▁the ▁first ▁few ▁points ▁in ▁Min ne apolis . ▁The ▁twice ▁AV CA ▁Beach ▁Vol ley ball ▁all - American , ▁consequ ently , ▁wouldn ' t ▁be ▁the ▁same . ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁ ▁O ▁Canada ! ▁T win ▁to wers ▁would ▁apt ly ▁describe ▁this ▁season ' s ▁anch ored ▁ 6 ' 3 " ▁and ▁ 6 ' 5 " ▁middle ▁block ers , ▁long , ▁lean ▁and ▁sky - high . ▁The ▁inner ▁city ▁of ▁Hon ol ulu ▁would ▁be ▁well ▁represented ▁addition ally ▁in ▁the ▁back ▁row ▁by ▁U H ▁top ▁ 3 ▁all - time ▁d igger , ▁pro dig ious , ▁Kan aka ▁Ma oli ▁Hawai ' ian ▁liber o . ▁The ▁Pres e ason / O OC ▁ga unt let ▁ran ▁as ▁follows : ▁AV CA ' s ▁# 3 ▁Minnesota ▁( L , ▁ 0 - 3 ), ▁# 1 2 ▁Kansas ▁( W , ▁ 3 - 2 ), ▁# 2 2 ▁San ▁Diego ▁( L , ▁ 0 - 3 ), ▁# 1 3 ▁U CLA ▁( L , ▁ 2 - 3 ), ▁# 2 2 ▁Ut ah ▁( L , ▁ 1 - 3 ), ▁# 1 0 ▁BY U ▁( L , ▁ 2 - 3 ). ▁In ▁conference ▁U H ▁subsequently ▁encountered ▁then ▁ranked ▁AV CA ▁# 2 3 ▁Cal ▁Poly ▁S LO , ▁twice ▁( L , ▁ 2 - 3 ). ▁ 1 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Bay lor ▁University