Hawaii vs. CSUN

[ACE]

Stanhiser not playing tonight because he left uniform at the hotel.

Northridge wins game 1: 30-26, start of game 2.

[ACE]

Stanhiser now in someone went to get his uniform. game tied 24 all in the second set


Game 2 goes to CSUN 30-28. UH down 0-2.

[vbfan4life]

Hawaii wins game 3 30-22. Come on Warriors!!! Let's win this thing

[My2Sense]

www.gomatadors.com/mvolleyball_details.php?news_id=01170

Matadors Knock Off Hawaii At Home For First Time Since 1992

Box Score:
www.gomatadors.com/mvolleyball/csnmvb18.htm

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - Junior Nils Nielsen had a team-high 14 kills, while Dan Rhodes added 13 as No. 7 Cal State Northridge upset No. 2 Hawaii, 30-26, 30-28, 22-30, 30-26 Wednesday in The Matadome.

With the win, the Matadors improve to 12-6 overall and 7-5, while the Warriors slip to 11-4 overall and 8-3 in conference play. The win was CSUN's first over Hawaii in Northridge since the 1992 season.

Nielsen's 14 kills led a trio of Matador hitters who reached double-figures. Rhodes added 13 kills, but was stymied after game two and James Lischer, making just his third start of the season, added 10 kills. Rhodes had 10 kills and was hitting .409 after CSUN took the first two games, but only had three kills from that point on and wound up hitting .182 for the match. Rhodes did contribute three aces, four digs and four blocks to the Matador effort. Brian Waite narrowly missed a double-double with nine kills and nine blocks, while Ty Tramblie had 48 assists and four digs.

For Hawaii, Pedra Azenha knocked down a match-high 19 kills to go with eight digs, while Delano Thomas added 12 kills and a pair of aces. Mauli'a LaBarre posted a match-high 11 blocks, while setter Brian Beckwith recorded 47 assists.

CSUN took a 4-3 lead in game one and would not trail again until Hawaii led 14-13 after a Matt Bender kill. But that would be the last lead for the Warriors as the Matadors eventually led by as many as five (27-22) after a Billy Allen block. Hawaii would get within 29-26 but a Thomas service ace gave the Matadors a 30-26 win.

In game two, the Warriors led 13-11 after a Thomas ace, but the Matadors won the next four points to go back up 15-13. Hawaii would take the lead back twice more, the last coming at 24-23 on a Jose Delgado ace. The score would then be tied five times, the last coming at 28-28 before a Azenha service error and a Waite block gave the Matadors a two game lead.

Game three looked to be much of the same with the Matadors holding an 8-6 lead after a Lischer-Tramblie block. But Hawaii came back to four of the next five points to take a 10-9 lead on a Delgado ace. As it turned out, the Warriors would never surrender the lead ultimately going up by as many as eight points (29-21) and cruising home with the 30-22 victory.

In the decisive fourth game, Hawaii led early 2-0 and 2-1, but CSUN took control of the game from then on. The Matadors led by five points at 12-7 after a Bender hitting error and despite seeing their lead shrink to one three times (the last at 27-26), CSUN held on getting kills from Waite and Nielsen and an ace from Tramblie to post the 30-26 game four win.

After being out-blocked 11.5 to 5.0 after two games, Hawaii came back to edge the Matadors in blocks 18.0 to 17.5. CSUN had a slight 7-6 edge in aces and the Warriors had 29 digs to 26 for the Matadors.

Cal State Northridge and Hawaii complete the two-match series on Friday, March 5 at 7 p.m. in The Matadome.

[5100]

ACE said:

Stanhiser not playing tonight because he left uniform at the hotel.

Are you serious?

[swingaway]

Great Win! Go Matadors! ;D

[socalbud]

Would like to read opinions on this match from some folks that were at the game. Was this an off-night for UH? UH alot of hitting errors? How was Beckwith? Matadors just on? Combinations of the above? Home crowd worth a few points? These "upsets" are so interesting. Love to hear opinions.

[JKnight12]

It looked like a different Northridge team out there, they were serving tough and actually blocking balls for a change. Hawaii looked a little flat from the start and the Matadors took advantage. Nils Nielsen also played more aggressively than he has in a few weeks. Hopefully this kind of play will continue for the Matadors. Any predictions for Friday's rematch?

[beachman]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Things are gonna get interesting.....

[vbfan4life]

I think on Friday the Warriors are going to come back angry and win 3-0. With at least one game with the scores of 30-22 or something like that.

[My2Sense]

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Posted on: Thursday, March 4, 2004
No. 7 Northridge topples No. 2 Hawai'i

Advertiser Staff

Cal State Northridge's night to remember was the University of Hawai'i volleyball team's nightmare to forget.

Relying on dependable serving, the seventh-ranked Matadors upset the nation's No. 2 team, 30-26, 30-28, 22-30, 30-26, in Northridge, Calif.

The student section in the Matadome chanted "Oh-ver ray-ted ... Oh-ver ray-ted ..." as the Warriors, No. 1 a week ago, fell to third place in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. UH is 11-4 overall and 8-3 in the MPSF.

This season, the Matadors (12-6, 7-5) have defeated No. 3 Brigham Young, No. 4 Long Beach State and No. 5 Pepperdine.

The evening began grimly for the Warriors when starting middle blocker Joshua Stanhiser forgot to bring his jersey to the Matadome. NCAA rules would have allowed Stanhiser to borrow reserve Dionisio Dante's uniform.

"I could have done that," UH coach Mike Wilton said, "but I chose not to. 'Bring your own stuff. Be a team guy.' "

Stanhiser's parents, who attended the match, drove to the hotel in Los Angeles to retrieve their son's jersey. They returned in the middle of Game 2.

Without Stanhiser, who entered No. 2 nationally in hitting accuracy, outside hitter Delano Thomas moved to the middle, where he was an All-American last year, and backup Matt Bender started on the left side. UH hit .200 in Game 1.

In Game 2, Dante started in the middle and Thomas moved back to the outside. Although Stanhiser entered late in the game, Wilton said, "We were better, but not good enough."

Only in Game 3 did the Warriors sustain scoring rallies.

But the Warriors struggled to pass jump serves by Dan Rhodes and Brian Waite and a dancing floater by setter Ty Tramblie.

"They played better than we did, to be truthful about it," Wilton said.

Nils Nielsen led the Matadors with 14 kills. Pedro Azenha had 19 kills and eight attack errors, both team and match highs.

"I think we need to get better at playing a little smarter," Wilton said. "But I believe it's fixable."

The rematch is tomorrow in the Matadome.

[cougarize]

Having seen CSUN this year, and not to totally discount them, but they are a tier two team. It just goes to show that on any given night, anybody can win. CSUN has some impressive wins this season, but lacks the talent to sustain consistency. The type of consistency I'm talking of is a 10-match win streak or going into LB and taking not one, but two ... ala BYU.

I'm sure Hawaii will come out and take the Friday night match with vigor.

[Vball818]

Tonight will be a new match and most likely an entirely different team for Hawai'i and CSUN. I just hope...no, I want CSUN to play even better than how they did on Wednesday night because I'm sure they know Hawai'i is going to come out firing in the Matadome in less than three hours.
CSUN you better be ready. Looking forward to seeing tonight's match.

For CSUN fans: who will play opposite of BRIAN WAITE tonight? STAN DOUGLAS or JAMES LISCHER? Good luck to whoever starts and lots of luck to ya CSUN.

Go Matadors!

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[benwhipdrofn]

This stinks, I wish I had a chance to see some of these other teams play. Please some one tell me why ESPN would rather show ping pong matches than mens volleyball. AUGH!