IRVINE, California – Hawai'i Hilo Women's Volleyball rattled off back-to-back wins this weekend with a four-set victory over Concordia (25-23, 16-25, 25-16, 25-23) in non-conference action Saturday evening at the CU Arena.
The Vulcans hit .318 with three players in double-digit figures: Malu Garcia (15 kills, .375), Alohi Garcia (11 kills, .241) and Isabella Hadaller (11 kills, .259). Chase Koepke (nine kills, .471) and Isabella Freeman (eight kills, .368) each had just one hitting error.
Concordia managed to place 13 service aces — tied for most in a single-game by a PacWest team this season.
OTHER NOTES
- After taking a five-point advantage at 23-18 in the opening set, CUI threatened and managed to pinch together five of the next six points before Malu Garcia closed it out with her fifth kill of Set 1.
- The second set saw Concordia manage to break free from a nine-all score by taking 12 consecutive points.
- Vulcans broke free from a 12-12 score in Set 3 by taking 12 of the next 13 points — eight kills (five by Malu Garcia), a block and an ace — and finishing with a .452 percentage.
- Hawai'i Hilo finished the match strong by taking seven of the final nine points — three kills and a block by Freeman.
- Hawai'i Hilo: 10-5 Overall (1-0 PacWest)
- Concordia: 6-5 Overall (0-0 PacWest)
UP NEXT
- Monday, Sept. 29 (3 PM / 6 PM PT) vs Point Loma (San Diego, CA)
- Saturday, Oct. 4 (2 PM) vs Chaminade (Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium)
- Sunday, Oct. 5 (3 PM) vs HPU (Vulcan Gym)
- Wednesday, Oct. 8 (7 PM) vs Azusa Pacific (Vulcan Gym)
- Thursday, Oct. 9 (7 PM) vs Vanguard (Vulcan Gym)
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.
VULCAN CHALLENGE
Support Hawai'i Hilo Athletics and its student-athletes across 12 sports teams by considering a donation toward our Vulcan Challenge annual fundraiser, running Sept. 16 - Oct. 16. Your generous gift directly supports scholarships, nutritional needs, performance improvement, team apparel, equipment and much more. Support at HiloAthletics.com/VC.
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.
