UNIVERSITY FACTS Location. COACHING STAFF Head Coach STARTERS RETURNING (5) STARTERS LOST (1 + LIBERO) Kalei Adolpho, MH, Sr. Sarah Mendoza, L/DS, Sr.

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1 SPORTS MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE LOWER CAMPUS ROAD - HONOLULU, HI HAWAIIATHLETICS.COM QUICK FACTS WVB CONTACT: KARA NISHIMURA karakn@hawaii.edu Office: Cell: Fax: SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time CHEVRON RAINBOW WAHINE INVITATIONAL Aug. 28 Oregon St. vs. Wichita St. 4:30 p.m. IDAHO Aug. 29 Idaho vs. Oregon State 4:30 p.m. WICHITA STATE Aug. 30 Idaho vs. Wichita State 2:30 p.m. OREGON STATE 5:00 p.m. HAWAIIAN AIRLINES WAHINE VOLLEYBALL CLASSIC Sept. 4 American vs. UCLA 4:30 p.m. IOWA Sept. 5 Iowa vs. UCLA 4:30 p.m. AMERICAN Sept. 6 Iowa vs. American 2:30 p.m. UCLA 5:00 p.m. OUTRIGGER RESORTS VOLLEYBALL CHALLENGE Sept. 10 Florida vs. Eastern Washington 4:30 p.m. SAN DIEGO STATE Sept. 11 E. Washington vs. San Diego St. 4:30 p.m. FLORIDA Sept. 12 San Diego State vs. Florida 2:30 p.m. Eastern Washington SEPT. 18 CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD SEPT. 20 Alumnae vs. Alumnae 3:00 p.m. CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 5:00 p.m. SEPT. 25 UC SANTA BARBARA* SEPT. 26 CAL POLY* Oct. 2 Cal State Fullerton* (PT) Oct. 3 UC Riverside* 6:00 p.m. (PT) OCT. 9 CSUN* OCT. 11 LONG BEACH STATE* 5:00 p.m. OCT. 16 UC DAVIS* OCT. 17 UC IRVINE* OCT. 30 UC RIVERSIDE* Nov. 1 CAL STATE FULLERTON* 5:00 p.m. Nov. 6 Long Beach State* (PT) Nov. 7 CSUN* (PT) Nov. 15 UC Davis* 1:00 p.m. (PT) Nov. 17 UC Irvine* (PT) Nov. 19 Cal Poly* (PT) Nov. 21 UC Santa Barbara* (PT) Dec. 3-5 NCAA Rounds 1 & 2 TBD Dec NCAA Regional TBD Dec NCAA Final Four TBD * Denotes Big West Conference match All home games played at the Stan Sheriff Center in UNIVERSITY FACTS Location Honolulu, HI Founded 1907 Enrollment 20,000 Interim President David Lassner Chancellor Robert Bley-Vroman Athletics Director David A.K. Matlin SWA Marilyn Moniz-Kaho ohanohano Faculty Athletics Representative David Ericson, PhD Nickname Rainbow Wahine Colors Green, Black, White Conference Big West Arena Stan Sheriff Center (10,300) COACHING STAFF Head Coach Dave Shoji Alma Mater (Year) UC Santa Barbara (1969) Record at Hawai i (Years) 1, (40) Overall Record (Years) Same Associate Coach: Jeff Hall Assistant Coach: Robyn Ah Mow-Santos Volunteer Assistant: James Ka Equipment Manager: James Buccella 2014 Record: Conference Record (Finish): 13-3 (2nd) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 12/3 Starters Returning/Lost 5/1 + libero Newcomers 4 STARTERS RETURNING (5) Name Olivia Magill, MH, Sr. Tai Manu-Olevao, OH, Sr. Nikki Taylor, OH, Jr.. Kalei Greeley, OH, So. Tayler Higgins, S, Jr. STARTERS LOST (1 + LIBERO) Kalei Adolpho, MH, Sr. Sarah Mendoza, L/DS, Sr. PROGRAM HISTORY First Year: 1974 First Year as NCAA Division I: 1981 All-Time Collegiate Record: 1, (41) Big West Record: (14) Big West Titles: 7 WAC Record: (16) WAC Regular Season Titles: 16 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 33 (72-29) NCAA Final Four Appearances: 9 (8-6) National Championships: 1-AIWA, 3-NCAA MEDIA RELATIONS Media Relations Director Derek Inouchi inouchi@hawaii.edu Office: (808) Cell: (808) Ass t Director/WVB Contact: Kara Nishimura karakn@hawaii.edu Office: (808) Cell: (808) Assistant Directors: John Barry, Michael Stambaugh, Kaui Awong Fax: (808) Address: UH Sports Media Relations 1337 Lower Campus Rd., Honolulu, HI Website: Key Notes AVCA All-America Honorable Mention; All-Big West First Team Led Big West in hitting percentage (.405) and blocks (1.34) All-Big West First Team; team-high 289 kills; second on team w/34 aces First Team