‘Iolani senior Elena Oglivie had nine kills as the U.S. girls youth national team made USA Volleyball history on Saturday by winning the FIVB U18 World Championship.
The U.S. defeated defending champion Italy 25-17, 19-25, 25-18, 22-25, 15-10 in Ismailia, Egypt, a match that saw the Americans rally from being down 5-1 in Set 5. It is the first gold medal for a USAV team of either gender in an age-group world championship.
Oglivie, a starting outside hitter, added a block in the victory. The two-time state player of the year has orally committed to Stanford.
The U.S. finished 7-1 in the event, the only loss coming to Italy in five during earlier pool play.
Chaminade, Hilo volleyball split matches
The Chaminade and UH Hilo’s women’s volleyball teams both split their matches in the final day at the D2 West Region Volleyball Showcase in Pomona, Calif.
In their first match, Hilo (5-3) fell to No. 3 Western Washington in five sets, 23-25, 25-23, 23-25, 25-19, 25-10. Junior Amber Tai from Waimanalo had a career-high 17 kills.
Led by sophomore Alexandria Parisian’s 11 kills, Hilo went on to win its second match against Cal Poly Pomona, 25-16, 25-22, 25-23.
Junior Rachel Reedy recorded 17 kills as the Silverswords (6-2) dropped their first match against Seattle Pacific 26-24, 19-25, 27-25, 30-28.
In their second match, sophomore Latasisia Saulala had 15 kills to help Chaminade beat Cal State Monterey Bay, 25-20, 28-30, 25-17, 25-16.
Hawaii Pacific (4-4) was swept in both of its final matches Saturday. In the first match, the Sharks lost against Central Washington 25-19, 25-13, 25-13. It lost the second match to Cal State L.A. 25-14, 25-18, 25-21.
