2019 Men's Big West Volleyball Tournament Championship - #2 Hawaii Vs #1 LBSU

[Music] it's game on presented by spectrum sports and a very pleasant good evening from the scan Sheriff Center in the mando where the fans are beginning to file into the arena to wear a near capacity crowd of over 10,000 expected for the Big West Conference men's championship match between the number one seed Long Beach teen and the second seeded Rainbow Warriors and this is game on presented by spectrum sports for Rainbow Warrior volleyball Jim Donovan and I met with Dennis Farrell in 2010 to discuss Big West men's volleyball and you know fast forward eight years to 2018 it's become a reality and and for us to be able to host an event like this you know we've had some great crowds for the last few weeks of our season and really expecting a really special environment for you know not just our team but for you know volleyball fans throughout the country Kali way talking about how this came about it took 8 years but finally the Big West Conference now in year two as a volleyball Conference as well hi everybody Scott Rob's Lisa strand ma and thank goodness were glad to have back the coach himself Chris McLaughlin guys it's interesting this is a rematch of a rematch of the first meeting three years ago for the MPSF tournament championship last year in Long Beach these two teams met for the tournament championship of the Big West here again the third time around it's Hawaii and Long Beach State let's take a look how we got here it all began on a UCI and three over UCSD Santa Barbara down CSUN in thrilling fashion in five then last late the top suceeds got on to the floor is Long Beach State going for with UCSB in Hawaii really just taken apart the UC Irvine anteaters in three and so it has gone chopped the way it was drawn up from as you see it number one Long Beach State taking on number two Hawaii and guys this is the ones that I think everybody not just the fans in high but the volleyball community wanted to see and it is what we're getting who ate Long Beach State again absolutely I mean this is exactly what they wanted and what we almost expected if you will not to take anything away from the other participating Big West teams but these two just seem to match up great not only wanting to play here in way but in the Stan Sheriff build it and they will come and believe me they are piling in tonight I was lucky enough to be in Long Beach last week got to see these two Titans battle each other and it was there was something to behold it was world-class ball but I felt like I was watching a professional league in Europe because that level of volleyball was so high so much fun to watch these fans going to be treated to literally a preview of the NC to a finals yeah that's what we are hoping for at least now this will be the final ticket punched for that automatic berth into the NC double-a is here you see those that will be going to the long beach in a couple of weeks pardon on thursday they won conference carolina earlier today Princeton beat Penn State in five their first time to the NC double-a since back in 1998 Louis in three over Loyola Chicago and Pepperdine downs USC at the field house in three and of course come to Hawaii and along Beach State so those teams are all in Barton Princeton Lewis Pepperdine and one of these two will get the automatic berth though we assume that both these teams will be in regardless of the result tonight right well definitely I mean you have to safely assume they've been number one and number two in the country now for almost all year besides the preseason polls Long Beach State being the defending national champion definitely and they're hosting so that's kind of a no-brainer and Hawaii well they've been number two and with tonight's matchup we will see who gets the automatic bid so coach really when it comes down to what we think are three teams vying for that final at-large UC Santa Barbara UC Irvine USC these were the records heading into the week and give a win and a loss to both those records for all three of those teams so the question is who of the three gets in I think it's me you know really tough as all three teams can make a case for being that second at-large team and I have a chance to actually write a paper help write a paper to to a committee about maybe eight years ago I was working at Stanford and you get to address all like nine criteria that I give you and it takes a long time to go through your records and all this other stuff and it's very complicated and so each of those coaches had submitted what they think is their best case for their team and that's going on right now actually I'm sure those the committee members have received letters from SC and Oh Santa Barbara and Irvine you know and so I you know I couldn't even I couldn't we start to think which one of those three should have it cuz I want to have those papers in front of me otherwise I'd take a great guess but if I had to guess the right now I think I'd against LC yeah I kind of leaned that way as well but we all thought Hawaii was in last year and we all know what happened there first don't forget NCAA selection show tomorrow morning on line 7a my time go to NC double-a comm 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning NC double-a calm well I know a couple of guys will be up early tomorrow probably checking that out the dual they'll be calling the action it's Kunal and Ryan guys thanks a lot Scott yeah next to Ryan Callie suji I'm canola Leahy and no Ryan let's talk about this match the Big West Conference tournament championship on the line you have number one versus number two in the rankings number one versus number two in the seedings this is Round three do you think the number one seed in the NCAA tournament may be riding on this one you know it's hard to say because even if Hawaii comes away with a victory here tonight and they get that out of automatic bid there's still two and one when you're going at it with Long Beach State in the overall record so it's really a hard to decide what's gonna happen and especially you can't really bet anything with the NCAA cuz who knows what they use sometimes to make these judgments and these decisions well what makes this matchup so compelling and why I think everyone in the volleyball realm wanted to see this championship match his you have two teams that played two five twice in Long Beach last week on the first night the fifth set final score is 1513 it was that close it was that competitive in both nights Hawaii led two sets to one so you move the stage now to the Stan Sheriff Center it is looking like it'll be a packed house here tonight in Honolulu what will be the factors here this evening you think well you know I think that you have to look down the statute and you have to look at maybe the X factors you know some of the players that maybe didn't have a great outing that first time around or didn't put up the numbers that maybe we normally would see I think one of those players is Colton Cowell if he has a type of night that he had last night that will really help Hawaii's cause Doulton Solberg I think is going to have to have another big night we know the go-to players once Hilbert and par - enough gas man those players will get their sets I think it's gonna come down to some of those X factors those other players and how they are able to contribute and add points to the scoreboard for Hawaii you know on the other side for Long Beach State what was exemplified last week was they had another gear that they could sort of take it to right and for Hawaii that was somewhat foreign waters they had 174 straight sets until they lost the set to UC Santa Barbara in this building prior to that Long Beach trip and then they go five twice against the 49ers do you think or do we even know yet if Hawaii has that next-level gear well I think those two losses and going five Bowl times that Long Beach has actually helped Hawaii to establish what that gear looks like you know again as you mentioned Hawaii had never been challenged and never been put in that position so actually now I think that they kind of realized what they need to do and at times up there you know we were both up there we saw a different Hawaii team in those some of those games where they struggled the serving wasn't as strong they were looking a little hesitant at time I think that loss actually helped them and we're gonna see new developments in their offense and their blocking schemes this time around I mean we have seen some great trilogies over the years right Ollie Fraser you go down the list here in the world of sports but this year in college volleyball this third installment man it has the makings of being something classic here at the Stan Sheriff Center all right we'll see you at first-serve Lucinda back over to the corner crew thanks a lot guys we come back we'll look back to the last week's matches at the pyramid reminder hit the greatest plays partes hits and scheduled info by following spec sports hi on Instagram Facebook and Twitter you're watching championship game on [Music] the game comes down to the ability to execute and not be caught up in what was going wrong or could go wrong or anything in the last play so you know we have a motto that everything's gonna be alright if we win the next point so let's just focus on winning the next point stacked one after that and it seems very simplistic but let's be us and let's stack points philosophy of Allen night head coach of Long Beach did his 49ers defending Big West and national champions taking on of the second seed the University of Hawaii now first it was just one week ago that these two teams played at the pyramid in Long Beach Hawaii head chances in both days they were up two to one both Friday and Saturday nights but could not put away the beach as the 49ers won the fourth and fifth percent so we got a chance to talk to both coaches about last week we did a decent job of kind of getting getting them out of system and had opportunities to score and we just didn't you know we had been really effective blocking throughout the whole season and and did not block very well and didn't like I said when opportunities to attend rallies defensively we did not I think we grew a lot you know we grew from the experience we grew from the battle and we also got deeper because we got more guys on the floor getting used to play that kind of volleyball and that makes us better for the late-season bush well let's look at the numbers from a week ago the one that really matters is that the very topic everything seems to be relatively even except for the blocking laundry Statesville on chemos outstanding it and he's hurt Charlie stay all week they're blocking really struggled a week ago against lbs well and that's what they talked about is that all week long they worked on their block you made your hide to put together a three-man block and really stayed focused on this week off knowing that they potentially could match up again with Long Beach State here tonight that was the thing that stood out to me last week was the blocking difference Hawaiian was the number one blocking team in the country going into that match and you got to give a lot of credit I think the gust to a mingi for Long Beach State he's the one who really was very deceptive made it hard for the Hawaii blockers to read where the set was gonna go and that's why I think you know why struggled from the blocking angling to put in the three-man block this week I think it's gonna be okay but boo man you still got to read what Gus is gonna do that's not gonna be easy he's really a good center well you're a successful coach for more than a few years Cooke Chris what would you do tonight differently than what you saw Hawaii do a week ago by I think the the notion of running the three-man block I think it's a good idea and I think it might be helpful sure it was helpful last night against Irvine I think the other thing would be to have Joe were say really study his set selection because last night it's a last weekend I thought it was a little suspect I got a little pin heavy got away from the middles a little bit and I think normally we've been used to him spreading it all around everybody he's so good at that that's one of the reasons why Hawaii's hit hits for such a high percentage over 440 for the year an unbelievable number shattering the NCAA record and so I think that I'm gonna really be watching what his set selection is gonna be like tonight that's a huge difference maker do you think both teams learned a little something about themselves Lisa in those two matches oh absolutely I mean Long Beach State Ellen Knight said that he his team grew a lot deeper he had to use some players that he hadn't used prior to the match and it just allowed his team to grow as a whole and as far as Hawaii I think they've learned a lot they've went back they studied film I talked to Joe Worsley and he said I'm watching I know what I did we've got to get better I know what I've got to work on I mean he studied it left and right and he knows exactly four is what you're talking about he's coming to this match very intense he's looked at this all year long not only for tonight but he's really studied this team we always talk about intangibles not just in volleyball but in sports how much of a psychological advantage this Long Beach State have over Hawaii having won both those matches last week and the way they wanted beam down to one both nights and coming back and winning in five I think psychologically I think Hawaii you know it's gonna struggle with that very much because they play so well all year long so there's a blip on the screen a bump in the road I don't think that's gonna bother this kind of a team especially you look back at the total score for the weekend 203 to 203 you're dead even in points scored so how can you beat yourself up or or go wacko and just because you know you you lost couple matches I think that I think Hawaii will grow more out of this weekend that last weekend and maybe even grow more than Long Beach State I think we look for you and even it's possible to get a tighter match tonight and it will see that we're excited I'm sure all of you are as well we'll take a break we'll come back and we'll start looking at the match of Hawaii long beach state part three [Music] this is a great environment one they get a huge crowd secondly this it's a super knowledgeable knowledgeable fanbase of the game they appreciate great volleyball and so it's it's a note it's a really good environment for the guys you know it's very rare that when you're thinking and dreaming of being a collegiate athlete you think of playing in a gym with a few hundred people in it you know you you think of big matches with big things at stake and hopefully big energetic crowds and you know we're excited to be here for that and I know I know our guys are excited to get out there well this place will be rocking tonight and they're playing for that the Big West Conference men's volleyball tournament trophy and the automatic berth to the NC double-a tournament all right let's turn our attention now to the match let's take a look at the leaders for the University of Hawaii Logan rato papanov I mean now way up top the kill percentage as well as Steinbach silver and the go-to guy this Center Joe Worsley distributing the balls out tonight then the ghost players from away all year long and for the 49ers of the long beach state each one of these players at one time was a conference player of the year and they may play like it in fact in saying I thought last night played like he had to defend anybody who was a naysayer about him getting the Player of the Year he was gonna show up but he deserved it didn't sing a great opposite he's like they're on a PowerPoint up of their team BuChE de falco is the SBT of their team and Joshua Ning obviously though Worsley of their team great matchups yeah it's gonna be incredible in fact let's take a look at the season comparisons and look at the number Wyatt with the advantage overall on the numbers serving though that would be a big factor tonight as well Long Beach State served away pretty tough last weekend though 427 service here in Hawaii they add to that number [Music] rev up those engines time now for your peak performer brought to you by Bank of Hawaii already Lisa and Chris I don't really care what team you pick our wit player but who do you think is gonna be the person that steps up tonight to help this team win it all well I kind of looked at this from both angles I looked at it from Long Beach State and I chose Jordan Molina a very strange pick if you will but without their libero they don't get that pass and they don't get to set those hitters that are pretty spectacular and I'll tell you what this young man goes kind of under the radar you don't really see what he does but his passing hit last night and all season long has been pretty spot-on for Hawaii I actually looked at their side of the net and I thought of long and hard about it and I really felt strongly that Steinbaum Joburg needs to have a good match I think the others are gonna have good matches but his senior leadership has really been efficient all year long and the team looks at him at a different level as well good choices Lisa I like them I'm gonna go with some other choices like I really like the setters for each team I think the setters for each team are gonna dictate how this match goes the choices they make how much they fake