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Shawn Olmstead on BYUSN - 05.07.2021
PROVO On the court, Wil Stanley may be the most important piece of the offense for the second-ranked BYU men s volleyball team.
The quarterback of the team, the 6-foot-4 setter from Honolulu is in charge of setting up every spike, kill and slam to a group that includes All-American hitters Gabi Garcia Fernandez and middle blockers Felipe de Brito Ferreira and Miki Jauhiainen.
Basically, if it s an attack, chances are Stanley has to guide it.
But last year, the senior with the Spirit of Aloha was called on for an even bigger task one that had very little to do with sets, bumps and spikes.
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No. 1 Rainbow Warriors volleyball set to meet UC Santa Barbara in NCAA semifinals
The top-seeded University of Hawaii men’s volleyball team is set to meet Big West Conference foe UC Santa Barbara in the NCAA Tournament semifinals, this Thursday in Columbus, Ohio.(Hawaii News Now)
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HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The top-seeded University of Hawaii men’s volleyball team is set to meet Big West Conference foe UC Santa Barbara in the NCAA Tournament semifinals, this Thursday in Columbus, Ohio.
The Gauchos made their way into the semi’s after downing Pepperdine four sets to one in Tuesday’s quarterfinal match.
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UC Irvine, April 17, at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. Set scores were 25-17, 25-18, 25-13.
The Rainbow Warriors also finished with a perfect conference season for just the third time in school history and the first since 1996.
UH hosts next week’s Big West Conference Tournament and will enter as the No. 1 seed with a 16-match win streak.
UH will receive a first round bye into the semifinals where they will meet one of the quarterfinal round winners.
Following the match, six seniors
James Anastassiades,