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Post by mbrooks on Nov 22, 2006 14:37:55 GMT -5
Looks like Hawaii's first opponent will be Fresno St who knocked off LA Tech in 4 (believe it or not).
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Post by roy on Nov 22, 2006 14:46:31 GMT -5
Can't say it was a huge surprise. La Tech and Fresno State went at it last week with Fresno State winning in 5 at La Tech. This match was all about adjustments to each other after their match last week. Generally this bodes well for Hawaii as Fresno State worked hard to win and will be a bit drained for another match this evening.
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Post by FreeBall on Nov 22, 2006 16:03:27 GMT -5
I went to the WAC website for tournament information and noticed that they made a mistake in the pairings listed in their 11/20/06 News Release.
Those pairings show semifinal matchups with the winners of Matches 2 and 3 playing each other and the winners of Matches 4 and 5 also playing. As shown, this would create a theoretical matchup between Hawaii and New Mexico State in the semifinals.
After noting this in the News Release, I looked at the PDF bracket and that does show the correct matchups.
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Post by mbrooks on Nov 22, 2006 17:02:17 GMT -5
NMSU takes Boise St in 4.
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Post by Aikea on Nov 22, 2006 18:06:32 GMT -5
NMSU takes Boise St in 4. Was NMSU playing badly? When Hawaii played Boise I thought Hawaii was just playing bad. Maybe Boise is much improved or it could have been a combination of both |
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Post by mbrooks on Nov 22, 2006 18:54:08 GMT -5
I think Boise was much improved. They got us out of system a few times and took advantage of it. Thankfully, we had our heads together and were able to pull it back.
Let me add that the service error fairy followed us to Reno. We had 8. Alice had 5 on her own.
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Post by ooreo46 on Nov 22, 2006 19:41:53 GMT -5
Wow. Boise outblocked NMSU 14-13. Pretty weird...
NMSU was down by 8 in the third game (12-20) and Boise then had game point at 29-28 but managed to lose 29-31. This NMSU team is pretty tough.
Hopefully, Hawaii and NMSU will meet in the finals. If they do, I think it will be a pretty intense match.
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Post by mbrooks on Nov 22, 2006 20:38:05 GMT -5
We'll take on Idaho tomorrow afternoon. Nevada and San Jose are playing now. I'm not really sure who I want to win....
(Wonder if it's in bad taste to bring the computer to the table to watch the game while we eat dinner?)
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Post by GatorVball on Nov 22, 2006 20:43:08 GMT -5
They are playing matches tomorrow on Thanksgiving?
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Post by Aikea on Nov 22, 2006 20:50:38 GMT -5
They are playing matches tomorrow on Thanksgiving? Yes  The tournament is Wednesday - Friday. |
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Post by mbrooks on Nov 22, 2006 20:50:40 GMT -5
Yep. NMSU vs Idaho at 5pm Pacific and Nevada/San Jose St vs. Hawaii/Fresno at 7:30pm Pacific.
I *hate* having this tourny during Thanksgiving.
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Post by pope on Nov 22, 2006 20:51:10 GMT -5
They are playing matches tomorrow on Thanksgiving? Looks like it, and Friday is the championship match. |
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Post by GatorVball on Nov 22, 2006 21:04:15 GMT -5
That is just awful, for the players, for the fans. What was the WAC thinking?
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Nov 22, 2006 21:31:24 GMT -5
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Post by GatorVball on Nov 22, 2006 21:37:48 GMT -5
Even playing on Thanksgiving? I know they usually play the Thanksgiving weekend, didn't realize they played on turkey day. |
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