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Hope International University

MVB vs OUAZ
Liza Rosales
3
Winner OUAZ OUAZ 14-2, 4-1
0
Hope International HIU 5-9, 1-4
Winner
OUAZ OUAZ
14-2, 4-1
3
Final
0
Hope International HIU
5-9, 1-4
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
OUAZ OUAZ 27 25 25 (3)
Hope International HIU 25 16 20 (0)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball | | Robert Nilsen

Zavala Leads With 15 Kills but Royals Fall 3-0 to No. 4 Spirit

Fullerton, CA – The Hope International men's volleyball team (5-9, 1-4 GSAC) battled hard but fell 3-0 to the No. 4 OUAZ Spirit on Saturday afternoon at home in the Darling Pavilion.

The first set went back and forth to start as a kill by Julian Zavala put the Royals up 8-7. The Spirit answered on a 4-0 run to take an 11-8 lead. From there the teams exchanged points until the Royals pulled back within 18-17 on a kill by Coby Prowse. The Spirit answered to make it 19-17 but the Royals came right back on a 5-1 run with two kills from Zavala to take a 22-20 lead. They were unable to hang on as the Spirit battled back to tie it before going on to win 27-25 as the Royals trailed 1-0. The second set was all Spirit as they seized control with an early 9-3 lead that they never relinquished. The Royals did get back within 20-15 on a kill by Zavala but the Spirit closed the set on a 5-1 run to win 25-16 as the Royals trailed 2-0. The Royals looked to stay alive in the third set as they took an early 6-2 lead with back to back kills from Kyler Tufuga and Prowse but the Spirit answered to take a 9-7 lead. The Royals didn't give up as they cameback to take a 12-11 lead but the Spirit had all the answers as they cameback to take an 18-15 lead. The Royals put together one last rally as a block by Tufuga and Brian Castro made it 18-17 but that's as close as they got as they fell 25-20 and 3-0. Zavala led the Royals with 15 kills.

The Royals continue action on the road as they travel to Encinitas, CA to take on Saint Katherine on Tuesday, March 12 at 1:00 PM.
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