HONOLULU — Cal State East Bay women's volleyball continued play at the Hawai'i Challenge on Friday with a pair of tough matchups, falling in four sets to Hawai'i Hilo at the HPU Shark Tank in the morning and later dropping a three-set match to No. 9 Chaminade at McCabe Gym.
The Pioneers took the second set against Hilo but could not overcome a balanced Vulcans attack in a 25-20, 23-25, 25-17, 25-19 decision. In the evening, East Bay faced the nationally ranked Silverswords and battled through key rallies before falling 25-20, 25-14, 25-18.
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BY SET SUMMARIES |
Hawai'i Hilo 3, Cal State East Bay 1 (25-20, 23-25, 25-17, 25-19)
- First set: The Pioneers hung tight early, pulling even at 7-7 after a block from Malayah Adams and Fane Paua. THe set was a close battle to 19-19. Then the Vulcans finished the set on a 6-1 run.
- Second set: East Bay responded in set two, which was also tightly contested. Trailing 23-21, a kill from Natali Herrera sparked a 4-0 rally to end the set in the Pioneers' favor, 25-23.
- Third set: Hilo opened 7-3 and never trailed, hitting .435 in the frame. Although the deficit was not insurmountable in the set for East Bay, Hilo kept ahed the resto of the wat toward a 25-17 win.
- Fourth set: The Vulcans jumped out 11-3 and did not look back as they completed the 3-1 win by taking the fourth set, 25-19.
- First set: After trailing 17-9, the Pioneers battled back and trailed by just three, 23-20 after a kill by Herrera. But Chaminade took the last two points to win 25-20.
- Second set: Chaminade controlled throughout, as the Silverswords closed on consecutive service aces for a 25-14 win.
- Third set: The Pioneers surged to a 10-5 lead with with a block from Brooklynne Traficante and Barakat Adekola. But after the block, the Silverswords finished the match with a 20-8 stretch to complete the sweep.
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NOTABLE STATS |
- Barakat Adekola: 10 kills, 7 blocks vs. Hawai'i Hilo.
- Fane Paua: 10 total blocks in the first match of the day.
- Kale'a Kuamo'o: Team-high 14 digs vs. Hilo, 8 digs vs. Chaminade for 36 on the season.
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POSTGAME QUOTE |
Cal State East Bay head coach Kimberly Lambert following Friday's first match vs. UH Hilo:
"We faced a very tough team with experienced athletes. Our ability to battle in that environment was exactly what we need at this point of the season."
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RECORD |
Cal State East Bay: 1-2
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UP NEXT FOR CAL STATE EAST BAY |
The Pioneers wrap up their schedule in the tournament on Saturday at McCabe Gym, taking on UC Colorado Springs. First serve is set for 2 p.m. HST (5 p.m. Pacific).
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