SAN RAFAEL, California – The Hawai'i Hilo Women's Volleyball team broke an unlucky three-game skid with a dominating 3-0 victory over Dominican in Pacific West Conference play Thursday evening at the Conlan Center. Set scores were 25-11, 25-13 and 25-16.
At two separate points in the match, the Vulcans slapped together scoring streaks of 11 and 13, the latter of which Hawai'i Hilo used to close out Set 2 highlighted by seven kills from Samara Cruz and two aces from Taylor Tullo during that run.
Cruz led the Vulcans with 13 kills and five total aces — four of which came during the 11-point streak in the opening set.
Thursday's win was the third sweep of the season.
STATS SHEET
- Taylor Tullo followed with 12 kills (.524) and added to two blocks along with four digs.
- Chase Koepke (.545) and Ralee Samio (.412) each added seven kills and combined on four total blocks.
- The Vulcans finished the match hitting .381, highlighted by hitting .436 in Set 2.
UP NEXT
Hawai'i Hilo moved to 6-8 overall (3-3 PacWest) while Dominican moved to 0-14 (0-7 PacWest).
The Vulcans will conclude their Northern California trip this Saturday against Academy of Art (2-13 overall, 1-7 PacWest).
Hawai'i Hilo will then return home for four games starting Oct. 14 against two-time defending champion Chaminade.
ONLINE TICKETS
Single-game and season tickets are now available to be purchased online through Hawai'i Hilo Vulcans Athletics' recently launched online ticket platform in partnership with AudienceView Campus.
The 2023 slate will feature 10 total home matches at the Vulcan Gymnasium with a package price of $75 for adults and $40 for seniors (ages 65-plus) and middle/high school students.
Both can be accessed at HiloAthletics.com/tickets.
