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Kamehameha topples Punahou to force winner-take-all playoff


  



Thu, Oct 5, 2023 @ Kamehameha [ 6:00 pm ]


FINAL  1   2   3   4   5      
PUN (16-5) 25 24 19 22 - 1
KSK (17-1) 19 26 25 25 - 3
Kill: H. Marumoto (PUN) 21 kills
Ast: R. Binney (PUN) 47 ast

Round three it is.

Kamehameha forced a winner-take-all playoff rematch with Punahou for a berth into the Division I state tournament with a hard fought, 19-25, 26-24, 25-19, 25-22 win over previously unbeaten Buffanblu at Kekuhaupio Gymnasium Thursday night.

The Warriors avenged its only blemish in league play, a five-set defeat by the Buffanblu back on Sept 8, and the four-set win in the regular season finale also gave Kamehameha the benefit of hosting the rematch on Oct. 11, time to be determined.

Senior Adrianna Arquette had a double-double of 18 kills and 15 digs with five blocks to lead a trio of hitters that finished with double-digit kills. 

Kamehameha took momentum of the match in the second set when they staved off set point multiple times with a 4-0 run to close the frame. An attack error by Punahou made the score 24-23 before back-to-back aces by Emma Lilo gave the Warriors the advantage to set up Arquette's set-ending kill.

Kaleinani Watson added 14 kills and Kamanaookalani Goldstein had 11 kills to round out the top attackers for the Warriors. 

Haumea Marumoto had a match-high 21 kills to lead Punahou in the loss.

 





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