Big West-leading Hawaii sweeps third-place Long Beach State

A well balanced assault and company pressure run the University of Hawaii women’s volleyball staff to a sweep of Prolonged Seashore Point out tonight at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Middle.

Exterior hitter Caylen Alexander led UH with 11 kills, Riley Wagoner completed with nine and Braelyn Akana place away her eighth on match place and the Major West-foremost Rainbow Wahine snapped Long Beach State’s nine-match successful streak even though extending their operate from the Seaside to 11 consecutive victories with the 26-24, 25-18, 25-18 acquire.

UH setter Kate Lang posted her seventh double-double with 29 helps and 11 digs and contributed 4 kills. She also has two of UH’s seven aces and the Wahine committed just two company problems to LBSU’s 11.

The Rainbow Wahine (15-6, 12-1 Large West) taken care of a 1-game lead in excess of UC Santa Barbara in the Large West race and conclude their penultimate homestand of the time on Saturday against Cal Point out Fullerton (12-9, 6-7).

Prolonged Seashore State hadn’t shed given that UH’s 4-set earn at the Walter Pyramid on Oct. 1. Exterior hitter Morgan Chacon led the Beach front with 13 kills.

Braelyn Akana hammers her eighth destroy and @HawaiiWVB sweeps Long Beach front State 26-24, 25-18, 25-18. #HawaiiWVB (15-6, 12-1 BWC) ends the match on a 7-1 run. Rainbow Wahine earn their 11th straight vs. LBSU. @StarAdvertiser pic.twitter.com/nYtPbGOVIe

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LBSU’s 15-12 lead at the media timeout was the widest margin of a very first set that included 18 ties and eight lead modifications. Very long Seashore State’s risk-reward method from the support line contributed to 4 aces countered by 6 assistance problems. Natalie Glenn fired an ace to give the Seaside a 23-22 guide, then sailed her following provide effectively extended to tie it up once again.

Chacon’s sixth get rid of gave Beach established stage and Tiffany Westerberg scored off the block to pressure deuce. Alexander then fired an ace into the center of the Beach formation. Lang’s fourth dig of the established and a bump set from Tayli Ikenaga led to a Wagoner cross-court docket destroy to give UH the established.

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Igiede, held to one particular eliminate with a person error in the initially established, had a few kills and was in on two blocks as UH opened up a 10-4 guide in the next established. She afterwards experienced an ace off the tape, then popped up a blast for her fourth dig that Wagoner despatched on a substantial bump established to the front remaining, exactly where Alexander scored off the block to give UH a 21-13 guide. Seaside reduce into the direct with a 5-1 run, but Alexander finished the risk and Akana’s seventh kill in 8 attacks sent UH into the split with a 2- lead in the match.

UH led 9-8 in the third established when Wagoner put absent back again-to-back kills, then teamed with Igiede on a block of Chacon. Ikenaga capped a 5- run with UH’s sixth ace and the Wahine led 14-8.

Beach front closed to 18-17, but UH pulled absent once again and earned match point at 24-18 when Wagoner won a joust at the web. Akana then finished a rally with her eighth eliminate to close the match.