out the other teams block how much they throw off the other team's defense how much they score in transition I think that's gonna make the difference so Joe Worsley and Josh Meninga are my two peak performers and these two teams they know each other so well there I can't imagine there's gonna be any secrets on either side it's really gonna be who's more efficient probably throughout the night right oh definitely I mean this is a battle the battle is officially on very shortly here and these two teams know each other very well through the years and just the the competition what do you call that a rivalry that has defense have included both of these teams and it continues with Long Beach State and Hawaii engages loose who's in charge of games nobody unfortunately what do you think though what is it gonna come down to tonight you know I think it would come down and Hawaii's got to improve deblocking number one the blocking was not good last weekend and I think the plan of : Kalin outside is going to be key last weekend even Siegfried came in for Long Beach and was phenomenal I think cowls got to come out and make that same sort of statement here in the Stan Sheriff Center last week these two met to end the regular season but tonight a trophies on the line and n-c-double-a birth is on the line as well the first seed Long Beach State the second seed the University of Hawaii when we come back the national anthem an Hawaii Bowl away as we count down the first serve [Applause] [Music] spectrum sports happy Aloha Saturday and welcome to another exciting volleyball here at the Stan Sheriff Center it's game time for the 2019 Big West championship fans it's time to make some noise singing tonight is a na hoku hanohano award winner and this year marks 10 years since interview album she has been dropping hits songs ever since she's had multiple singles become nationwide successes such as higher than the clouds and simple love songs this year she's also been a war nominee for the Na Hoku Hanohano Award winner in best Island Music Award volleyball fans Stan shirt Center please welcome [Applause] you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight or the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the Rockets red glare the bombs bursting in gave proof through the night that our flag was still there oh oh say does that star-spangled banner or the land of the free and the home the way [Applause] porno eat eco eat ah kid my love huh Oh [Applause] [Music] nah [Music] ha ha ha [Music] [Applause] and there you see part of this large crowd on hand here at the Stan Sheriff Center to take in the championship match of the Big West Conference tournament third straight year these two teams will battle for a crown which remember two years ago it was for the MPSF championship Long Beach State won that one a year ago in Long Beach Hawaii and the 49ers and the 49ers won in 10 the third time be a charm for the University of Hawaii that's what they're hoping happens here in front of this near capacity crowd they seem so evenly matched having met each other just a week ago Hawaii falling in five both Friday and Saturday nights and so the stage has been set Hawaii Long Beach State the top two teams all season long meeting here tonight for the Big West championship and everybody hoping in a couple of weeks for a national championship let's meet the teams the Big West Conference welcomes you to stand sheriff Center on the campus of the University of Hawaii at Manoa for the 2019 Big West men's volleyball tournament tonight's final match for the tournament championship features the number two seed Hawaii Rainbow Warriors versus the number one seed Long Beach State Beach [Applause] [Music] introducing the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors starting lineup and outside hitter six eight senior from Amsterdam Netherlands number four Steinbach Tilburg [Applause] [Music] and libero 6-1 sophomore from Moraga California number six gage Worsley [Applause] [Music] [Applause] 6:16 you from Lindenhurst Illinois Dalton so brain [Applause] [Music] middle blocker 610 jr. from Clovis California number 15 Patrick gasps man [Applause] and outside hitter 6 - junior from Makawao Maui hunter 17 bulton power [Applause] [Music] [Applause] and opposite six nine Jupiter Kristina Bulgaria number 19 [Applause] and that Center six one senior from Moraga California course captain Barrois Jo Worsley [Music] [Applause] Lawson 20r assistant chat easement assistant ghost Joshua Walker associate coach my lungs are cabbage head coach for the Rainbow Warriors Charlie Wade [Applause] now introducing the Long Beach State Beach starting lineup at opposite 6/7 senior from Valencia California number five pile insane [Applause] [Music] at libero 5/9 senior from Carson California number nine Jordan Molina Center six three senior from Long Beach California number ten jobs joining [Applause] [Music] [Applause] and outside hitter six four-seater from Huntington Beach California for caption number 11 DJ Nick Falco [Applause] [Music] and middle blockers 6-8 sophomore from middle Barnett part number 13 Simone Anderson [Music] an outside hitter 6-1 sophomore from Honolulu number 19 Ethan Siegfried [Applause] [Music] middle monastic succeed from Aliso Niguel California number 25 Mick Amato [Applause] volunteer assistant is McCain Smith assisted goats scut twos its key associate head ghost Nick MacRay head coach for the beach al at night [Applause] [Music] the stage is set one versus two for the conference crown as the Rainbow Warriors look to avenge their only two losses of the season against Long Beach State on the other side of the net the beach training Big West and national champs looking to defend the league title and return home with the coveted hardware coming up a big West Battle of the Titans Houma in Long Beach State round three [Music] a packed house here at the Stan Sheriff Center a glorious statement on behalf of collegiate men's volleyball finola Leahy next to Ryan chalets soo-ji let's take a look at the Kaiser Permanente keys to the match well first for the University of Hawaii we're going to take the playbook out of coach rolos will quote defend ride from Hawaii running on a 16 and all whole court winning streak they wanted to fend this home court advantage and use it to their advantage Pat for Long Beach State 49ers they need to put in the earplug just moments ago when these two teams took before it was electric in year chicken-skin moment as this crowd will be rocking lovey Tate has got to find a way to quiet this crowd and not let that dictate the way they play if you're Hawaii crowd here previously [Music] do you have to warn yourself against may be getting a little too jazzed up yeah I think we're both teams it's really to control the adrenaline and really just rely in your skills no words will get us started the Big West Conference tournament championship Kyle in Singh with the first swing and he gets the first points Kyle Empson has been on an absolute tear UCSB in the semifinals 18 kills just one error he hit 5:15 yeah even out of system that time there they have to go with the high ball to in sync got three blockers up in Singh went high hands to pick up his first kill of the night so here's Ethan Siegfried out of Punahou school right here in Honolulu Hawaii he goes do you think he ever imagined playing in front of a crowd like this in this building I don't think I remember Siegfried is a player that wasn't necessarily a started to begin to season he's been coming off the bench he had a great weekend last weekend against Hawaii back at home she's got the starting lot we'll see how he handles the pressure here tonight we're trading blows here at beyond set Hawaii coming in 26 in 2 on the year those two losses coming at the hands of the team across the net Long Beach State at Walter pyramid last week the beach 26 and 1 claiming the top seed in the Big West Conference by going 10 and OH in the regular season Worsley outside here's Colton [Applause] that was a very important site off our way for a number of reasons Nick Amato went on a scoring run both nights at Long Beach State last week in Hawaii quickly getting out of that rotation and easily getting Cole to call his first go that's what Hawaii needs Colin needs to get hot from the get-go Hawaii did not arrive from behind a service line at Long Beach that served there by Pat Gasman the middle set simone anderson could not put it down so hawaii with the chance Stein sets up Rado pot of hunag save along the back line by Siegfried here's been saying again three backers up you worked extremely hard on week was the triple block that time an auto system play in Singh hit the first ball that Hurst oh he bought hi hands this I'm going into the meat of the block righto carpooling up through the nice shop facing the cross-court so three serving two and this crowd is amped fully loaded Gassman catches the tape diving pass by Jordan Molina Anderson couldn't get it down so Worsley high ball two car voting powers continue in case that outside the line just going straight over and down Clayton Powell nine kills at 4:12 with four blocks against UC Irvine last night was somewhat quiet in terms of his hitting percentage last week at Long Beach if he gets it going that is obviously a huge factor for the Rainbow Warriors here's Powell again [Applause] how old making model cloud picking up her skirts Gilmore getting a great touch on the Blanc against PG death Uncle Bob Hillis blocking was a little suspect last week that time sticking to his assignments and getting a nice touch on the on the attack by TJ DeFalco Maurice Hills three swings for Colton Cowell five serving two asked by TJ DiFalco he gets the set on the outside and smacks it down TJ v out though the 6-4 senior from Huntington Beach California one of about a handful of players out of Huntington Beach High School along with his setter Josh - and inga the National Player of the Year a couple of seasons ago and quite simply one of the best volleyball [Applause] is his former high school made just one the center rattle is blocked in roof then that's a statement right there Simone Anderson right next to the Falco and they were able to catch pot upon off several times back at both the pyramid last week nice shot cozy averaging point seven four blocks first that's nice footwork and close for the middle blocker so here's to an Inga last year's national ABCA Player of the Year [Music] a Long Beach State team that certainly was the standard of excellence last year and as I take a look at Alan Knight in his 16th season on the bench here for the beach [Music] to an inga middle that's Anderson it's pinballed around but then Seoul bring apartment on staring each other as it bounces off the taro flakes touch on the belong there in Hawaii an opportunity to win transition to give that free ball over but again that's where I think a little bit of the nerves and a little bit of communication want the suit it seems settled down those types of plays won't happen as often here's DiFalco the program's all-time leader in aces coming in with a hundred and seventy five for his career that he said that 103 service errors already for Long Beach State they're going after it from the service line we'll see though how often and if they sort of let path if they continue to have these serving issues and here is Colton tire 16 June are out of methyl Wow passed by DiFalco a perfect one he gets the set on the pipe is blocked but it's returned good scrambled there by the beach Worsley couldn't get it down with a pitter-patter back and forth Hawaii now where the grotto [Applause] looking very crisp tonight founded this team well doulton sovereign thought he had a block on that first play but great coverage by Long Beach State and rata far enough wiki exclamation mark another kill for waddles eight serving five here in set number one [Applause] the Falco again puts it on the money here's Seyfried and the local boy coming back home continuing to thrive here against Hawaii went career in the second of the two matches at long beach last week 16 kills a career-high hitting 556 but when he also had a double-double with 10 digs that really was the x-factor in Long Beach they did that through that last matchup he will be one of those pick two factors also tonight tall with the pass here's Potter poon argh after Brock [Applause] healthy he looks strong and confident right now that's I'm ruling the block picking up his second kill see the numbers in the two matches versus long beach state he did put up a season-high on night one 21 kills but certainly not at the hitting percentage that he has posted throughout the year he's hitting 450 on the season planning a backside and saying how do you account for Kyle lensing 6/7 senior from Valencia California the Big West Conference Player of the Year when you got to worry about the Falco wherever he's at off the floor and that's where it's long beach's in system they're very tough to beat because we have so many attackers and so many weapons and a great setter that can really this should be the spawn keep the defense special a spy call a good one Gasman couldn't get a good contact with the overpass is dug up by De Falco Henson comes swooping in diving save along the online by Cowell high ball the stein [Applause] great defense by whole staycation throughout that Roundy and vision by sign bonds hilberg diving dig mic hollow to keep that play alive is set a little tight for shrine and so he just does the deep tip into area number five here's Joe Worsley a 67 mile an hour delivery secret is dr. Rowe very strong right now the nation leader in block showing why right here powerful enough closing that line and that was something that they did not do as effectively at Long Beach in fact it was the beach that put forth two of their best blocking matches of the season as Worsley pumps that along on night 2 Long Beach State out blocked Hawaii 15 and a half to 6 and a half in the total team blocks category I'll see how it plays out here in this one round three of who knows what could be a four-part series here in 2019 where's Li backside Vaughn silver against the point back for the warrior and even against a double Blanc Blanc a state recognized that a rotation won a white hand likes to go back set to Stein van Tilburg in that position that he played 40 seasons that side they're cooling TJ the foul pole ronzo burg six eight senior from Amsterdam one of five Hawaii players to make the Big West Conference his first team forces the overpass [Applause] got it he'll Portugal arcade statements a Long Beach State come back let's go inside the numbers presented by Heineken - om the total points scored for both Hawaii and Long Beach State in their two matches last week in the Walter pyramid yes each team scored exactly the same amount of points over the course of the two matches that's how close this matchup is at least so far here in 2019 TJ DiFalco rips it off the block the coverage there by Cowell backside pas to Pune [Applause] so they got it going on right now I'm nice sharp cross-court kill by Watteau carbine up that time going inside the middle blocker had a lot of attempted right hand block and three Oh run here for Hawaii she last night righto was on a roll error free 12 kills at 8:57 just psycho cage Worsley speaking of psycho with the save Stein from the back row when he gets to 15 first The Stand is rocking Rainbow Warrior volleyball on spectrum Sports is sponsored by Bank of Hawaii and Hawaii Honda dealers welcome back quite a scene here at the Stan Sheriff Center and quite a start for the Rainbow Warriors of 58th field set number one Big West Conference tournament championship 2-1 Inga outside the Falco the layout saved there by one silver caught a pillow from behind the line hits it into the time [Applause] great one-handed save that time in the backcourt by Steinbaum Taylor at each of the foul pool right now with only one kill looking for him to get more sets as we move into the latter parts of this first set had a bit of a slower start in Stacy Santa Barbara in the semi last night as well who finished with 11 kills hit to 17 to the match and just with his reputation you know that just means he's do his Carlos Rivera in and back to serve for the Beach Gasman in the middle can't get it down to a ninja with choices goes to Simone Anderson Long Beach State puts together a couple of consecutive points and take a look at Charlie Wade in his tenth year five and twelve all-time as a head coach here at Hawaii in his match up to a tallinn night [Applause] the numbers for Anderson six eight sophomore from little fart Denver a demo ten serving 15 give the club credit for that sir this crowd is electric I mean they are fired up coming in here there were lines everywhere lines at the concession lines a guy means the lines here were longer than the lines at Costco on a three-day weekend I mean there with a lot of people in this building waiting to get in well that was one of the goals for Charlie Wade when he took on this job a decade ago he said hey look we want to be a national contender perennially that is one of our objectives the other we want to fill this Stan Sheriff Center and he has achieved that here and this 2019 season it served there by jakub patella insane [Applause] and get the kill he is something else and he now has three kills on six wings of system play look at the contact that he's making over Hawaii strip it walk it really is a picture poison type of situation when you