Honolulu, HI- The Swords lost a Pac West Conference tonight in four sets (25-23, 15-25, 20-25, 15-25) to the Red Storm of Dixie State.Boxscore.htm
Freshman Kylee Pedro (Honolulu, HI/Mid Pacific) and Whitney Viveiros (Hilo, HI/Kamehameha-Kapalama) led the way with double-doubles for CUH. Pedro had 10 kills, 11 digs, while Viveiros added 10 kills and 13 digs. Senior Courtney Lorusso (Los Angeles, CA/Glendora) notched 12 kills for Chaminade.
Senior Chauntelle Maduli (Honolulu, HI/Kamehameha-Kapalama) led the Swords with 14 digs in defeat. Junior setter Tanya Alvino (Brentwood, CA/Liberty) had 34 assists for CUH.
The Swords lost the dig battle 77-73. Dixie State won the battle of hitting percentage .223 to .070.
Kristina Donathan (Mililani, HI/ St. Andrew's Priory) pitched in defensively, adding 11 digs for the Swords.
The Red Storm were led by Alex Shearer with 13 kills.
With the loss, Chaminade drops to 4-18. Dixie State moves to 13-5. The Swords are back in action at home on Friday, Oct. 23rd against Dixie State. First serve is set for 7:00 PM HT in McCabe Gym.
