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HAWAI'I HILO VULCANS ATHLETICS
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Hawaii Pacific HPU 1-14,1-8 PacWest
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Winner Hawaii Hilo Hilo 13-6,8-1 PacWest
Hawaii Pacific HPU
1-14,1-8 PacWest
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Hawaii Hilo Hilo
13-6,8-1 PacWest
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Hawaii Pacific HPU 20 19 21 (0)
Hawaii Hilo Hilo 25 25 25 (3)
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Anthony Akau / Hawai‘i Hilo Sports Information

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Hawai‘i Hilo Sports Information

Volleyball Sweeps Sharks to Extend Win Streak to Eight

HILO, Hawai'i – Vulcans extended their win streak to eight games as Hawai'i Hilo Women's Volleyball swept inter-island foe HPU (25-20, 25-19, 25-21) in Pacific West Conference action Monday night at the Vulcan Gymnasium.

Hawai'i Hilo posted a season-high .343 hitting percentage as Isabella Freeman (seven kills) and Raelee Samio (nine kills) finished above .500 with Chase Koepke (.429), Taylor Tullo (.316) and Samara Cruz (.304) not far behind in positive numbers.

OTHER NOTABLES

  • Set 1 Team Hitting Percentage: .419
  • Chase Koepke: 13 kills, .429 hitting percentage, two blocks
  • Isabella Freeman: seven kills, .545 hitting percentage, five blocks
  • Raelee Samio: nine kills, .533 hitting percentage, two blocks
  • Taylor Tullo: eight kills (five in Set 3), .316 hitting percentage, eight digs
  • Samara Cruz: nine kills (six in Set 1), .304 hitting percentage, seven digs
  • Assists: Maya Imoto-Eakin (22); Emerson Reinke (16)
  • Erynn Munoz entered late in the match to serve and helped seal a Set 3 comeback victory with two aces.

UP NEXT

Hawai'i Hilo moved to 8-1 in the PacWest (13-6 overall) while HPU moved to a 1-8 conference record (1-14 overall).

The Vulcans will hop over to O'ahu this weekend for matchups with No. 10 Chaminade (Oct. 19) and HPU (Oct. 20).

Hawai'i Hilo will then return for a four-game home stand, hosting Concordia (Oct. 24), Point Loma (Oct. 26), Jessup (Oct. 30) and Fresno Pacific (Nov. 2).

Oct. 24's matchup with Concordia will be Think Pink Night with fans encouraged to wear pink in support of breast cancer awareness. Fans will receive free entry for arriving in pink attire.

At the end of the month, fans are encouraged to participate in our Halloween Costume Contest on Wednesday, Oct. 30, against Jessup.

PACWEST HAWAI'I CHALLENGE

With the win, Hawai'i Hilo earned two points in the volleyball section of the PacWest Hawai'i Challenge, a competition in 10 sports between the three Division-II schools in Hawai'i.

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