HILO, Hawai'i – Hawai'i Hilo closed out its first homestand by taking down Dominican in straight sets on Saturday evening in non-conference action at the Vulcan Gymnasium.
Malu Garcia led the Vulcans with 18 kills (.389) and 10 digs for a double-double. LC Nakagawa totaled 23 digs and three aces that were part of a six-point run early in the second set — the other three points were kills by Garcia.
Emerson Reinke had 36 assists, bringing her career total to 2,827 (Vulcans program all-time assists rankings: Sienna Davis '95 – 2,833; Kendall Kott '22 – 2,835).
Similar to Thursday's matchup with Fresno Pacific, Saturday's contest did not count toward the Pacific West Conference regular-season standings.
OTHER NOTES
- Vulcans NCAA Division II Rankings (as of Sept. 18): No. 1 Total Assists, No. 1 Total Kills, No. 2 Total Digs, No. 7 Total Blocks
- Reinke NCAA Division II Rankings (as of Sept. 18): No. 1 Total Assists
- Malu Garcia NCAA Division II Rankings (as of Sept. 18): No. 1 Total Kills, No. 25 Total Aces
- Isabella Freeman NCAA Division II Rankings (as of Sept. 18): No. 5 Total Blocks
- Alohi Garcia NCAA Division II Rankings (as of Sept. 18): No. 7 Total Kills
- LC Nakagawa NCAA Division II Rankings (as of Sept. 18): No. 17 Total Digs
- Hawai'i Hilo: 8-5 Overall (0-0 PacWest)
- Dominican: 1-9 Overall (0-0 PacWest)
- Saturday's home event was sponsored by Bank of Hawai'i. Attending fans participated in a raffle ticket giveaway with winners going home with a gift card to KTA Super Stores.
- Vulcans Volleyball alumni were invited to attend games this weekend with an Alumni vs Alumni match held prior to Saturday's match.
UP NEXT
- Wednesday, Sept. 24 (3 PM / 6 PM PT) vs Azusa Pacific (Azusa, CA)
- Friday, Sept. 26 (2 PM / 5 PM PT) vs Biola (La Mirada, CA)
- Saturday, Sept. 27 (2 PM / 5 PM PT) vs Concordia (Irvine, CA)
- Monday, Sept. 29 (3 PM / 6 PM PT) vs Point Loma (San Diego, CA)
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.
BUY LIVESTREAM PACKAGE
Video livestreaming will be available for all home events this season through the PacWest Network, powered by Hudl TV. More information is available at HiloAthletics.com/livestream. Single-game passes are offered at $15 with a season-package price of $101.25.
INTER-ISLAND SHOWDOWN
Following the Vulcans' Oct. 4 match against Chaminade at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium, the University of Hawai'i at Manoa Men's Volleyball team will hold an intrasquad scrimmage. The team will also hold a photo session opportunity earlier in the day at Big Island Candies.
