hopefully everyone stays, and Tyler likely to be extremely selective with the caliber of player he would recruit from the portal this year in that case.
Irvine got a lot better as the season went on. Davis was young. the top tier of the conference should be very competitive.
Concerning next season's roster, IMO the program's most important need is high level pin that can score when the team is out of system adding depth at that position. Best place for that is in the transfer portal. Next depth at middle and back row/libero. There is a freshman middle coming in next season but probably prefer a transfer there too. Not sure how many scholarships the program has to offer outside their two 2024 freshman. Cal Poly basically returns everyone so they will be a tough out for sure.
The program made strides in 2024 and had a successful season. Players and coaches should be proud of their efforts. Next year needs to result in a NCAA tournament appearance. Both Hawaii and UCSB lose a lot of starters and will be in the so called rebuild mode.
Wondering if the NIVC is a pay in tournament? By merit, the Beach would have been an easy invite.
2024: Karich returns hopefully fully recovered. Livvy looked very promising in her short stint late in the year. Same goes for Ella at MB. From his past posts, Dansk thought highly of Grace prior to her injury.
Would think an MB out of the portal, some attention to the back row, and a back row attack (Natalie and Elise) might be items to be addressed in the off season?
no NIVC, not sure what the value is, unless the players really want to do that.
Glenn needs a break for Sand VB
no surprise. the Northridge loss, and needed to beat UCSB one more time to have a shot, that might have been enough, even then the committee went almost chalk on RPI/KPI, which means Tyler needs to put some time/thought into the schedule, which isn't necessarily easy.
shoulda, woulda, hope they all come back, and see if there is a potential portal addition.
UCSB received an at-large at Stanford, playing Houston. Hawaii is at Oregon, playing Iowa State.
NIVC is possible, if they want it. But, Cal Poly is an option also.
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