Na Alii, Spartans fall in state quarterfinals
The Maui News – Maui Interscholastic League champions King Kekaulike High School and Seabury Hall each suffered four-set losses in the quarterfinals of the New City Nissan Girls Volleyball State Championships on Thursday night in Honolulu.
Na Alii, the No. 3 seed in Division I, fell short in their attempt to knock off Iolani, 25-18, 22-25, 25-12, 25-8 at Moanalua gym.
King Kekaulike kept up early in the first set, but the Raiders — runners-up of the Interscholastic League of Honolulu who are ranked No. 8 in the nation by USA Today — pulled away to easily take the frame.
Na Alii responded by taking a tight second set, but they ran out of steam, falling behind early in both of the last two sets.
Nohokula Lind had 10 kills and 10 digs for Na Alii (14-1). Nina Macphetridge added seven kills, Kalena Vaivai had 26 assists and 10 digs, Temahh Shaw added five kills and five blocks, Lyric Love had five kills and three blocks, Kiana Anakeala had 16 digs and Nanna Inoue had 15 digs.
Elena Oglivie had 22 kills to lead Iolani (11-5), which had 10 aces to Na Alii’s one.
The Spartans, seeded No. 2 in the Division II tournament, lost to Le Jardin 25-20, 25-17, 23-25, 25-15 at Kaimuki.
Isabel Bennett led Seabury (13-2) with 19 kills and 19 digs. Ella Connor added 15 kills and 11 digs, but no other Spartan got more than two kills. Madee Dougherty dished out 27 assists, and Nanea Andrade had 18 digs.
Ellie Diersbock had 25 kills to lead Le Jardin (13-2).
The Spartans play Kohala today in the fifth-place semifinal.
In a D-II consolational semifinal at St. Francis, Hana (13-5) defeated Konawaena (10-10) 27-25, 25-21 and will face Leilehua in the consolation final today at Kaimuki.
Statistics from the match were not available.
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New City Nissan Girls Volleyball State Championships
DIVISION I
Thursday’s Results
Quarterfinals
No. 2 Mililani def. Kamehameha Hawaii 25-20, 23-25, 25-23, 25-17
Iolani def. No. 3 King Kekaulike 25-18, 22-25, 25-12, 25-8
Kahuku def. No. 4 Hilo 25-12, 25-23, 25-19
No. 1 Kamehameha Kapalama def. Moanalua 25-16, 25-12, 25-17
Today’s Matches
Semifinals • At McKinley
Iolani vs. Mililani, 5 p.m.
Kamehameha Kapalama vs. Kahuku, 7 p.m.
Fifth-place semifinals • At Moanalua
Moanalua vs. Hilo, 5 p.m.
King Kekaulike vs. Kamehameha Hawaii, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Matches
At Neal Blaisdell Arena
Fifth-place match, 11 a.m.
Third-place match, 2 p.m.
Championship, 7 p.m.
DIVISION II
Thursday’s Results
Quarterfinals
No. 5 Waimea def. No. 4 Kaiser 25-19, 25-23, 17-25, 25-13
Sacred Hearts def. No. 1 Mid-Pacific 25-12, 25-19, 7-25, 25-19
Damien def. No. 3 Kohala 25-11, 25-11, 25-19
Le Jardin def. No. 2 Seabury Hall 25-20, 25-17, 23-25, 25-15
Consolation
Hana def. Konawaena 27-25, 25-21
Leilehua def. Hawaii Prep 25-16, 20-25, 15-5
Today’s Matches
Semifinals • At St. Francis
Le Jardin vs. Damien, 5 p.m.
Sacred Hearts vs. Waimea, 7 p.m.
Consolation • At Kaimuki
Consolation final
Hana vs. Leilehua, 3:30 p.m.
Fifth-place semifinals
Mid-Pacific vs. Kaiser, 5 p.m.
Seabury Hall vs. Kohala, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Matches
At Neal Blaisdell Arena
Fifth-place match, 12:30 p.m.
Third-place match, 3:30 p.m.
Championship, 5 p.m.