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Updated at 7:03 p.m., Saturday, April 12, 2008

Volleyball Warriors upset No. 5 Pepperdine in season finale

Advertiser Staff

The University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team won't be playing in the postseason for the first time since 1993, but found a way to end its season on positive note.

The 13th-ranked Warriors upset No. 5 Pepperdine, 30-26, 30-23, 26-30, 23-30, 15-13 in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match tonight at Malibu, Calif.

Hawai'i finished 11-16 overall and 8-14 in the MPSF. Pepperdine is 13-10 and 12-10.

Joshua Walker led the Warriors with 18 kills followed by senior Jacob Schkud who had 17

Sean Carney added a career-high 15 kills.

In the fifth game, UH used a Pepperdine attack error and a Schkud kill to take a 14-12 lead. After J.D. Schleppenbach's kill made it 14-14, Walker's kill gave UH the match, ending the Warriors' five-game losing streak.

Paul Carroll led Pepperdine with a match-high 27 kills.

The top eight teams in the MPSF will play the postseason tournament starting next week.