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HONOLULU – The 12th-ranked University of Hawai'i women's volleyball team closes out its home schedule this week with Big West Conference matches against UC Davis (Friday, Nov. 22) and Cal State Northridge (Saturday, Nov. 23). Start time at the Stan Sheriff Center for both contests is set for 7:00 p.m.
Following Saturday's match, seniors
Emily Hartong,
Mita Uiato,
Ali Longo,
Courtney Lelepali,
Kristiana Tuaniga,
Kaela Goodman, and
Ashley Kastl will be honored during the traditional Rainbow Wahine Senior Night ceremony.
With four matches to play, the 'Bows (20-4, 9-3 BWC) find themselves one game in the loss column behind Cal State Northridge and UC Santa Barbara for the league's top spot. They won a pivotal five-set match at UCSB prior to heading into the bye week, and Saturday's matchup with the first-place Matadors will be another crucial Big West contest.
Hawai'i continues to be the league's leader in kills (14.29 k/s), hitting percentage (.278), assists (13.27 a/s), and opponent hitting percentage (.167).
Emily Hartong ranks first in the conference and 11
th nationally in kills per set at 4.61 and
Ali Longo (4.07 digs per set) and
Mita Uiato (10.84 assists per set) rank second in the Big West in their respective categories.
Matches 25 & 26
Who: No. 12 Hawai'i (20-4, 9-3 BWC) vs. UC Davis (14-13, 6-8 BWC), Cal State Northridge (22-5, 12-2 BWC)
What: University of Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine volleyball
When: Friday, Nov. 22 (7:00 p.m.) and Saturday, Nov. 23 (7:00 p.m.)
Where: Stan Sheriff Center (Honolulu, O'ahu)
Television: OCSports will be broadcasting both matches with Jim Leahey and Chris McLachlin calling the action.
Streaming Video: www.bigwest.org/tv
Radio: ESPN AM 1420 will broadcast both matches with Scott Robbs and Tiff Wells calling the action.
Audio Webcast: Both matches will be streamed at http://espn1420am.com
Livestats: Live in-game stats are available at HawaiiAthletics.com
Promotions:
The California Hotel & Casino is the match sponsor on Friday and will award a Vacations Hawaii trip to Las Vegas at intermission. The University of Hawaii Federal Credit Union is the sponsor of Saturday's "Senior Night" contest and will distribute 3,000 team photos and 500 sport bottles. Also, the UHFCU will award an iPad mini to the winner of the promotional activity at intermission.
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