NCAA men’s volleyball: Final, Hawaii 3, Lewis 1
Recapping
Junior hitter Colton Cowell put down 15 kills and top-seeded Hawaii used 10 aces to eliminate Lewis 25-15, 25-17, 30-32, 25-16 in today’s NCAA men’s volleyball semifinal at the Walter Pyramid at Long Beach State.
Senior hitter Stijn van Tilburg and junior opposite Rado Parapunov added 11 kills apiece for the Warriors (28-2), setting a program record in a single-season win. Junior middle Patrick Gasman was in on eight of the Rainbow Warriors’ 14 blocks with eight kills and no errors to hit .583 for the Warriors (28-2).
Senior setter Joe Worsley had his second double-double with 38 assists and 10 digs.
Hawaii advances to its first championship match since 2002 and will face the winner of tonight’s second match between second-seeded Long Beach State and Pepperdine. UPDATE: Long Beach State defeated Pepperdine in four sets.
Junior hitter Ryan Coenen led the Flyers (26-6) with 18 kills. Senior opposite Mitch Perinar had 13 and sophomore middle Tyler Mitchem added 12.
SET 4: Hawaii wins 25-16.
7:10: Lewis challenging that Dalton Solbrig’s attack never crossed the net. Colton Cowell put down the kill that at the moment gives Hawaii the 22-14. If overrulled it’s 21-15. It stays 22-14.
7:06: It was 19-9. It is now 19-13. TO Hawaii.
7:00: Two hitting errors by Ryan Coenen and Hawaii up 16-9. TO Lewis.
6:52: Hawaii didn’t even need a video challenge. Down ref called the touch. Warriors up 9-6. TO Lewis.
SET 3: Lewis wins 32-30
6:42: Stijn van Tilburg blocked on Lewis’ second set point. Flyers pull it out 32-30.
6:39: Hawaii had six match points and failed. Lewis has taken its first at 30-29. TO UH
6:36: Hawaii has had four match points, denied each time. Lewis loses video challenge. Now match point No. 5 at 28-27.
6:31: Service error gives Hawaii match point at 24-23. TO Lewis.
6:28: Tyler Mitchem serves long. It’s 22-21. TO Lewis.
6:26: IMHO I would have called a timeout one play earlier. Ace by Tyler Mitchem, the Flyers’ first, ties it at 21-21. TO Hawaii.
6:16: Colton Cowell with his ninth kill. It’s 15-12 at the TTO.
6:15: Lewis challenging whether ball was in or out on Ryan Coenen. Lewis wins challeng. It’s 14-12.
SET 2: Hawaii wins 25-17
Patrick Gasman 5-0-7, Colton Cowell 6-1-10. Gasman with seven blocks.
5:58: Brett Rosenmeier gets a net-roll ace to end it 25-17.
5:53: Two kills by Stijn van Tilburg and it’s 20-16. TO Lewis
5:49: Ace by James Anastassiades and Hawaii’s fifth block puts Hawaii up 17-15. TO Lewis.
5:46: Service error by Colton Cowell gives Lewis the 15-14 lead at the TTO
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SET 1: Hawaii wins 25-15
5:29: Dalton Solbrig on the overpass. Hawaii wins 25-15.
Warriors hit .500, Flyers .100. Hawaii with 4-0 edge in aces. Colton Cowell 4-0-6.
5:18: Hawaii up 15-9 at the TTO. Warriors hitting .333, Flyers -100.
5:10: Can you say bad rotation. AFter teams traded service errors, Stijn van Tilburg on a 4-0 run, including an ace. It’s 6-1 Warriors. TO Lewis.
No. 1 Hawaii (27-2) vs. No. 6 Lewis (26-5), 2 p.m. Hawaii
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Whoever NCAA uses to keep tabs in the scoreboard needs to get it together. Pretty embarrassing
Is anybody else having problems watching the live stream? The ad plays just fine, then I get a blank screen.
3. I had trouble when I first went to the site, but I refreshed and it worked fine after that.
This announcer seems very pro-Lewis.
