Box Score

HONOLULU - The fourth-ranked University of Hawai`i swept No. 6 Cal State Northridge tonight to open the Warriors' Mountain Pacific Sports Federation conference play at the Stan Sheriff Center in front of 2,251 (3,721 tickets issued).

UH took advantage of eight Matador service errors in Game One to win, 30-23, despite hitting only .259 in the set.

The offense picked up on both sides of the net in Game Two. UH posted a hitting percentage of .419, while CSUN hit at a .410 clip.

The Warriors took a 2-0 lead heading to the locker rooms, winning Game Two 31-29. In the game, the lead seesawed with eight lead changes. Bender led the way in the second game with seven kills and an ace. The Matadors continued to shoot themselves in the foot with another eight service errors.

Hawai`i came out scorching in Game Three taking leads of 7-1, 11-3, and 18-8 before cruising to a 30-19 win to close out the match. UH held CSUN to a negative (-.143) hitting percentage in the final game.

Bender and Azenha led UH with 13 kills, while Delgado slammed nine and La Barre added six. UH ended the match with a .278 hitting percentage.

Collectively, CSUN had 21 service errors and hit .200 as a team. Leading them offensively was Matt Belanted, who posted seven kills while hitting .626. CSUN top kill leaders were Brian Waite and Dan Rhodes with 10 each.

The Warriors improved to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in the MPSF, while the Matadors evened their record at 3-3 and 1-2 MPSF.

The two teams complete the two-game series Friday night at the SSC with a 7 p.m. first serve.