Roosevelt rallies to topple Kapolei in 5 in D-I tournament opener
Junior Kaycie Garnett pounded 18 kills and three aces, and freshman Tayliah Tanuvasa hammered 13 kills as Roosevelt rallied past Kapolei 18-25, 25-23, 23-25, 25-19, 15-9 in a thriller Wednesday night to open the OIA Division I girls volleyball playoffs. “I’m tired. We really had to come together. We had a couple of rough practices, but we did the best we could. To pull off a five-set win is ...
In the first game of the OIA Division I girls volleyball playoffs, Roosevelt rallied past Kapolei with a final score of 18-25, 25-23, 23-25, 25-19, 15-9. Junior Kaycie Garnett led the way with 18 kills and three aces, while freshman Tayliah Tanuvasa added 13 kills. Roosevelt broke an 8-all tie with a 4-0 run in the final set to secure the victory.
Kapolei, the third seed in the East with a 6-4 record, will face Campbell in the next round. Roosevelt, the fourth seed in the West, will host the second seed, Campbell, at 6 p.m. Both teams boast young talent, with Roosevelt having only one senior and Kapolei struggling in their OIA West division with a 0-10 record. Roosevelt's Sanoe Holani-Frank provided a team-high 27 assists, while Kapolei's Jerae-honey Gonzales led with 21 kills.
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