This is the game day post Long Beach State put on their Instagram for the big gam against Hawaii. Hawaii didn't have a game day post of their own so make sure to follow both of these teams on their Instagram accounts as the end of the 2019 season is drawing nearer: @lbsumvb and @hawaiimvb
Dear Readers~
On April 20, 2019 the #2 ranked Long Beach State 49ers traveled across the ocean to Hawaii to take on the #1 ranked University of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors in a game of men's indoor volleyball at the Sheriff Center, there in Honolulu, Hawaii. With Long Beach Stat sitting at 26-1 and Hawaii at 26-2 the question was simple: Which team would get their 27th win of the 2019 season? Now it's time to get into the game to answer this very important question.
The first set ended at 25-15 with Hawaii taking that set. The second set was much closer. That set ended at 25-23 with Hawaii taking the second set as well. Long Beach State knew that to stay in this they had to win the next 3 sets, so that's just what they tried to do. The third set ended at25-22 with Long Beach State taking that third set. The next set ended at j25-20, in favor of Lon Beach State. With each team having 2 sets a fifth set happened. At the end of the set, the score was sitting at 15-8 with Hawaii taking that set and giving Long Beach State their second loss of the 2019 season and giving Hawaii their 27th win of the 2019 season. Now it's time to see what players topped the board for each category.
First up is kills. That was led by Hawaii's Stijn van Tilburg, with 25, while Kyle Ensing got 21 kills of his own for Long Beach State. The leader in aces goes to Long Beach State's Kyle Ensing and TJ DeFalco, who each got 3 aces a piece, while Rado Parapunov got 2 aces of his own for Hawaii. Hawaii's Rado Parapunov also led in blocks, getting 5, while Simon Andersen and TJ DeFalco each got 4 blocks a piece for Long Beach State. The leader in assists goes to Hawaii's Joe Worsley, with 59, while Josh Tuaniga got 52 assists of his own for Long Beach State. The leader in digs was Hawaii's Colton Cowell, with 12, while TJ DeFalco got 10 digs of his own for Long Beach State.
That concludes my blog covering the game between Long Beach State and Hawaii at the SHeriff Center on April 20, 2019. The next time these two teams play each other will be at Long Beach State for the semifinals of the 2019 men's NCAA indoor volleyball season.
These are the teams that made it to the bracket for the national finals for the 2019 NCAA men's indoor volleyball season. Don't forget to follow the NCAA on Instagram (@ncaavolleyball) to keep up with the finals happening at Long Beach State
I hope you enjoyed this blog and until next time, Miller out
~J. Miller
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