Box Score

HONOLULU – The fourth-ranked University of Hawai'i women's volleyball team opened the Western Athletic Conference season with a 25-21, 25-14, 25-14 sweep of Boise State Thursday night at the Stan Sheriff Center.

 

The Rainbow Wahine improve to 10-2 on the season and 1-0 in WAC play. UH concludes its 13-match homestand Saturday night against Idaho at 7 p.m.

 

Offensively, senior Aneli Cubi-Otineru led the way with 13 kills, hitting .345 and adding six digs. Sophomore Stephanie Ferrell had 11 kills and hit .381. UH played the match without sophomore Kanani Danielson, who missed her first match of the season.

 

Senior Amber Kaufman had seven kills, hit .667, and added four blocks and three aces. Dani Mafua set the offense to a .429 hitting percentage in the match, with 33 assists and she added five digs and three blocks.

 

In the opening set, UH led the entire way and went on to a 25-21 victory. Ferrell and Cubi-Otineru had five kills each in the set, while UH hit .308 as a team. Brittany Hewitt had three kills and two blocks and Kaufman added two kills and two blocks. Elizabeth Ka'aihue had nine digs and Cubi-Otineru added five digs. As a team UH recorded four blocks.

 

The Rainbow Wahine jumped out to a 5-1 lead and cruised to a 25-14 win in the second set. Ferrell had five kills in the set and Kaufman added three kills. Mafua was able to spread the offense around and led UH to a .450 hitting percentage. Ka'aihue added three digs and as a team the Rainbow Wahine had two blocks.

 

In the third set, UH took an early 7-2 lead and carried the momentum into a 25-14 win. Cubi-Otineru had seven kills and Alexis Forsythe came off the bench to add five kills in the set. UH hit .600 in the final set, while adding four team blocks.