LOCATION: University of Hawai'i
DATE: January 7-9, 1998
TEAMS: UCLA, Ball State, Penn State, Hawai'i
Wednesday January 7, 1998 UCLA def. Ball State 15-2, 15-4, 15-8 UH def. Penn State 16-4, 13-15, 10-15, 15-10, 17-15 Thursday January 8, 1998 UCLA def. Penn State 15-3, 15-5, 15-8 UH def. Ball State 15-9, 15-9, 15-8 UCLA vs. Penn State Match Notes: Adam Naeve had 12 kills and Ben Moselle added 10 Former Kamehameha star Fred Robins had seven kills and 12 digs for UCLA Brad Miller led the Lions with 12 kills UH vs. Ball State Match Notes: One hour and 43 minutes Special Events Arena crowd of 5,009 UH 74 kills (.400), third game .657 Ball State 54 kills (.313) UH Freshman middle blocker Dejan Miladinovic of Serbia led the Rainbows with 25 kills and a .657 hitting mark UH Sophomore middle blocker Andre Breuer of Germany had 16 kills (.433) senior middle blocker Sivan Leoni of Israel had nine kills (.375) Ball State 6-foot-5 hitter Jason Fehr led the Cardinals with 24 kills Friday January 9, 1998 Third Place Match Penn State def. Ball State 15-13, 15-4, 15-10 CHAMPIONSHIP UCLA def. UH 15-11, 15-6, 15-10 Special Events Arena crowd of 9,167. The win ended Hawai'i's two-year reign as Outrigger Invitational champions. UCLA vs. Hawai'i Match Notes:Game 1 - teams traded blows, Hawai'i enjoyed a slim 11-10 lead. The Bruins scored five straight points to close the game. Waimanalo product Fred Robins came out firing for the Bruins, notching seven of his 12 kills in Game 1.
Game 2 - The Bruins took advantage of sloppy ball handling and six hitting errors for the 'Bows to take Game 2
Game 3 - Hawai'i fell behind quickly in Game 3 but got a spark off the bench from junior Mason Kuo with three kills and an ace.
Bruins finished the match with a .347 hitting percentage.
Hawai'i was led by Andre Breuer with 16 kills and Jorge Alifonso with 15. Dejan Miladinovich added nine kills and 12 digs.
Hawai'i played without senior hitter Naveh Milo who injured a quadriceps muscle in the first game against Penn State, and missed the rest of the tournament.
TV - All matches live on KFVE