Hawai’i smashes Penn State in fifth game to reach NCAA semifinals

COLUMBUS, Ohio — In the first fifth game in NCAA Tournament play-in match history, Hawai’i delivered in dominant fashion.

Hawai’i had zero attack errors and held Penn State to negative attack percentage in the decisive game as they beat the Nittany Lions 23-25, 27-25, 17-25, 25-14, 15-4 on Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio. Continue reading “Hawai’i smashes Penn State in fifth game to reach NCAA semifinals”

Big kills, blocks from Sander sparks BYU past Barton in NCAA play-in match

COLUMBUS, Ohio — All-American outside attacker Brenden Sander picked up right where left off last year in the NCAA Tournament.

Sander had both match-high 11 kills and eight blocks as the No. 3 seed BYU swept the No. 6 seed Barton 25-19, 25-11, 25-15 in the NCAA Tournament play-in match on Thursday in Columbus, Ohio. Continue reading “Big kills, blocks from Sander sparks BYU past Barton in NCAA play-in match”