All-Big West, finished w/239 kills, 79 total blocks; Big West All-Freshman Team; third on team w/264 kills Led UH w/1,115 assists & 39 service aces; second on team w/254 digs First Team All-Big West, tied for team lead with 137 total blocks Led UH with 437 digs; third on team with 26 aces LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (12) Liberos/Defensive Specialists (4): Clare-Marie Anderson, Gianna Guinasso, Savanah Kahakai, Katiana Ponce Outside Hitters (3): Kalei Greeley, Tai Manu-Olevao, Nikki Taylor Middle Hitters (3): Olivia Magill, Megan Huff, Emily Maglio. Setters (2): Tayler Higgins. Kendra Koelsch LETTERWINNERS LOST(3) Liberos/Defensive Specialists (1): Sarah Mendoza. Outside Hitters (1): Ginger Long. Middle Hitter (1): Kalei Adolpho.

2 2015 UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI I WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL ROSTERS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Ex. Hometown/Last School 1 Katiana Ponce L/DS 5-3 Jr. 2V / Moanalua HS 2 Kendra Koelsch (kelsch) S 6-1 So. 1V Huntington Beach, Calif. / Huntington Beach HS 3 McKenna Granato (grah-nah-toe) OH 6-0 Fr. HS Kailua, O ahu / 4 Clare-Marie Anderson L/DS 5-7 So. 1L / 5 Megan Huff MH 6-3 So. 1L Federal Way, Wash./Beamer HS 6 Natasha Burns MH 6-5 Fr. HS Hamilton, ON, Canada / St. Mary s Catholic Secondary School 7 Tayler Higgins S 5-9 Jr. 2V / 8 Annie Mitchem MH 6-2 Jr. JC Friendswood, Texas / Irvine Valley College 9 Olivia Magill MH 6-1 Sr. 1V Shoreline, Wash./University of Arizona 10 Tai Manu-Olevao (tie mah-noo o-lei-vao) OH 6-0 Sr. 3V Hilo, Hawai i/ 11 Kalei Greeley (kah-lei) OH 6-2 So. 1V Riverside, Calif./King HS 13 Gianna Guinasso (gee-ah-nah gwee-nah-so) L/DS 5-9 So. 1V Huntington Beach, Calif./Huntington Beach HS 14 Nikki Taylor OH 6-4 Jr. 2V /Kaiser HS 15 Savanah Kahakai (kah-hah-kai) L/DS 5-8 So. 1V /Farrington HS 17 Casey Castillo (cos-tee-yo) OH 6-3 Fr. HS Oceanside, Calif. / Santa Fe Christian Schools 19 Emily Maglio MH 6-3 So. 1V Coquitlam, B.C., Canada /Pinetree Timberwolves * Denotes redshirt season Head Coach: Dave Shoji (41st season) Associate Coach: Jeff Hall Volunteer Coach: James Ka Assistant Coach: Robyn Ah Mow-Santos Equipment Manager: James Jimbo Buccella Athletic Trainer: Renae Shigemura ALPHABETICAL BY HEIGHT BY CLASS 4 6 Anderson, Clare-Marie Burns, Natasha Katiana Ponce Clare-Marie Anderson Freshmen McKenna Granato Natasha Burns 17 Castillo, Casey 5-8 Savanah Kahakai Casey Castillo 3 Granato, McKenna 5-9 Gianna Guinasso Sophomores Clare-Marie Anderson 11 Greeley, Kalei 13 Guiasso, Gianna 6-0 Tayler Higgins McKenna Granato Kalei Greeley Gianna Guinasso 7 5 Higgins, Tayler Huff, Megan 6-1 Tai Manu-Olevao Kendra Koelsch Megan Huff Savanah Kahakai 15 Kahakai, Savanah Olivia Magill Kendra Koelsch 2 Koelsch, Kendra 6-2 Kalei Greeley Emily Maglio 9 Magill, Olivia Annie Mitchem Juniors Tayler Higgins 9 Maglio, Emily 6-3 Casey Castillo Katiana Ponce 10 Manu-Olevao, Tai Megan Huff Annie Mitchem 8 Mitchem, Annie Emily Maglio Nikki Taylor 1 Ponce, Katiana 6-4 Nikki Taylor Seniors Olivia Magill 14 Taylor, Nikki 6-5 Natasha Burns Tai Manu-Olevao BY POSITION DEFENSIVE SPECIALIS/LIBERO SETTER OUTSIDE HITTER MIDDLE HITTER Clare-Marie Anderson Tayler Higgins Casey Castillo Natasha Burns Gianna Guinasso Kendra Koelsch McKenna Granato Megan Huff Savanah Kahakai Kalei Greeley Olivia Magill Katiana Ponce Tai Manu-Olevao Emily Maglio Nikki Taylor Annie Mitchem BY HOMETOWN Hawai i Clare-Marie Anderson (Honolulu) McKenna Granato (Kailua) Tayler Higgins (Honolulu) Savanah Kahakai (Honolulu) Tai Manu-Olevao (Hilo, Hawai i) Katiana Ponce (Honolulu) Nikki Taylor (Honolulu) California Casey Castillo (Oceanside) Kalei Greeley (Riverside) Gianna Guinasso (Huntington Beach) Kendra Koelsch (Huntington Beach) Texas Annie Mitchem (Friendswood) Washington Megan Huff (Federal Way) Olivia Magill (Shoreline) CANADA Natasha Burns (Hamilton, Ontario) Emily Maglio (Coquitlam, British Columbia)

