Honolulu, Haw. - Despite double-digit kills from
Daniel Haber (Remsenburg, NY/Westhampton Beach) and
Cameron Hoying (Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales), the No. 14 Lewis University men's volleyball team fell to No. 3 ranked and Outrigger Tournament hosts Hawai'i, 3-1, Sunday afternoon at the Stan Sheriff Center.
The Rainbow Warriors improved to 17-3 while Lewis moved to 13-9.
IMPACT PLAYERS
Adrien Roure led Hawai'i with 15 kills while Kristian Titrisky and Louis Sakanoko notched 14 and 10 kills respectively. Tread Rosenthal and Quintin Greenridge each had a match-high eight kills in the win. The hosts hit a clip of .365 (51-15-104) compared to .189 (45-24-111) for the red and white.
Haber led all Flyers in the kill department with 12 while Hoying was close behind with 11 of his own.
Diego Estrada (Ponce, Puerto Rico/Adianez) dished out 32 assists and
Nico Paula (Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Preparatory School) tallied seven digs in the loss.
Shawn Baggs Jr. (Gilbert, Ariz./Casteel HS) paced Lewis at the net and service line with three aces and six total blocks (1 S, 5 A).
HOW IT HAPPENED
Down 12-10 midway through set one, the Flyers were cleared for take-off as a short 4-0 spurt that gave them the lead for good, 14-12. After trading the next handful of points, the Flyers added insurance as a Hawai'i service error spurrned a 6-2 run that moved Lewis to within two of the set one victory, 23-18. Even with a late Rainbow Warriors rally, Lewis sealed the 25-21 set one with thanks to a
Deyan Todorov (Sofia, Bulgaria/51st Secondary) kill and service error from the hosts to take a 1-0 lead in the match.
Down 22-18 late in the second set, the Flyers found life as they rattled off four consecutive points, highlighted by back-to-back service aces from Hoying to tie the set, 22-22. Still, the Rainbow Warriors got the last laugh as they stymied the Flyers for the remainder of the set and scored the final three points of the stanza to win, 25-22 and tie the match.
After tying the match, Hawai'i never looked back as they held Lewis to a sub-.150 hitting percentage in the third and fourth set while hitting above .350 in both sets to win the match, 3-1.
MATCH NOTES
- Today marked the 23rd all-time meeting and 21st in the Aloha State between Lewis and Hawai'i.
- For his performances, Haber was named the Outrigger All-Tournament Team.
- The Flyers only lost their third match this year when leading in aces.
UP NEXT
Back on the mainland, the Flyers will head to MIVA newcomer Northern Kentucky for a 6 p.m. tilt on March 19.
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