Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Classic - Day 1
Woozie
Attendance: 9,495 tix issued and 8,469 turnstile
#11 UCLA d. #21 Colorado 3-1
30-15, 30-28, 26-30, 30-27
After a poor start in G1, Colorado played a surprisingly close match against
UCLA. All of the teams in the tournament had moments of brilliance mixed in
with moments of sloppiness. For Colorado, this tournament may be a bruiser of a
learning experience.
G1: when I arrived Colorado was already trailing 9-15 and things did not get any
better. Leading 23-15, UCLA served out the match. Murphy put down game point
for the Bruins. UCLA took risks and served tough. UCLA paid for it with 5
service errors, but made up for them with better passing and hitting for a high
percentage. UCLA outhit CU .424 to -.091, out-blocked them 2-1 and out-dug them
13-9. UCLA was led by Fendrick 1B/5K and Murphy 5K. CU was led by Fredrickson
3K.
G2: Much closer. In fact, CU had its chances to take this one. A rash of UCLA
serving errors kept Colorado in the game. Trailing 13-15, CU managed to take
the lead and built it up to 24-20 before allowing UCLA back into the game. UCLA
eventually came back to take G2 on their second attempt. Eckmier put down game
point. UCLA was led by Cullen 1B/5K, Fendrick and Murphy with 1B/3K each. CU
was led by Gerlach 4K.
G3: The teams traded points for what seemed like an eternity. Finally, CU took
the lead after trailing 18-19 and never looked back. Hays put down game point
on CU's 2nd attempt. CU was led by Carr 6K. UCLA was led by Fendrick 2B/3K,
Eckmier and Wright with 1B/3K each.
G4: CU had a few very brief leads, but for the most part UCLA was in control of
G4. It took 3 match points to win, but UCLA was never in any real danger in G4.
Cullen put down match point. UCLA was led by Fendrick 6K and Cullen 1B/5K. CU
was led by Taskey 4K.
KFVE Players of the Match:
CU: setter Elizabeth Gower 7K/35 assists/6D
UCLA Lauren Fendrick 17K/.273/4B
#4 Hawai‘i d. #9 Ohio State
Starters for OSU: Katie Virtue (S), Maria Pongonis (OH), Anna Andersson (OH),
Suzie Stiling (MB), Stacey Gordon (OH) and Shelly Draeger (OH) plus Heather
Whalen (Lib).
Starters for Hawai‘i: Margaret Vakasausau (S), Kim Willoughby (LS), Nohea Tano
(RS), Karin Lundqvist (MB), Lily Kahumoku (LS), Lauren Duggins (MB) and Melissa
Villaroman (Lib).
Maja Gustin did not start in the middle due to an injury to her left foot. She
may start against Colorado on Sunday.
G1: A very sluggish start for UH, but they took the lead for good at 11-12 by
reeling off 3 straight points to make it 14-12. Willoughby put down game point
on the Rainbow Wahine's 2nd attempt. Despite a sluggish start, UH outhit OSU
.175 to .095 and outdug them 17-13. UH was led by Willoughby 1B/4K and Kahumoku
4K. OSU was led by Gordon 2B/8K.
G2: Again, very close in the beginning, but UH took the lead for good at 15-17
and never looked back. Game point was again put down by Willoughby. UH was led
by Willoughby 11K and Duggins 3B/3K. Willoughby put down game point. OSU was
led by Stiling.
G3: Yet another close start until 8-8 when the Wahine went on a 5-point streak
which made it 13-8. OSU cut the lead to 13-10 only to see the Wahine build it
back up again. At a few points during the game, the Wahine expanded the lead to
as many as 10 points. Match point was a kill by Lauren Duggins. UH was led by
Duggins and Kahumoku with 4K each and Willoughby 2B/3K.
KFVE Players of the match:
OSU: Katie Virtue 35 assists/2B
UH: Kim Willoughby 18K, .342/9D/3B
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