HILO, Hawai'i – Hawai'i Hilo Women's Volleyball swept Westmont, 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-21), for its sixth consecutive sweep on Monday evening in Pacific West Conference play at the Vulcan Gymnasium.
The Vulcans hit .336 for their highest hitting percentage against a PacWest team this season. They hit .500 in the second set on just one attack error.
Chase Koepke led Hawai'i Hilo with 13 kills on .550 hitting (season high) and now ranks No. 10 on the program's career kills list with 871. Alohi Garcia, who entered the night ranked No. 22 in NCAA Division II in kills (260), added 12 kills along with eight digs, an ace and a solo block. Logan Blutreich put down 10 kills (.471) while Kaliko Kealoha hit .400 with seven kills and a team-high three blocks.
'Anolani Santos totaled 41 assists — the most in a three-set PacWest match this season — with three digs. The freshman entered the evening ranked No. 23 in NCAA Division II in total assists (696) and No. 31 in assists per set (9.80).
Westmont's Audrey Hyde — ranked No. 5 in the PacWest in kills per set — was held to nine kills on .103 hitting.
The win moved Hawai'i Hilo to 8-2 in PacWest play and into third place. Concordia (8-1) leads the standings with Biola (9-2) second and Point Loma (7-2) fourth.
GAME NOTES
- Set 2: Trailing 9-12, Hawai'i Hilo scored five straight points to take a 14-12 lead, then outscored Westmont 11-6 the rest of the way. The Vulcans hit .500 in the set (18 kills, one error).
- Set 3: With just a one-point lead, Hawai'i Hilo took four of the last five points with kills from Garcia (two) and Koepke. Westmont committed 10 attack errors in the set.
- Total Attack Errors: Hawai'i Hilo 12, Westmont 23
- Ties fewest errors committed in a conference match this season.
- Vulcans are holding PacWest opponents to a .125 hitting percentage in conference play — second lowest in PacWest.
- Hawai'i Hilo's eight conference sweeps are tied with Concordia for the most in the PacWest.
- Previous Matchup (Oct. 25, 2025): W 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-22)
- Next Matchup: Oct. 20 in Santa Barbara, California
- Hawai'i Hilo: 16-5 Overall (8-2 PacWest)
- Nickname: Vulcans
- Conference Preseason Poll: No. 3
- Current Conference Standing: No. 3
- AVCA-Taraflex Top 25 Poll: Receiving Votes
- Westmont: 8-10 Overall (5-5 PacWest)
- Nickname: Warriors
- Santa Barbara, California
- Conference Preseason Poll: No. 7
- Current Conference Standing: No. 5
- Monday's match was the Vulcans' first home match of the season at the on-campus Vulcan Gymnasium.
- Monday's match was Oktober (Root) Beer (Float) Fest.
UP NEXT
- Friday, Oct. 16 (4:30 PM) vs HPU (Hilo, Hawai'i) – Vulcan Gymnasium
- Postponed from Sept. 27 (Hurricane Nolo)
- Game Day Sponsor: HPM
- Tuesday, Oct. 20 (4 PM / 7 PM PT) at Westmont (Santa Barbara, California)
- Thursday, Oct. 22 (NOON / 3 PM PT) at Jessup (Rocklin, California)
VULCAN CHALLENGE
Hawai'i Hilo Athletics has launched its annual Vulcan Challenge, a month-long fundraising campaign running from Sept. 21 through Oct. 23 to support scholarships, travel, training and other essential resources for the Vulcans' 12 NCAA Division II teams. To support, visit HiloAthletics.com/VC.
AMONG THE BEST
Hawai'i Hilo was listed among others receiving votes in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association-Taraflex Division II Top 25 Poll released on Oct. 12, totaling 11 points.
PACWEST CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLL
Hawai'i Hilo was voted No. 3 in the 2026 PacWest Preseason Coaches Poll. The Vulcans finished the 2025 regular season tied at No. 3 in the conference standings. The four-team 2026 PacWest Championships postseason tournament will be hosted by Vanguard University on Nov. 13-14 in Costa Mesa, California.
