Hawaii men’s volleyball crowned Big West Champions, downing Long Beach State in sweep

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – It was a conflict of the titans in Manoa.

Because the Rainbow Warriors volleyball workforce took on Lengthy Seaside State in a winner takes all Huge West finale with a Convention title and an automated berth into the NCAA event on the road.

From the beginning it was a nail bitter with each squads swapping factors. Lead change, after lead change, however ultimately Hawaii would squeeze out a win within the opening set — an indication for issues to return.

“Effectivity smart we had been simply OK.” Head coach Charlie Wade instructed reporters. “The primary set we made 13 errors and received which suggests we had been doing a variety of different stuff fairly nicely.”

Within the last two units, it was a lot of the identical as the 2 huge canine within the Huge West traded blows with each set going to deuce, however ultimately it might be all Warriors.

Hawaii sweeping Lengthy Seaside to be topped the 2022 Huge West Champions and punch their ticket into the NCAA Nationwide Event.

Regardless of the sweep, it was something however a stroll within the park for UH.

“Though it was solely three units it positively felt like a protracted match and simply the dynamics of the sport going each methods and each groups getting a pair leads right here and there within the set.” Setter Jakob Thelle mentioned. “It’s volleyball and something can occur and immediately had been capable of pull it off.”

Hawaii additionally exacting revenge on their rivals after the Seaside took them down twice within the common season on the Walter Pyramid and a giant a part of the win goes to the loud and rowdy crowd of over six thousand followers.

“With out them we aren’t capable of play as nicely.” Thelle mentioned. “We similar to having them supporting and with the ability to give them again what they deserve and it means all the pieces.”

The ‘Bows at the moment are LA sure, given the third seed on this 12 months’s tourney, set to fulfill the winner of Princeton and North Greenville.

“We simply bought to take a recreation by recreation, enjoying the winner of North Greenville and Princeton.” Thelle mentioned. “So simply taking it from there after which enjoying our greatest volleyball, proceed to try this within the first recreation after which yeah take each recreation because it goes.”

The Tigers and the Crusaders get occurring Could 1st for an opportunity to fulfill the Warriors on Could third in Los Angeles.

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