Match Notes

The University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team will look to get back on the winning track when it travels to Cal State Northridge for a two-match Mountain Pacific Sports Federation series, Friday, Feb. 7 and Saturday, Feb. 8 at The Matadome in Northridge, Calif.
 
The 11th-ranked Rainbow Warriors (5-4, 3-2 MPSF), which is in the midst of a four-week stretch that includes three road MPSF series, dropped a pair of matches at UC Santa Barbara last week – the opener in four sets and the rematch in five. Junior opposite Brook Sedore led the Warriors with 34 total kills (3.78 per set), while middle blocker Taylor Averill nearly notched a triple-double in the rematch with a season-high 14 kills and a career-high tying eight blocks along with eight digs.
 
The Matadors (3-4, 3-3) split a pair of road matches last week, winning a five-setter at Pacific and falling in straight sets at Stanford. Opposite Damani Lanore tallied 20 kills against UOP and 11 versus the Cardinal and has reached double figures in four straight matches this season.
 
Matches #10-11
Who: No. 11 Hawai'i (5-4, 3-2 MPSF) vs. No. 13 Cal State Northridge (3-4, 3-3 MPSF)
When: Friday, Feb. 7 and Saturday, Feb. 8
Time: 7:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. HT on Friday, 2:30 p.m. PT / 12:30 p.m. HT on Saturday
Where: The Matadome; Northridge, Calif.
Radio Coverage: ESPN 1420AM will air both matches live with Blaine Kauwe calling the action.
Audio Webcast: www.espn1420am.com
Live Stats: Available at gomatadors.com
 
Series vs. Cal State Northridge: UH leads the overall series 44-19, however, CSUN has swept the season series the past two seasons. The Matadors won both matches in four sets last season in Honolulu. In Northridge, CSUN has won five of the last six matches since 2008.
 
Recapping Last Week's UCSB Series: The Rainbow Warriors began the series with a four-set loss in which UH squandered early opportunities in Sets 3 and 4 after the teams split the first two frames. Brook Sedore finished with a match-high 19 kills and hit .333 in a losing effort. UH hit .192 for the match but were ultimately undone at the service line, where they committed 13 errors with no aces while allowing seven UCSB aces. In the rematch, the Warriors got off to a good start, winning Set 1 before the Gauchos won the next two. UH extended the match to a fifth set but fell behind early before fending off two match points. Setter Joby Ramos' overpass kill attempt was blocked to end the match. Sedore led three players in double figures with 15 kills while UH's middle attack of Taylor Averill and Davis Holt combined for 23 kills on .487 hitting and 15 blocks.
 
What's Next: UH will host a pair of MPSF matches against California Baptist, Wednesday, Feb. 12 and Friday, Feb. 14 at the Stan Sheriff Center. First serve is 7:00 p.m. each night.