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In what only can be described as a humbling and sobering setback, Stanford made easy work of the Rainbow Wahine in Saturday's regional final.
The second-ranked Cardinal routed the seventh-seeded Hawaii in emphatic fashion, needing just 89 minutes to demolish UH 25-19, 25-9, 25-18, dominating every aspect of this mismatch in Fort Collins. Colo..
Stanford advanced to the Final Four, which starts Thursday in Omaha. UH goes home with a 30-4 record that included a comeback four-game win over Purdue on Friday.
Stanford will meet third-seeded Texas in one national semifinal match, while top-seeded and unbeaten Penn State will take a 36-0 record against No. 4 Nebraska in the other semi. The Nittany Lions have yet to lose a set all season.
While things ended poorly for the Rainbow Wahine, things went very well for the UH men's basketball team thanks to a stunning offensive performance by newcomer Rodney Flemings later in the evening at the Stan Sheriff Center.
The highly-touted junior college transfer surpassed the hype by scoring 37 points in leading Hawaii to a 75-55 win over Eastern Washington.
A 6-foot-7 swingman, Flemings made 16 of 23 shots from the field, displaying a varied game that include gravity-defying dunks, dazzling moves to the hoop and a surprising soft left-handed shot from the perimeter.
The win improved UH's season record to 4-3 going into tonight's home game against
Chicago State. The tip-off is set for 7:05 p.m.
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