Juniors

Name

        Elizabeth Ka'aihue
       

Hometown
        Kailua

Position
        Libero

Major
        Family resources

Homework
        Favorite subject? Scrimmaging. “;I like competing, not doing drills so much, competing against other players.”; Needs tutoring? General studies. “;I don't want to say any one thing because I don't want to believe it. But all my stations I would need help.”;

She Says
        “;I'm having a lot of fun. Everyone has trained hard this summer and are working hard in practice. I'm ready to start the season.”;

Name

        Dani Mafua
       

Hometown
        Kapolei

Position
        Setter

Major
        Communications

Homework
        Favorite subject? Setting. “;It's what I am. It's fun having control of things.”; Needs tutoring? Blocking. “;It's difficult to track a hitter. My size makes it hard and I'm trying to figure out what works for me.”;

She Says
        “;Everyone is pushing hard. We're trying to find the right chemistry. It's going to be a fun year.”;

Name

        Alex Griffiths
       

Hometown
        Seal Beach, Calif.

Position
        Libero

Major
        Sociology

Homework
        Favorite Subject? Defense. “;It's a rush, getting to the ball and making the play.”; Needs tutoring? Overall game. “;I think I can improve on everything and be more consistent.”;

She Says
        “;I love it, the coaches, the team, everything. This is the level of volleyball I want to be playing. This is what I wanted.”;

Name

        Alexis Robins
       

Hometown
        Honolulu

Position
        Libero

Major
        Political science

Homework
        Favorite subject? Digging. Needs tutoring? Serving. “;It's all a mental game, keeping that ball in.”;

She Says
        “;It's awesome to be back home. I love being back with my family and being able to carry on the family tradition (at UH) is huge.”;

Sophomores

Name

        Stephanie Ferrell
       

Hometown
        Los Angeles

Position
        Left-side hitter
        Right-side hitter

Major
        Sociology

Homework
        Favorite subject: Hitting. “;It's the funnest. It gives you the most rush.”; Needs a tutor? Passing. “;I'd get a passing grade, but ... I'm focusing on passing and defense so I'll be able to play all the way around, be in the back row.”;

She Says
        “;This season I see us winning an NCAA championship. That's my ultimate goal and that's the overall team goal.”;

Name

        Kanani Danielson
       

Hometown
        Ewa Beach

Position
        Left-side hitter

Major
        Sociology

Homework
        Favorite subject: Defense. “;It's where it all starts.”; Needs a tutor? Hitting. “;I'm working hard at becoming a more effective hitter. When I first started playing volleyball, I trained to be a setter, so I missed out learning to hit at the beginning. Setting is a hard position. There's a lot of stuff to think about and remember. I don't know how they do it.”;

She Says
        “;I like our team. We'll be the best that we can be. But until we play our first game, we won't know where we'll be.”;

Name

        Alexis Forsythe
       

Hometown
        Lake Elsinore, Calif.

Position
        Middle blocker

Major
        Marine biology

Homework
        Favorite subject: Blocking. “;Because once you connect, it's one of the most satisfactory feelings.”;Needs a tutor? Passing. “;As a blocker, your main goal is to block and hit. Passing is the last thing you're doing.”;

She Says
        “;I'm very happy. Where else can you get this?”;

Name

        Corinne Cascioppo
       

Hometown
        Temecula, Calif.

Position
        Right-side hitter

Major
        Art

Homework
        Favorite subject? Hitting & defense. “;It's the most fun.”; Some tutoring? Getting low. “;I'm kind of tall so I sometimes have problems getting down as low as I need to.”;

She Says
        “;I'm enjoying this 100 percent. It's a lot of work right now, but I'm glad I'm here. I'm looking forward to the season starting.”;

Freshmen

Name

        Emily Maeda
       

Hometown
        Honolulu

Position
        Libero

Major
        Physical education

Homework
        Favorite subject? Digging. “;It's the funnest thing to do. It feels really good to dig hard-hit balls.”; Some tutoring? Passing. “;It's one of my favorites, too, but it's challenging. It's what I need to keep working on.”;

She Says
        “;The best thing about being on this team is playing with people who love the game as much as you do and push you to be better.”;

Name

        Brittany Hewitt
       

Hometown
        Eagle, Idaho

Position
        Middle blocker

Major
        Psychology

Homework
        Favorite subject? Blocking. “;It's one of the most satisfying things to do. It's fun.”;

Some tutoring? Defense & passing. “;I'm a big girl. I have to work a little harder to get down there.”;

She Says
        “;I'm so happy not to be redshirting. It was hard sitting out, but it was totally worth it. I needed that year to get up to speed.”;

Name

        Kristiana Tuaniga
       

Hometown
        Carson, Calif.

Position
        Middle blocker

Major
        Psychology

Homework
        Favorite subject? Hitting. “;I like moving around, running different routes.”; Some tutoring? Blocking. “;I can always improve it, work on reaching over, closing out.”;

She Says
        “;It's fun being here, I like it. We click. It helps that there are so many new people, I'm not the only one.”;

Name

        Paige Mitchell
       

Hometown
        Oxnard, Calif.

Position
        Middle blocker

Major
        Kinesiology

Homework
        Favorite subject? Blocking. “;I like the feel you get when you block a ball back.”; Some tutoring? Defense. “;Actually I need to improve on everything.”;

She Says
        “;The girls are all cool. It's definitely what I expected. It's a life commitment and it's really fun.”;

Name

        Kristina Kam
       

Hometown
        Honolulu

Position
        Libero

Major
        Biology

Homework
        Favorite subject? Passing. “;It's something I have to really work on, so it will help me in my position. I was a hitter in high school (Punahou) but played libero my senior year. I love it.”; Some tutoring? Setting. “;As a libero you have to sometimes set the second ball.”;

She Says
        “;I've wanted to be a Wahine ever since I was 10 and went to a camp. I'm going to continue working hard to earn the right to play.”;