Analysis of a 25-9 game

The FGCU / LIU score was a typo. The 25-9 game two win by Hawaii over Pepperdine was not, however.

How does this happen? This isn't one of your crazy Pablo mismatches we're talking about. These are two good teams with talent and coaching. Thankfully the Hawaii website has a play-by-play, so we can get some idea of what happened... besides the development of a new facial tic for the Pepperdine coaching staff.

We analyze this not to invite scorn, but out of sheer curiosity. A 25-9 game is kinda like Bigfoot: I've heard about it, but have never seen one in person. 

Things started innocently enough with a Jane Croson kill putting Hawaii up 2-1, but the floodgates open as Hawaii goes on a 10-1 run. Seven of the 10 points come off of Wahine kills.

Pepper and the Dine hold Hawaii to only a 2-point run, but by the time Mita Uiato is done serving, it's 19-4, and Nina's already filling out her lineup sheet for game 3.

Hawaii gets to the doorstep at 24-6 and then strangely enough gives up three straight to Pepperdine, before finishing off the game.

All in all, Pepperdine hit .000 with a twin set of 7s in kills and errors on 33 swings. The Wahine, on the other hand, had 15 kills and 1 error on 32 swings for .438.

Well that's not as interesting as I thought it might be, but what can you do.

And this wasn't the only blowout game of the weekend, of course. Albany dropped a 25-8 bomb on Maryland, San Diego treated GW rather harshly, 25-9, as did Cal with Utah, Arkansas with Alabama, and UNLV with Fresno State.