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Cindy Luis covers University of Hawaii volleyball for the Star-Advertiser. She began her career as a sports journalist in Hawaii in 1981 with the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and was the sports editor, assistant sports editor, columnist and beat writer during a 31-year span before the paper became the Star-Advertiser. She graduated from UCLA in 1977 with a B.A. in Communication Studies.
The Cardinal sweeps UOP, 25-22, 25-21, 25-17 Only way for UH to earn a bid is for CSUN to lose all four of its last matches, all on the road Matadors at Pepperdine Thursday, at USC Saturday, at UCI and Long Beach State next week.
Sunday UCI (home) barely beat UCSD, 23-25, 21-25, 25-13, 25-21, 15-10 Not that it matters but 1. BYU with all 16 votes 2. The Beach up 1, 3. UCLA up 1, 4. UCI down 2 5. Pepperdine stays. 6. Cal Baptist up 1, 7. UCSB up 1. 8. Stanford down 2. 9-10-11 Stay the same: Lewis, CSUN, Ohio State 12. Penn State up 1, 13 Loyola-Chicago up 1, UH down 2, 15. Ball State stays the same.
Don’t have all the results but Kailua VBC won its ninth men’s open title at this past week’s Haili Tournament. Kailua def. Big Island Boys 25-19, 25-21 on the Kailua roster were Kimo TuyayJames KaJosh DayChad Giesseman Chris YoungMaulia LaBarreJake MuiseNick CastelloRory BrandtTony Ching
Someone had asked on another thread about this Dane Keckin, Santa Monica HS, Opp Jennings Franciskovic, Oaks Christian. S Kupono Fey, Punahou, OH Nainoa Frank, Kalaheo, MB/Opp
Thought a disappointing night all around for the Warriors. They are mathematically alive but they’d need to win both at UCSD. They aren’t a very good road team so …. If they win two, they finish 10-14. They would need for Stanford to lose its last 5 to finish 9-15 or CSUN to lose its last 4 to go 9-15. Stanford, CSUN and UCSB all have the tiebreaker on UH.
West starting at middle. Warriors have Phelps in the two-libero system Warriors got down earlier, 3-0. Came back to 11-9 but now it’s 15-9 at the TTO. Someone asked about the UCSB setter from last night. mentioned I had heard it was a stomach problem, perhaps food poisoning. confirmed a stomach problem. He’s not dressed and in street clothes. UH hitting 000 and SB 429. passing horrible. Gauchos on a 5-0 run. 16-9.
UCI’s loss gives BYU the league title, top seed xy-BYU 18 2 x-Long Beach St. 15 6 x-UC Irvine 14 6 x-UCLA 13 7 x-Pepperdine 11 9 y-Cal Baptist 10 10 Stanford 9 10 UC Santa Barbara 9 10 CSU Northridge 9 11 Hawaii 8 13 USC 6 14 UC San Diego 4 15 Pacific 4 15 x-clinched MPSF tournament berth y-clinched MPSF title, tournament top seed z-ineligible for MPSF tournament Saturday UC Santa Barbara at Hawaii, 7 p.m., Stan […]
Really thought it was headed to five and it seemed Hawaii had the momentum. But a couple of key hitting errors and you could see the doubt creep in Some stats Warriors 132 in Set 4, most of the errors late 13-8-38. 10 blocks, 42 digs 12 by Ramos. 4 aces, 17 SEs In Set 4, 1 aces, 3 SEs. 2.5 blocks, 12 digs Sedore 15-7-38 but 4-3-11 in Set 4 Averill 5-1-9 (2-1-5 set 4). marks 12-4-22 (3-1-6), Zarkovic […]