3 DAVE SHOJI Head Coach 41st Season UC Santa Barbara (1969) Overall Record: 1, Dave Shoji enters his 41st season as head coach of the Rainbow Wahine. Last season, he guided UH to its 33rd trip to the NCAA Tournament. Shoji is the all-time winningest coach in NCAA Division I women s volleyball history, setting the mark with his 1,107th victory on Sept. 6 against Santa Clara. Shoji s all-time collegiate coaching record is 1, The honors have piled up for Shoji over the years. In addition to being a member of the AVCA Hall of Fame, he is an 11-time conference and nine-time region Coach of the Year, and was named the National Coach of the Year in 1982 and in Shoji was named to the list of all-time great coaches by USA Volleyball in He has also been inducted into the Hawai i Sports Hall of Fame and was named coach of the NCAA 25th Anniversary team. In 1975, a young Shoji took over the reins of the UH women s volleyball program. He was just 28 years old with no clue that he would turn a oneyear-old program into a national powerhouse over the next four decades. The team was coming off a 9-1 campaign in 1974 that ended with the Rainbow Wahine falling to UCLA in the national title match at the AIAW Championship. In Shoji s first four years at the helm of the program, he took the team to two more national title matches before he finally broke through to take the title in 1979 with a five-game victory over Utah State in the AIAW finals. It was the school s first-ever team national championship and a sign of great things to come for the young program. In 1981, Shoji became UH s first full-time coach for a women s program. He led the team to another national title, this time in the new NCAA Tournament in 1982, beating the USC Women of Troy in a come-from-behind five-game thriller. Shoji would lead the team to another title in 1983 with a straight-set win over UCLA, becoming the first school to win back-to-back NCAA championships. The Rainbow Wahine again returned to the national championship match in 1987, capping a 37-2 season with a sweep of Stanford for the program s fourth national title and third NCAA title. The team lost to Texas in the 1988 national championship match, then went through a stretch of five frustrating losses in six years to rival Long Beach State in the NCAA Regionals, holding them out of the NCAA Championships. UH looked primed to return to the Final Four in 1995, going through the season undefeated at After winning their regional match over Arizona State, Hawai i was set for a national championship run. But Michigan State dealt a heart-breaking blow to those plans, coming back from being down two games to none, to hold the Rainbow Wahine out of the NCAA Championships. Hawai i would finally make that return in 1996, dropping just one set in the first four matches of the NCAA Tournament. But another long-time nemesis of the Rainbow Wahine, Stanford, stopped UH s bid for a national title, sweeping Hawai i in the championship match. The Rainbow Wahine experienced another great run of success that started with the 1998 season, as transfer Heather Bown led the team from a perennial Top 25 squad and NCAA Tournament team to again a national-title contender. Hawai i made its way to the NCAA Regional Final in 1998 and was one of the top seeds in the 1999 tournament before a scrappy Texas A&M team beat UH in the regionals. Following that season, Kim Willoughby came to the program, joining Lily Kahumoku to form a