think about trying to defend this Long Beach State squad eleven serving 16 to an englis ends it across is so great the quick hitter was the allowing Cold War's need to have options and run that attack first kill for Dalton Solberg a couple of big-time liberals battling here on the floor as well gauge Worsley on one side jordan marina on the other at the dive just to keep that one alive and then he two hands it across advantage here for Hawaii Worsley back row of advance hilberg off the fingertips of the block to an Ingo backside and it's TJ DiFalco ripping it down for his second kill [Applause] [Music] about their going one-on-one against Poulton call that time and cutting that ball back down the line without the picking up his second kill hit in 333 three time first-team all-american now back behind the service line where he can stream together [Applause] bad time however Hawaii back up a half-dozen a knife now the two-time Big West Conference Coach of the Year [Applause] [Music] he has had a tremendous career part of two national championships at Long Beach State as Anderson gets it down night coach one last year and actually played on the previous national championship team back in 1991 yeah great coach well-seasoned lot of experience his 16 season he also was a former national team coach coached the team in the Olympics here's grant win also the younger brother of former Rainbow Wahine so he serves an out six service errors so far for Long Beach State a little bit a little bit of a wrinkle here in the festivities Hawaii is essentially the visiting team and so that's why they're actually sitting on the opposite bench than what they would normally start the match and also came out of a different tunnel across the arena from where their locker room actually is and that's Nick Amato another part of this senior class six seniors who are honored last week in the final match of the regular season and Walter pyramid one of the best senior classes not just in Long Beach State history but I mean they have been historically good throughout their stay in Southern California Worsley surveys the floor goes outside the van Tilburg and he reports kid number four Stein's sitting in a pretty stoutly here the early onset of this match why you looking to be in a very good rhythm right now offensively and passing they're doing a nice job of siding out at a high clip and putting pressure from behind the first line as well 27:14 to winning the backside and seeing is blocked [Applause] [Music] Virginie see that ball barely making it but able to just throw his hands up feel that in 10 I gets the block and the crowd rages on here at the Stan Sheriff Center [Applause] take another look at this just barely able to get out there dad you can see there that's the the difficulty with defending a team like Long Beach you have to stay committed in the middle that time van Tilburg able to chase and get his hand on that attack so we take a look at the updated numbers here Long Beach State hitting 333 in this opening frame while what you hitting 500 you talk about the service line that's just such a key for the Warriors it sounds like it's simplistic obviously in any volleyball magic servant pass is a pretty important couple of factors but you talked about for this Hawaii team in particular that seems to really get them going yeah and they've just are comfortable serving here at home they don't have an ace yet tonight for the one thing that they aren't doing is they're putting Long Beach in a lot of auto system plays and remind you Long Beach is a team that has a format constant pattern a lot of teams that Hawaii will play against run a free man not long beach they have all of their passers in there so it's very difficult to put them off as we look at one of the highlights with Hawaii is they're blocking the night three and a half blocks so far Hawaii struggled with at Long Beach but they're doing a nice job of stayin discipline and reading this long beach data we a half total blocks to one in favor of Hawaii here in this first set third straight year that you H and Long Beach State have met up in a conference championship outside that Siegfried block put the save by De Falco and in Singh just has to touch it over Worsley outside to Stein and a net violation goals again the beach so he gets the point and long beach state just does not looking system I mean even in that transition play a broken play a bad set fly to a ningún sign van Tilburg getting the kill on the net violation five kills for Stein six swings mind you - secret now four straight points here for the Warriors Sigrid struggling a little here we'll see how much longer which night decides to stay with it or make the call and a switch to a second outside hitter whereas he decided to take something off the Falco had to slide in to make the pass how about this saved by Worsley Seyfried is back I mean you had to straight up [Applause] unimpeded Diggs on either side gage Worsley for Hawaii go on the side of the beach we are being treated to some high level call over here the velocity of these hits and the defensive plays are just simply amazing at all healed applying here the long beach 15 serving 23 fast by color Worsley quick middle to gasping he's blocked stays on the Hawaii side backside Stein tried to roll it down diving save Molina well done insane [Applause] [Music] and that time they are rato fall on the left side point against the play of the year and see the two players who a lot of people thought will be battling for Player of the Year that time righto getting the upper hand with the block and it is a low ball here in set one and you look at this it hasn't normally been done before but the cloud is standing for set point as opposed to just match point [Applause] into the mid and Hawaii [Applause] 25:15 Rainbow Warriors strike first in the Big West Conference championship showdown [Applause] the spectrum store at ward has relocated to Ala Moana with new expanded ours located at street level near shirokiya now open Monday through Saturday 9:00 to 9:00 and Sundays 10:00 to 7:00 check it out [Music] Colten cowl done Hawaii off to a fast start he kind of set the time when he was in that first friend yeah and it looks before the broadcast he said that poaching power was gonna beat sort of The X Factor he didn't necessarily have to break out into last time these two teams plays but he not only from the offensive side but really damn nice shot stabilized in the passing as sign bonds Hilbert continues with his all-american waste Stein bonds over five kills no error since 7:14 Hawaii hit for 58 as a squad in that first set on the side of the beach uncharacteristically low 185 hitting percentage they committed six hitting errors in five of the last six points that went to Hawaii were Long Beach errors and very uncharacteristic for that team and I think that a lot of times for what he places the pressure and forces teams to do things that are outside of what they normally do we've seen this last week we don't expect lunga state state to sort of lie over tired watch them come out strong that is not in their DNA end around the night that's for sure here's van Tilburg [Applause] inset number two another strange aspect of the two meetings last week there were an awful lot of those sets that were lopsided in nature in fact when you look at the night number two the first three sets were decided by no fewer than seven points that would explain that you think that we talked about the emotions that both pieces were playing with and so that the valleys were so deep and the highs were so high that oftentimes the momentum of the pendulum swing was just heavy on one team and heavy on the other the key is really going to be who can sign up consistently and really make sure that they don't have those ones [Applause] past thereby Stein he gets the set on the opposite side perfect pass by and lisas Ranma I said in the beginning of the broadcast that she believes sign bought a book was gonna have to have a bake match so far moving to have just that [Applause] he's now back to serve anyone services on the year coming in just as we mentioned the statistic he delivers and again Charlie Wade saying that Steinbach Tippit was one of those players that are gonna have to have a few runs from behind the service line he's 54 scientists or two or three points every time he throws pass by Siegfried backside insane sends it long as they're a touch no touch the beach players protesting and they're gonna convince Allen knife so colorfully review he's looking for the review challenge paddle but I think if he just verbally communicates it that'll be good enough and so Tony Chan the r2 down on the floor is going to take a look at this the challenge will be obviously a Hawaii touch [Music] so Tony Chan the yard so let's take a look at the officials Jesse Martinez is up atop the ladder Matt levo Armando Gonzales wes cahuachi Ryan Scudder before aligned judges taking a look here looking for bolting towels hand hard to say on that angle see if we have a better look at it on this side yeah that's higher you know we're dealing with cameras that are moving and following the ball and so it's hard to really Zone in I think they touch no touch replay review with the resources that we have here at the Stan Sheriff Center there's probably the most difficult review to get overturned but we'll see and again it has to look convincing that there was a touch it's hard to argue that that there was a convincing left enough shot to warrant that turn to overtime and everybody rating on Tony Chan [Applause] kocha cows positive yoga [Laughter] [Music] [Applause] all is right with the world dang good juju good caramel that's a point for Long Beach State saloon Henderson to serve it's a heck of a serve heck of a pass by gage Worsley the back sets upon a point off to an angle with the up in Singh with his two handed across advantage Hawaii can they take advantage through three blockers and he stumbles across the net eventually trips up insane looks like everybody is okay but the violation against Potiphar now than the point once again to the beach and good sportsmanship that time carpoon off making sure that NC was okay apologize for that both players look to be good but all sided with a great flow through by Anderson there's a lot of respect obviously between these two teams it can get emotional and when you play in such a high competitive level but obviously these two teams know how good their opponents are and smacks it down that's his first kill of the evening the pad Jasmine who has really come on strong as of late that time they're going hard in the middle a player that has really evolved as the season comes along and it's developed into one of the nation's best middle blockers 12 kills two blocks on night two at Long Beach last week says it right at Molina there's Siegfried such as a Pascal block quick cover there by kala they go to Stein from the back row on the left side dug up tight to the net and then the set to Amato who rips it down and if there is a guy who gets things ramped up emotionally it is that guy Nick Amato got no lack of energy from a motto every plays it's the celebration really a spokesperson for Edgar Jacobi is under liberal kind of words and neck things and sing the pass-by Rosalie his brother sets up Powell and played it up there for a bit stranded by Long Beach and they somehow get it across great effort on all sides here's call a second time [Applause] five put them all koltakov we'll get that killed of credit Constance over pretending up in transition and holding the middle blocker a model that times it's all the little things that has to happen in order for the seem to be successful caught up in all right pass there by Siegfried a motto weight off the net thereafter the dig by Soler again hits it into the net he went for it a great date by cage Worsley who's quietly having himself a nice night so far passing well reading things and playing great public defense tide is season-high with 15 digs in the first match against Long Beach State last week passed there by Vaughn Solberg cows said the net Worsley plays it off the Ricochet pump sent outside the Cowell the dink over the trip back against the beach either way you slice it it's a point for the Rainbow Warriors taking a look here on the blue clay nice Beach shot Pat time by Colton call and TJ's left hand follow threw him into the net great play again by Colton towel as it is that line so far beside the falcon the lumber that whippy on swing we're tied for the fifth time already here in the second set and the crow he can't sort of here who owned after that play they recognize just what a tremendous hit that was one on one against Jill Worsley and TJ picking up another kill Falco rainfall double double one night to last week against her [Music] James what it is model with the run-up floater outside here Stein fishes it past the block punched up there by either DeFalco or in sing the Falco set up to the cross to save their foul backside set pata Poonam good cover there by gage Worsley to the other side it's one silver [Applause] [Music] another great cover by gage Worsley saving that water pulp wound up hit and then Steinbach took we're going sharp cross-court it's awful TJ DiFalco what do you think about the way Joe Worsley has been sending it back and forth along the net yeah typical JIT of jewel Wars they're really keeping his offensive quick team getting the middles involved spreading out the wall playing a great game thus far seven serving six here comes from Dalton sole break and so Kurt is fired up and immediately Steinbach software pointed back to the serf speak em highlighting how fast that sir was and this is an area that Dalton is very proud of he worked really hard in the offseason to get his sir going for what a 15 and Oh in this building obviously feel very comfortable here you can see it in just the body language as insane [Applause] they mentioned this is the third straight year that these two teams have met in a conference championship and of course three years ago it was the MPSF conference championship in last year the first edition of the Big West Conference tournament taken by Long Beach State by way of the sweep against Hawaii so the trilogy doesn't only depict the series here this season but also the conference championships over the last three years insane then enough there by Dave's Worsley brother Joe goes back row to tower [Applause] great defense by gates working yet again big fight Joshua Nina off his chest [Applause] Paul getting a feel from behind between either line but going back to what you're saying earlier about this rivalry you know this whole body team they recognize they're not only playing for this championship they're doing this where there are other teammates as well the class that has come before them for all those other teams that have lost the long beach state in this match they recognize their Davis for those guys the block was up on in saying the Falco touches it over layout saved yours Murano sets up Stein [Applause] taking a look here diving take byte or Z and that's I'm wattle Park güell not showing that he's got some mittens great set by the opposite give pot a pun off the assist on his stat line you know SBT is filling it up pretty good 10:7 here in set 2 [Music] they passed their moneena and sing rising high kim bumsoo birch a sit down yes he can Powell then slaps it over the beach on the attack they go middle it's Anderson rockin down well anderson has not committed an error in Plus matches in this tournament as he went error-free last night nine kills hits 750 against Santa Barbara so far four kills no errors on six swings against the Warriors a bit baggage is definitely trying to exploit that little for coastal him and Nick Amato which he chose as well [Applause] the Falcon Nets an ace and that was a wicked 64 mile an hour with movement located on the sidelines good luck it's a hard ball to pass going out to the left side Nellie that in line in the crowd actually booing him he's silent to the crowd with absolutely I mean this is a Hawaii proud at a volleyball match booing the other team that's another thing that never happens but obviously is more of a sign of respect than anything else as Vaughn silver is able to rolls up the fans once again going up against a triple block bug Tilburg now with 10 kills hitting 667 yet to make an era tonight we were seeing from the fans things that we haven't seen before right standing up at the end of the set on set point for the home team [Applause] backside and we'll go down as a kill for anything we're hearing from some who's of usually if anything this is a Hawaii volleyball crowd that has been criticized for being too kind too nice and too appreciative of quality volleyball the only other time I can remember a volleyball game where Hawaii table where the opposing team is back in 2003 the regional semifinal when Hawaii the Rainbow Wahine played Long Beach State into the chin rattle the cage a little bit [Applause] powerful enough going down the line not sure if that was a blocking assignment that they want to give rod a pool bottle of that much line cuz he will take it just like he did there here's Yaakov tella a freshman senator from Norway both these teams also doing a pretty decent job of recruiting international in spots the back row Center Falco [Applause] you don't often see that and Hawaii only thing aside we leave Vulcan silver going up with Nick Amato perfect execution by Joshua