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Post by Aikea on Nov 11, 2006 0:31:27 GMT -5
Game 1 Hawaii hit .444, La Tech -.061 Game 2 Hawaii hit .391, La Tech .033
Sanders with 7 kills, hitting .600, 4 blocks Houston with 11 kills, hitting .588
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Post by VollyDolly on Nov 11, 2006 1:03:41 GMT -5
Wahine sweep: 30-16, 30-15, 30-21
Thurlby set the third game, Duggins was the libero, Recca played, Blood with a solo block and a block assist with Thurlby to end it
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Post by IdahoBoy on Nov 11, 2006 1:20:00 GMT -5
Yikes. Now I know why La Tech is 0-fer in the WAC...
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Post by LanaiBoy on Nov 11, 2006 1:31:44 GMT -5
La Tech obviously intimidated by the crowd. There were countless errors between setter and hitters--so many whiffs. At times Hawaii played down to the level of La Tech--lots of errors too--but the difference in talent between the two teams is a chasm. Houston is getting much better at the "off system" plays. She kept lots of balls in play that previously she hit into the net or out of bounds. I think Houston learned a lot from the Nevada game when she hit negative and was obviously embarrased. She is learning to hit smarter or at least I hope she is.
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Post by roy on Nov 11, 2006 3:04:50 GMT -5
This match went the way it was supposed to. I feel sorry for La Tech. Having to go through NMSU and then travel to Hawaii. Not a really fun road trip. La Tech is young but I love their coach. She can't put them through a tough schedule based solely on talent, but almost every year, they have a couple of "tough" matches that they know they are going to lose, but those matches help players get a sense of what else is out there. I have seen other programs hedge their schedule and rack up a number of wins but can't get a winning record in their own conference.
La Tech looked intimidated. Granted, they have a lot of young players. Only one senior on the squad and I believe both starting middles were freshman. There were a lot of mis-connections with the middles. Not things you should see at this point in the season however you could tell a few of them were in awe by the amount of people. I agree that the WAC conference as a whole has gotten better. La Tech, while they haven't won a match in the WAC, will continue to improve. It'll take a few years before they end up with even a remotely decent record in the conference, but that is expected I suppose.
Hawaii looked decent. La Tech made them look a lot better than they were. But credit has to go to Hawaii for simply playing smart volleyball. Your team can't do a lot when the opposing team keeps hitting the ball into the net or can't get a solid dig which causes a lot of lifts or double contacts. Hawaii looked pretty sharp in the first 2 games, with only a hand full of hitting errors and a few bad passes in the beginning of the match. A lot of errors (and La Tech blocks) came in game 3 where Thurlby was setting. Great to see her get some time at setter. However, you can see why Kamanao is a three time AA. Thurlby is a solid setter, but Kamanao has a spark that runs the team. Not a perfect match by Hawaii but it was still pretty good. Sunday shapes up to be the deciding match of the WAC regular season.
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Nov 11, 2006 3:09:27 GMT -5
LaTech did have one weapon that hurt the bows -- their serving. They got some aces and forced some bad passes. They also really picked on Mason. Which is why the only middle to really get in on the action was Sanders... Gregory just didn't see many sets... But LaTech's serve was the only weapon they had, all others were kept in check by the Wahine.
Otherwise, solid outings by everyone all around. Houston did a good job of handling the sets off of broken plays tonight. Duggins looked good in the libero spot in the 3rd game.
Lookin' forward to Sunday night...
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Post by 5100 on Nov 11, 2006 4:59:39 GMT -5
What position did Caroline play?
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Post by aaronic on Nov 11, 2006 5:41:01 GMT -5
What position did Caroline play? I believe M1. Though she did get a BS and straight down BA with Thurlby!
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