The 11th-ranked Anteaters fell to 3-6 and 1-3.

Tonight's rematch will be played in 750-seat Crawford Hall.

In an attempt to avoid Los Angeles' freeway gridlock, the Warriors had planned to leave their LAX-area hotel at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time, 4› hours before the scheduled first serve. In the rush, middle blocker Dionisio Dante forgot to bring along what UH coach Mike Wilton described as "an undergarment he needs to wear when he plays."

Wilton said Dante aggravated a back injury when he ran to his room. "He was having trouble walking," Wilton said.

Dante was scratched from the starting lineup, replaced by 24-year-old freshman Kyle Klinger, who recently completed a stint in the Air Force.

The Warriors struggled in Game 1, in part because they had not practiced in Bren. Outside hitter José José Delgado was pulled after his six swings resulted in one kill and two errors.

"It wasn't his attacking," Wilton said of Delgado's benching. "He was struggling with his passing. If he's going to be out there, he has to pass. He seemed like he was struggling."

Lauri Hakala, a first-year Warrior from Finland, replaced Delgado, helping to steady the passing. "He passed, he got his serve in, he hit a few nice balls for us," Wilton said of Hakala. "That was good. It takes a team full of guys to get a job done. Everybody can't play the greatest every time. It's good to have guys come in and help us."

With accurate passing, UH setter Brian Beckwith was able to feed opposite hitter Pedro Azenha (21 kills, .486 attack percentage) and middle blocker Mauli'a LaBarre (13 kills in 18 swings). Klinger contributed the first eight kills of his collegiate career.

"Kyle (Klinger) looked pretty comfortable out there," Wilton said. "And Pedro had a very good all-around match. He got us in the match. He started going on some nice serving runs, in and tough. We were scoring points when he was serving."

Azenha had five of the Warriors' six aces, including three in Game 3. "I was feeling confident," Azenha said. "My serving was good. I think my serve is a big weapon for the team."

The Anteaters were led by outside hitter Jayson Jablonsky's 17 kills. He also had seven digs and four blocks.

The Anteaters, who have no seniors on the roster, gave away 23 points on service errors.