Liga and the fossil dispenses it fat and both wine you look like a little jumper there did you see how high he got there incredible he gets the point though leading by three teller could serve overpass one handset to a mingi Amica yes and that was an exceptional set by to a it looked like he was going to be an overpass Gaston was licking his chops I mean this was that ball was bulleting over the net and to me that just puts his hand on it redirects the ball and not only that delivers a perfect set joy why he was a Player of the Year last season I mean the quality of his hands how soft they are the way he can control the sets what else makes him so tough he's just very calm and he's very smart and his delivery is just impeccable passed by Worsley a good one backside righto he up by Molina on a free ball coming here for Hawaii Ronnie the first touch Worsley goes to pot-au-feu know there's a little tight to the net and he gets moved Siegfried was up there next to Amato a little tight on that set by Joel Worsley that time there you can see here kind of trapped inside especially if they're going to give motto that line see they're stopping short a little so this set here has to make sure that it gets all the way up to D Tennyson brought up could exploit that long 12 serving 13 and saying another guy that can string them together second on the team in aces 46 coming into tonight and that is an ace on cue but we may have a challenge from Charlie Wade that is a blazer yuck gage where's the immunity looked over at Charlie wait and said that ball was out charlie then looked at the coaching staff and I think that's not was so fast that pate didn't really see it now for most Hawaii home matches they would utilize a table tennis paddle but you know it's decorated with logos and stuff but I guess for this Big West Conference tournament it's a hard rule no paddles and that's taking a look there that looks like it's in it catches the back line and we go remind you we have four lines men's working this game I'll go bat angle it kind of looks more out than in [Music] he that's actually awfully close [Applause] your guess is as good as mine here right this might be the best angle right here yeah that looks like it's on it from that angle it looks like it caught a piece of that in line we shall see [Applause] [Music] the trusty ping-pong paddle left in the closet coaches have to just go for the good old si with their hand for the challenge we're tied at 13 this is just vintage Long Beach State right I mean they get what amounts to a cleverly inset 125 15 and here they are dead even at the 13 mark another 70 mile-an-hour serve that time by Insane the diving saved by Molina looked like it was going down but we play on picked up an effort second time [Applause] great save javelina back here you can see the way was already celebrating and a diving safe and the finished by Colton Kahlo going one on one hitting the sea back into the middle back that's a lot of trust on him in Singh also running back there he had a feeling Molina would be able to get to that ball Amato get to the point back for Long Beach State and again the middle is working hard here for a long beach tail helping to keep them in this match boy he's gonna look to try to slow down the motto if they want to be able to contend with this one Beach State squad Amato has spent some time playing this collegiate game two years of cards Coast College as a senior for Long Beach State a first-team All Big West Conference selection is C Creed goes into the net so he gets the 15 first but a much tighter second litter [Music] give the greatest plays hardest hits and schedule info by following spec sports hi on Instagram Facebook and Twitter we were just informed during the timeout and this is confirmed that it is a sellout here at the Stan Sheriff Center second sell out of this volleyball season and it just speaks volumes about how much people here in Hawaii care about this game maybe even overall the general health of men's collegiate volleyball Conference championship match to winning two outside [Applause] [Music] and you can see that post you have played together for a while a transition play look at the running in and a fast or set like a shoot set straight to difficult hard to stop that play and just see the confidence surging here the TJ to Falco and company as Grinnell gets ready to serve another Huntington Beach High School product outside its van Tilburg tagged up by Siegfried so the Falco goes hi bowl to n same gets it down and all the sudden the beach is in front first lead change of this second set and I think the way he has got it by the way to get the middles more involved here to see the kill by NC right now both Hawaii minnows combining for Justin who kills so far midway to the second set and also floats it down the line Worsley from off the floor those cross-court to Vaughn Taylor GUG GUG GUG when a soul so siegfried sets up to Falco three blockers up he makes it work anyway [Applause] mr. Charlie wait to call a timeout here see who stopped the bleeding as Long Beach State is now on a three-point run [Applause] I have skills for the Falco 52:14 [Applause] where's the there's backside here Potter Poonam dug up off the net played by Anderson where's Lee dumps it down Netflix [Applause] for Long Beach State [Applause] that's another thing I think Hawaii can see more on joe vosdek being aggressive and taking matters into the same can be said about Joshua though we have not seen him dump he's a very offensive center we'll see if he follows suit anytime soon and he's a left-hander which sort of adds to that [Applause] his fellow alums as well as his younger brother on the Long Beach State roster Alex is across the net his mom is here in attendance watching for her first son's compete yet again against each other you can had a t-shirt that was made to really wrap up the rivalry both from Cyprus by Anderson he continues to roll [Applause] Anderson they're recognizing two doctors going up for Hawaii and he just cut that ball back across his body hitting where the blockers were not taking away there's an AVC a all-american AMA that mentioned last year a freshman all-american according to off the block and volley ma is to an English sailor that's an actor [Music] and the White House is breathing a sigh of relief because Ginga is one of the better service in the conference and on this long beach team he had a fantastic run last night with Santa Barbara of Hawaii able to get out of that rotation quickly Worsley the serve perfect pass by Molina backside [Applause] October news he also says that once the West Fork on a swag going on right now using a lot of the same celebrations up on playing right back into the basis to the floor [Applause] the roof report five team blocks for Hawaii so far in this match compared to two for Long Beach State but they just got a biggie did the Rainbow Warriors from Stein van Tilburg and another block let's tie rocks at the back she was helping and then they don't have to catch up on that last play we'll see where to New England goes in this set Worsley with the circuits into the net so we are needed and here in set number two and interesting that time there Joe Joe Worsley actually serving for the middle of the pokey lonely search from the white slider and that's I'm leaving around never really seen him do that this season and here is the very dangerous TJ to Falco [Applause] but the past there by Stein he gets the scent he's blocked chased down on the second touch by gage both sets Raoul who is blocked Gasman able to tap it up and a free chance here for the beach outside Siegfried off the block and out [Applause] Long Beach State moves ahead you look at Ronald Potter Poonam's hitting percentage here so far Ryan he's in the negative zero six seven on 15 swings with four kills that's hard because a lot of times water puffiness is taking the swings when Hawaii is out of system so he's sort of the garbage man that has to clean up the trash if you will and so what that means is that the blockers for Long Beach State almost camping on it and they know where he's gonna go so Hawaii gonna look to see if they can get him more involved in the system plays where they can run him and prevent provide more one-on-one opportunities UHF let extreme out to you online each week with updates and promotions through its H mail enewsletter to register visit Hawaii athletics dot-com and click on the H mail button it's simple and it's free Long Beach State leads the all-time series with Hawaii 47 to 42 that's pretty close the beaches won nine of meetings however at the distinct advantage and the matches played one beach but we mentioned the officials sellout here at the Stan Sheriff Center and then we're talking the previous celebr Iyer to senior night against UC Santa Barbara was all the way back in 1997 so 22 years between sellouts and now Hawaii has had to in what 15 days and imagine if they continued to play they would continue to sell this place out these fans just love volleyball and again when they announced the starting lineup this place was on fire it just goes to show just the quality of volleyball and how much these fans love getting involved you can see fans dancing to the crowd makes more than just really it's an experience the way that they have incorporated the scoreboard over the past few years and really developed this into a family-friendly event it's really quite unique [Applause] we'll see on Beach State will host the NCAA tournament coming up but I think with Charlie Wade and company are hoping is that they establish a relationship with these fans that connects stand into the start of next season and everybody is expecting Hawaii to still be very good as De Falco serves it into the net so a couple of good timeouts from either side Worsley with the service error out of the timeout by on the night and DiFalco the service error there after the timeout by way but great calls by both coaches to sort of put a pressure on the server's and two of the best servers and on this floor with those back-to-back errors will see the prep Rosemeyer can keep this in senior out of Virginia Beach by Molina to winning the backside insane through the block him down eight kills Kyle lensing he's hit in 278 [Applause] get financing win against Putin call once again and as we get to the 20s and in the last five points of this set look for anything to get a lot of swings report to Jesus outlet to get a lot of swings they're gonna ride their guns here well both teams have turned the final poll in this set so it's a race to the finish the past there by Rosie [Applause] [Music] Kapaa do not that said kind of drifted off and hit that bought upon the hey finger line eight foot line scuse me and able to split the seam right here going off puppies in six so it's hi 221 [Applause] serve there by Gassman to win Inga outside the same free no touch challenged TJ's a thoughtful vehemently arguing his case with Tony Chang thing that is actually still shaking mostly challenges so as the challenge on the touch no touch on the challenges on the net violation I believe they're calling for the net violation after they saw the net shaking after that hit [Applause] and interesting enough a similar situation happened in Long Beach in that v that set where Ethan secret hit a ball wide and Hawaii was into the net that's right I mean how crucial is this review at this stage of this second frame now this is a big call right here I mean just the psychology of Hawaii if they're able to hang on in the second set going into the locker rooms in front of a sellout crowd up to Oh as opposed to one one it changes everything and this challenge again also serves almost at the time out as we head down here as both coaches are able to talk to the team the other night talking to see him upon giving them instructions about what they need to do both these teams also have one timeout left remaining in this set [Applause] [Music] so against onii-chan with the headset on he's gonna take a look at this [Music] see if we can tell from the net cam the net shaking because of the serve but was there a net violation by Hawaii afterwards and there does not appear to be a touch from that angle talking about a touch on the net [Music] not sure I mean the net was shaking because of the serve and you could hear the long beach players arguing the net is still shaking against here off the serve here that's what triggers it the net begins shaking and it looks like righto is clean that ball clearly out it really to me does not look like a net violation not from that angle for sure and you would imagine the net cam will be the best operational perspective and vantage point for that particular review no time boy boy as the fans in the arena were performing the wave during that review and this is an important served right here by Patrick Gass McMahon meets it consistently 22 serving 20 room he does pass by Insane to a mingi to a motto diving saved yours Meir sets a puddle Poona three blockers up he goes off the fingertips violation and the pooches jump off the bench recognize you than that they're just as much into this match you can see there looks like the back of NSYNC follows through into the net 301 for the Warriors Beach State we will keep things here how big was that review and then the net violation ironically called against Long Beach State on the very next sequence just a turn of events there that time and you got any most also imagine Long Beach State has used two challenges I believe so they only have one more remaining they have to be very smart about how they used this last remaining challenge also credit Pat Jasmine keeping the serve in that serve was not only in but he also forced wrenching it on to his knees so NCAA goes out as an option to hit when you talk about the importance of that Laster how about this upcoming semester even more so I've had definite at times coming out of the time altering bear chooses crucial situations well sometimes just nailed ground and do sort of a float serve just because he recognizes that his walk and maybe play deepest if he wants and then we'll see Paul company needs in the jumps are coming out of this time out Long Beach State the defending national champs and last year their only loss came in regular season conference play on the final night in fact of a senior night here in this building and Hawaii was able to win in a five-set er going back to that match the Rainbow Warriors have now won 16 straight that includes the 15 and OH record here at the Stan Sheriff Center this season but Long Beach State was so darn good a year ago they went on to beat UCLA 3-2 in the national championship at UCLA Lindsay and among their losses yarn goose who obviously was a strong contributor at the outside hitter position other than that for the most part role players who have certainly played into the chemistry of that club but they have the nucleus back there huncles four more championships back row set up Falco unleashes [Applause] that ball was going they were prepared remarks wound up jump in to help out but teaching about the cutting that ball crossbody went back to the area five season that design had six kills so call tonight balancing to serve into the nets [Applause] a huge miss it is a local ball for set to happy to see these fans that have been Chris McLaughlin some day he's been campaigning for for a very long time finally happening here at the Stan Sheriff Center Anup Renauld - sir [Applause] by Molina - amigo - a motto dug up by rosenmeier over the net and then sikri able to take advantage Rosie almost conjured up another dynamic save but it is still and Ethan Siegfried getting ready to serve Big Sur here by the blue hole again let's see if they if they go after threat Rosie [Music] who's in here for swine bouncing burgundy passing us a very good passer go for her pass-by Cowell tight to the net will be played on the beach side the Falco from off that's mine to hand savegames Worsley Joe at all [Applause] for what you have two sets to man taking the second 25:23 and in front of another sellout crowd in the Big West Conference championship Hawaii will have a chance to crack open the broom closet let's check in with Scott what do you need to do to get back in this Venice that I don't know what to tell you we got to wit us that right now it's like but we played real well in that game hit a high number didn't create enough problem so I'm walk-in deeper inside which we didn't do you know the opposite out in the first game so we came back with a really good response we did a good job offensive we were right there we were up late had a couple of cuff ball cut tough calls or cup tough plays that went against us but yeah we got to keep our offense rolling like that create some block of Defense and win set three and just keep moving on thanks good all right thanks good off back over to you thanks a lot Scott you just know this Long Beach State team is not going to go away quietly Hawaii is in for a battle on the other side of this intermission [Music] and welcome back to a sold-out Stan Sheriff Center where it is intermission for Big West Conference men's volleyball tournament championship and the whole team Hawaii being the number one seeded defending national champ in Long Beach State 49ers 2 sets to none hi everybody I'm Scott along and Lisa and Chris and guys this has been everything we thought it would be and more good it's such good volleyball it's kind of crazy I mean everything and more absolutely Brett's