Hawaii’s quest fo’ da t’ree-peat national championship wen pau Saturday night at da EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia. ?
Da ‘Bows nevah could beat da Bruins in four sets, but fo’ dis group of departin’ seniors, dey no goin’ remembah da game, but da journey it took fo’ get dea. ?
“Real historic wat dese guys wen do.” ?
Hawaii nevah get da fairytale ending dey was hopin’ fo’, but da team can hold dea heads up high aftah makin’ dea fourth-straight Championship appearance an’ finishin’ da 2023 season wit one 29-3 record. ?
Da team sayin’ aloha to one group of seniors dat wen help lay da foundation fo’ da program’s recent success on top da court. ?
“I stay true believe dat we left da program in one bettah state den how we wen find ’em,” UH settah Jakob Thelle wen tell Hawaii News Now aftah da game. “Dat goes to da coachin’ staff, dat goes to da trust from all da playahs, an’ jus’ da love we get fo’ each oddah fo’ make ourselves 1% bettah every day.” ❤️
“Jus’ real proud of everybody, it’s been one wild ride.” ?
An’ wat stay off da court mattahs most fo’ da playahs. ?
“Jus’ wat dey wen do in our community, you know, dey really wen create sometin’ dat I would call generational in terms of da support an’ jus’ da aloha dey wen build an’ jus’ how much pride an’ joy peepo in da state of Hawaii take in supportin’ dis team an’ watchin’ ’em compete,” Head coach Charlie Wade said. “Dese young men stay real deservin’ of all dat support.” ?
Fo’ da fans, dey still stay proud of da ‘Bows an’ da wild ride dey took ’em on dis season. ?
“So appreciate ’em an’ so, so sad dat it nevah, It nevah turn out wat we wanted fo’ dem an’ wat dey wanted fo’ us, but we still love ’em so much,” UH fan Nancy Dela Cruz said. ?
“We wen leave da hotel, an’ I wen see dose peepo, I no can describe ’em, I no can describe ’em,” UH opposite Dimitrios Mouchlias said. “It means so much to us, dass da foundation, we stay da final product of one whole process, okay, an’ get plenny kine tings happenin’ backstage dat you guys no see an’ all da fans stay dea major contributor fo’ dat, mahalo.” ?
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? Bows Remain Proud Despite NCAA Final Loss ?
Hawaii’s quest for a third consecutive national championship came to an end Saturday night at the EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia. ?
The ‘Bows couldn’t defeat the Bruins in four sets, but for this group of departing seniors, they will remember not the game, but the journey it took to get there. ?
“Really historic what these guys have been able to do.” ?
Hawaii didn’t get the fairytale ending they had hoped for, but the team can hold their heads up high after making their fourth-straight Championship appearance and finishing the 2023 season with a 29-3 record. ?
The team bids farewell to a group of seniors who helped lay the foundation for the program’s recent success on the court. ?
“I truly believe that we left the program in a better state than how we found it,” UH setter Jakob Thelle told Hawaii News Now after the game. “That goes to the coaching staff, that goes to the trust from all the players, and just the love we have for each other to make ourselves 1% better every day.” ❤️
“Just really proud of everybody, it’s been a wild ride.” ?
And what happens off the court matters most to the players. ?
“Just what they’ve been able to do in our community, you know, they really have created something that I would call generational in terms of the support and just the aloha they have built and just how much pride and joy people in the state of Hawaii take in supporting this team and watching them compete,” Head coach Charlie Wade said. “These young men are very deserving of all that support.” ?
For the fans, they remain proud of the ‘Bows and the wild ride they took them on this season. ?
“So appreciate them and so, so sad that it didn’t, it didn’t turn out what we wanted for them and what they wanted for us, but we still love them so much,” UH fan Nancy Dela Cruz said. ?
“We left the hotel, and I saw those people, I can’t describe it, I can’t describe it,” UH opposite Dimitrios Mouchlias said. “It means so much to us, that’s the foundation, we are the final product of a whole process, okay, and there are so many things happening backstage that you guys don’t see and all the fans are a major contributor to that, thank you.” ?
