The University of Hawaii volleyball team found a remedy in Tiger Balm.
The Rainbow Warriors dominated every phase of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match to defeat Pacific, 25-18, 25-19, 25-10 in 79 minutes on Monday night in Stockton, Calif.
It was the Warriors’ 34th consecutive victory over the Tigers (2-18, 1-16), including the 17th in a row in the Spanos Center. The Warriors (12-10, 10-9) lead the series, 43-1.
"A win is a win," said UH coach Charlie Wade, who used to coach the Tigers’ women’s volleyball team.
Opposite attacker Brook Sedore led the way with 15 kills in 29 swings. He also disrupted the Tigers’ offense by placing serves to UOP’s back left, away from libero Javier Caseres, who was positioned in the middle or back right.
Wade said Sedore served "more down the line and that side of the court than his usual big bender to the other side of the court. The libero is clearly their best passer. We wanted to give him less opportunities."
The Warriors scored four natural points on Sedore’s 11 serves, including Iain McKellar’s kill at aloha ball. Sedore did not have a service error.
The Warriors also received ample production from middles Taylor Averill and Nick West. The Tigers were in full commit — often sliding a second blocker across from Averill or West — with little resistance. Averill had nine kills with two errors in 13 swings; West had eight kills and one error in 11 swings.
"We still set them, and they still scored," Wade said of the middles.
Wade also praised setter Joby Ramos, noting he would "get them the ball in positions where they can score."
The Warriors played well defensively. They had 31 digs in the three sets, 10 by Ramos. What’s more, they sided-out at 79 percent.
Tuesday’s rematch at Spanos Arena will be the Warriors’ fourth road match in five days. It also marks the final match between the Tigers and Warriors.
At the end of this season, Pacific is disbanding its men’s volleyball program. Ramos played for the Tigers for two years before transferring to UH in August 2012.
NO. 11 HAWAII DEF. PACIFIC, 25-18, 25-19, 25-20
RAINBOW WARRIORS (12-10, 10-9 MPSF)
|
S |
K |
E |
ATT |
PCT |
D |
BS |
BA |
PTS |
| Ramos |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
2.0 |
| West |
3 |
8 |
1 |
11 |
.636 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
11.5 |
| Sedore |
3 |
15 |
1 |
29 |
.483 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
16.0 |
| Averill |
3 |
9 |
2 |
13 |
.538 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
12.0 |
| Zarkovic |
3 |
5 |
6 |
16 |
-.062 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
6.5 |
| Olsen |
3 |
7 |
2 |
19 |
.263 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
8.0 |
| Komisarek |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kanetake |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Timmer |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mol |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| McKellar |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
.500 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
| TOTALS |
3 |
45 |
12 |
91 |
.363 |
31 |
3 |
12 |
57.0 |
TIGERS (2-18, 1-16 MPSF)
|
S |
K |
E |
ATT |
PCT |
D |
BS |
BA |
PTS |
| Ross |
3 |
5 |
0 |
7 |
.714 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
8.0 |
| Edwards |
2 |
1 |
2 |
15 |
-.067 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1.5 |
| Grasso |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
.500 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
3.0 |
| Cartagena |
3 |
4 |
3 |
16 |
.062 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5.5 |
| Carmody |
3 |
10 |
5 |
20 |
.250 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
12.0 |
| Franceschi |
3 |
9 |
4 |
20 |
.250 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
10.5 |
| Caceres |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1.000 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
| Anselmo |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Genn |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-.333 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
| Stewart |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Goshi |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| TOTALS |
3 |
32 |
16 |
84 |
.190 |
24 |
4 |
5 |
42.5 |
Service Aces — Hawaii 3 (Ramos, West, Olsen). Pacific 4 (Grasso 2, Ross, Franceschi). Service errors — Hawaii 9 (Ramos 5, Olsen 2, West, Zarkovic). Pacific 11 (Cartagena 4, Carmody 2, Franceschi 2, Ross, Grasso, Genn). Assists — Hawaii 43 (Ramos 39, Averill 2, Zarkovic, Kanetake). Pacific 30 (Grasso 28, Franceschi, Caceres). T — 1:19. Officials — Bill Forrester, John Kinyon. A — 156.
MPSF VOLLEYBALL
| |
Conference |
|
|
|
Overall |
|
W |
L |
Pct. |
GB |
W |
L |
| BYU |
15 |
2 |
.882 |
— |
15 |
4 |
| Long Beach St. |
12 |
4 |
.750 |
21⁄2 |
15 |
4 |
| Pepperdine |
12 |
5 |
.706 |
3 |
12 |
5 |
| UCSB |
12 |
6 |
.667 |
31⁄2 |
13 |
7 |
| Stanford |
11 |
7 |
.611 |
41⁄2 |
14 |
7 |
| UCLA |
11 |
7 |
.611 |
41⁄2 |
14 |
8 |
| UC Irvine |
11 |
8 |
.579 |
5 |
14 |
9 |
| USC |
11 |
8 |
.579 |
5 |
12 |
8 |
| Hawaii |
10 |
9 |
.526 |
6 |
12 |
10 |
| CS Northridge |
6 |
10 |
.375 |
81⁄2 |
7 |
12 |
| Cal Baptist |
2 |
15 |
.118 |
13 |
4 |
17 |
| Pacific |
1 |
16 |
.062 |
131⁄2 |
2 |
18 |
| UC San Diego |
1 |
18 |
.059 |
15 |
2 |
19 |
Monday
Hawaii def. Pacific, 25-18, 25-19, 25-20
Tuesday
Hawaii at Pacific, 4 p.m. HST
