All UH-Hilo needed was a chance this time, and they took advantage of it. ADVERTISING All UH-Hilo needed was a chance this time, and they took advantage of it. Marley Strand-Nicolaisen put down 12 kills and Siera Green added nine
All UH-Hilo needed was a chance this time, and they took advantage of it.
All UH-Hilo needed was a chance this time, and they took advantage of it.
Marley Strand-Nicolaisen put down 12 kills and Siera Green added nine Thursday night as the Vulcans swept Azusa Pacific 25-22, 27-25, 25-19 in Azusa Pacific.
The Cougars’ 18 hitting errors were a welcome sight to the Vulcans (5-5, 3-2 Pacific West Conference).
On Wednesday night in a three-set loss at Cal Baptist, coach Tino Reyes’ Vulcans ran into a “buzz saw.” The Lancers committed only three hitting errors.
“I’ve never seen that in 30-plus years of coaching volleyball,” Reyes said. “We didn’t get any free points.”
Azusa Pacific (6-8, 2-3) was in a more giving mood a day later, hitting just .178 and making nine service errors.
The Vulcans hit .318 in the second set and fought off two game points to carry the momentum into the third set.
In the third set, there were eight ties leading to the 15-15 mark. UHH then scored six straight to take a 21-15 lead, and claimed ten of the next 14 points overall to pull away. Kyndra Trevino-Scott’s slam provided the final exclamation point to the night.
Armani Moultrie and Trevino-Scott had six kills and three block assists each. Sienna Davis dished 33 assists and had 10 digs and Mina Grant dug out 20 balls.
“The match was pretty even,” Reyes said, “but we won the big points.”
