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1996 Off-season News

• Former UH-Hilo star treasures the gift of life
• Hilo Signs Heather Campbell
• Chaminade Signs Four
• Asics Junior Girls Reach Finals
• BYUH, Chaminade Prepare To Join NCAA Div II
• Vulcans Sign Setter
• Wahine in NACWAA Tourney in Illinois
• Teee on top with national team
• Kemp-Bragado, Maa-Shupe win OVA Tournament
• Suzanne "The Smile" Eagye returns to Hawaii
• Rainbow Talk Radio to debut
• Shaunna Bejgrowicz signs with Point Loma Nazarene
• Hawaii girls at Kaepa Festival at Davis
• Bragado-Kemp; Li-Williams win Keouhou Open
• Olympic Preview: Teee Williams
• Wahine Season Ticket Sales are way up
• Rainbow Volleyball Adult Dream Camp
• U.S. swept at home by China before Olympics
• Gold medal would complete Weishoff's collection
• Tara Cross-Battle hopes for gold
• Netherlands gives U.S. a scare
• Teee continues to struggle
• U.S. finishes seventh in Atlanta

August 1996 News

• Cuba defeats China for second straight gold medal
• Iolani Invitational set
• Wahine top coaches preseason poll
• Shoji's temp job became a career
• Hawaii Volleyball Center of Excellence schedules clinics
• Shelley Kim signs with Tennessee State

Week of August 19, 1996 - NACWAA Volleyball Classic

• Wahine are out to finish business
• Hawaii and BYU preseason picks to win WAC
• WAC Welcomes Wahine
• Iolani Tournament struts top volleyball talent
• Hawaii plays Florida in opener
• 'Huskers in Nepo's good hands
• Wahine left a load of doubt in Illinois
• Punahou edges Pearl City for Iolani Invitational title

Week of August 26, 1996 - Hawaiian Airlines Classic

• Hawaii's small-college volleyball is still top-notch
• Wahine begin homework at Hawaiian Airlines Classic
• Nobriga finally finds a home in Wahine lineup
• Wahine finally pounce on Louisville
• Wahine are too powerful for UCLA
• Chaminade defeats Hilo in milestone win, Hawaiian Style Classic results

Week of September 2, 1996 - Imua Challenge

• Wahine catch break in Imua Challenge
• Hawaii ranked #1 in AVCA/USA Today Poll / Volleyball Magazine Poll
• Other Results
• Trainer Melody Toth has been invaluable
• Hawaii romps over Rhode Island
• Sacramento State defeats Santa Clara
• Bench players lift UH to sweep of Santa Clara

Week of September 9, 1996 - Volleyball Grand Prix

• More to beach game than babes in bikinis
• Terry Liskevych makes farewell tour
• North Carolina upsets Nebraska
• Dutch fall to Americans at Grand Prix
• Wahine future in in good hands with Hubbert
• Nebraska fights off Blue Devils
• Gators too quick for Bruins
• Hawaii sweeps California
• Teee's aloha match is spoiled by Cuba
• Poppinga, Bragado place at Best of the Beach

Week of September 16, 1996 - Wahine begin WAC Play

• Hawaii remains #1 in AVCA/USA Today Poll / Volleyball Magazine Poll
• Chaminade wins conference opener
• Arizona's Johnson chooses digs over dunks
• Wahine begins WAC era against Fresno
• Chaminade defeats Seattle Pacific
• Gators swamp Horns in 5
• Phenomenal freshmen take on Cardinal challenge
• Stanford chases third national title of the decade
• Crawford looks for improvement after slow start

Week of September 23, 1996 - Wahine hit the road

• Bruins hope to rebound from last year
• Volleyball Magazine Poll
• Trojans to provide tough test for Wahine
• Fund-Raising Ideas
• Keohohou is serving up big numbers for HPU
• Wahine turn back stubborn Trojans
• BYUH defeats Chaminade (stat leaders)
• UCLA defeats USC in North Gym (Ravi)

Week of September 30, 1996 - Wahine vs. San Diego State

• Bruins, Gauchos in same boat
• Freshmen help Bruins beat Gauchos
• Punahou girls ranked ninth nationally / Prep standings
• Battle for UH broadcasts bears watching
• Wahine ultimate test for Aztecs
• Wahine can count on The Big A
• Stanford squeezes past Cal, then falls to Olympians
• Hawaii leaves Aztecs in ruins
• Hawaii Pacific splits at Western Oregon Invitational

