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HAWAI'I HILO VULCANS ATHLETICS
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Winner Hawaii Hilo Hilo 1-1,0-0 PacWest
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Alas. Fairbanks UAF 2-1,0-0 Great Northwest
Winner
Hawaii Hilo Hilo
1-1,0-0 PacWest
3
Final
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Alas. Fairbanks UAF
2-1,0-0 Great Northwest
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Hawaii Hilo Hilo 25 9 25 24 15 (3)
Alas. Fairbanks UAF 19 25 22 26 12 (2)
Isabella Hadaller
Byron Corral / Alaska Anchorage Athletics
L to R: Reinke (12), Hadaller (11), Freeman (17)

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

Volleyball Edges Alaska in Five Sets

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Hawai'i Hilo Volleyball edged Alaska in five sets (25-19, 9-25, 25-22, 24-26, 15-12) Friday night at the Alaska Airlines Center to claim both the Vulcans' first win of the 2025 season and the first under head coach Reed Sunahara.

It was another night with another five-set marathon, and this time the Vulcans came out on the winning end after breaking from a tied 9-9 score in the fifth set with a run of five consecutive points — four UAF errors followed by a dagger service ace from Emerson Reinke — to set up aloha ball (match point). The Nanooks managed to stick around for three more points before Isabella Hadaller capped the victory with a kill off the hands of two defenders at the net.

OTHER NOTES
  • Hawai'i Hilo had the opportunity to close the match in four sets after holding a 24-22 advantage, but UAF managed to get four points in a row to send the contest to the additional deciding frame.
  • Emerson Reinke Career High: 22 Digs
  • Malu Garcia led the Vulcans with 17 kills (.244), notching seven of them in Set 3.
  • Hawai'i Hilo moved to 1-1 overall (0-0 PacWest).
  • Alaska moved to 2-1 overall (0-0 GNAC).
  • Reed Sunahara Career Win No. 432
  • The last three matches with Alaska (going back to 2023) have all gone to five sets (six total if including all six most-recent contests against both Alaska and Alaska Anchorage).
UP NEXT
  • Saturday, Aug. 30 (9:30 AM / 11:30 AM AKT) vs Alaska Anchorage (Anchorage, Alaska / Alaska AIrlines Center)

Hawai'i Challenge

  • Friday, Sept. 5 (10 AM) vs Cal State East Bay (Honolulu, Hawai'i (O'ahu) / The Shark Tank at HPU)
  • Friday, Sept. 5 (4 PM) vs Cal Poly Humboldt (Honolulu, Hawai'i (O'ahu) / The Shark Tank at HPU)
  • Saturday, Sept. 6 (10 AM) vs St. Mary's (Honolulu, Hawai'i (O'ahu) / McCabe Gymnasium at Chaminade)
  • Saturday, Sept. 6 (4 PM) vs Cal State LA (Honolulu, Hawai'i (O'ahu) / The Shark Tank at HPU)
PACWEST PRESEASON POLL

Hawai'i Hilo was voted No. 4 in the Pacific West Conference Preseason Coaches Poll released earlier this week. The Vulcans finished 2024 in a four-way tie for fourth place. 2025 will feature the inaugural four-team PacWest Conference Championships postseason tournament hosted by Chaminade on O'ahu (Nov. 20-21).

PURCHASE TICKETS

Season and individual tickets for the Vulcans' nine home matches this fall are available for purchase at HiloAthletics.com/tickets. New pricing tiers have been introduced for preferred and general seating. In 2024, Hawai'i Hilo ranked No. 3 in all of Division II for venue percent capacity attendance at the on-campus Vulcan Gym.

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