Scores for UH vs UCLA?

[Hawaii Fan]

Anybody know the scores for the first 2 games?

[sweetieVBfan]

game 1 to ucla 30-21
game 2 to hawaii 30-22
game 3 26-22 hawaii

[Hawaii Fan]

Thanks for the updates.

[sweetieVBfan]

hawaii won game 3 30-25ish?

hawaii leading game 4 23-16

i really like paul nihipali as a color commentator. he's very very good. i like him a lot more off the court.

[UH]

Hawaii Wins 3-1

21-30, 30-22, 30-24, 30-23

[Hawaii Fan]

Thanks for the scores! Really appreciate it.

[Coach McGuirk]

Did anyone jump on anything or do some weird dances tongiht?

[mvbdad]

Hey coach , Hawaii was really subdued in their celebrating tonight. UCLA came out real strong in the first game , but I think Scates was out coached tonight. He was substituting players all night long. The middles for UCLA were ineffective and could not stop either Thomas or Nordberg. Theocharidis had an OK game and Ching was strong in spurts.

[V]

By Gilbert Quiñonez
Special to The Advertiser

LOS ANGELES — Despite beating UCLA at Pauley Pavilion for only the third team ever, Hawai'i is already looking to do something it has never done —sweep the Bruins at Pauley.

Last night's, 22-30, 30-22, 30-24, 30-23, win gives UH a chance to make history.

"It's a huge win, but we came here to get a sweep," said outside hitter Costas Theocharidis, who had 25 kills. "A split isn't going to do it for us."

Pauley Pavilion is the home to volleyball's most successful volleyball program as UCLA has won 18 NCAA titles, and is currently No. 8 in the country.

But the Warriors (14-5, 8-5 MPSF) are trying to make their claim as the best team in the country, being the defending NCAA champions and currently ranked No. 2.

"If we're mentally prepared and play our game, we can beat anyone," Theocharidis said.

UH wasn't mentally prepared in the first game. UCLA (13-10, 8-8 MPSF) took an early 10-5 lead and led by at least four points the rest of of way.

"I didn't think we were very awake," UH coach Mike Wilton said. "I've noticed that can happen here. It's a big arena, and there's not a lot of people in the stands."

The Warriors woke up and got out to a 5-1 lead in the second game.

"We were lackadaisical in the first game," outside hitter Tony Ching said. "Then we told ourselves 'That's enough of that.' It was a wake-up call."

Ching woke up too. He had only one kill on one attempt in the first game, but had nine kills on nine attempts in the second game. Ching finished the night with 17 kills, hitting .682.

The third game was close until the Warriors went on a 5-1 run, in which setter Kimo Tuyay recorded his only two kills of the match, for a 27-22 lead.

The fourth game also was close until the end.

"They served better than we passed, and they passed better than we served," UCLA coach Al Scates said. "That's it in a nutshell."

Box score
uhathletics.hawaii.edu/media/Stats/Vball/UCLA1.HTM

[Bruin Fan]

Scates is correct - after the first game the Warriors came out and started cranking jump serves - especially Costas, Thomas and Ching. UCLA could not pass and it really threw them off their game. In the 1st game they were able to run the middles effectively, getting about 10 kills from Pena and Morrow. However, they barely got anything from them after that. UCLA hasn't had any serving presence in the last 2 years - no one on their team can rip one like some players on other squads. In fact, this has been the biggest reason the Bruins haven't played so well in the last 2 years - they can't pass the hot serve and they have no one on their team who can throw the other team off their game. If teams are able to run the middle quite easily against UCLA they'll never be able to generate a good block. It'll be interesting to see if UCLA can adjust their block - both teams hit extremely well - and realize that they have to pass in order to beat a team as strong as Hawaii

[V]

Thought I'd add this article from the UH site since it had more details about the match.


Theocharidis, Ching Lift Warriors Over No. 8 UCLA in Four

Duo Combine for 42 Kills in Win

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Warrior senior outside hitters Costas Theocharidis and Tony Ching led five Hawaii starters with double-digit kill totals, as the national champions posted a .426 team attack percentage in taking care of Mountain Pacific Sports Federation rival UCLA, 22-30, 30-22, 30-24, 30-23, at Pauley Pavillion tonight.

Theocharidis carried the brunt of the load for Hawaii, with a match-high 25 kills in 44 attempts for a .477 attack percentage. The three-time All-American opened his evening with seven kills in the first game. Theocharidis went errorless in 11 attempts to put-up a .636 hitting percentage as Hawaii fell behind a game. The Warriors fell behind early in the opening set and could not put together any sizeable runs, chasing the Bruins, who led at 5-4 and never looked back. Both squads came out of the gates swinging, with the hosts out-slugging the Warriors, .645-to-517. Both teams committed just four attack errors in 60 attempts between them, as both offenses were firing on all cylinders.

Ching took over for Theocharidis in game two, exploding for nine kills in as many swings to maintain a perfect 1.000 attack percentage through the first two games. The 6-foot-2 Honolulu native led the way as the Warriors out-hit UCLA, .367-to-.200 in the frame. The game went point-for-point up until the midway point, with Hawaii leading 15-13. The Warriors quickly put some space between themselves and the Bruins with a 5-2 run thanks to two Ching kills, a Delano Thomas kill, two points by Theocharidis, and an Eyal Zimet block solo. The Bruin attack was side-tracked in game two, as they slipped to a .200 team hitting percentage.

Greek National Team member Theocharidis came back to life in the third game, leading all attackers with eight kills in 15 attempts. Once again, the Warriors and Bruins traded points in the early going before Theocharidis keyed a Hawaii three-point run with a pair of kills. The "Men of War" maintained the advantage from then on, with three two-point runs and a three-point run down the stretch.

Game four saw a number of Warriors step forward at different times to give Hawaii just their third win at Pauley Pavilion. Senior middle Brian Nordberg got the Warriors off on the right foot, accounting for his team's first three points with kills from his middle blocker position. Thomas was the next Warrior to catch fire, recording all five points on three kills and a pair of block assists in one stretch, as Hawaii and UCLA traded eight points.

Next it was Ching, who took Hawaii on his back for four consecutive points on a service ace and three kills, as the Warriors pulled-out to a 15-10 lead. Theocharidis took the baton next, with three kills in a row of his own, as Hawaii kept its five point advantage at 18-13. Fittingly, Theocharidis and Ching finished-off game four together, tallying seven of Hawaii's final eight points of the match.

Thomas (12 kills), Zimet (11) and Nordberg (11), also recorded double-digit kill totals in the victory. Warrior middles Thomas and Nordberg also registered five blocks apiece to lead Hawaii, along with Ching. Team captain Zimet hit .409 while also matching libero Jake Muise for the team lead with nine defensive digs.

The Warriors and Bruins will take to the court again tomorrow night at Pauley Pavilion. The match is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. Warrior fans looking to tune-in to the action can link to the Bruin webcast through the University of Hawaii athletics website at uhathletics.hawaii.edu.