Week of October 7, 1996 - Wahine vs. Wyoming and Colorado State

• Volleyball Magazine Poll, NAIA Poll, WAC standings and results
• 'Carnival' time for BYUH's Carniero
• Wahine focus on their own game
• HIAC Stat Leaders
• It's happening this weekend
• Joselyn Robins hopes to be flying high again soon
• Hawaii Pacific rallies to beat Chaminade (stat leaders)
• Hawaii puts on clinic against Wyoming
• Penn State drops five game thriller to Michigan State
• Bruins swept at home by Washington schools (Ravi)
• Wahine pound Rams for 17th straight win

Week of October 14, 1996 - Wahine's Second Road Trip

• Jenna Wrobel named AVCA Player of the Week
• WAC, PWC Standings
• Erika Nash stepped bravely into her new role
• Wahine to learn about life on the WAC road
• Chaminade undefeated in Pac West (stat leaders)
• BYUH still No. 1 in NAIA poll
• Name UH arena after Stan Sheriff
• Robins leads Silverswords to fifth consecutive victory (stat leaders)
• AVCA/USA Top 25 Poll / Volleyball Magazine Poll
• McKinley dethrones Farrington as OIA East Champion
• Wahine answer wakeup call in San Diego
• Deitre Collins hopes Hawaii roots take hold in Las Vegas
• Silverswords handed first conference loss (stat leaders)
• Wahine dominate UNLV
• Stanford defeats USC and UCLA to run home streak to 41

Week of October 21, 1996 - Wahine vs. Notre Dame

• Kerri Walsh named AVCA Player of the Week
• Danielle Robins named Pac West Player of the Week
• BYUH retains No. 1 ranking in NAIA Poll
• PWC Standings
• Notre Dame hopes to challenge UH
• Hawaii still tops AVCA/USA Poll
• WAC, HIAC Standings
• Hilo falls to Montana St.-Billings
• What Ever Happened To Sarah Chase?
• Ilustreous addition to Wahine
• Hilo swept in Alaska (stat leaders, stat leaders)
• USC defeats UCLA (Ravi)
• Notre Dame falls to Wahine
• Washington State ends Stanford's 32-match conference winning streak
• Wahine push back Notre Dame challenge
• Vulcans break 15 match losing streak (stat leaders)

Week of October 28, 1996 - Wahine vs. Utah and Stanford

• WAC Standings, Weekend Results
• OIA first round playoff results and standings
• Seasiders remain NAIA's No. 1
• These treats would make local sports sweeter
• Hawaii remains No. 1 in AVCA/USA and Volleyball Magazine polls
• HIAC standings and individual leaders
• Stanford defeats Cal
• Wahine face a tough test in Stanford
• WAC standings
• Hawaii tops attendance rankings
• Wahine warm up for Stanford against Utah
• Carniero leads BYUH to 49th consecutive victory (stat leaders)
• Ghoulish sights were a fright
• Maryland vs. Georgia Tech game analysis (Bertz)
• BYU avenges only WAC loss to San Diego State
• Stanford hands Wahine their first loss
• Weekend results

Week of November 4, 1996 - Wahine vs. Nittaidai and Colorado State

• Two losses in two years? No shame (Kwon)
• HPU will try to knock off No. 1 BYUH in NAIA playoff
• Hilo's April Jacobson named Pac West player of the week
• PWC Standings
• OIA quarterfinal results
• Wahine remains No. 1 in Volleyball Magazine poll, but falls in AVCA/USA poll
• BYUH remains unanimous No. 1 in NAIA poll
• Wahine rally past stubborn Nittaidai
• BYUH earns berth in NAIA tourney
• Punahou girls ranked No. 3 in nation
• Wahine's road to recovery begins at Colorado State
• WAC standings
• HIAC leaders
• Wahine dig deep to overcome Colorado State
• Penn State gains sweet revenge against Spartans
• College women results

• Sarah Silvernail named AVCA Player of the Week
• WAC and PWC standings
• Silverswords defeat Western New Mexico (stat leaders)
• Ljungquist named WAC player of the week
• BYUH remains unanimous No. 1 in NAIA poll
• Punahou defeats Kamehameha to win first ILH Title in 15 years
• McKinley defeats Waianae for OIA championship
• Stanford second to Florida, Hawaii in polls
• Hawaii and Long Beach head District 7 rankings
• Wahine ready to swing into final homestand
• Goods throws block party
• Wahine sends Air Force into wild blue yonder
• Robins, Adams earn Pac West player, coach of the year
• WAC standings
• Stanford passes by UCLA
• Wahine swamps UNLV on Senior Night
• NCAA weekend results

