HONOLULU – Emily Hartong buried a match-high 18 kills and the No. 9 University of Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine remained undefeated in Big West Conference play with a 23-25, 25-16, 25-21, 25-16 win over UC Davis on Thursday night at the Stan Sheriff Center.
Ashley Kastl equaled a season-best 11 kills for the 'Bows, who improved to 9-0 in conference and 16-2 overall. Mita Uiato added a season-high 50 assists. The Aggies (10-11, 4-4 Big West) were led by Allison Whitson and Devon Damelio who each had 13 kills.
The 'Bows and Aggies were even for much of the opening set, but a pair of unforced errors by UH gave UC Davis a 17-14 lead. The teams went back and forth as the Aggies carried their lead late into the set before winning 25-23. A Kastl kill and block assists by Tai Manu-Olevao and Kalei Adolpho staved off two match points, but UC Davis clinched the win off a Damelio kill. Manu-Olevao and Adolpho both posted nine kills with Adolpho adding a match-high five blocks.
Set two was a different story as three straight kills and a Ginger Long service ace helped Hawai'i to an early 10-4 lead. UH kept it rolling and pushed to a 20-13 advantage off a thunderous Kastl kill, and later evened the match before heading to intermission.
UC Davis held an early 7-3 lead in the third set before Manu-Olevao caught fire and buried three early kills to cut the lead to 8-7. A Valerie Brain (10 kills) kill pushed the lead to 15-12 for the Aggies, but UH responded and, after back-to-back blocks by Adolpho, took a 19-18 lead. Hawai'i sustained the momentum and won the set off a Jade Vorster (7 kills, 4 blocks) block. Set four became a formality as UH cruised to a 25-16 win to take the match.
The 'Bows continue Big West play on Saturday when they host Pacific. First serve at the Stan Sheriff Center is set for 7:00 p.m.
Ashley Kastl equaled a season-best 11 kills for the 'Bows, who improved to 9-0 in conference and 16-2 overall. Mita Uiato added a season-high 50 assists. The Aggies (10-11, 4-4 Big West) were led by Allison Whitson and Devon Damelio who each had 13 kills.
The 'Bows and Aggies were even for much of the opening set, but a pair of unforced errors by UH gave UC Davis a 17-14 lead. The teams went back and forth as the Aggies carried their lead late into the set before winning 25-23. A Kastl kill and block assists by Tai Manu-Olevao and Kalei Adolpho staved off two match points, but UC Davis clinched the win off a Damelio kill. Manu-Olevao and Adolpho both posted nine kills with Adolpho adding a match-high five blocks.
Set two was a different story as three straight kills and a Ginger Long service ace helped Hawai'i to an early 10-4 lead. UH kept it rolling and pushed to a 20-13 advantage off a thunderous Kastl kill, and later evened the match before heading to intermission.
UC Davis held an early 7-3 lead in the third set before Manu-Olevao caught fire and buried three early kills to cut the lead to 8-7. A Valerie Brain (10 kills) kill pushed the lead to 15-12 for the Aggies, but UH responded and, after back-to-back blocks by Adolpho, took a 19-18 lead. Hawai'i sustained the momentum and won the set off a Jade Vorster (7 kills, 4 blocks) block. Set four became a formality as UH cruised to a 25-16 win to take the match.
The 'Bows continue Big West play on Saturday when they host Pacific. First serve at the Stan Sheriff Center is set for 7:00 p.m.
Although there were some passing issues early on, I still think the wahine faired well last night and played a lot more consistently than they did against CSUN. Glad to see Jane on the sideline again supporting the girls. I have a feeling we'll be seeing her on the court this weekend.
ReplyDeletePlease turn off the capctha scrambled word thing to post. it's very annoying.
ReplyDeleteUH stats has Jane playing in one set.
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ReplyDeleteI hope uh has a 6-2 when jane comes back , hate to see olevao warm the bench!
ReplyDeleteAnyone see uw and stanford? I think uh can beat both those teams! They both have backcourt issues, but agree with kevin wong that the wahine need to serve tougher!
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