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FRESNO, Calif. - The No. 10 University of Hawai`i Rainbow Wahine volleyball team (17-6, 11-0 WAC) swept the Fresno State Bulldogs (4-17, 2-9) 30-24, 30-17 and 30-24 at North Gym Saturday, pushing their WAC winning streak to 102 matches and their consecutive games streak to 28 games.

Victoria Prince hit .526 with 10 kills and five blocks in just two games played. Kanoe Kamana`o also came up big with 51 assists, five digs, five blocks and two aces while Ashley Watanabe had a match-high 20 assists. Sarah Mason added 14 kills, eight digs, three blocks and two aces while Juliana Sanders hit .529 with 10 kills and six blocks. Jamie Houston came off the bench to put up nine kills and a .375 hitting percentage in two games while Kari Gregory hit .571 with four kills and three digs in just one game.

The Bulldogs scored three of the first four points in the first game before a 9-1 run by Hawai`i put them ahead 10-4. Fresno State was able to pull within four at 14-10 before another UH run, of six-straight points, made it 20-10. Prince's fourth kill got Hawai`i to 28-18, but a 6-0 Bulldog run cut it back to 28-24 on an ace by Yuko Mori. Prince and Kamana`o then combined for a block before a Mason kill put it away at 30-24.

Fresno State again jumped out 3-1 in the second game before three-straight points, capped by a Kamana`o ace, put UH up 4-3. Prince later sparked a 5-0 run with two kills and two blocks, putting Hawai`i up 13-8, forcing a Bulldog timeout. The Rainbow Wahine also put up a 5-1 run and a big 10-2 run, making it 28-14 before winning the game 30-17.

Hawai`i scored the first two points in game three, only to see a 6-2 Fresno State run put the Bulldogs up 6-4. The Rainbow Wahine continued to trail at 13-11, but a six-point run sparked by back-to-back aces by Mason gave Hawai`i the lead at 17-13. Fresno State worked their way back into it at 21-20, only to see another run, at 5-0, give UH the 26-20 edge before winning it 30-24 on a Bulldog service error.

The Rainbow Wahine will return home for a one-match home stand, facing Idaho at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Stan Sheriff Center.

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