| Show r Volleyball splits with Hawaii for the national The race on volleyball championship is now with" USU splitting ita confrontation with the Unviersity of series in a two-matc- h Hawaii played in Honolulu last Wednesday Thursday nights The first match saw USU 15-winning Statistical leaders for the and with nine Aggies were Iucia Chudy jtuff blocks and 12 kills Dea Kidd with 12 kills Sandy Lynn with 28 assists and Katrinka Crawford with 14 saves and s 14-1- 15-1- 15-- 4 Coach mented UCLA Mary Jo Peppier comAfter Hawaii won the Tournament Invitational ' Are by last weekend the challenge was issued and Utah State responded ' "The credibility of a number one ranking was on the line and Utah State intended to stay numlier one until nationals" reiterated McKeavv Marilyn "Blocking was the key to our win However Friday night saw the tables turned as Hawaii defeated the Aggies in straight games and 12 15 Iucia Chudv Ivnn and Katrinka Sandy Crawford were again the leaders in statistics Coach Peppier explained the reasons for the loss "We were a lethargic team and we seemed h 13-1- 5 satisfied with the win from the previous night The only game we played well was in the third game when we were down 4 3 and came back to losing Hawaii and were played emotionally greedy and that was the biggest determining factor This really sets the drama for the national championships " Volleyball Magazine will not lie ranking teams again prior to the however nationals l'SU can justifiably still claim possession to that title as they are 2 against Hawaii for the year and 0 against UCLA Hawaii s record for the 6 compared to USU s season(is record of 26 2 1 14-1- 1 1 1 statistics ruining sports? 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