Week of November 18, 1996 - Wahine vs. San Jose State, Fresno State

• Warfield named Pac West player of the week / Final PWC Stat leaders
• Ljungquist named to Academic All-American District VIII team
• Florida, Hawaii, BYUH top AVCA, Volleyball Magazine, NAIA polls
• Leah's uncle wins Football Fever contest
• Husker profile: Fiona Nepo
• Wahine dominate All-WAC team, Ljungquist named player of the year
• Honolulu awarded team in Pro Volleyball League
• Punahou, McKinley top seeds in State Tournament
• PWC Standings
• Wahine finish regular season on road
• Wahine dispose of San Jose State
• Kamehameha on prowl in state tournament
• Punahou defeats McKinley for state title

Week of November 25, 1996 - The WAC Tournament

• Wahine are odds-on favorites in WAC Tourney
• Ljungquist, Steele named WAC players of the week
• Final WAC Standings
• Handicapping the WAC Tournament
• Sea Warriors join Seasiders in NAIA Tourney
• Rebel volleyball is well-seasoned with local flavor
• WAC Tournament first-round results
• Oral Roberts scares Stanford
• Wahine romp over Rice, but Ah Mow hurt
• WAC quarterfinal results
• HIAC final standings and leaders
• Ah Mow may (or may not) play against New Mexico
• Hawaii tops attendance rankings
• Hawaii makes quick work of New Mexico, will play BYU in WAC final
• Long Beach squeaks by Bruins (Ravi)
• Nebraska reiterates dominance over Texas
• BYU upends Hawaii to win WAC tournament

Week of December 2, 1997 - NCAA First and Second Round

• Hawaii to host regional, despite loss to BYU
• UCLA fails to make post-season play for first time
• NCAA tournament matchups
• No early lines for playoff tickets
• Florida, Stanford top polls
• Final district rankings
• NAIA tournament seedings
• Nalani Yamashita has been a hit on 'D'
• NCAA first round results
• How can we be for BYU in any sport? (Kwon)
• Kaisa powers Sea Warriors in NAIA tourney (pool play results)
• Seasiders win streak halted at 52 by Peru State / HPU eliminated in pool play
• Wahine set sights on Lady Buffs (potluck Sunday)
• BYU-Hawaii wins third consecutive NAIA championship (all-tournament team)
• BYU defeats Washington
• Long Beach defeats Minnesota, Loyola-Marymount defeats UCSB (Ravi)
• Wahine refuse to be Buffaloed
• NCAA second round results

Week of December 9, 1996 - NCAA Regionals

• Ljungquist named second team GTE Academic All-American
• NCAA Regional matchups
• Florida's Stanhope leaves intimidation on the court
• Firepower in the Mountain Regional
• Texas' 1988 win over Hawaii put volleyball on the map
• Ljungquist, Ah Mow named to All-District 7 team
• Carniero, Silva named NAIA All-America
• Danielle Robins named to All-Region team
• BYU prevails over Pacific despite hostile crowd
• Wahine blast 'Horns, earn rematch with BYU
• NCAA Regional Results for Thursday
• BYU will be no match in The Rematch (Fitzgerald)
• Nebraska outlasts Penn State in East Regional Final
• Florida gets by Michigan State in Central Regional final (Chris)
• Stanford emerges victorious in Pacific Regional (Ravi)
• Wahine sweep Cougars in Mountain Regional, earn trip to Final Four
• NCAA Regional Results

Week of December 16, 1996 - NCAA Final Four

• Wahine glad to be in Cleveland
• Final Four vision has become reality
• District coaches of the year
• ILH and OIA All-Star Teams
• Mick Haley To Coach National Team
• Hawaii team in PVL will be known as the Waves
• Hackbarth to try third sport?
• Cleveland looks awfully good to the Wahine (Kwon)
• Wahine ready to rock and roll against Florida / Stanford to play Nebraska
• Misty May named Big West Player of the Year
• Ljungquist named NCAA Player of the Year; Ah Mow, Nepo named All-American
• Hawaii tops attendance rankings
• Mary Wise named Coach of the Year
• Shoji relieved to be in Cleveland
• Wahine sweep Florida to advance to finals
• Stanford defeats Nebraska, advances to championship match
• Wahine have the heart of champions (Joe)
• Stanford breezes past Hawaii in title match

Looking back

• Wahine gave Hawaii a ride that won't be forgotten
• Ljungquist surprised by honor, Howard moving?, Senior plans, All-tournament team, etc.
• Parents made sacrifices for their daughters
• Santa Kwon pulls out his bag of goodies
• Women's sports continues on track
• Why the disappointment with outstanding Wahine?
• Laura Phillips Alford Named Head Coach at Cincinnati
• Volleyball is top sports story for 1996
• Shoji and Wilton made a difference
• Hae Ja (Kim) Masaeka named to Vulcan Hall of Fame
• UH should honor Sheriff once and for all (Luis)
• Wahine Take One Last Look At Special Season
• Onward to 1997

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