Outrigger Hotels Invitational Tournament Finals
Woozie
Match 1: #10 Penn State d. #6 IPFW 3-1
11-15, 16-14, 15-10, 15-12
Time: 2:21
Match 2: #1 UCLA d. #8 Hawai`i 3-2
6-15, 15-13, 15-12, 12-15, 17-15
Time: 3:16
Final Standings:
UCLA 3-0
Hawai`i 2-1
PSU 1-2
IPFW 0-3
All-Tournament Team (based primarily on the first 2 days of play)
IPFW: Hector Soto
PSU: Jose Quinones
UCLA: Mark Williams, Seth Burnham
Hawai`i: Clay Stanley and Kostantinos Theocharidis
MVP: Brandon Taliaferro of UCLA
It's billed as the most prestigious tournament in the country and it
lived up to it. Both matches were fought to the bitter end and worth
every butt-breaking minute. Play started at about 4:42 PM HST and
ended at 11:04 PM HST. For IPFW, it was a rude awakening, but they
should have a much better idea of what they need to do to play for the
national title at home on May 6. For PSU, a brutal preseason pays off
with a win against a higher-ranked opponent loaded with talent. For
UCLA, it shows that they're not invincible and will need to work for
the title. For Hawai`i, it was a dazzling coming of age for a team
loaded with new faces and players in unfamiliar positions. Hawai`i
came tantalizingly close to the biggest upset in the nation and even
served for the match once.
Match 1
G1: 26 mins. Scores (PSU first): 1-0, 1-1, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-6, 7-6,
7-8, 9-8, 9-9, 9-10, 9-12, 10-14, 11-14, 11-15 (2nd game point on Soto
kill). IPFW: Soto 1B/8K and Ptak 3K/1A. PSU: Guerra 1B/5K/1A and
Koljesar 3K.
G2: 32 mins. 0-5, 0-6, 2-6, 3-6, 5-6, 5-7, 5-8, 7-8, 9-8, 10-8, 11-8,
12-8, 12-13, 12-14, 15-14, 16-14 (3rd game point on Houston kill).
IPFW started off with 5 points on Gisslen's serve including 2 aces,
but PSU came back and closed to 12-13. IPFW's Kent served for the
game, but IPFW was denied. Ultimately, Quinones served game point
which was put down by Houston. NOTE: Houston missed Thursday's match
with the flu. PSU: Guerra 1B/7K/1A and Koljesar 5K. IPFW: Prak 1B/8K
and Soto 1B/4K/1A.
G3: 33 mins. 1-0, 1-1, 3-1, 3-3, 3-5, 4-5, 4-6, 4-7, 5-7, 5-8, 5-9,
9-9, 10-9, 10-10, 13-10, 15-10 (IPFW hits out). IPFW had the lead
again, but let it slip away. Quinones served the last two and IPFW
hit game point out. PSU: Guerra 2B/5K and Houston 4K. IPFW: Soto
8K/1A and Lane 6K.
G4: 30 mins. 0-3, 2-3, 3-3, 3-4, 3-6, 5-6, 5-7, 6-7, 7-7, 10-7, 10-9,
12-9, 13-9, 13-12, 14-12, 15-12 (match point on a kill by Quinones).
IPFW had the lead for a while, but lost it for good when Whitescarver
served 3 straight to make it 10-7. Guerra served match point and
Quinones put it away. PSU: Guerra 2B/6K and Koljesar 1B/5K. IPFW:
Soto 7K and Lane 6K.
Kill Leaders:
PSU:
Guerra 6B/23K/2A
Koljesar 2B/16K
Houston 1B/8K
IPFW:
Soto 2B/27K/2A
Lane 2B/17K
Ptak 1B/15K/4A
KFVE Players of the Match
PSU: Zeljko Koljesar
IPFW: Jeff Ptak
Match 2:
G1: 26 mins. Scores (UCLA first): 0-1, 0-2, 0-4, 0-6, 0-7, 1-7, 1-9,
2-9, 2-10, 4-10, 4-11, 6-11, 6-14, 6-15 (2nd game point on Krejci
block). UH came out sizzling and outplayed UCLA. UH outhit UCLA .471
to .184, outdug 11-8, outblocked 4-3 and out-aced 2-0. UH: Stanley
1B/6K and Davis 5K. UCLA: Morrow 1B/5K.
G2: 38 mins. 0-1, 0-2, 0-3, 0-4, 3-4, 4-4, 5-4, 8-4, 8-6, 9-6, 9-8,
9-9, 9-11, 10-11, 12-10, 14-11, 14-12, 14-13, 15-13 (7th game point on
Taliaferro kill). UH had its chances but couldn't convert at the end
of G2. UCLA: Ratledge 10K and Burnham 1B/8K. UH: Stanley 8K, Tukuafu
3B/5K/2A and Zimet 5K.
G3: 45 mins. 0-2, 0-3, 2-3, 2-4, 3-4, 3-5, 4-5, 4-6, 5-6, 6-6, 6-8,
6-9, 6-10, 8-10, 8-11, 10-11, 11-11, 11-12, 12-12, 14-12, 15-12 (6th
game point on UCLA block). G2 revisited. UCLA: Ratledge 11K and
Morrow 2B/7K. UH: Stanley 2B/9K/2A and Theocharidis 1B/7K.
G4: 46 mins. 0-1, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-7, 4-7, 4-8, 4-9,
5-9, 6-9, 6-11, 7-11, 8-11, 8-13, 12-13, 12-15 (double block by Ching
and Davis). UH held on tight to take this one. UH: Stanley 3B/11K/1A
and Theocharidis 9K. UCLA: Ratlege 14K.
G5: 18 mins.0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 2-3, 3-3, 3-4, 4-4, 4-5, 5-5, 5-6, 6-6,
6-7, 7-7, 7-8, 8-8, 8-9, 10-9, 10-10, 11-10, 11-11, 12-11, 12-12,
13-12, 13-14, 15-14, 15-15, 17-15 (2nd match point on kill by
Ratledge). UCLA: Ratledge 1B/6K. UH: Theocharidis 3K.
Kill Leaders:
UCLA:
Ratledge 2B/43K/1A
Burnham 7B/18K/1A
Morrow 10B/16K
Williams 4B/16K/2A
HAWAI`I:
Stanley 7B/34K/3A
Theocharidis 3B/26K/1A
Tukuafu 12B/15K/2A
Davis 4B/12K
Zimet 11K/1A
Woozie
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Doug O'Neal
Woozie <uhv...@aloha.net> wrote in article
<3892a0a...@news.aloha.net>...
> It's billed as the most prestigious tournament in the country and it
> lived up to it. Both matches were fought to the bitter end and worth
> every butt-breaking minute. Play started at about 4:42 PM HST and
> ended at 11:04 PM HST. For IPFW, it was a rude awakening, but they
> should have a much better idea of what they need to do to play for the
> national title at home on May 6. For PSU, a brutal preseason pays off
> with a win against a higher-ranked opponent loaded with talent.
Wow -- sounds exciting. Thanks for all the reports. PSU and IPFW hook up
again next Saturday in Happy Valley, and weather permitting, I'm planning
to go up there for the match.
Doug