Hawaii Rebounds With Win Over LBSU; #13 Cal Poly Wins 16th Straight

BIG WEST RUNDOWN

• October 12, 2018

 RESULTS

• #13 Cal Poly def. UC-Santa Barbara 3-0
• Hawaii def. Long Beach State 3-1

CONFERENCE RECAP

#13 Cal Poly won its 16th straight match overall and its 24th consecutive conference match by sweeping UC-Santa Barbara Friday night. Further west, Hawaii rebounded from a four-set loss to Cal Poly on Oct. 6, to beat Long Beach State in four sets.

*MATCH OF THE NIGHT*

HAWAII DEF. LONG BEACH STATE 3-1 (25-22, 25-19, 23-25, 25-20)

• Hawaii improves to 10-6, 6-1; Long Beach State falls to 11-9, 3-4 in the Big West.
• Stan Sheriff Center; Honolulu, O’ahu, Hawaii
• Attendance:6,110
• Box score
• Hawaii Recap/Long Beach State Recap
• Hawaii used a balanced attack offensively to take care of the 49ers. Setter Norene Iosia and opposite Angel Gaskin each tallied 12 kills while middle hitter Sarah Liva notched 11, and surpassed 100 for her career.
• Long Beach State was led by outside hitter Tyler Spriggs, who registered a match-high 17 kills.
• Hawaii hit .242 for the match and held LBSU to .215.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Hawaii got back on track in the Big West Conference as it knocked off Long Beach State in four sets Friday night.

It was the 49ers who came out the aggressor in the opening set, as they raced out to a 6-1 early lead. Hawaii continued to chip away and eventually tied the match at 20. The Rainbow Wahine closed out the set on a 5-2 run to claim a 25-22 win.

Hawaii used a 5-1 run early in the second to grab a 10-6 lead. The Rainbow Wahine led the rest of the way to take a two set lead with a 25-19 win.

Burnin’ the Beach 🔥 #HawaiiWVB pic.twitter.com/YMzhELCILd

— Hawaii W. Volleyball (@HawaiiWVB) October 13, 2018

The Rainbow Wahine looked like they were going to complete the sweep as they held a 10-5 advantage early in the third. But the 49ers reeled off seven straight to take a 15-12 lead. Hawaii rallied several times, but it was Long Beach State that scored three of the final four points for a 25-23 win to force a fourth set.

In the fourth, Hawaii jumped out to a 6-1 lead early, but once again, Long Beach State rallied to take a 12-10 lead. With the scored tied at 20, Hawaii closed out the match with a 5-0 run as it took the fourth set, 25-20.

Casey Castillo delivers the last kill as #HawaiiWVB takes down LBSU in four sets! 🚀💥 Let’s #GoBows 🌈 pic.twitter.com/rqjBD0EAcM

— Hawaii W. Volleyball (@HawaiiWVB) October 13, 2018

 #13 CAL POLY DEF. UC-SANTA BARBARA 3-0 (25-14, 25-22, 25-19)

• Cal Poly improves to 17-1, 7-0; UC-Santa Barbara drops 12-8, 4-4 in the Big West.
• Mott Athletic Center; San Luis Obispo, California
• Attendance:2,056
• Box score
• Cal Poly Recap/UC-Santa Barbara Recap
• The Mustangs were led by middle blocker Meredith Phillips, who tallied 12 kills in 16 attacks and did not commit an error, good for a .750 clip.
• Outside hitter Torrey Van Winden nearly as good, as she notched 10 kills in 20 attacks, with just one error, a .450 attack percentage.
• Setter Avalon DeNecochea delivered a double-double of 36 assists and 15 digs.
• The Gauchos were led by outside hitter Lindsey Ruddins‘ 18 kills.
• The Mustangs hit .382 and limited UC-Santa Barbara to .175.
• Cal Poly has now won 24 straight in the Big West and 18 straight at home.

Sixteen SWEETER when it's a #BlueGreen W.

No. 12 @CalPolyVolley (17-1, 7-0) sixteen-straight wins, 24-straight BWC wins with a sweep of #UCSB.

Meredith Phillips 11k (.786).
Avalon DeNecochea 35a-16d.
Torrey Van Winden 9k-10d.#RideHigh at #CSUN Oct. 19 on WatchESPN. #PlayBig pic.twitter.com/0p63vrspx2

— Big West Volleyball (@BigWestWVB) October 13, 2018

UP NEXT

• #13 Cal Poly heads on the road to take on CSUN at 10 p.m. ET Friday.
• UC-Santa Barbara remains on the road with a match at Long Beach State at 10 p.m. ET Friday.
• Long Beach State hosts Cal-State Fullerton at 10 p.m. ET Tuesday.
• Hawaii hosts CSUN at 1 a.m. ET Sunday.
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