The 2nd seeded Hawaii Rainbow Warriors took on the 7th seed Penn State Nittany Lions on Thursday.
UH in set 1, finished with 14 kills on .367 hitting % and 3 service aces. While the ‘Bows also held Penn State to a low 11 kills and 7 attacking errors. Hawaii took set 1 25-19.
In set 2, UH tried to take a quick 2 frame lead as UH led 8-5, but Penn State pulled ahead midway through the frame and did not give up the lead. Hawaii had 12 kills, 8 errors and match low 1 ace on a hitting percentage of .154 to fall by 4.
As the ‘Bows looked to bounce back in the 3rd frame, another strong play from the service line as Hawaii found 3 service aces in the set while blocking 7 Penn State Kills. Hawaii took the 2-1 set lead after taking the 3rd 25-23.
Then in the 4th, Hawaii was able to close out the match as they go for 13 kills and 3 service aces in the final set. Hawaii held Penn State to a match low 9 kills in the final frame.
Hawaii wins 3-1 (25-19, 21-25, 25-23, 25-23) and will advance to take on (3) UCLA in the semifinals on Saturday at 2pm HT.