By Cindy Luis

Pepperdine def. Stanford, 30-25, 30-26, 30-26 Spencer McLachlin 15 kills, Erik Shoji 15 digs USC def. Pacific 30-13, 30-22, 30-25  

By Dave Reardon

Don ‘t be surprised to see an influx of talent from Hawaii at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dane Uperesa, a standout at right tackle on Hawaii’s 11-3 team of 2006, will coach the offensive line there. Mike Pavich, who coached Uperesa at Punahou, is also coaching at IWCC. Uperesa’s fiancee is at dental school right across the Iowa-Nebraska stateline at Creighton.

By Cindy Luis

Set was even until 7-7 when BYU began pulling away. Mat Taylor going off again, has nine kills, in the 30-23 win.  Warriors lose a heartbreaker 30-28. UH led most of the way, including 25-21 and 28-26. BYU scores four straight, including a set-ending ace. Set 3 to BYU 30-28. UH was down 29-24, held off four match points behind Carney’s serving. Carney served long to end it.15 kills for Hunt, 11 for Clar, 10 for Tuaniga.  

By Cindy Luis

Those you can’t get BYUTV, it’s online at www.byu.tvCougars win 30-23. Web is a couple points behind StatTracker.  BYU wins Set 2 30-23. Hawaii was in the match, getting to 24-20. but Hawaii’s passing breaks down. On to Set 3.  Hawaii leads for most of Set 3. Were up 29-22, needed four swings at it before Grgas puts down set point at 30-25.  BYU wins 30-22. Stats in a bit 

By Cindy Luis

Long Beach State def. UCLA, 24-30, 30-24, 28-30, 30-22, 15-7

Pestolesi with a career-high 25 kills, hit .413

UC Irvine def. UC San Diego, 30-24, 30-22, 30-19

By Cindy Luis

Just  noticed this on my OC listings. BYUTV (OC 409) is available and will be carrying the BYU-Hawaii matches Thursday and Friday. Also, www.byu.tv on the Web. No radio. LiveStats available through www.byucougars.com

By Dave Reardon

Three sources close to the situation have told me Hawaii defensive tackles and special teams coach Ikaika Malloe is leaving UH to be an assistant coach at Yale. One of them said Malloe has informed head coach Greg McMackin. Malloe has not returned recent phone calls from the Star-Bulletin. Malloe’s connection is new Yale head coach Tom Williams, who was an assistant at Washington, where Malloe was a star player. Williams was also an assistant at UH at one time. With Alex Gerke’s departure last month for Utah State, that leaves two openings on the Warriors staff. UPDATE: I spoke with Malloe late this afternoon and he confirmed he is leaving, middle of next month. He said it was a very difficult decision, especially since he and his wife (a local girl) finally got to return to Hawaii with their kids and are now leaving after just one year. But it’s a defensive coordinator’s position for a head coach to whom he is very close. His goal is to be a head coach some day, and he feels he must take this opportunity. Jason Kaneshiro will have details and quotes from Malloe and Greg McMackin in his story in the Wednesday SB.

By Cindy Luis

Former Hawaii volleyball All-American Deitre Collins-Parker, the current volleyball coach at Cornell, received the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award Thursday at the NCAA Honors and Delegates Celebration in Washington, D.C.The award, given in conjunction with the NCAA Convention,  honors former student-athletes who successfully completed collegiate careers in various sports and have excelled in their chosen professions on their 25th anniversary of completing their athletics eligibility. Collins-Parker, who also played one season of basketball, joined  Mark Fusco (Harvard, ice hockey), Earl Graves, Jr. (Yale, basketball), Darrell Green (Texas A&M-Kingsville, football and indoor/outdoor track and field), Kathy McMinn (Georgia, gymnastics) and Steve Young (Brigham Young, football) as the 2009 recipients. A two-time national collegiate player of the year, Collins-Parker led Hawaii to the first-ever back-to-back NCAA volleyball national championships in 1982 and 1983. During her  final three seasons, the Rainbow Wahine were 110-5 record.Collins-Parker also received the Broderick Cup Award, signifying the nation’s top female collegiate athlete, the first volleyball player to ever receive that distinction. An Olympian in 1988 and an alternate for the 1992 Olympic team, she played in over 130 international matches and earned bronze medals at the 1986 Goodwill Games and 1987 Pan-Am Games. She played professionally in the Italian League (1988-89) and the French League (1989-91), capturing the French League Championship twice and the European Cup of Champions in 1990.Collins-Parker is the current record-holder in solo blocks in the NCAA tournament. The two-time NCAA all-tournament team pick also was named to the Big West All-Decade Team and the NCAA 25th Anniversary Team In her five years at Cornell, the Big Red has won three Ivy League titles and two NCAA tournament berths.Last December,  Collins-Parker was inducted into the AVCA Hall of Fame. 

By Cindy Luis

Fairly even match. Pepperdine up 15-14 at the TT.May come down who makes the fewest unforced errors.  

By Cindy Luis

University says match on as scheduled at 7 p.m. Friday. One coach from the mainland emailed me asking where the crowd is, I have no answer other that last week there was no school. Someone suggested going to Klum since it’s so small but, as anyone who has been in Klum lately, knows there are no bleachers.UH brought in temporaries in Nov. for the Fall Invitational. you might have been able to get 300 on the bleachers. The sport continues to hold at 20. Have heard rumors that Cal Poly SLO and CSU Fullerton are going to add teams. We’ll see.  USD took a student poll and they want it. If only Hawaii DII schools would get on board.