1-15, 0-4BWC
Hawai'i
13-5, 6-0BWC
Mustangs Hang Tough with No. 8 Hawai'i, Fall in Four Sets
10/5/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – The Cal Poly volleyball team pushed the No. 8 Hawai'i Wahine only to fall 3-1 on Friday in a Big West Conference match in Mott Gym. Set scores went 25-15, 25-17, 17-25 and 25-19. With the win Hawai'i improves to 13-2 and remains unbeaten in conference at 6-0 while the Mustangs fall to 1-15 overall and 0-4 in conference matches.
Cal Poly will return to the court on Saturday when the team will host Cal State Northridge at 7 pm in Mott Gym.
Junior Holly Franks and senior Molly Pon led the team with 12 kills each while junior Megan Mcconnell added nine.
Freshman Maddie Kuber and junior Kate Walters had 22 and 18 assists for the Mustangs respectively while junior Steffi Sooter led the team with 18 digs. McConnell added 14 digs to her credit with freshman Nicole Kessler contributing 11. Junior Marianne Gera was credited with five assisted blocks for Cal Poly.
Hawai'i's Emily Hartong led all players with 20 kills while Ashley Kastl and Jade Vorster each helping out with 11 kills.
Hawai'I hit .259 for the match while Mustangs hit .186. UH held a 54-45 advantage in digs and a 10-8 edge in blocks while both teams managed three service aces.
The first set was all about UH as the team hit .367 with Hartong recording five kills. Cal Poly hit .171 with Franks getting credit for four kills.
The second set went the way of the first set with the score close midway through the set until UH pulled away. UH hit .367 with three players claiming three kills while the Mustangs hit .129 with Chelsea Hardin recording four kills.
The Mustangs changed things up coming out of the break and jumped to a 5-1 lead with UH calling timeout. The Mustangs kept the pressure on until UH tied the set at 10-10. The score remained closed until the Mustangs, trailing by two (14-12) went on a 4-0 run to take the lead and never looked back. Back to back kills by McConnell helped the Mustangs put away the set 25-17. Cal Poly tallied five blocks in the set in limiting UH to a .047 hitting percentage while the Mustangs hit .167.
The fourth set was an uphill battle for the Mustangs trailing throughout the set. The Mustangs closed the lead to three late in the set, 21-18 on a kill by Franks, but would get no closer.
