Thursday, January 25
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
4-2,0-0MIVA
1
vs
3
Hawaii
4-1,0-0Big West
1
2
3
4
F
Hawaii
22
25
25
25
3
Purdue Fort Wayne
25
13
21
14
1
Mark Frazier
Photo by: John Nagel
'Dons Fall to No. 4 Hawaii in Four Sets
1/25/2024 10:12:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne men's volleyball team fell 3-1 (23-25, 25-16, 34-32, 25-19) to No. 4 Hawai'i on Thursday (Jan. 25) evening on the Arnie Ball Court.
Mark Frazier had a match-high 14 kills with three blocks and two digs for the 'Dons. Jon Diedrich added eight kills. Hawai'i out-hit the 'Dons .355 to .157 with Spyros Chakas putting down 12 kills with four digs for the Rainbow Warriors.
The 'Dons won a hard-fought set one. After the score was tied at 19, Axel Melendez Watts and Bryce Walker had kills in a four-point stretch to go up 22-21. From there, Walker and Andrej Polomac combined for a massive block, then the 'Dons forced the Rainbow Warriors into an attacking error. After a Mastodon service error, Diedrich blocked Hawai'i's Louis Sakanoko to take the opening frame. The 'Dons hit .393 while holding Hawai'i to .115 in set one.
Hawai'i controlled set two to even the match after doubling up the 'Dons 14-7. Mark Frazier had an ace to bring it back within four, but the Rainbow Warriors pulled away from there. The two teams stayed close through most of the third set. Hawai'i won two points in a row to gain an 18-16 advantage, but Frazier hit his third kill of the set to keep close. The Rainbow Warriors took five of the next six points and went on to win 25-21.
Frazier led the 'Dons with three kills in the fourth set but Hawai'i hit .474 in the final set to take the match. Wilmer Hernandez had six digs to lead the Mastodons' defensive efforts.
Hawai'i improves to 4-1. Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 4-2. The two teams will rematch on Friday night (Jan. 26).
Mark Frazier had a match-high 14 kills with three blocks and two digs for the 'Dons. Jon Diedrich added eight kills. Hawai'i out-hit the 'Dons .355 to .157 with Spyros Chakas putting down 12 kills with four digs for the Rainbow Warriors.
The 'Dons won a hard-fought set one. After the score was tied at 19, Axel Melendez Watts and Bryce Walker had kills in a four-point stretch to go up 22-21. From there, Walker and Andrej Polomac combined for a massive block, then the 'Dons forced the Rainbow Warriors into an attacking error. After a Mastodon service error, Diedrich blocked Hawai'i's Louis Sakanoko to take the opening frame. The 'Dons hit .393 while holding Hawai'i to .115 in set one.
Hawai'i controlled set two to even the match after doubling up the 'Dons 14-7. Mark Frazier had an ace to bring it back within four, but the Rainbow Warriors pulled away from there. The two teams stayed close through most of the third set. Hawai'i won two points in a row to gain an 18-16 advantage, but Frazier hit his third kill of the set to keep close. The Rainbow Warriors took five of the next six points and went on to win 25-21.
Frazier led the 'Dons with three kills in the fourth set but Hawai'i hit .474 in the final set to take the match. Wilmer Hernandez had six digs to lead the Mastodons' defensive efforts.
Hawai'i improves to 4-1. Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 4-2. The two teams will rematch on Friday night (Jan. 26).
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
Hawaii
Pur-FW
Kills
47
37
Errors
14
19
Attempts
93
115
Hitting %
.355
.157
Points
57.0
47.0
Assists
44
31
Aces
6
2
Blocks
4
8
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
14
Aces
2
Blocks
0
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Players Mentioned
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