who won UH or UCSD?

[warriorreject]

who won

[socalLocal]

UH won in 4. reserves in the 1st 2 games vs UCSD and the 2nd 2 games the starters were in for the most part.

games 3 and 4 was like 30-20, 30-20

ucsd just rolls over for some reason. Not even fun to watch when those guys (as a team) just stop

[Ninja]

Warrior "Reserves Lead Hawaii to Ninth Straight Win
Hawaii Clinches MPSF Tournament Berth


LA JOLLA, Calif. - The "Men of War" went to their bench to push their season-best win streak to nine matches, defeating Mountain Pacific Sports Federation member UC San Diego, thanks to late contributions from "reserves" Costas Theocharidis, Delano Thomas and Kimo Tuyay.

Playing for their 29th straight win in as many matches against UC San Diego, the Warriors started just two of their regular starters-Tony Ching and Brian Nordberg. But after watching UC San Diego walk away with the second game to move into game three tied at a game apiece, head coach Mike Wilton went to his bench, throwing his entire starting rotation onto the court for the start of the third game.

Theocharidis, who was the only Warrior not to see action in Wednesday night's sweep of the Tritons, came-off the bench to quickly put-down 12 kills on a .450 attack percentage to lift Hawaii to victory.

Thomas hit .714, with five kills and five blocks in his two games of action, while setter Tuyay quarterbacked Hawaii to a team attack percentage of well over .400 while also leading the team with seven total blocks.

Ching led Hawaii in kills (15) and digs (13) to post the double-double. Nordberg had seven kills, adding three service aces and three blocks.

The Warriors pushed ahead of the Tritons early on in game one, and then withstood a late charge from the hosts to take the first frame, 30-26. Hawaii jumped out of the gates, leading 10-7 after Stanhiser's kill off an assist from Rasay, prompting UCSD to call for a timeout. Stanhiser kept the Warriors rolling out of the break, as he teamed with Azenha for back-to-back blocks to put Hawaii up by seven.

After seeing their deficit extend to eight, at 20-12, UC San Diego subbed-in sophomore Dickens Tai, who held his serve as his squad ran-off three consecutive points, two coming on service aces. The Tritons closed to within three at 26-19, before Warrior outside hitters Bender and Ching got hot to help close out the first game.

Bender led Hawaii with five kills, while Ching added four of his own. Ching, who missed last week's entire Pacific series due to illness, hit .800, with no errors in five attempts.

Rasay was extremely effective with his serve in the first game, recording three service aces while committing no errors.

The Tritons battled tough again in game two, catching Hawaii from behind to even the set at 16-16. The Warriors maintained the lead up till the mid-point of the second game, but saw UCSD sprint past them to lead 20-17, thanks largely to five kills by Tritons' leading kill producer Jim Waller.

Ching led a late charge by the Warriors, recording four of Hawaii's five points as they closed to within two, at 28-26, forcing the Tritons into a timeout. But UCSD held-on to even the match at a game apiece, with Waller leading the way with eight kills in the frame.

Ching was the hottest hitter on the court in game two as well, with his seven kills coming with no errors in eight attempts.

Hawaii went back to their usual starters in game three, as Theocharidis, Tuyay, Thomas, Eyal Zimet, and libero Jake Muise rejoined Ching and Nordberg on the floor.

With their starters back on the court, the Warriors turned game three into a rout, defeating the Tritons, 30-20. After watching their back-ups hit .254 through two games, the starters hit .462 in game three, with Theocharidis leading the way with five kills in nine attempts.

The "Men of War" used a huge mid-game rally to take the game and the match going away. After playing to a 10-10 deadlock, Hawaii engineered a run that saw them outscore the Tritons, 10-to-1. Theocharidis made his presence known again in game four, as he put-down seven more kills to finish with 12 kills in two games.

The Warriors will return to Hawaii tomorrow afternoon to begin preparation for a four match homestand that will close-out their regular season schedule. They will host UC Santa Barbara on Apr. 4th and 5th, followed by USC on Apr. 11th and 12th. Hawaii also learned today that they have earned one of the eight spots in the MPSF Tournament

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Adding a dramatic flavor to what should have been a routine performance, the University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team outlasted UC San Diego, 30-26, 27-30, 30-20, 30-20, last night in La Jolla, Calif.

In winning their ninth in a row, the Warriors improved to 19-5 overall and 13-5 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. The Tritons fell to 5-18 and 1-17.

The Warriors have won all 29 meetings against the Tritons, a statistical superiority that likely figured in UH coach Mike Wilton's decision to open last night's match with only two of his usual starters — middle blocker Brian Nordberg and outside hitter Tony Ching — in the lineup.

The Warriors struggled in the second game, prompting Wilton to field his usual lineup for the final two games.

UH setter Kimo Tuyay's family prepared a post-match meal for the team, and Wilton noted, "If I didn't get him in there (for the final two games), maybe his parents wouldn't have fed me."

After UH swept the Tritons Wednesday night, Wilton wanted to give his reserves more playing time last night.

"It's my fault," Wilton said. "You're basically trotting a second team on the court, and that's going to tick off (the Tritons), and it did."

While some of the reserves had their moments, Wilton said, "collectively we struggled a bit. I should have started our usual lineup, then made piecemeal changes. That way I get to play everybody, and everybody leaves with a good feeling."

Ching apparently has fully recovered from flu-like symptoms that kept him from playing last week. He played in all four games, finishing with a team-high 15 kills.

The Warriors also continued to serve well, amassing 10 aces.

UC San Diego is a Division II team that does not offer men's volleyball scholarships. (UH spreads the equivalent of 4.5 scholarships among 10 players.)

"But they have a pretty seasoned team that scraps for everything," Wilton said. "They're pretty efficient. Every opportunity we gave them, they took it, and sometimes it kind of got ugly for us. I should have had a few more veterans in there at the beginning. I'm kicking myself for that."

The Warriors return to Honolulu this morning. They have a day off tomorrow and weight training Monday before resuming practice Tuesday afternoon.

The Warriors' final four regular-season matches are at home, starting with matches against UC Santa Barbara Friday and next Saturday.

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[Chris Webber]

Wilton, what kind of move was that? My timeout against Laettner wasn't nearly as bad as starting your pine warmers against SD.

[Rollshot]

Hey Webber you stupid dumba**, you called the timeout against North Carolina (and George Lynch, Eric Montross, Donald Williams, and co) and NOT against Duke (and Christian Laettner).