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No. 4 Long Beach State Drops Hard-Fought Battle at No. 1 Hawaii
3/19/2023 2:11:00 AM | Men's Volleyball
Spencer Olivier and Clarke Godbold finish in double-figures in the Beach’s loss on the road
Box Score (PDF)
HONOLULU – It was another wild ride at SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center, but on Saturday night, No. 4 Long Beach State came up on the wrong end of a 3-0 [16-25, 23-25, 23-25] decision to No. 1 Hawaii.
The Beach (12-3, 3-1 Big West) saw their six-match winning streak snapped as the Bows (18-2, 1-1 Big West) won the serve and pass battle. Hawaii also out-blocked Long Beach State, 11.0 to 2.0, while outhitting LBSU .385 to .247.
Redshirt senior outside hitter Spencer Olivier led all scorers with 14 kills on a .417 attack percentage. He also added eight digs and one ace. Also recording double-figurers for the Beach was junior opposite Clarke Godbold who posted 11 kills on .348 hitting, while also contributing eight digs, two aces, and a block assist.
Setter Aidan Knipe paced the Beach offense with 27 assists, while also registering three digs on the night.
Hawaii opened the game on a hot streak as they hit .625 with 15 kills on 24 errorless swings. The Bows took an early lead and never trailed as they rolled to a 25-16 lead to take the first set.
Long Beach State battled back and turned in a gritty performance in the second set. The Beach and the Bows fought each other through nine ties and a pair of lead changes. Godbold led LBSU in the frame as he tallied five kills and hit .333, meanwhile Olivier chipped in four kills on a .500 clip.
Godbold served up back-to-back aces to cap a 3-0 run that brought Long Beach State within three points (23-20) of Hawaii. The Bows took it to set point, 24-20, however, the Beach would not back down. LBSU scored another three-straight points forcing a timeout by Hawaii as Long Beach was down by just one (24-23).
Coming out of the timeout, Sotiris Siapanis knocked down a kill to even the score at 24-all, however, Hawaii challenged the point. After several minutes of reviewing the video, the referees overturned the decision, calling a net violation on Siapanis which gave Hawaii the controversial set win, 25-23.
Trailing two sets to none, Long Beach State displayed its best performance in the third set hitting .303 and recording 15 kills. The Beach held a one-point advantage (15-14) at the media timeout. However, the Bows came out of the break and took a 17-15 lead as LBSU called a timeout. The Beach fought back and regained the lead, 18-17, on back-to-back kills Siapanis. The conference rivals continued to exchanged points until they were knotted at 22-all. Godbold gave Long Beach a 23-22 lead, but Hawaii finished the set and match on a 3-0 run to win the deuce set, 25-23.
Chaz Galloway led the Bows with 11 kills on a .429 clip. Spyros Chakas added 10 kills on a .348 attack percentage, while adding a game-high six blocks. Jakob Thelle finished the match with 25 assists, six digs, four blocks, and three aces. Meanwhile Dimitrios Mouchlias contributed eight kills an six digs.
Long Beach State will take a break from Big West action and take on No. 11 USC on Friday, March 24 at 7 p.m. at the Walter Pyramid, before going up against the Trojans at the Galen Center on Saturday, March 25 at 7 p.m.
HONOLULU – It was another wild ride at SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center, but on Saturday night, No. 4 Long Beach State came up on the wrong end of a 3-0 [16-25, 23-25, 23-25] decision to No. 1 Hawaii.
The Beach (12-3, 3-1 Big West) saw their six-match winning streak snapped as the Bows (18-2, 1-1 Big West) won the serve and pass battle. Hawaii also out-blocked Long Beach State, 11.0 to 2.0, while outhitting LBSU .385 to .247.
Redshirt senior outside hitter Spencer Olivier led all scorers with 14 kills on a .417 attack percentage. He also added eight digs and one ace. Also recording double-figurers for the Beach was junior opposite Clarke Godbold who posted 11 kills on .348 hitting, while also contributing eight digs, two aces, and a block assist.
Setter Aidan Knipe paced the Beach offense with 27 assists, while also registering three digs on the night.
Hawaii opened the game on a hot streak as they hit .625 with 15 kills on 24 errorless swings. The Bows took an early lead and never trailed as they rolled to a 25-16 lead to take the first set.
Long Beach State battled back and turned in a gritty performance in the second set. The Beach and the Bows fought each other through nine ties and a pair of lead changes. Godbold led LBSU in the frame as he tallied five kills and hit .333, meanwhile Olivier chipped in four kills on a .500 clip.
Godbold served up back-to-back aces to cap a 3-0 run that brought Long Beach State within three points (23-20) of Hawaii. The Bows took it to set point, 24-20, however, the Beach would not back down. LBSU scored another three-straight points forcing a timeout by Hawaii as Long Beach was down by just one (24-23).
Coming out of the timeout, Sotiris Siapanis knocked down a kill to even the score at 24-all, however, Hawaii challenged the point. After several minutes of reviewing the video, the referees overturned the decision, calling a net violation on Siapanis which gave Hawaii the controversial set win, 25-23.
Trailing two sets to none, Long Beach State displayed its best performance in the third set hitting .303 and recording 15 kills. The Beach held a one-point advantage (15-14) at the media timeout. However, the Bows came out of the break and took a 17-15 lead as LBSU called a timeout. The Beach fought back and regained the lead, 18-17, on back-to-back kills Siapanis. The conference rivals continued to exchanged points until they were knotted at 22-all. Godbold gave Long Beach a 23-22 lead, but Hawaii finished the set and match on a 3-0 run to win the deuce set, 25-23.
Chaz Galloway led the Bows with 11 kills on a .429 clip. Spyros Chakas added 10 kills on a .348 attack percentage, while adding a game-high six blocks. Jakob Thelle finished the match with 25 assists, six digs, four blocks, and three aces. Meanwhile Dimitrios Mouchlias contributed eight kills an six digs.
Long Beach State will take a break from Big West action and take on No. 11 USC on Friday, March 24 at 7 p.m. at the Walter Pyramid, before going up against the Trojans at the Galen Center on Saturday, March 25 at 7 p.m.
Team Stats
LBSU
Hawaii
Kills
40
36
Errors
17
6
Attempts
93
78
Hitting %
.247
.385
Points
47
52
Assists
38
31
Aces
5
5
Blocks
2
11
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
14
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
11
Aces
2
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
1
Blocks
0
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