Irvine truly dominated with the back-to-back, 3-and-out sweep of Hawaii tonight. Hawaii was short players and put out a great effort, unfortunately, UCI had an answer for every threat that was posed. Hawaii only lead a handful of times in the match-- and when they did it was fairly short-lived.
Passing was better on both sides of the court but I would have to say that the serving was kicked up a level by UCI. Jablonsky was throwing thunder at the Hawaii passers and got a few aces and although he was getting "overrated" chanted at his back he maintained composure and let his actions speak louder than words. Webber recovered from his Friday night performance by confidently swinging away from both sides of the court. However, the star of the night would have to go to OH Taylor Wilson. He had a steady performance all the way through-- 10 Kills, 4 blocks, 5 digs, 0 reception errors out of 19 opportunities.
Player(s) of the night: Brent Asuka. That boy was all over the place and no stat will show that. His determination to dig hard-blocked balls, laser-fired outside attacks and garbage hit off the block was evident tonight. It was like he had a six-pack of ROCK STAR energy drink before tonight's match. Thornton was, well being Thornton. Another solid performance for the SC boy.
For Hawaii, Clar and Vanzant played well and Rawson provided some fuel, however Hawaii was out-matched tonight by the Eater's team effort. Hakala still did not seem like himself either. Personally, I believe this Hawaii team will be scary come next month once everyone is 100 percent and the chemistry is developed. Let them get maybe 2-4 games under their belts with a steady lineup and you'll have the traditional Hawaii MPSF Regular Season and/or the MPSF Tourney title contender.
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