No. 4 Pepperdine and No. 6 Hawai'i Set to Clash Thursday and Friday at the 'Stone
4/13/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Volleyball
April 13, 2004
Pepperdine vs. Hawai'i Game Notes
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MATCH 25-26
Waves (17-7, 13-7) vs. Hawai'i (16-10, 12-8)
April 15-16 * 7:00 PM (PDT)
Firestone Fieldhouse
TV: Local TV26
Radio: via pepperdinesports.com
BRIEFLY The No. 4 Pepperdine men's volleyball team will host its final regular season home matches of the season in an important two-match series with No. 6 Hawai'i Thursday and Friday at Firestone Fieldhouse. The Waves, who hold a 17-7 overall and 13-7 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) record, stand one match ahead of the Rainbows who are 16-10 overall and 12-8 in conference play. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. on both evenings and Friday night will be "Fred Winters and Mike Gledhill Night at the 'Stone" as the lone senior will be honored. The Waves lead the all-time series 28-19.
A QUICK LOOK AT THE WAVES
The Waves remained at the No. 4 spot for the third consecutive week in the USA Today/AVCA and Volleyball Magazine national polls. The MPSF owns nine spots in the Top 10. Pepperdine averages a .375 hitting percentage versus the opponent's .279. The Waves have recorded almost twice the number of blocks than their counterparts (3.14 to 1.71) throughout the season. All-Americans Fred Winters and Sean Rooney lead the offensive attack with 4.94 and 4.62 kills a game, respectively. Middle blockers Andy Hein and John Parfitt pace Pepperdine in blocks with 1.31 and 1.13 per game.
A Look Back:
The Waves closed out Easter weekend on a good note as they swept both Stanford and Pacific on the road. Last Saturday, the Tigers were outplayed in almost every statistical category, with the biggest difference coming in the blocks category. The Waves outblocked Pacific, 18.0-to-6.0, tallying 34 block assists during the contest. The Tigers were led by Dauburs who finished with a match-high 14 kills and a .545 hitting percentage, while Adamson produced 10 kills and a hitting percentage of .562.
Pepperdine had two hitters reach double figures in kills as Sean Rooney and Fred Winters finished with 12 and 11 kills, respectively. John Parfitt and Andy Hein both recorded nine blocks on the night while Rooney had seven.
POLL-VAULTING: USA TODAY / AVCA NATIONAL POLL
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Week 8 #4
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Week 10 #4
Bracketology 101: How the MPSF Tournament Works
How the MPSF Tournament breaks down seems wordy and complex so, we'll just give explain it as simple as we know how. Basically, the MPSF allows the top four teams to host during the first round of the tournament that begins Saturday, April 24. BYU, Long Beach State and UCLA should own the first thee positions which leaves Cal State Northridge, Pepperdine and Hawai'i vying for that final spot. If CSUN falls to UCLA Wednesday night and Pepperdine wins at least one match this weekend then it seems as though the Waves will host. If that is not the case then the conference will fall to its tiebreaker procedure it has set in place.
Orange Slices:
Pepperdine is one of the only schools in the nation to broadcast all home men and women's volleyball and men and women's basketball games live on television . . . The station is TV26 with veterans Jordan Mason and Jenna Van Weelden calling the shots . . . The Pepperdine Waves are ranked second in the nation in team hitting percentage (.364) . . . The MPSF statistical leader board calls for several Pepperdine players who are ranked nationally . . . Andy Hein and Sean Rooney rank 7h and 19th in hitting percentage . . . Fred Winters ranks fourth in points and kills . . . John Mayers takes the fourth spot in assists . . James Ka is ninth in digs.
Scouting Hawai'i:
Hawai'i enters this week's matchup with a 16-10 overall and 12-8 MPSF record. The team is led by Pedro Azenha who has 4.06 kills on the season and Mauli'a LaBarre who averages 1.29 blocks per game.
Its Last Time Out:
In the last home match for the University of Hawai'i's men's volleyball team, UC Irvine stole their first win in the Stan Sheriff Center on Saturday night, defeating the Warriors in five games, 18-30, 23-30, 30-27, 30-26, and 15-13. By dropping the final home match for seniors Arri Jeschke, Jake Muise, Joshua Stanhiser, Kimo Tuyay, and Ryan Woodward.
On senior night, it was sophomore Pedro Azenha leading the way for the Warriors, with 23 kills and 3 service aces. Fellow sophomore Matt Bender added 18 kills to go with 3.5 blocks, while Tuyay posted 52 assists and 4 kills in Hawai'i's fifth five-game outing in its last seven matches. Hawai'i started out on fire, hitting .388 in winning games one and two, but could not maintain their energy level, closing the match with a .071 hitting percentage in game five.
The Series:
The Waves lead the all-time series over the Rainbows, 28-19.
The Last Time the Two Teams Met: Pepperdine faced the Rainbows at Hawai'i on Feb. 26 and Feb. 28, 2003, where both teams walked away with a 3-1 win on different nights. During the second meeting, Fred Winters paced the Waves with 17 kills.
Movin' On Up: Pepperdine senior Fred Winters is ranked No. 5 on the Pepperdine all-time career kills list, No. 5 in total attacks, and No. 5 in service aces. Sean Rooney is No. 3 in all-time kills with 1,912 to date. He needs 482 more in his career to take over the top spot in the record book.
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP TICKETS: Ticket packages for the 2004 NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship, being held at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, are on sale through May 6 at all University of Hawai'i ticket outlets. Upon availability, single match tickets will go on sale at all outlets on May 6. Ticket packages include tickets to both days of the tournament and range from $6-28. The semifinals will be held on May 6 with matches at 6:00pm and 8:00pm. The title game will take place on May 8 at 4 p.m. Ticket packages may be purchased online at http://www.etickethawaii.com, by calling (808) 944-BOWS, or at the Stan Sheriff Center Box Office. Other ticket outlets include the UH Campus Center, Rainbowtique at Ward Centre, Windward Community College OCET Office, and the Aloha Stadium Box Office.
Ticket Package Prices
Lower Level $ 28.00
Upper Level - Adult $ 24.00
Upper Level - Sr. Citizen $ 16.00
Upper Level - Student 4-18 $ 6.00
Upper Level - UH Student w / valid I.D. $ 6.00
Individual Match Prices
Lower Level $ 15.00
Upper Level - Adult $ 13.00
Upper Level - Sr. Citizen $ 9.00
Upper Level - Student 4-18 $ 3.00
Upper Level - UH Student w / valid I.D. $ 3.00
CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET ANNOUNCEMENT: The 2004 National Collegiate Men's Volleyball championship bracket will be announced exclusively on ESPNews on Sunday, May 2. The four-team bracket will be revealed between 4 p.m. and 2 p.m. Pacific time on ESPNews.
