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Hope International University

MVB vs UCM 2
Liza Rosales
1
Hope International HOPE INT 4-4, 0-0
3
Winner UC Merced UC MERCE 2-9, 0-0
Hope International HOPE INT
4-4, 0-0
1
Final
3
UC Merced UC MERCE
2-9, 0-0
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Hope International HOPE INT 17 18 30 21 (1)
UC Merced UC MERCE 25 25 28 25 (3)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball | | Robert Nilsen

Royals Fall 3-1 to Bobcats to Open Menlo Tournament

Atherton, CA – The Hope International men's volleyball team (4-4) fell 3-1 to the UC Merced Bobcats on Saturday afternoon at a mini tournament played at Menlo College in Atherton, CA.

The Bobcats leaped out to a 5-1 lead before going on to take a commanding 15-4 advantage midway through the set. The Bobcats would go on to lead 21-9 before the Royals answered on a 6-2 run with kills from Brian Castro, Julian Zavala and Coby Prowse to pul within 23-15 but that's as close as they got as they fell 25-17 and trailed 1-0. The Royals kept it close early in the second as they trailed 14-12 but the Bobcats seized control to take a 21-14 advantage. The Royals fought back with back to back kills from Prowse and Kyler Tufuga but the Bobcats continued their momentum as the Royals fell 25-18 and trailed 2-0.

The Royals took an early lead in the third set with kills from Tufuga, Zavala and Prowse to give them a 10-6 lead. Later a kill by Tufuga would put them up 20-15 but the Bobcats came storming back to take a 22-20 lead before going on to lead 24-21. The Royals weren't about to be swept as they answered to tie it on back to back kills from Prowse. It was a battle from there until Zavala finished the set off with a kill as the Royals won 30-28 and pulled within 2-1. The Royals would take an early lead in the fourth set as a block by Prowse and Santiago Mantovani put them up 8-6. The Bobcats would come back to to tie it until the Royals pulled out to a 17-15 lead off a kill from Prowse. The Bobcats had all the answers as they came right back to take a 23-19 lead as the Royals fell 25-21 and 3-1. Prowse led the Royals with 21 kills.

The Royals continue action at the tournament in Atherton, CA as they take on Simpson on Saturday, February 17 at 2:00 PM.
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