Aug. 25, 2007
Box Score
Hilo, HI - Chaminade finished off the Otters of Cal State Monterey Bay in their final match of the Hawai`ian Style Tournament in strong fashion. The Swords go undefeated in their first four matches of the season.
The Silverswords proved too strong for the Otters with a solid all around game. Once again the team-work of the Swords was the key to another victory. With a powerful attacking game, precision passing and a stifling defensive presence, CUH topped Cal State Monterey Bay in 3 straight games, 30-24, 30-22, 30-23.
The Swords offense was led by dual attack of Evelyn Bluthenthal and Trina Kauliakamoa with thirteen and ten kills respectively. Bluthenthal finished the night with a .600 attack percentage to lead all players. Tanya Alvino dished out twenty seven assists and fifteen digs.
The defense was anchored by Krista Catian and Samantha Miller with twenty-two and seventeen digs respectively.
"It is nice to be 4-0 after this tournament, the level of competition was certainly strong. We were able to work out a lot of kinks but there is still a lot of work to be done," commented Coach Adams after the game.
The Otter's were led by Courtney Taubert with fourteen kills and Dana Grimm with thirty-one assists.
The win lifts the Swords to 4-0 on the season while the Otter's drop to 0-4.
The Swords are back in action Thursday August 30 against UC San Diego at the first annual Hawai`i Invitational at McCabe Gym.
You can catch the game by way of live stats on game tracker, just go to www.goswords.com, and click on women's volleyball schedule and then click on "live game stats".
