WAHINE VOLLEYBALL
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Hawaii libero Tara Hittle passed the ball while teammate Kanani Herring watched during last night's win over Washington.
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Hawaii outlasts Washington
The Rainbow Wahine rally from 2-0 down for a thrilling five-set win
Balance and patience.
A lot of patience ... especially when there is a tendency to press when pressed.
There wasn't much separating No. 9 from No. 10 last night at the Stan Sheriff Center. Only a few points.
All of which mattered.
"I think it shows you where we are as compared to where we were against UCLA."
Jamie Houston
Whose 27 kills were instrumental in the Rainbow Wahine's come-from-behind win over No. 9 Washington
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Led by most outstanding player Jamie Houston's 27 kills and a record-setting 11 aces from Amber Kaufman, the 10th-ranked Rainbow Wahine turned backed the ninth-ranked Huskies 20-25, 27-29, 26-24, 25-14, 16-14 to capture the Chevron Invitational championship.
A season-high crowd of 5,918 (7,325 tickets issued) saw Hawaii (7-2) pick up its biggest win of the season after 2 hours and 38 minutes when handing Washington (7-1) its first loss.
"I think at the end we were more aggressive," Houston said. "We went for it and got it done."
The Huskies had not dropped a set, let alone a match. The Rainbow Wahine exited the break knowing they had to come out strong.
"Teams like Washington will bury you if you don't come out aggressive," Hawaii coach Dave Shoji said. "We had to earn every real point. We created some real points. And if you look at their stats, you'd never know they lost the match."
The Huskies hit .353 with 17 blocks. The Wahine hit .260 with seven blocks.
The difference? Much of it happened after Hawaii was down 0-2.
Shoji called it the biggest win in the program's history, adding he couldn't remember the last time Hawaii beat a good team after losing the first two sets.
Maybe BYU in 1998? Maybe not.
Add Kaufman's 11 aces, including the one that tied it at 13 in Set 5, and this was huge.
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Hawaii's Kanani Herring dinked one of her 21 kills over Washington's Jenna Hagglund and Airial Salvo. Herring was one of three UH players named to the all-tournament team.
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"This was really big," said Kaufman, picking up a double-double with 10 kills. "The past two to three years people have been dogging us, saying we can't beat a good team.
"I think it shows you where we are as compared to where we were against UCLA," Houston said, referring to the disappointing loss to the Bruins in four on Aug. 31. "This was big."
Kaufman and Kanani Herring were also named to the all-tournament team, along with Washington's Tamari Miyashiro and Kindra Carlson, Megan York of St. Mary's and Mallori Gibson from Pacific.
Herring tied her career high with 21 kills, including the match-ender. She picked up her fourth double-double when coming up with 16 digs.
Carlson led the Huskies with a career-high 22 kills and was in on seven blocks. Airial Salvo had 14 kills and 20 digs, and Jessica Swarbrick had 13 kills, hitting .571, with nine blocks.
Shoji gave credit to redshirt freshman Stephanie Ferrell, who had nine key kills in celebrating her 19th birthday.
"And I thought Dani (setter Mafua) had a good night," Shoji said. "She found the hot hitter (Houston) at the end, which is her job."
Kaufman's 11 aces broke the record of nine set by Sarah Mason two years ago against Fairfield.
St. Mary's 3, Pacific 1
In a match that often resembled a Hawaii high school all-star game, the Gaels ended their two-match losing streak to fend off the Tigers.
Megan York put down 19 kills and Chanteal Satele (Word of Life) added a career-high 14, including the match-ender. Lyndsey Parker had 20 digs, one of three Gaels with double-digit digs.
Mallori Gibson led Pacific with 11 kills and 16 digs.
Hawaii def. Washington
20-25, 27-29, 26-24, 25-14, 16-14
Washington (7-1)
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g |
k |
e |
att |
pct |
d |
bs |
ba |
pts
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Carlson |
5 |
22 |
5 |
53 |
.321 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
24.5
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Salvo |
5 |
14 |
2 |
37 |
.324 |
20 |
0 |
4 |
14.0
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Hagglund |
5 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
.500 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
2.0
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Rowland |
5 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
.222 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7.5
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Collymore |
5 |
10 |
3 |
35 |
.280 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
7.0
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Swarbrick |
5 |
13 |
1 |
21 |
.571 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
17.5
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Dunaway |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0
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Miyashiro |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
-1.0
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Perry |
2 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
.429 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2.5
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McAfee |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.0
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Totals |
5 |
68 |
13 |
156 |
.353 |
59 |
0 |
34 |
75.0 |
Rainbow Wahine (7-2)
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g |
k |
e |
att |
pct |
d |
bs |
ba |
pts
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Kaufman |
5 |
10 |
2 |
15 |
.533 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
21.0
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Herring |
5 |
21 |
6 |
62 |
.242 |
16 |
1 |
3 |
22.5
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Houston |
5 |
27 |
11 |
57 |
.281 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
27.0
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Thomas |
5 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
.286 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4.5
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Mafua |
5 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
.500 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1.0
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Cubi-Otineru |
5 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
-.083 |
17 |
0 |
1 |
1.5
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Ferrell |
5 |
9 |
4 |
17 |
.294 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9.0
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Hittle |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
1.0
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Keefe |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.5
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Brandt |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
-1.0
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Fowler |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0
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Totals |
5 |
74 |
29 |
173 |
.260 |
66 |
2 |
10 |
87.0 |
Key -- g: games; k: kills; e: hitting errors; att: attempts; pct: hitting percentage; d: digs; bs: block solo; ba: block assists; pts: points (kills + blocks + aces - service errors)
Aces -- Washington (3): Carlson 2, McAfee . Hawaii (12): Kaufman 11, Hittle. Assists -- Washington (65): Hagglund 60, Swarbrick 2, Miyashiro 2, Collymore. Hawaii (73): Mafua 63, Herring 4, Houston 2, Kaufman, Thomas, Cubi-Otineru, Hittle. T --2:38. Officials -- Wayne Lee, Ernie Ho. A -- 5,918