Box Score HONOLULU, HI- The Swords defeated the Yellowjackets of Montana State Billings 3-1 in the opener of the 2012 Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Invitational for both teams.
Chaminade got off to a fast start leading 9-0 in the opening set in front of an energetic crowd in McCabe Gym. The Yellowjackets responded before a
Crystal Powell (Honolulu, HI/Word of Life) kill clinched the first set for the Swords, 25-23.
Chaminade kept the momentum in the second set, winning 25-20 to take a two-set lead. The Yellowjackets rebounded in game three, taking the set from CUH 25-17. The Swords refused to let MSU Billings tie the match, taking the fourth and final set 25-19 to earn the season opening win.
MSU-Billings hit .126 for the match, while Chaminade hit .128 on the match.
Freshman outside hitter
Kim Spring (Bern, Switzerland/ Feusi Bildungszentrum and Feusi Sportschule) led the Swords 15 kills on a .231 hitting percentage, while setters
Daniella Montoya (Las Vegas, NM/ Robertson) and freshman
Valentina Bevilacqua (Vacallo, Switzerland/Scuola Cantonale di Commercio Bellinzona) led the CUH offense with 20 and 21 assists respectively.
Freshman
Brenda Walker (Honolulu HI/ McKinley) added 11 kills in her debut as a Silversword.
CUH junior
Crystal Powell had 10 kills and senior
Whitney Viveiros (Hilo, HI/Kamehameha) added 9 kills in the victory. The Swords finished with 70 digs as a team, while MSU-Billings had 53.
Athena Maskarich (Redwood City, CA/Notre Dame) led the Swords with 30 digs on the match.
The Yellowjackets were led by Monica Grimsrud with 11 kills.
The Swords improve to 1-0 (0-0 PWC) with the win. Montana State Billings falls to 0-1. Chaminade is back in action on Friday night as the Swords take on Seattle Pacific. First serve is set for 7:30 PM HT.
