Wahine focused on strong finish

By Cindy Luis

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 21, 2012

~~<p>The past few Thanksgivings, Ashley Kastl didn't have much to look forward to until Christmas. During her three seasons at Arizona State — including a redshirt year — Kastl and the Sun Devils never made the NCAA volleyball tournament.</p>
<p>That isn't the case for the junior hitter this week, as No. 8 Hawaii has already clinched a berth into the NCAA tournament that begins next week. However, the Rainbow Wahine are trying to solidify a top-16 seed and hosting duties for the first and second rounds when they sandwich Thanksgiving Day between their final two Big West Conference matches.</p>
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The past few Thanksgivings, Ashley Kastl didn't have much to look forward to until Christmas. During her three seasons at Arizona State — including a redshirt year — Kastl and the Sun Devils never made the NCAA volleyball tournament.

That isn't the case for the junior hitter this week, as No. 8 Hawaii has already clinched a berth into the NCAA tournament that begins next week. However, the Rainbow Wahine are trying to solidify a top-16 seed and hosting duties for the first and second rounds when they sandwich Thanksgiving Day between their final two Big West Conference matches. Login for more...