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[ WAHINE VOLLEYBALL ]
Wahine roll over
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So why not set her?
"It was a lot of fun, we got to get a lot of people in and, when they did come in, they made great plays."
Shoji agreed.
"Everyone contributed," he said. "Usually when you sub that much, the level falls off and is disorganized. But everyone did well when they got in."
The revolving door known as middle blocker again saw all three candidates prove their case to become a starter. Each played one game: freshman Kari Gregory Game 1, senior Melody Eckmier Game 2, and freshman Juliana Sanders Game 3.
Shoji said that's likely to continue in the weeks ahead.
"Gregory and Sanders need playing time, and this prepares them for next year," Shoji said. "We say we'll try to find a lineup, but the way things are, that's not going to happen. The one thing we need to figure out is what to do against a big hitter. Our block is pretty small, and my biggest fear in the NCAAs (postseason tournament) is that a big hitter will just go over our block."
The 6-foot-2 Silva was the biggest threat for Hawaii, but the Wahine defense neutralized her for most of the match -- she hit .156. Hawaii out-dug Tulsa 52-38, 15 by Ashley Watanabe and 14 by Kamana'o.
After spotting Tulsa a 1-0 lead, Hawaii dominated Game 1. Two aces by Arnott and three kills from Gregory highlighted an 8-0 run that put the Wahine ahead for good. It was 12-2 before the Golden Hurricane recorded their first kill of the night, by Silva.
It got a little better for Tulsa in Game 2, as the Hurricane hung in early, trailing just 9-7. Kamana'o served for five points and Tulsa never got closer than five again.
Notes: Arnott's six aces ties a school record held by several players. ... Hawaii next plays San Jose State on Wednesday and Boise State on Friday, the last regular-season road trip of the year. ... Tulsa offers two Internet broadcasts for volleyball, one in English, the other in Portuguese.
WAC Standings
Western Division Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Hawaii 8 0 1.000 18 0 Nevada 6 2 .750 13 6 San Jose State 5 2 .714 14 6 Boise State 4 4 .500 15 7 Fresno State 3 5 .375 10 10 Eastern Division Rice 7 1 .875 18 3 SMU 3 5 .375 9 9 Tulsa 2 7 .222 13 8 UTEP 1 7 .125 8 10 LaTech 1 7 .125 5 16 Today
Boise State at UTEP
SMU at Fresno State
Louisiana Tech at Nevada
Rice at San Jose State
Hawaii def. Tulsa
30-16, 30-19, 30-19
Golden Hurricane (13-8, 2-7 wac) g k e att pct. bs ba d Eaves 3 8 3 23 .217 0 1 3 Urnau 3 7 6 25 .040 0 1 5 Marques 3 0 0 0 .000 0 0 7 Silva 3 12 7 32 .156 0 1 10 Thon 3 0 1 6 -.167 0 0 6 Rutherford 3 3 3 10 .000 0 2 1 Meyer 2 2 0 7 .286 0 0 0 Bandy 2 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 Penaluna 2 4 0 7 .571 0 1 3 Bailey 3 0 1 6 -.167 0 0 1 Totals 3 36 21 116 .129 0 6 38 Rainbow Wahine (18-0, 8-0 WAC) g k e att pct. bs ba d Boogaard 3 17 3 32 .438 0 0 6 Hittle 2 3 3 10 .000 0 2 6 Gregory 1 4 2 6 .333 1 1 0 Arnott 3 8 2 21 .286 0 1 4 Kamana'o 3 1 1 3 .000 0 2 14 Prince 3 6 2 13 .308 0 2 0 Sanders 1 3 0 7 .429 0 2 0 Blood 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 Eckmier 1 1 0 3 .333 0 2 0 Watanabe 3 0 0 0 .000 0 0 15 Fotu 1 2 1 3 .333 0 0 2 Thurlby 2 2 0 2 1.000 0 2 2 Woolford 1 0 0 1 .000 0 0 1 Silva 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 Ong 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 Totals 3 47 14 101 .327 1 14 52 Key -- g: games; k: kills; e: hitting errors; att: attempts; pct.: hitting percentage; bs: block solos; ba: block assists; d: digs.
Aces -- Tulsa (0). Hawaii (8): Arnott 6, Hittle, Prince. Assists -- Tulsa (35): Thon 33, Bandy, Marques. Hawaii (46): Kamana'o 39, Fotu 2, Hittle 2, Arnott, Thurlby, Watanabe.
T -- 1:26. Officials -- Eric Asami, Dan Hironaka. A -- 5,665.