I’ve have to refresh the screen a few times due to it freezing. The sound is pretty low too.
Sorry, meant to say that I’ve had to refresh the browser screen a few times due to the stream freezing.
UH should sell those great green shoes worn by the Warriors to the public!
Thanks, Cindy, for all your photos and reporting from CA. You are helping to make us feel a part of what is happening over there!
Hope this goes down in three straight for us!!
Thanks. After trying to watch it on my tablet and phone, I finally tried my laptop, which works, but no sound.
Problem is, and the NCAA should have paid attention any time Hawaii plays, their site continues to crash because of the overload.
After trying to watch it on my tablet and phone, I finally tried my laptop, which works, though sound is spotty.
Only audio on my desktop. Screen is black.
8-10. you can always listen on radio. I highly recommend that
espnhonolulu.com
I hope Sombrig put some heater on that serve.
I hope Hawaii doesn’t choke like this on Saturday
14, You jumped the gun. Hope that Hawaii doesn’t choke tonight. First, they have to make it to Saturday.
Middles need to show up on this set and we’ll be fine.
Hi Cindy
What is the attendance at this match?
Mahalo!
Jeff Ruffolo
Everybody looks gassed.
Aye!!! LETS GO BOWS!!! man weird how we can’t close out sets when it’s match points! Just saw the picture above showing the aunties who give leis to the boys, so glad they could make the trip, thats so awesome, must be one of the highlights of their lives! I would kill to be in that position hehehe. I hope they can rest up and play well sat!
Hopefully the Pepperdine beach match goes to 5
20. I know that I sound like a pessimist though I’m no fan of Long Beach. Even if the match with Pepperdine goes to 5, it won’t faze the Forty-Niners, as they’ll get a full day of rest before the national championship match. After all, Long Beach had beaten Hawaii twice in five sets on consecutive days. Moreover, Long Beach has remained unbeaten at home since 2016. The odds are heavily in favor of Long Beach. Hawaii will have to bring its A+ game and work a miracle. All that remains is for Hawaii to prove me wrong once again.
17. hi jeff. they don’t give out attendance until after the second match.
i’d say maybe 2500 for the Hawaii-Lewis match but crowd filtered in late.
20. More like I hope Pepperdine can pull off the upset of a lifetime tonight.
The odds are NOT heavily in LBSU’s favor. Excepting last year’s BW championship match, UH and LBSU have played 5 sets in their last five matches. They are equals. On a neutral court, the match would be a toss up. In Hawaii, UH would be a slight favorite. At LBSU, the Beach are a slight favorite. What is it with some fans who have so little confidence that this dominant UH team will prevail?
UH does not have to work a miracle. The team needs to play well and not have a mental lapse. Remember that UH held 2-1, 2-1, and 2-0 set leads against LBSU in its last three matches. The team didn’t maintain its high level of intensity afterwards (something I saw in set 3 of tonite’s match against Lewis). If Cowell, Stijn and Rado are all hitting well and the middles are involved, then UH will be a solid favorite to win.
Things were far bleaker for UH’s 2002 team, which was winless in three matches against Pepperdine prior to the championship (losing in 4 sets each time), but won on a neutral court in Pennsylvania. This year’s team has a better shot to win despite playing at LBSU. Let’s have some confidence and optimism!
https://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/?p=49622
new thread up with links to Beach-Pepperdine match
I don’t think Hawaii choked. That disrespects the other team. And Lewis was a very good team.
Hey, where my posts 😔
All I wrote was, “really wonderful.” This victory IS wonderful.
Cindy, appreciate your game coverage. That article you wrote for this morning on the Worsley brothers was awesome! Loved the tie in to the Shoji brothers. Enjoyed it immensely.
Let’s go Bows!
#7 I was thinking the same thing. If they win on Saturday I don’t want a t-shirt. I want that green shoe.
26-27. no idea. been busy writing and I don’t see them in pending.
https://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/?p=49624
good night
new thread up with links for Friday, SandBows v UCLA, 6 a.m. HST