great volleyball and you know what else that's gonna be a long night because this Long Beach State team is not the kind of a team of student have so much pride that's going to give up easily they're gonna come out fighting after the mistral intermission and Charlie Wade and crew better be ready for intonation adjustments how about you think the crowd played a factor particularly in that second sentence last weekend why probably losses that set at Long Beach State oh yeah I mean definitely the crowd it has been marvelous tonight fantastic could be well Chris McLaughlin has had his dream come true with them stand alone I've been lobbying for standing up on set point for about four years now tonight for some reason I didn't go out lobby tonight on social media or anything all of a sudden Bell started standing up at set point I think it really made a difference for my getting sort of extra energy at that point but you guys both talked about the fact that Joe Worsley had to mix it up a little bit more than he did a week ago and so far seems like he's listened well he definitely is he's just reading the ball so well here is to take a look at a couple of the highlights not only tonight as well just a great team effort by all players so far tonight I thought Joe crisps up the middle a little bit more he's only say in the middle about 13 to 14 percent of the time and to be successful in this league I really believe he got to be set in the middle about 25% of the time he was way below man I think he'll change that these next couple sets wise ups who says the number than 10,000 Dartmouth folks in the house we'll take a break more from the corner back at the sold-out Stan Sheriff Center or Hawaii Lee's Long Beach State to sense the nerdy guys what do I have to do here to close the broom closet Espanola likes to say well we really feel Chris and I haven't speaking for Chris a little bit here but then Hawaii probably needs to get their middles established a little bit more they have a total of six between them whereas all the outside hitters are 12 attempts and more so definitely a little bit more inclusiveness at the middle take away he's also got to be ready to withstand a strong long beach state charge how they can help with stand that how emotionally they they take it how because Long Beach State's gonna come on strong I'll tell you that right now they're so good last week when they were down to one so really really good so boys gotta be ready for that yeah everybody has their fingers project old stuff everything runs here in the sheriff's and Hawaii leads to cents none that when we come back to serve the start set number three [Music] well there Evanson bun here at the Stan Sheriff Center what was expected to be an epic crowd has certainly delivered and so far the Rainbow Warriors have delivered up to 200 in this big West Conference championship match let's take a look at the masta tist expiring what do you see while that hitting percentage by Hawaii 382 397 the nicety percentage against Long Beach you can see there the blocks way out locked in 5 to 2 and also out serving them long key state hit 419 in that second set in Hawaii was 353 yet Hawaii was still able to win it really comes down to a few plays here and there the net call also James Anasazi oddest coming off the bench coming up at the ACE those are the types of things that really equate especially when the game is that close alright so we know through past experience this is a Long Beach State team that has the heart of a champion the the making of a squad that can come back in a situation like this but what does Hawaii have to be ready for they'd have to be ready for it right there Kyle NC and teach at the Falcon taking over this match and also this service pressure watch them to sort of ramp off we saw this last in Long Beach where it almost seems like they just turned it to another gear from behind the service line they've actually rotated and starting in a different lineup so this would be a different matchup going into this boat set teacher the Cutlass now they're full circle trailing 1-0 here the falco wit that serve and the mistimed middle set there as jordan was trying to find castle and so that gives a little peach state the two-nothing advantage remember the beach trailed to one in each of those five centers at Long Beach against Hawaii last week they have only been down to old one time prior this season that was on the road at USC they ended up getting swept pretty unfamiliar territory for Long Beach State but this is more like it as the BALCO with an absolute laser beam of a serve in there up three Oh and that just goes to show you how good TJ is that first surf he went at Fulton Hall Fulton passes that perfectly so he moved it and went after Stein want a book that's on will see where he goes with this three serving zero its cowl handling the passwords li back side here's Montebourg off the block diving saved Joey brother gauge pump set Stein cross-court and they've got a touch according to the line judge in a much-needed point of that they've roads in Long Beach rotated their lineup recognized they wanted TJ to start off the game serving but that time they're three out of the four lines been calling the touch [Applause] that's sweet defeat at USC earlier this season the only less on record this year for Long Beach State one serving three get served there by van Tilburg even better passed by Siegfried and sting was able to go off the block and down [Applause] and you can expect to see NC sort of step it up here he gave his tenth kill of the knife that's been unable to close his team kind of diving into that block unable to get a touch and sing and bounce over each with double figures and kills as Anderson goes into the mat 11 service errors now for Long Beach State that's not necessarily unexpected they are a team that likes to so to speak grip it and rip it from the service line [Applause] gassman was pretty good ripped overpass and Colton Cowell says been going towards DJ DeFalco causing the overpass easy kill for potent foul he picks up his 10th kill he didn't get this 714 yet to make an error that's too bad for a guy who stands at 6 1 or walk on initially in this program who is intending to compete at the Libero position Gassman goes into the net [Applause] so here is an Seng [Applause] took a little something off that time where's Lee goes hi in a way to cow [Applause] Colten Tallis started off strong at set one and continuing on here is not letting up having himself one of I think the best weekend's we haven't seen him filleted thus far really saving it for when it matters the most he has got some serious bounce righto those Deepa deserves Siegfried lies in high who on his side also stands at just six one showing some incredible leaping ability and again that lasts that second night these two teams met in Long Beach Siegfried had sixteen gels heat 556 really turned it on right now tonight five judge he the only true hundred let's see if he can also improve those numbers six serving for the layout assistant so the high ball goes to Cowell three blockers up to dig along the backline thereby Siegfried De Falco sets up in Sam [Applause] get the gist of it and the family's diction up on their feet Joe Losey with the triple block going in TJ setting inching that time there and my spot by Little Joe horses now the King Kekaulike graduate Fulton Cowell with the soul to the net goes [Applause] so now Nick Amato we mentioned has been in this collegiate game for a while actually had to redshirt years at Long Beach State a medical redshirt in 2017 after a traditional redshirt in 2016 so brave straight down to the floor [Applause] and I definitely agree with mrs. Tran model where the white is gone to the middle school park tonight Dalton gets up early and able to beat the blocker Anderson before he even gets up on the block [Applause] so bring along the senior class his final game in this arena to an Inga Ojo Rosalie was ready for it got a piece and so Hawaii now on the attack guns Hillary goes off the block it out it was setter vs. setter that time against Joe Losey because of the switch block joke backs end up on Stein white the block there the arguments an almond knife appeared to be that maybe the touch by Stein hit the pin first before the breath [Music] instead of Hawaii point seven serving seven [Applause] [Music] was one of those Chris McLachlin touch' malls there from Dalton told me birth so this arrow for Hawaii in this set they got a settled back down BK a few more Arizona no Charlie Wade would like yeah he wants to see them keep the pressure on is to mingle his younger brother des a filmer outside hitter Hawaii and that's gas many find in the deep corner iseman had a big night the last time these two teams hit played hit 550 tonight his second kill and only ting 143 we'll see if he can get those numbers going up and see two words they get some more involved in this office oh my goodness just a bit longer I will continue to challenge for that one there unfortunately Long Beach's best server now back to serve after those poor mr. Zhang what yousa finda said alone is it enough and has become a battle of serving attrition here in the third this crowd is really helping and standing behind this home team tied for the third time here in set three where's Vaughn so boom took a little something off there and that's how Long Beach takes advantage Simone Anderson has yet to commit a hitting error in this tournament [Applause] sister played for the Danish national team majoring in applied mathematics with an option in finance serves it right at gage worsley here's Radha with one blocker up in Siegfried ever walk it back let us say gassmann stuff sit through a motto punched up in the air in Singh gets a swing at it but he sends it long [Music] [Applause] both these things you can tell one it really bad Hawaii just stayin alive with some great heads up plays into nice touches on the block as you see Jakob tella come back into the match you would imagine quite possibly the number one overall seed in the NCAA tournament could be on the line here tonight [Music] tell that tickles the tape the backside in saying just one blocker up it was collared an dancing just explodes on it big hit here by ensign you could see went up against Bolton Powell and taking that line going deep into the corner we're now into 11 kills hittin 261 [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] every time Long Beach State gets ready to serve the crowd [Applause] his motto through the block good sable on the back line by De Falco ensign comes flying and cross-court dug up over the net Siegfried Tiger day downey days [Applause] [Music] I'm just hitting it into the corner things that might be pointing I've got people to touch that ball inside the wall yeah that was a Miss hit there my secret but fifty smiling okay KITT the point is a point as a point they exhibit angle [Applause] their responsibility a big long beat servant to the net I mean they're exploding after every service area just as much as they are over what you kill vii man if you will [Applause] [Music] and I think now one night the company want to challenge that but I think he's concerned about using a challenge too early we'll see here on the replay if that was a good decision not to challenge hard to say I think that ball caught the back line [Applause] you could say if it didn't that's a little athletic justice there and each state gets the point they're up 1312 again another service error for Hawaii [Applause] [Music] their fifth so far in this set whose secret passed by Cowell Worsley surveys across the net and sets up power that setup tonight over than outside the block he's on fire again yet to make the error started just one match last year is basically a serving specialist got to work in the weight room that is damn right battle Brett rosenmeier for starting outside hitter position and was able to win that battle and he has not relinquished it here throughout the year does serve it long bear like you said Ryan that starts to come back to haunt you against the team like Long Beach State where you cannot be big enough for you I say that especially on your hair whether you should have the advantage [Applause] Worsley outside here Stein off the fingertips of the block one hand save DiFalco he gets the set from in sing the Rose top diving savegames Worsley and he returns it to an Inga middle said that's Anderson off the block Ronald plays at Pepperell Paulo be up there by a model so the high ball will result in a free chance here for Hawaii outside the silver diving save by a model incredible here's in Singh off the fingertips of the block and down Long Beach State wins on the marathon rally and they get to 15 first here in step number three you thought they would go away it's long beach think again well we got some prep volleyball coming up tune into spectrum OC 16 on Monday at 5:15 p.m. for the OIA boys volleyball semifinals exclusively on spectrum [Music] so long beach state up to Nick Amato floats it across or as it goes back side here's Rado blocked and aloof and he stumbles to the floor Long Beach State now up three and that particular attempt wouldn't look had a ton behind it Tina continuing to struggle here houssam sawed-off pot yet to get a kill here in this third set yeah he's flatlining it for the match six kills six hours away trailing by three whereas they goes middle so Greg about the touch and it's a point for the Warriors [Applause] and again I think Hawaii need to continue to do more of that get back metal blockers involved right now Long Beach State's blockers are sort of camping out on Hawaii's outsides they're having success but I think they'd have even more success if Hawaii is able to get more offensive production from the middle right now sober three kills here's a nastasi Attis move to California from Cyprus during his high school career perfect pass there outside the Falco at the block and out he hits it with such incredible force [Music] you're just surprised afterwards that the blockers arms are still attached [Applause] 17 serving 14 where's Lee goes middle its Gasman paintbrush tits Oh Hawaii still with it goes to van Tilburg high hands gets the touch and a much-needed kill for spying on silver a little quiet here going into the third set being able to just his second kill going high hands this time recognizing the big block 13 kills he also has yet to make an error hitting 520 there's Worsley to an Inga high and away and sing his block punches it up tap down but unable to find the Flores gassmann and it's sent over the net free chance for the Warriors to burn [Applause] little uncertainty State on the coverage play resulting in Hawaii free ball opportunity one on one per sign Joe Worsley now we'll see if he goes to the boat serve or the jump sir [Applause] he floats it and drips it long [Applause] did you think of that one he went for the Chum flow to keep the serve in so when you jump float and serve it long that this definitely does not help your cause and again teach it the Falco path to serve [Applause] 18 serving 16 q the crown passed by Cowell a pretty one Gasman in the middle [Applause] and in the words of Charlie Wade more of that he likes when that happens perfect path that time by Fulton Powell now to some gasps man from Bad gassmann 6/10 jr. from Clovis California [Applause] and as we play further into this match more and more time being taken between sequences to wipe the perspiration off of the Teraflex bodies on the deck just about every single Surrey [Applause] [Music] Maryna back road of falco demolishes [Applause] and with hits like that you can see why this young man is on the USA national team expected to compete for Olympic in Japan best an absolutely crush out of the big pipe yeah made the USA team roster for the 2017 a FIVB World League just the glimpse as to why here's pata Luna all through the blocking down his first in this set and a good and again a nice pass by Hawaii you can see there this is what Pato likes to see a split block with the seam those are the type of plays that are able to produce more kills for Watteau instead of just the out of system high ball hits and we get from the Gasman behind the line hides off they miss is wide service errors without a doubt the headline in this third set for the Rainbow Warriors and at this point it just becomes a mental thing they're trying not to makes errors that it's actually becoming a negative thing that's in their mind they have got to be positive and confident from the sales ball here Zen saying he could bring the heat besides to take something off where's Lee goes outside Cowell off the block these are all true and lingo great Knicks to Nick Amato [Applause] to an Ingo eyes y:i in a fourth set welcome back take your internet with you spectrum internet customers get free unlimited access to over 4,000 Wi-Fi hotspots across the islands the service line has been a cold spot for the warriors in this third set eight service aces it has opened the door for Long Beach State leading by three and Hawaii big time out of system free chance here for the beach to an inga outside [Applause] much needed by Hawaii giving the freeball opportunity for long beach to run their offense and brought up our pool up closing in on the block so most stuff for the first-team all-big best selection and he now retreats back behind the line to serve [Applause] and this place is absolutely crazy they get an ace instead of an error here second ace