Friday, March 22
Manoa, HI
10:00 P.M.
California State University at Northridge
9-11,0-3Big West
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at
3
Hawai'i
18-3,1-2Big West
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CSUN
15
25
25
17
1
Hawaii
25
19
27
25
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Matadors Fall in Four Sets at #2 Hawai'i
3/22/2024 10:48:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
HONOLULU, Hawai'i – Seniors Kyle Hobus and Griffin Walters combined for 32 of CSUN's 49 kills but the 18th-ranked Matadors fell in four sets to No. 2 Hawai'i on Friday night at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center.
After the two teams traded the first two sets, the host Rainbow Warriors took the third set in extra points (27-25) before winning the final frame by the score of 25-17.
Hobus led all hitters in the match with 21 kills on .395 hitting. The senior outside hitter also had five digs, three blocks, and one ace. Walters added 11 kills (.450) to go with three aces while setter Donovan Constable posted 39 assists, four kills, four digs, and three blocks.
CSUN (9-11, 0-3 Big West) had 49 team kills while hitting .270 as a team. Hawai'i also had 49 kills but hit .388 and had 35 team digs to CSUN's 27.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The same two teams will complete the two-match series tomorrow night in Honolulu at 10 p.m. PDT
#GoMatadors
After the two teams traded the first two sets, the host Rainbow Warriors took the third set in extra points (27-25) before winning the final frame by the score of 25-17.
Hobus led all hitters in the match with 21 kills on .395 hitting. The senior outside hitter also had five digs, three blocks, and one ace. Walters added 11 kills (.450) to go with three aces while setter Donovan Constable posted 39 assists, four kills, four digs, and three blocks.
CSUN (9-11, 0-3 Big West) had 49 team kills while hitting .270 as a team. Hawai'i also had 49 kills but hit .388 and had 35 team digs to CSUN's 27.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The host Rainbow Warriors hit a robust .786 to .143 for the Matadors in the opening set. Hawai'i claimed six of the first seven points of the set and never looked back. A Hobus kill brought CSUN back within four at 9-5 but the Matadors would get no closer in dropping the set, 25-15.
- CSUN blocked and served its way back into the match in set two, winning 25-19. With the score knotted at 6-6, a 4-1 CSUN run, capped by a Jano Tello kill, opened up a 10-7 lead. A block by Constable and Eitan pushed the lead to 12-8 before the Matadors would take a 15-10 lead into the media timeout. Still leading by five at 22-17, CSUN would get kills from Hobus and Constable, along with a Hobus ace to take the win.
- The third set was tied a total of 12 times before the hosts pulled out a 27-25 win. The Matadors only led twice in the frame, at 22-21 following a Walters kill and at 23-22 on a Phillips kill. Hobus had eight kills in the set but CSUN committed a pair of service in the closing points before a Sakanoko ace ended the set.
- After the score was tied 3-3 early on, Hawai'i went on an 8-3 run to open up an 11-6 advantage. Another Hobus kill trimmed the deficit to four at 12-8 but CSUN would get no closer the rest of the set.
The same two teams will complete the two-match series tomorrow night in Honolulu at 10 p.m. PDT
#GoMatadors
Team Stats
CSUN
Hawaii
Kills
49
49
Errors
19
11
Attempts
111
98
Hitting %
.270
.388
Points
61.5
69.0
Assists
45
48
Aces
5
6
Blocks
7.5
14
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
21
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
11
Aces
3
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's VolleyballOH
/ Men's VolleyballMB
/ Men's VolleyballOH
/ Men's VolleyballCalHOPE Award Nathan Merren
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