternoon to dine at the home of Sudduth's parents, Steve and Amana. ... Money donations for Hilo flood victims will be collected at the door tonight.
Game keys: Kahumoku will return to action tonight after a week in a cast to correct the healing of her right wrist. She said at practice yesterday that she feels "90 percent" ready to go. Shoji would like to find out how much Kahumoku is able to do before heading out to California. Until she is 100 percent again, subs Tanja Nikolic and Lauren Duggins will be called upon again in spots.
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Pat Bigold, Star-Bulletin