in this set for water park une autre good luck returning that thing [Applause] Siegfried overpass Kalos couldn't put it down here's Siegfried plate up being tight to the net with a joust there Hawaii now with it come up the ladder save along the backline by De Falco here's insane deep corner for Long Beach State what a hit by inches Paul was right in the corner trailer it was gonna call the chines retros Amaro walks over to him and says no no no fat Paul was in and it certainly was in Seng racks up mileage through the air when he approaches a ball I mean he just broad jumps from behind the line the past thereby cowl backside pot-au-feu nub and that's a point for the beach long beach state now in position here 23 serving 20 looking to avoid the sweep and send this to a full set [Applause] sober [Applause] that time by retros empire off the bench putting up that perfect class with goats and so great so great picking his spots for swings for kills back in 2000 now Colton Cowell gotta get this in took a little something off beach on the attack here's and saying block back would cover there by Siegfried the other way it's the Falco dug up by Cowell cross-court Stefan Tilford [Applause] and we'll see if Long Beach Lee decides to call a timeout here as we see spine punto for cooling the block and indeed Alan Knight will signal for a timeout a little drama last week the drama here at the end of set three in the HNL and this crowd is loving it you know we've seen some what celebrities here in the crowd I mean there's the senate president here politicians notable chefs you know a lot of this the place to be tonight forget Coachella in California this is Hawaii's Coachella right now there's chef chai right there but it's amazing to see how this has become the hottest ticket in town with so many people wanting to be at this game David Kniffin head coach for UC Irvine he'll be watching that selection show closely on Sunday obviously feels like his anteaters deserve an at-large into the NCAA tournament he's actually saying that he believes that their faces actually stronger this year then maybe it was last season because he says we're the toughest conference out there five of our last up home to the number one and number two ranked team in the country basically you got three teams in Irvine UC Santa Barbara and USC who will be watching that selection show and feeling like they each have a legitimate shot on a legitimate resume to keep in mind regarding the at-large are on ganache and company in the house that great to see the other sports here supporting I mean their home team that tells you he's the head coach of the Rainbow Warrior basketball team and he's sitting like grows up you know one of the up or DD some of you is a hard ticket again had people asking me I said I'm gonna have to ask somebody else 22 723 out of the timeout perfect pass there by Siegfried here's a motto in the middle of the block out of touch but nobody had the back of Dalton so for it and a point for Long Beach State it is aloha ball here in the third for the beach presentation that time between gage Bosley and stive on top of Jacob the Bob of both players sort of not reading that ball correctly the place that Charlie Weaver's not second time out here in this state set its nipple model to serve Lopes it over to hand past their cowl outside van Tilburg against the solo block out to DeFalco scoop that and then he goes off the block and oh boy Long Beach State and the defending national champions showing some grits here at the Stan Sheriff Center get comfy folks knows sweet tonight a Big West Conference championship match that will go into extra [Applause] [Music] welcome back Island sing leading the way for Long Beach State he has 13 pills the only player in double figures in fact hitting 286 on the evening that's really providing that offensive lift for the Long Beach State squad and not [Applause] at least some bulbs from behind the service line as well anything always trying to help you to feel loved each other some of those broken phrase hard to stop when you have the powerful so as this match now gets extended to a fourth set if you start to see this match further extending as we go deeper into this fourth stanza who's that in advantage for you know I think Hawaii still has the advantages that full court advantage but there's a saying you volleyball the third set is the most important set no matter what the situation is long he's a foodie to get that we'll see how Hawaii responds here eight service eras will not help your cause in the third straight time Hawaii is up to one point Long Beach State can they finish it this time was interesting they were playing my journey during the break in between the Stetson for Hawaii you kind of get the feeling they gotta find a way to win this match just to establish that belief that they can beat this team and Kyle in saying he'll just continues his onslaught now 14 kills to get the beach started in the fourth and again Long Beach State actually flipped their lineup yet again so they're forced over this time around isn't that Josh to me to remember that third set is fugitive Falco long serving zero Gasman is blocked back would cover there by gage Worsley [Applause] we can not elite Bolton calls say he's not stopping the leading right there with that absolute Hamel from the back wall 13 kills it in 5:22 to go along with six digs and two blocks to win Inga middle set Anderson had they just touch it over so a backside set from gas cosmonauts of observe impasse and a lot of the free fly the free time that the scene has he likes getting in there and said he remembers through some step at one point in his career early on in his high school days and then the service error by jewelers II they had eight service errors did the Warriors in that third set and they ended up losing by three points 25 22 big deciding factor I think in that third set was don't say this areas you have to get off to a must positive start [Applause] the photo to service aces tonight where's Lee has to lay out just to get it up here is bond to burn and he gets a touch then points through the net in enthusiasm as Hawaii takes the early lead this was a very difficult play Joe was the back said he's facing us actually going right over his head and sign Bob tilted smartly going I have on Tilburg has been exceptional 17 kills it in 567 no errors he's done a multitude of times tonight characteristic especially when he has the old blockers up there you almost got to think if fugitive uncle is kind of pressing a little too hard he's kind of going for those straight down kills but really he needs to just sort of pull it back just a little back side it's insane daga and to play it back unable to do so and he slipped into the signage over there the falco checking on him meanwhile NSYNC continued to be a real thorn in Hawaii's side now 15 kills the hitting 333 [Applause] the 20:18 off the block Brian Ivy Award winner given annually to the best opposite hitter has been as good as anybody three serving four Anderson jogos little the Gasman just dink sit over over the back row set a little mist I'm so Hawaii now with a chance here's Vaughn Tilburg from the back row he's in a groove he feels when those players are getting caught and Steinbach Toba right now is feeling it picking up yet another kill a three bunkers can't stop Steinbach Tilburg that time coming into the tournament second nationally in kill percentage ninth in the nation in kills per set and he has brought it all here so far tonight Gaston with the serve Molina on the money middle set a model gets it down goes diving into the bench area love the effort but for Hawaii standpoint you want to make sure that he's okay here as you move forward in this match somewhat risk/reward type of situation they're trying to keep that one alive sort of an odd assistant play that time because find on Tobruk was actually in the left back position past me certain plague MIT about usually you have Jake Boise in that left back position for serving five it's sensing blasted older passed down by Siegfried one long beach day from a data fire [Applause] all started by that tough sir by NZ going on Steinbach Tobruk that time easy kill for me consider into the net [Applause] and this is a big turn I think right now for Hawaii with bottle powerful enough back to serve he have two aces in that third set if he can get on a run and help to sort of give away some breathing room that will really help their cause here a spy in Singh to a mingi high ball outside Siegfried had the left hand touch it over chance for Hawaii hears cowl [Applause] Moll we've built then down the line that time there and again it actually started with a great serve by rattle bob kuzava keeping the clot serve in but also putting pressure on Long Beach career-high 14 kills now for Cowell to an Inga sets up in sync cross-court right there is power knob with the dig [Applause] we're now saying hey I can play defense too that was the followed by NSYNC rain up by paulina horse is setting up sandbox over 19 pills for Steinbaum silver hitting 590 432 attempts no errors it is also his last match in this building and he is hoping as are these roughly 10,000 people in this arena that he was out with a blast goes into the men on the serve out of the timeout but the important thing to know he was able to score three points off that servicemen that's exactly what Hawaii want so even if he had that error he was able to get some points in some separation there the way just needs to keep sliding out we see creek that's now 15 total service errors for long beach compared to 14 for Hawaii how do you measure the way these two teams have served here tonight yeah it almost seems the team on the other side is having a harder time whenever the team on the right side of the court seems to be serving but you can tell that both of these things are not letting up they are still going strong to winning will goes back side and saying hammers at home and this is the tough part for Hawaii when you are playing a team like Long Beach that time there they say Joel wars the you can see here when one-on-one against NC because they actually thought that they were gonna set TG to Falco so they sent slime bunt over to the right so but we continued to play a chess match in that front court with their blocking Skeets long beach volleyball for the in sings weather articles he plays for the beach as part of when I tried to go deep Panna and he misses lon and so that's a point for Long Beach State cotterpin off now back into negative numbers as that is his eighth hitting error compared to seven kills the wheels turning in the dome of Chora Wade [Applause] Mosely outside his van Tilburg Douga by a motto so Siegfried goes highball DeFalco just shoves it through the block and Long Beach State has drawn even after its own three Oh wrong and again it's this Serb by dick a model for some reason he seems to get these streaks when he goes back there and serves a very easy search and not only that they're not playing with auto the barrel on the court but Ahmad is playing great defense my little nook ler across where's Lee midal too sacred didn't catch a flush but he sliced it down for a Hawaii point the reactions of Doulton solarek after every play that he makes probably my favorite that time there he's like almost like a emoji maker here yeah could have been better is what he's thanking five kids on five attempts though can't get any better than that good serve pass by Molina here's insane cross court dug up by pot-au-feu mouth falling to the floor the center Vaughn Taylor just touches it through the block chance here for the beach they go middle Anderson is duck Gasman plays it off the ricochet Stein is blocked back the cover by solgryn Worsley here's [Applause] and I'll tell you what that is a much-needed kill for Radha Pabu laughs just his confidence he's struggling a bit here in the latter part she's been he's not screaming - Milan Djokovic and gave him a big hug he is so happy he just got that kill yeah that communication between Poliquin oven Milan's arkovich the assistant for Hawaii it was pretty fantastic 11 serving nine another good served by Solebury outside and about though Josiah Thompson and this is the play that and a hit that TJ likes to hit often you can see here he just kind of hangs and slam sits this ball straight down it's actually very difficult to defend his even if you have a block up there you risk the chance of him fooling you [Applause] serving 11 tickles the tape whereas there goes middle to gassmann he's dropped and roof the Falco's on the scene [Applause] option that tranquil podcast man he had a wall of a long beach right in front of him waiting serving 11 [Applause] again it catches the tape gassman with the first touch highball to Stein off the block played by gassmann again Worsley jump set 2.0 [Applause] great coverage by Hawaii after the triple blog my long beach state they were able to run a transition play and get a much-needed side I kept popping up who went down the line gasps been playing on that sequence like yeah the Libero Jersey on [Applause] his words e12 serving 11 backside DeFalco crushes [Music] Patapon of arguing one of the long beach players came under the net but the top official Jessie Martina is saying that the ball was down prior to that the willing is that player cannot interrupt the play so Martinez saying that the play was already dead when the violation was me so it's well serving 12 and it's TJ DeFalco ah handles the past Gasman in the middle goes hi hands the save by De Falco peers insane [Applause] and you almost knew that ball was Hawaii Redknapp all well in the transition for a great big bites affected by I teach at the Falco and Jasmine closing the scene picking up another block for Hawaii so then sobered the serie the Falco pops it straight up in the air to an Inga highball to siegfried cross part dug up by gage here's cold he's block could plays it off the net it's going to be a point for Long Beach State the doubles hit his cold against Hawaii is Powell got that he stuffed his second hitting error of the match the hall actually swung into the block would hit him twice before Hawaii made that fool concepts so tied at 13 and number 13 Samoa Anderson fficer for the beach you having fun yet are you not entertained this really comes down to what everyone in the country wanted to see these two teams who have battled all season long it's sort of like these two have sort of separated themselves from the rest of the country at the top epsilon of men's collegiate olive oil to an angle backside and sing it was only color left on an island and in saying absolutely gobbled it up yeah this could very well be the third of four installments between these two teams here in the closing weeks of the season with the forthcoming with the biggest stakes of them are in the NCAA tournament we will see both these teams around we know that and that's an ace by Anderson just drops it off at the table and then Beach State gets the 15 first they're thinking five well CJ DiFalco starting to get rhythmic 12 kills he's now up over 300 hit 308 and Hawaii recognizing it's very difficult to stop teaching the puzzle because he has sold each of those kills were gone in a different manner it's hard to stop a player like that it also has nine gigs so one giveaway performance fifteen serving 14 out of the time out and another ace financing that's on Dara NSYNC decided to go with the change-up then you go for the heater and that ball just sort of died as soon as it came over the tape you get the feeling this is a crucial juncture for for lucky in terms of its psyche here against a long beach state the team that just doesn't go away blasted long went with the heater that time the long day stay still with the advantage again waterpark gonna point back to serve see being get another one like you saw moments bill earlier during his the last rotation here from behind the service line to service aces for Potter Poonam Molina with the perfect pass middle it's a motto [Applause] [Music] [Applause] that was a mom of a surf type powerfu nautical rape and a kill by Nick Amato I gotta give props here - Jordan Molina another part of that senior classes parents actually growing up in Park here in the islands and so well he was born and raised on the continent a bit of a family type of homecoming for Molina and he's bowing out here's the Falco over three blockers came down and a long beach state right now continues to pick up a head of steam and other sort of figuring all Hawaii's hitters Colton Collins having success early as the now they're at least touching the ball of the attempts of towel and playing defense around [Applause] stupid too soon and we're gonna have a location violation against Hawaii that's a point for Long Beach State that makes it 1915 and Charlie Wade is going to signal for a timeout those are the kind of self-inflicted wounds you look back at set three the eighth service errors and then you have an inexplicable rotational violation against Hawaii at a very important stage of this fourth set and if you're the Rainbow Warriors and maybe even a lot of the fans here in the arena you're starting to question what is it going to take to take down the defending national champs yeah it cannot happen off those kind of rotation violations so Rosie I think was actually in a different rotation as position we can see here that Joel Wars the should have been the GCR position right here in the middle of