Hawaii sweeps UCSD

[Rocky]

LA JOLLA, Calif. – The UC San Diego men’s volleyball team dropped a hard fought 35-33, 30-27, 30-19 decision to No. 13 Hawai’i on Friday night in RIMAC Arena. UCSD went ahead 29-27 in the first game, only to see the Warriors rally and win a sideout battle, taking the game 35-33. UCSD and UH were tied at 24-24 in game two, but the Warriors pulled it out late. UCSD was led by Jason Spangler with 16 kills, while Frank Fritsch and Will Ehrman added 12 and 11 kills, respectively. Brooks Dierdorff had a match-high 48 assists and Eric Leserman had 10 digs. The loss drops UCSD to 5-19, 2-16 MPSF, while the Warriors improve to 9-13, 7-11 MPSF.

In the first game, UCSD led by a 23-19 score after a UH error. UCSD continued to lead until UH tied it at 27-27 on a triple block. Back-to-back kills by Shaw and Fritsch gave the Tritons a 29-27 lead. UH then recorded consecutive blocks to tie the match and a Hakala kill gave the Warriors their first game point at 31-30. UH would then continue to serve for the game, finally coming through with a block assist to close out the first game at 35-33 UH.

In the second game, UCSD rallied to tie the game at 24-24 on back-to-back kills by Ehrman and Spangler. UH then scored the next three points, putting the pressure back on UCSD. The Tritons came within 27-29, but a service error ended the threat.

UH controlled the third game, hitting at a .571 clip, and holding the Tritons to a .087 clip.

UH outblocked UCSD 22.0 – 5.0. UH was led by Lauri Hakala with 16 kills.

UCSD is back in action on Friday, April 6, when it plays at BYU. First serve is set for 7:00 p.m.

Here is the link to the box score:www.ucsdtritons.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=29871&SPID=2336&DB_OEM_ID=5800&ATCLID=837272

[sexy]

this is the second night vannie-boy struggled -- dante was a terror at the net again -- it is nice seeing ernie get lots of playing time -- too bad wilton doesnt allow ernie to play more at home in front of family and friends!!

[ACE]

moenglish said:

LA JOLLA, Calif. – The UC San Diego men’s volleyball team dropped a hard fought 35-33, 30-27, 30-19 decision to No. 13 Hawai’i on Friday night in RIMAC Arena. UCSD went ahead 29-27 in the first game, only to see the Warriors rally and win a sideout battle, taking the game 35-33. UCSD and UH were tied at 24-24 in game two, but the Warriors pulled it out late. UCSD was led by Jason Spangler with 16 kills, while Frank Fritsch and Will Ehrman added 12 and 11 kills, respectively. Brooks Dierdorff had a match-high 48 assists and Eric Leserman had 10 digs. The loss drops UCSD to 5-19, 2-16 MPSF, while the Warriors improve to 9-13, 7-11 MPSF.

In the first game, UCSD led by a 23-19 score after a UH error. UCSD continued to lead until UH tied it at 27-27 on a triple block. Back-to-back kills by Shaw and Fritsch gave the Tritons a 29-27 lead. UH then recorded consecutive blocks to tie the match and a Hakala kill gave the Warriors their first game point at 31-30. UH would then continue to serve for the game, finally coming through with a block assist to close out the first game at 35-33 UH.

In the second game, UCSD rallied to tie the game at 24-24 on back-to-back kills by Ehrman and Spangler. UH then scored the next three points, putting the pressure back on UCSD. The Tritons came within 27-29, but a service error ended the threat.

UH controlled the third game, hitting at a .571 clip, and holding the Tritons to a .087 clip.

UH outblocked UCSD 22.0 – 5.0. UH was led by Lauri Hakala with 16 kills.

UCSD is back in action on Friday, April 6, when it plays at BYU. First serve is set for 7:00 p.m.

Here is the link to the box score:www.ucsdtritons.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=29871&SPID=2336&DB_OEM_ID=5800&ATCLID=837272

Thats weird:

LA JOLLA, Calif. – The UC San Diego men’s volleyball team lost to No. 13 Hawai’i 30-26, 30-18, 30-15 on Thursday night in RIMAC Arena. The Tritons were close in game one with the score tied at 24-24, but the Warriors quickly opened up a 28-25 advantage and earned the win. UH outhit UCSD .479 - .082 and outblocked the Tritons 17.0 – 1.0. With the loss, UCSD drops to 5-18, 2-15 MPSF, while the Warriors improve it 10-16, 6-11 MPSF. UCSD was led by Will Ehrman with 10 kills and Jason Spangler added eight for the Tritons. UH was led by Lauri Hakala with 13 kills and hit at a .765 clip. UCSD and UH face each other tomorrow night in a rematch. First serve is set for 7:00 p.m. in RIMAC Arena.



UCSD led 24-22 in game one, but the Warriors went on an 8-1 run to lead 29-25 and would win the game at 30-26.



In game two, UH hit a blistering .636 with only two errors and took a commanding 17-10 lead. UH never looked back and won the game 30-18.



UH only commited one error in game three, while holding the Tritons to a -.062 hitting percentage. UH took a 22-9 lead and cruised to the 30-15 win.

www.ucsdtritons.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5800&ATCLID=836766

[ACE]

oKay...so which score do we go by?

[sexy]

ace said:

oKay...so which score do we go by?

the one that rocky posted -- the one that you posted was the other nite score

[ACE]

sexy said:

ace said:

oKay...so which score do we go by?

the one that rocky posted -- the one that you posted was the other nite score

Thanks...I thought they played Fri/Sat, not Thurs/Fri...no wonder I was freaken confused! ha!

[volleyfred]

Of course they did. UH will have at least 9 wins. Their test is LBSU! We will see how they do.

[wholeinone04]

hawaii can block...enough said