dynamic duo that would lead the team to great success for another four years. From , the Rainbow Wahine advanced to the NCAA Championship national semifinal match three times, while Shoji s HEAD COACH DAVE SHOJI.854 winning percentage is second all-time among active head coaches Winningest coach in NCAA Division I history plus-win seasons plus-win seasons 40 consecutive winning seasons Four national championships (1979, 82, 83, 87) Nine NCAA Final Four appearances 27 NCAA Regional appearances 33 NCAA Tournament appearances 47 All-American Selections USA Volleyball All-Time Great Volleyball Coach 12-time Conference Coach of the Year 10-time Regional Coach of the Year National Coach of the Year in 1982 and senior class became the winningest class in school history. The Rainbow Wahine returned to the NCAA Championships in 2009, reaching the national semifinal match in Shoji s 35th season, giving the legendary coach his second national coach of the year award and his 10th award for conference and region coach of the year. Under Shoji, UH volleyball finished in the Top 10 in 23 of the 28 final AVCA polls, and ranked in the top five 15 times. They have made it to the postseason in all but one year, finishing with a winning record in all 39 seasons and missing the postseason just once. The 67-year-old was also responsible for the start of the men s volleyball program in Shoji served as the men s coach at UH from , compiling a record of and leading the team to a Western Collegiate Volleyball Conference title in Shoji was a three-sport athlete at Upland High School in California, playing football, basketball and baseball. He then moved on to UC Santa Barbara, where he played baseball for a year, along with three years of volleyball. He earned All-America honors as a volleyball player in 1968 and 69. He earned his bachelor s degree in physical education in After spending two years in the U.S. Army, Shoji returned to Hawai i to coach the Kalani High School girl s and boy s volleyball teams. He then took an assistant coaching job at. Shoji and his wife, the former Mary Tennefos, reside in Manoa. They have three children, Cobey, Kawika and Erik. Daughter Cobey played volleyball at both UNLV and Michigan as a defensive specialist/setter. She graduated from Michigan with a bachelor s degree in sports management and communications and later received her master s in athletic administration from North Carolina. Both sons Kawika and Erik helped lead the Stanford men s volleyball team to a national title in 2010, with Kawika earning National Player of the Year honors.

4 2015 UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI I WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL QUICK FACTS 2014 FINAL All STATISTICS/RESULTS matches Overall record: 22-7 Conf: 13-3 Home: 15-4 Away: 6-3 Neutral: 1-0 Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 1 Long, Ginger Koelsch, Kendra Passi, Keani Anderson, Clare Huff, Megan Higgins, Tayler Taylor, Nikki Magill, Olivia Manu-Olevao, Tai Greeley, Kalei Guinasso, Gianna Mendoza, Sarah Kahakai, Savanah Adolpho, Kalei Maglio, Emily Ponce, Katiana UH Opponents Team Statistics UH OPP ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Attempts Assist Pct Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Attempts Serve Pct Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set Attempts Reception Pct DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 19/6652 9/1344 Neutral site #/Avg 1/0 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak 3 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. Aug 29 OHIO W ,25-23, Aug 30 #25 ARIZONA STATE L ,23-25, Aug 31 SDSU W ,25-17,23-25, Sep 04 NEW MEXICO W ,25-18,25-11, Sep 05 #22 OREGON L ,14-25,25-19,25-18, Sep 06 ST. JOHN'S W ,25-15,25-20, Sep 11 UTAH STATE W ,25-20, Sep 12 #25 UCLA L ,23-25, Sep 14 USF W ,25-22,25-22, Sep 19 NORTHERN ARIZONA W ,25-15, Sep 20 NORTHERN ARIZONA W ,25-23, *Sep 26 at UC Davis W ,25-18, *Sep 27 at UC Riverside W ,29-27, *Oct 03 CAL STATE FULLERTON W ,25-19, *Oct 04 UC IRVINE W ,25-19, *Oct 10 at CSUN L ,20-25, *Oct 11 at Long Beach St. L ,25-22,24-26,25-21, *Oct 24 CAL POLY W ,25-18, *Oct 26 UC SANTA BARBARA W ,19-25,25-15, *Oct 31 at UC Irvine W ,22-25,26-24,25-18, *Nov 01 at Cal State Fullerton W ,25-14, *Nov 07 #23 LONG BEACH ST. L ,22-25,25-18,25-17, *Nov 08 CSUN W ,22-25,25-23, *Nov 21 at UC Santa Barbara W ,25-23,27-29,19-25, *Nov 22 at Cal Poly W ,25-22,25-12, *Nov 28 UC RIVERSIDE W ,25-19,25-14, *Nov 29 UC DAVIS W ,25-16, Dec 05 vs #21 Duke W ,25-19, Dec 06 at #3 Washington L ,25-19,16-25, Record in 3-set matches:12-3 Record in 4-set matches:8-1 Record in 5-set matches:2-3

5 2015 UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI I WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL QUICK FACTS 2014 BIG WEST STATISTICS/RESULTS Overall record: 13-3 Conf: 13-3 Home: 7-1 Away: 6-2 Neutral: 0-0 Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 1 Long, Ginger Koelsch, Kendra Passi, Keani Anderson, Clare Huff, Megan Higgins, Tayler Taylor, Nikki Magill, Olivia Manu-Olevao, Tai Greeley, Kalei Guinasso, Gianna Mendoza, Sarah Kahakai, Savanah Adolpho, Kalei Maglio, Emily Ponce, Katiana UH Opponents Team Statistics UH OPP ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Attempts Assist Pct Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Attempts Serve Pct Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set Attempts Reception Pct DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 8/6955 8/1014 Neutral site #/Avg 0/0 Current win streak 5 - Home win streak 3 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. *Sep 26 at UC Davis W ,25-18, *Sep 27 at UC Riverside W ,29-27, *Oct 03 CAL STATE FULLERTON W ,25-19, *Oct 04 UC IRVINE W ,25-19, *Oct 10 at CSUN L ,20-25, *Oct 11 at Long Beach St. L ,25-22,24-26,25-21, *Oct 24 CAL POLY W ,25-18, *Oct 26 UC SANTA BARBARA W ,19-25,25-15, *Oct 31 at UC Irvine W ,22-25,26-24,25-18, *Nov 01 at Cal State Fullerton W ,25-14, *Nov 07 #23 LONG BEACH ST. L ,22-25,25-18,25-17, *Nov 08 CSUN W ,22-25,25-23, *Nov 21 at UC Santa Barbara W ,25-23,27-29,19-25, *Nov 22 at Cal Poly W ,25-22,25-12, *Nov 28 UC RIVERSIDE W ,25-19,25-14, *Nov 29 UC DAVIS W ,25-16, Record in 3-set matches:7-1 Record in 4-set matches:4-0 Record in 5-set matches:2-2

6 2015 UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI I WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL TV/RADIO ROSTER KATIANA PONCE KENDRA KOELSCH McKENNA GRANATO CLARE-MARIE ANDERSON S 6-1 So. Huntington Beach, Calif. Huntington Beach HS NATASHA BURNS TAYLER HIGGINS S 5-9 Jr. ANNIE MITCHEM MH 6-5 Jr. Friendswood, Texas Irvine Valley College OLIVIA MAGILL TAI MANU-OLEVAO KALEI GREELEY GIANNA GUINASSO NIKKI TAYLOR SAVANAH KAHAKAI CASEY CASTILLO MH 6-5 Fr. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada St. Mary s Catholic Secondary School OH 6-2 So. Riverside, Calif. King HS OH 6-0 Fr. Kailua, O ahu MEGAN HUFF L/DS 5-3 So. Moanalua HS L/DS 5-9 So. Huntington Beach, Calif. Huntington Beach HS EMILY MAGLIO MH 6-2 So. Coquitlam, B.C., Canada Pinetree HS DAVE SHOJI Head Coach 41st Season OH 6-3 Jr. Kaiser HS L/DS 5-5 So. MH 6-1 Sr. Shoreline, Wash. Arizona L/DS 5-8 So. Farrington HS JEFF HALL Associate Coach First Season MH 6-3 So. Federal Way, Wash. Beamer HS OH 6-0 Sr. Hilo, Hawai i OH 6-3 Fr. Oceanside, Calif. Santa Fe Christian Schools ROBYN AH MOW-SANTOS Assistant Coach Fifth Season