the court so these are your three attackers here don't worry was actually supposed to be right over here coming out of that rotation done often times it's difficult to remember where you are because you're spinning so often and the game gets long but credits it down received at and long T State also I think recognize that as well and actually gave the heads up to the bottom rep saying that Hawaii is autorotation Long Beach State now up for and that has to feel like a grand [Music] [Applause] this stage of the forecheck [Music] [Applause] just seems as though long beach state for whatever reason has the ability to get stronger in these deeper matches [Music] this crowd doing all that they can to kind of get Hawaii back into it they're doing the wave now you can definitely sense that the crowd is a lot quieter and that's suddenly the Long Beach safe have to do is quiet this crowd on and not that let them become a distraction but they're trying to help real this team back into it Long Beach is thinking the fifth scent in this round free matchup 1930 15 past by von Zell Berg where's Lee does Heine way to Cowell off the block Beach in transition here's the Falco left-handed swing scramble play Hawaii Solberg with the leftist touches it over no blockers up with the dig by gage on in saying here's pilot or not they need it he gets blocked Worsley [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] let's leave it side off my Hawaii stage workers they hoping to keep his semen lot alive here you can see their colleges cooling the block and motto screaming out there trying to fly out to save that block McCullough actually uses his hands that time and it's now Paolo behind the service line big sur forces the overpass Vaughn silver can't get it down it slapped everybody Falco layouts a foul here's my topic again [Applause] what a set by Joel Worsley falling down running towards the end line right set that ball check this out right here he tracked it down backside sets to spot Tilburg that was simply amazing that was unbelievable Hawaii within two as they take a few moments to white no perspiration off of the court and the fans actually blowing as the coaching staff comes off and talks to each of the players during that floor wiping it becomes a de facto time out behind a stake [Applause] a late arrival in the house as the gov David II games we just noticed has walked in I sitting behind the service Holton Cowell hey better late than later [Applause] with David and Dom happy about that way right there viii serve by paulo couldn't come at a better time and the crowd is back up ending this and so is hawaii 8:18 7:19 [Music] asked by Siegfried a perfect one outside just Falco and he just blows up gage Rosa [Applause] for teaching the Falcon he will win instead of booth battles 14 kills nine gigs 333 and here is a model remember the service run he put together earlier pass by Cowell again gets Hawaii out a system so highball Stein slams it down but it's returned here's Stein a second time off the block kept alive by insane beats of the advantage the faculty I got by Cowell where's leave a crater Colton couldn't get all of it here's the Falco over the blocking in Hawaii with several opportunities couldn't pass him and the beach adjusting to Hawaii's offense here quanto burg seeing of bubble Blanca fighting almost every time Hawaii has got to find some other wrinkles here you can see where's the talking about these options and where he should be going in these situations how about the defense by Long Beach State especially on that first hit by Stein bounced over it looked like it was going down they pinball it around and somehow get it back over to extend the play and something about this rotation with Nick Amato I mean he may be a middle blocker but he plays incredible defensive squally Davey sick a look here at the defensive plays by Long Beach Boys that slanted a model diancie the secret gets it across and this is a free ball opportunity Hawaii their double block actually helps stop the block of bond Tilburg and the console will end up actually getting a kill here turkleton is not able to execute on that pipe set the other thing that's a doctor here is away is not necessarily setting wrought upon Pune as much here so in a lot of these plays because brought Rondo is actually struggling Joe would actually would likely back set to Radha during these bailout plays we haven't seen a lot of that here in the third or fourth set with nine kills hitting 0:38 the lead is back to 3:00 here for Long Beach State [Applause] since the anxiety here in the Stan Sheriff Center this enormous raucous crowd [Applause] one of the things that the coaches thought the launch person power to do on this serve is taken with his hands you have much more control on the float serve when you're strong and aggressive over your head rather than relying at a platform to see he's able to take this ball up high serve to amp a scowl and sober great pass by call being aggressively descends and now James Anasazi Otteson have a very timely ace earlier in the match hoping to have a follow hole right here Solberg near perfection six kills seven attempts no errors the CV exhale a couple of times by honest osteitis this is a biggie right here plates serve how about the pass by Molina though and Singh gets it down the against the Greens set by to a Mingo and in Singh delivers on his 18th kill of the match but with able to get a command on that with Hawaii's defense unable to play transition defense around us so to an England Anasuya [Applause] Worsley hi in a way it's stunning off the backing down that is now 20 he has not come I don't think we have ever seen this type of match response over he is walked in and the brilliant amazing part is how consistent he has been no errors and really provided that offensive live Leslie tickled the tape and then it's put home by Anderson thanks to another brilliant pass by Jordan marina he is putting on a show in servicing and simone anderson also continuing his perfect ways yet to make an error picking up his seventh kill he committed an error this week 23:13 20 Worsley backside here Stein through the bluff to Falco to save to ananga goes to NSYNC cross-court and a net violation goes and gets Long Beach State and they have a little ball here in the fourth and they are on the verge of sending this to a fifth set for the third straight reading the white becoming very predictable healing their office almost going to Stein want a look exclusively and protocol as well they've got to start get other players involved in this off it's a 5-2 run here for Long Beach State the Falco goodness pulls the string delivers an ace an emphatic finish to that fourth set we go to a fifth all of that sarong a sense of 15 for the Big West Conference championship [Music] welcome back there's your scenario Hawaii taking the first two sets but in vintage Long Beach State fashion they do not say die and they take sex three and four and now they are the team and you would imagine all of the confidence going into this fifth set right the hallway sort of questioning themselves I think it times especially instead of their offensive output and talked about how to sign bonds it works having a what could be a career night with 21 kills hitting 500 yet to the terror but really their offenses become pretty predictable for Hawaii always got to be able to get their all their trackers involved and again that all starts off with a passive service pressure that Long Beach is putting on Hawaii has sort of really limited a lot of their offensive options what Long Beach State has done which we thought was virtually impossible at the start of this set as they have blighted roughly 10,000 people here at the Stan Sheriff Center but sensing the fit sent about to begin the ground shakes and upon itself to turn out that nada [Applause] energy for this Hawaii [Music] so to speak to how even these cities and how they've really put on a show here in these last two weeks and this is as much for the home team in this fifth set as it is an appreciation for what they have seen here tonight that has always been the case with this Hawaii crowd they have always cheered for and shown their appreciation and we have gotten terrific volleyball the highest collegiate elbow here [Applause] these players have been it is 10:30 at night and they've got maybe about a half an hour to go 20 minutes to really put it all on the line we're the Big West Conference championship well you can toss out all the statistics it's Hawaii in Long Beach [Music] again for the third straight time what you flipping their lineup here the first time they aren't just having a dis rotation with Polti Tyler got to serve set outside and sing crossroads up that gauge worsening Jolie kegels hiding away to Stein [Applause] kill number 21 trying to get this crowd antha rate set 30 feet cross-court by Joe varsity again Hawaii choosing to go a Colton call was the first server hoping for a different matchup at the net look at that Stepan Siegfried with the pass outside here's insane done that the game back gauge was Li hai Donovan silver three blockers up [Applause] and spy mugs ever claim to the crown but you've gotta give credit to eh Worsley what a day eleven digs Brigades Worsley [Applause] and the all-important start to a big set and he's gone Hawaii's away in the first two points interesting Long Beach State actually did this in Long Beach the second IV flipped their line of Hawaii this time during a tornado goes back side here's the Falco who the blocking down and down look for number 11 he's got 16 foot down double-double performance for him with his 10 big [Music] he is just spectacular [Applause] he serves a bullet little set Gassman with the pristine and that killed by Gasman couldn't have come at a more opportune time for what he needed that attack and Milan's our kvish gives a big bear hug to gauge words before that pass three serving one and it is gassmann to serve milena handles the pass they go back roads of Falco blows it up and we've seen the Falco actually miss a fuel those hits earlier the match at that time there was no missing that no blockers nothing that they actually committed with the middle and then open net for TJ the foul [Applause] so now Simone Anderson to serve two serving three we're in the fifth diving past there by gage Joe goes back row to Colton through the block handled by two and mingle a little awkwardly is [Applause] and the Punahou alum decided he wants to challenge or Wars they here down the line watch this blunt by Joe Worsley saying uh-uh not here no soup for you and it is Joe Worsley repositioning himself to the far side behind the service line for serving - Malina how good has he been outside Siegfried elation [Applause] [Music] and they knew it right away let's see what if you can see what happens here righto goes up [Applause] and Erdos I grotto just follow through yet back into the now three serving for that was huge passed by gage Leslie Middlesex ogres gets it down where it continues his perfect night seven 875 doors lead aside to run the Middle's here late in this vid set [Applause] the falco with the pass he gets the sedima back road in sit over Hawaii in transition [Applause] every point simple input that means about this cheering as if it's match every single time Hawaii gets an opportunity swing timeout well at a time Colten Cowell picked to go career I am sick eleven dicks double-double performance really hold the call Ashley Ruby's fifty dot X Factor here tonight give me the trout something to cheer about and extend this run right now six serving three of October gets it in again that side and see it's like he heard us go think Allah going on the only local boy for her way on the court right now really claiming that local pride here representing the 808 nicely that is his tenth solo stuff of the season six-one Colton Cowell hears him sing my games mostly the only momentarily [Applause] [Music] and we'll see here Paul is saying that he actually touched him under the net so saying that he interfered with me so Charlie wait going over to see they saw that net joueurs Li the floor captain will also go over and chat briefly with Tony Chan I'm Charlie Wade's going to go back for a little more of an explanation or at least a conference well I think right now he's just trying to figure out what rotation they're in because last time Jo Worsley actually got caught up in that auto rotation play was the sole braid kill for my ways ago so the question is right now that if the contact was made under the net by and singing into Cowell that he interfered with in it because gage was they actually play the ball up so the play was not technically dead because he kept that in place so Charley's asking whether or not that should be an interference and see if we can tell here to see he kind of yeah I mean he did his job he actually stayed on his side of the line I think just maybe it arm may have touched all his leg [Applause] [Music] seventy-seven Siegfried's a ceremony pass by Cowell Worsley outside the Colton block kept alive by gauge the set tight to the medley color in the family [Applause] and college tours is gonna have to give some something to tell after that play that's that was really tight not a lot of hops is you're left-handed school shot off to an Inga they're swapping sides 8:4 here it should be said the Rainbow Warriors in their history as a member of the MPSF and the Big West Conference six including tonight those championship matches and they break through devil here against the very stingy and proud defending national champs [Music] [Applause] anastasi artists good sir to learn Angus its up in st. three blockers up they get the touch plate up by Amato blocked by the Falco as much is that that was a big play there away with his open net opportunity after a great serve by James honest not see honest off the bench to put the pressure on them Hawaii unable to confirm and now again Nick Amato back to serve a rotation Hawaii has struggled in all night and cut away he has flipped their lineup see let's see if that will help him get out of this rotation quicker five seven a to hand pass gage Worsley middle set gas man it goes down [Applause] and night asking for clarification from Jessie Martinez [Applause] so the blockers say they didn't touch it the team is this thing it doesn't matter because that ball was in [Applause] breathe them a little easier this would have been a big mess [Applause] and Alan Knight who still has a challenge might be tempted to busting out interesting up is actually being shown here in the arena which they normally don't allow to use actually if that ball would come in and be interesting out with the interesting Steve Knight actually pulled the challenge card after you saw that he has one remaining but he is not going to challenge it nine serving pie throttle powder poon of the server outside to Falco the block it out winds up in the seats TJ to falco is something else he's got 18 pills his mate chi-lin Singh has 20 we're both hitting well above 300 on the other side the main man has been Steinbaum Tilburg 23 kills hitting 523 Colton's Howell career-high 17 kills hitting 455 6 serving 9 [Applause] while psycho all day every day fella saying just keep giving me the ball Hawaii is actually not set rato Calcutta once here in the fifth set there right now riding kaol I'm fond silver more Singh recognizes those who players are hot and it's going to keep giving it to them one timeout left the Long Beach they're not using it here ten serving six good serve by collar overpass [Applause] and this crowd is feeling it here I Jam credit 14 Carl I sound like a broken record but boasting power leading these charge here for this [Applause] [Music] the look of Colton Cowell [Applause] here in the fifth can you keep the pressure on took a little something off diving past marina bum said the Falco - in sync he gets brought so here's the Falcon off the bump set by the trip of rocking down he is unstoppable [Applause] and a set by simply that time and TJ DiFalco fills his team on and more importantly is back on the service life seven serving eleven conversation between Jo where's Lee and the are to Tony Chan what do you suspect that may have been regarding yeah I'm not sure [Applause] hard to say maybe a under minute again on luggage the returns from the Falco waves Worsley wine pass gas man [Applause] Jasmine coming through spots right now but the other clutch player gage Worsley that was an absolute bomb off the hand of TJ the fathil and a perfect three pass by cage Worsley Jakub tella in and back to serve 1237 [Applause] [Music] Siegfried Giavotella Worsley highball to van Tilburg [Applause] which the staredown hop out the day by jakub fella coming in off the bench an aggressive serve and a great day and then the finish by Stein Pont over 25 kills that's two off his career-high bongs hilberg bringing it all along tell us pass by Siegfried backside here's insane dubba bicolor and sent over by Paulo Punto free chance here for the beach to ending the backside interesting [Applause] who knows [Applause] and we are being treated to some high quality volleyball right now every play please all over the court Hawaii hoping to sign up quickly here and a lot of forethought this match this seem this battle the level of here collegiate volleyball it does not get any better than this [Applause] and thirteen to eight may seem like a comfortable leave but it is not with this Long Beach State squad [Applause] Leslie to savory [Applause] no timeouts left or wounde how apropos is it that Worsley the team captain the leader of the scene is back to serve for Hawaii for a championship [Applause] [Music] [Applause] what a survivor is he forcing the overpass here capturing their first conference championship [Applause] what in friends to watch the festivities this evening soaking it in [Applause] sits atop the Big West Mountain and the view is righto Park Bruno he provided I left early on struggled as a match go on but it just goes to show you how good this Hawaii team is I could set at all bill able to win relying on coltan collar table [Applause] under the nether on and these handshakes they're taken allow these two teams appreciate I think just the other greens out from them and the best thing about we may see this matchup yet one more time before the seizures over [Applause] and as we said earlier this championship means so much more than just as you can see Steinbach silver with tears in his eyes his last whole match here at the Stan Sheriff Center but this is a match that was more than just pump esteem it was war every single other player that played for this program is for the Gennie's Francisco vich is for the Hendrick ball players that continue to support the scene from afar well let's send it over to Scott Robb's he's with Charlie Wade Scott all right coach what's going through your head right now well just how appreciative I am to what this you know how this team has brought this community together you know it's just really remarkable you know our guys that said take so much pride and playing for and playing for the state this win wasn't for our fans even though it was this win is because of our fans like just the support that we get the mana that our guys feel off of this crowd this energy I mean thanks to spectrum you guys all you do to help bring everyone to state together to share with this just remarkable journey and this unbelievable team I just couldn't be more humbled more appreciative that to be a part of something to bring the community together like this it's really unbelievable when they one set number four were you thinking oh my goodness here we go again no it's got to go five doesn't it this is the fifth one in a row it's going to go five so yeah that's just you know it's it's all part of the journey man are you guys the number one seed [Applause] we said all year long [Applause] Tournament if there's a match being played in the Stan Sheriff Center we got to be in it and we got to win it where guys came through you sound like you're wrestling with WWE congratulations charlie thank you buddy all right guys back over to you a splendid evening of volleyball here at the Stan Sheriff Center Hawaii comes out on top in five Bank of Hawaii presents the players of the match Stein van Tilburg was remarkable 25 kills 543 0 on 46 attempts and on the other side for Long Beach TJ to Falcone 19 kills remember his slow start he hit 405 in a double-double performance with tens is the fans recognizing Long Beach State but on this particular night it is Hawaii with the champions shirts how sweet it is Hawaii is the champions and it ain't over yet that's right an epic night [Applause] charm as the Rainbow Warriors take down Long Beach State [Music] and evening for the ages in Manoa and it is for these Rainbow Warriors don't forget about the Heineken postgame show they'll break down now from the Stan Sheriff Center [Music] from spectrum sports it's the Heineken postgame show let the celebration begin let's throw it over knowledge to the public address announcer Benihana the festivities ladies and gentlemen your attention please time now to begin the 2019 Big West men's volleyball tournament champions award ceremony presenting tonight's awards representing the university ye please welcome president David Lassner athletic director David Matlin associate athletics director Louis Manon and tournament director rich sharer [Applause] right now would like to start by honoring the 2019 men's volleyball tournament champions with the presentation of the championship medallions as your name is called please come forward to accept your award team captain number one Joe Worsley [Music] number two James Anastasio - [Applause] number three rosenmeier [Applause] Wooper for spine bun dilgar number six page Worsley number ten yell Coachella [Applause] number eleven doulton sobre number 12 wet sewer [Applause] number thirteen max Rosenfeld number 15 Patrick gasps man never sixteen people there number 17 Bolton Cowell number 19 cotterpin all [Applause] and number 20 jackson-vanik red [Applause] student assistant Matt Larsen Barth assistant Chad Guzman assistant coach Joshua Walker associate coach belong suckers head coach way of Midwest champion Rainbow Warriors Halloween [Applause] [Music] and now ladies and gentlemen we'd like to present the 2019 Big West men's volleyball tournament Most Valuable Player with their award from the University of Hawaii number four Stein [Applause] [Applause] gentlemen time for the presentation of the 2019 Big West men's volleyball tournament championship trophy moisture we please come forward to accept the award [Applause] [Music] [Applause] congratulations to the University of Hawaii in 2019 Big West baseball tournament champions [Applause] let's go [Applause] [Music] well guys that was pretty special tonight after the last weekend you were there Chris back-to-back five set matches as Charlie said this one had to go five but this time Hawaii came out in front the beach differs from last weekend Scott I think was way blocked much better tonight and the second thing was they got a great match on : Cal he's little been missing last week but tonight he was all there as was Stein bunch Oberg 25 kills no airs you kidding me where'd that come from amazing yeah you said in the game on ly so that he was the guy we're done yeah we'll take a break come back and have more from a very festive scan sharp Center with rainbowers are the chance [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] welcome back to the Heineken postgame show I see love the fans still kind of mingling around after you see Hawaii right there put their name at the top as the Big West Conference champions after a very hard-fought but well deserved five set victory over the 49ers of a Long Beach State and there you see the players very excited for the medals around their neck the championship t-shirts and man oh man they're there were so many different emotions I think that ran through everybody in this arena throughout this match which lasted nearly three hours well definitely you know kind of Leahy said it was amazing how the crowd became the seventh man and truly they were tonight I mean and that's exactly again I'll reiterate this team has worked so hard and they have just tried to encourage the community to come out and support them come watch us come support us and they allowed this arena to be a sold-out and then take a five-set thriller thriller awesome match won many empty seats tonight and you know what nobody left early they're still here you know it's an interesting match because Hawaii came on like gangbusters in that first Center we took it right to Long Beach State 25 15 but then after that except for the fifth set it was as even as you would expect between the two top teams in the country what we knew was gonna be a battle from the get-go and just like coach Charlie Wade said surprise probably not and when we see these teams again so but you know what this is huge because nobody can tell them they're not going anywhere they're going to the big dam yeah they didn't take the decision out of the committee's hands yeah they don't have to wake up at 7:00 a.m. they know they're in we'll just have to find out if they're the one or the TC great she brought up a good point the blocking and how much differently the blocking was a factor tonight as opposed to last week where Lumbee stayed I'll block them tonight Hawaii eleven seven advantage yeah they've made a big big difference and that like I said : Cal he made a big difference Stein having a flawless night 25 kills no errors boys huge and then the crowd was just such a factor every time you guys kind of got it gonna be down a little bit the crowd would brand my back and we got cold Cal here right now yeah grab pulling from the library he's gonna get his LAIV from the Anthes : heck of a weekend heck of a match tell us what it feels like and look what you're thinking this is the most incredible feeling in the world I get to play in front of the people I love with the people I love and how about your performance I mean you were on fire last night it carried over to tonight you look at some of the highlights you were going up and above the block countless times my team puts me in positions to be successful that's the only thing I can say is my team is the reason that I am successful because you did it twice last week also we knew that we went to a fifth set we were fully aware that we were all in tearing that in that under those circumstances and so we told ourselves that every point you need to be played championship point mentality we need to come out with fire we need to have fun we need to put a smile back in our face and bring back that Aloha spirit congratulations brother so make it a quick question for Cal hey Cal v said normally Jo serves first yeah Charlie threw it on you tonight how is that that was a little nerve-wracking at first but he told me to just embrace this moment take Korea to look up into the crowd and soak it in and then go after it so it was a different man we've got different matchups - I think that through Long Beach awful a bit don't you think I hope so yeah I think I think it did in the end and we were able to play off incredible team defense with a lot of effort a lot of energy and we love the position we're in now and we're we're very congratulation if you want to grab some of your other teammates bring them on over we'd love to talk to them as well his cold got congratulations absolutely tremendous effort by cold cow tonight who put down come on my glasses on but I think that's 18 kills 18 can hit 470 run and it's just it's so much fun isn't it oh my gosh you know [Music] all right the celebration continues the white wins in five we'll be back with more here from the Stan Sheriff Center [Music] highlights white Long Beach State the son of the Koch style the upside hitter was tremendous all evening 1918 big kills it there are 71 on the night even included a couple of blocks three to be exact on the other side of net you have the Big West Conference Player of the Year and Kyle NSYNC he led the way for the beach of 21 kills hit 311 on the night he also included three service aces and he Jade the foul foam keep this just incredible 19 for the three-time all-american hit a robust he also has three service stations put the man of the night to the University of Roy right there the man on the Netherlands spying on to forget this an error did fire on the night as Hawaii wins in five the Big West Conference tournament championship welcome back to the Heineken postgame show I was told two words me away he's supposed to be over at the Big West Conference media room right now but he he was nice enough to come over because we try to be nice to him during this last game Joe you guys talked all season long about the way it ended a year ago and not to leave it in the hands of anybody else you guys did that tonight talk about that yeah I mean coming to the year we had it was all a process we talked about that it wasn't just like this is our goal we got to have a process of how we're gonna go and about and do it and obviously we had some boxes we checked off throughout the season and then this is a huge one obviously to get in the tournament we know how last year ended and obviously they can't keep us out now chance now so proud of the guys in our team and these in this crowd and everything but yeah this is a huge check with our box off our checklist but there's even a bigger one we know ahead for us as you look ahead I mean it's you can't even grasp nobody can grasp what you're going through right now but if you could describe it very shortly the feeling that you have when that last ball dropped yeah I was ecstatic I was hoping don't put that thing 3-foot line but no I mean I'm just so happy for all the guys here you could just see how happy everybody like sinus in tears the coaching staff was ecstatic we've worked so hard for this part of the season I mean ultimately you know it's two different parts of the season we kind of ended last week obviously we didn't finish how we wanted to and so we had to come and reset so we're we're yeah we're extremely excited and we know we got to reset though and get back to work here this week and there it is the last point that helps way when the Big West Conference championship so what do you work on no Joe by serving six years I know let's try to put it here and I still miss the no yeah I mean walking got better this week right yeah no we that's all we worked on is being aggressive blocking errata was making some incredible place your us you know and I can go on and on about all these guys but they all stepped up big time when we need you the most that's what I always tell you guys in the biggest moments give us your very best and that's what I tell them Joe I got to ask you because you're gonna return next week to the place you're right last week how much of an advantage do you think it is or how much does it help having already played in the pyramid a couple of matches just two weeks oh why don't go yeah I always said our senior class is played in that's enough for in terms of weight games we've played the most amount of games not in that building we know it's gonna be we're gonna get a lot of why support out there but it's their home crowd their home floor and we're gonna have to prepare to really tough match obviously the past three games that have been really tough so we're gonna have to go see what we can do to make adjustments and but we have look there's gonna be steps before that I guarantee you that okay it's not gonna be a automatic match of Long Beach everybody there is earned their right to be there and we know that we got a fight to get wear it to where we want to be but you're comfortable I would for sure yeah I I would say we're pretty comfortable absolutely alrighty well Joe go enjoy the rest of the everybody it's been incredible for years I love you all I love you mom thank you for everybody for watching spectrum sports Scott Lisa Chris you guys are awesome I love you guys thank you hey Joe congratulations Joe hoarsely a champion as are these other teams that today qualified for the tournament actually Partington at two days ago on Thursday and then earlier today Princeton wins Lewis does Pepperdine as well and of course the University of Hawaii so there are two at-large teams that will be selected tomorrow morning don't forget 7:00 a.m. NC double-a comm is the selection show we know one of them's gonna feed Long Beach State the question remains who will the other team will it be UC Irvine will it be UC Santa Barbara or will it be USC at least we don't have to say will it be Hawaii somebody somebody we know Hawaii's in that's the best news yet and I think it's gonna be SC just about a conjecture we talked about this earlier I'm not gonna give a 7 a.m. for that but I'm sure you will be they'll Scott I might be going to sleep about 7 a.m. after tonight Hawaii where do they do you think they get seeded it's a good question you know Long Beach beat him twice so the head of hand is the Long Beach is up to one they could give Long Beach the number one seed in the tournament I don't know if they'll do that though because this is a pretty pretty decisive victory in winning up you know a conference matchup as opposed to you know the regular season matchup and they get a week off before they have to begin the NCAA tournament that should help as well which i think is good for the team they've just played a pretty almost a three hour match very intense high level per Charlie Wade volleyball definitely high level the highest I've seen in a long long time but I think you have to just remember first or second seed it really doesn't matter because they are on route to exactly where they want to be and they understand that one of my final things I'd like to say is the real hero tonight the crowd yeah unbelievable chicken skin yeah I don't know whole day's long it was like that hey how about that Hawaii they finally do it they win the Big West Conference tournament of you guys Happy Easter same to you I love you and to everybody watching as well as special thanks as always [Music] spectrum sports food for Colton Brooke Joe for Chris police I'm Scott until next time Ruby Jonah and a good evening from the Stan Sheriff Center in motto [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] 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Keywords: 2019 Men's Volleyball Big West Tournament Championship, Big West Volleyball Championship, Big West Volleyball, Men's Volleyball Big West Tournament, Univeristy of Hawaii Men's Volleyball, Rainbow Warriors, Warrior Volleyball, LBSU, Rainbow Warrior Volleyball, Hawaii Warrior Men's Volleyball, Big West Volleyball Tournament Championship, Men's Big West Volleyball Tournament Championship

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Length: 194min 55sec (11695 seconds)

Published: Sun Apr 21 2019