LIVE BLOG: Hawai’i 3, Penn State 2 Warriors into the final

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Set 5 UH wins 15-10
10:15:
Thelle on 2 ends it.
10:11:
UH was up 11-6. PSU on a 2-0 run, closes to 11-8. TO UH. On serve is Wildman, who has 7 of PSU’s 12 aces. 
10:07:
Galloway hasn’t had a kill since Set 3. He puts his 10th down to give him a double-double with 16 digs. UH up 9-4. 
10:06:
Mouchlias with the ace. UH up 8-3 at the changeover. 
10:04: Call
stands. UH up 6-2. Voss on serve. 
10:02
: Fisher hits wide to make it 6-2. Penn State challenging there was a touch.
10 p.m.: Chakas out of the back row on a broken play. UH up 4-1. TO Penn State. Chakas on serve.
9:57: Mouchlias puts down hi 26th kill. Penn State challenging there was a net violtion on UH. Call reversed It’s 1-1-
Set 4: Penn State wins 25-23
9:52:
Fisher with his 13th kill ends it on Penn State’s second set point. 
9:49:
UH led 22-21. Penn State scores twice, kill by Fisher and Mouchlias hits long. TO UH. Warriors haven’t gone to five this season. Penn State 2-2 in 5-setters. 
9:45:
Down 20-18, UH has tied gone ahead at 21-20. last points on a career-high 24th kill by Mouchlias and UH’s eighth block. TO Penn State. Akana on serve. 
9:33:
Warriors plagued by hitting errors. Penn State has tied it at 11. UH had been up 8-3.
9:26: UH on a 3-0 run behind Voss’ serve. It’s 7-3. TO Penn State

Set 3 Penn State wins 25-16
9:17:
Warriors hold off one set point but not a second. Kill by Rose, just his second ends it Nittany Lions avoid being swept for the first time this season. 
9:11:
Mouchlias called for a back row attack. Penn State on a 4-0 run. It’s 19-12. TO Hawai’i. Warriors have been ace 10 times. 
9:02:
Challenge denied. PSU up 11-7. 
9:00:
At the moment it’s 11-7. UH challenging there were four contacts on Penn State. 
8:55:
third ace by Wildman, second that hits the back line. It’s 7-4. TO UH. 
8:55:
Call confirmed. PSU up 6-4. 
8:43:
At the moment Penn State on a 5-1 run, including 2 aces by Wildman.Hawai’i challenging that Mouchlias’ attack was in.

Set 2 UH wins 25-23
8:44:
Hawai’i needs two set points to end it, gets is on a service error by Cal Fisher
8:42:
Call overturned UH up 23-20
8:39: A
t the moment it’s 22-21 with Galloway hitting long. UH challenging there was a touch.
8:37:
Kills by Mouchlias and Hogland on a service overpass has Hawai’i up 22-19. TO Penn State
8:33:
Penn State with a brief lead at 17-16. It was tied at 17 and 18. Kills by Galloway and Chakas put Hawai’i up 20-18. TO PSU
8:37:
Thelle on 2, gives Hawai’i the 15-13 lead at the TTO
Set 1: Warriors win 25-20
8:07:
Galloway puts away his third kill (3-0-4) ending it on UH’s third set point. 
8:01; T
helle serves helping UH on a 7-1 run. Warriors lead 20-17. TO Penn State. 
7:57:
Down by as much as four, Warriors have rallied to tie at 16 behind serving of Akana, including a net-roll ace. TO Penn State.
7:50: Penn State on a 3-0 run, last point an ace off of Chakas. TO UH.

7:39: Hawai’i Pono’i kind of got drowned out but Players and some of the fans able to sing along.

7:35 Great intro for each teams. Neil Everett did the voice over for the Warriors.
Starting lineup. No change in starters. Galloway, Sheward, Hogland, Thelle, Mouchlias, Voss, Chakas.

 

1:30 p.m. HST (Maybe) No. 2 seed Hawai’i (28-2) vs. No. 3 seed Penn State (27-3)

Radio: 1420-AM/92.7-FM

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Series: Hawai’i leads 16-10. First meeting in 1995.

The Warriors are 3-2 against the Nittany Lions in the NCAA Tournament and all have been at different sites: 1995: Lost at Springfield, Mass. 1996: Won at UCLA. 2002: Won at Penn State. 2015: Lost Stanford. 2017: Won at Ohio State.