HONOLULU—The No. 18 University of Hawai'i women's volleyball team clinched at least a share of the 2019 Big West title with a sweep over CSUN, 25-18, 25-12, 25-14 on Thursday night at the Stan Sheriff Center. The Rainbow Wahine extended their win streak to 10—matching UH's win streak which started the season. Senior outside hitter McKenna Ross was the lone Rainbow Wahine with double-digit kills for the match, while junior middle blocker Skyler Williams with six blocks. Senior setter/outside hitter Norene Iosia notched her 17th double-double of the season with a match-high 21 assists and 10 digs.
 
It marks the first BWC title for head coach Robyn Ah Mow and the first BWC title for the Rainbow Wahine since 2016 which came under former head coach Dave Shoji. It marks UH's ninth Big West title in UH history and it's Hawai'i's 24th overall conference title.
 
In arguably one of UH's most efficient matches of the season, the 'Bows hit a season-high .398 hitting percentage as a team, bettering its previous season-high of .358 set in there most recent match at UC Riverside on Nov. 10. Hawai'i also posted 10 blocks and four service aces in the win. UH never trailed once in the match and needed just an hour and 24 minutes to dispatch the Matadors in their quickest match of the season. Hawai'i out-hit CSUN in kills 45-to-31 and percentage .398-to-.105. UH also had a 41-to-28 advantage in assists; a 47-to-32 edge in digs; and a 4-to-0 advantage in service aces.
 
Ross was on fire. She hit .429 for the match, with just two errors in 21 attacks. She also added seven digs and two blocks. It marked the ninth time and fourth match in the last five that Ross has had 10-or-more kills.
 
Williams had five block assists plus one solo block on the night. She added five kills, two digs and an assist for the match. It is the 13^th time this season that Williams has led UH in blocks in a match this year.
 
For Iosia, it marked her 61^st double-double of her standout career. She also contributed with four kills while hitting .667 with a service ace and a block to fill her stat line. With her 10 digs, she is now must seven away from moving up to No. 9 in the UH career digs list, passing former UH great Suzanne Eagye (1984-87) who had 1,138 total digs. She is also now just six service aces away from passing current associate coach Angelica Ljunqvist (1993-96) for No. 5 in the career record book for aces. Iosia currently has 128 career aces.
 
For the sixth-straight match, senior libero Rika Okino recorded double-digit digs with 10 against the Matadors. She now has 10 double-digit dig matches this season.

Freshman middle blocker Amber Igiede had a solid performance across the board. She notched eight kills with no errors in 14 attacks for a .571 hitting percentage. She also had four blocks with a dig, and assist and a service ace to showcase all her volleyball skills against CSUN.

Coming in off the bench to make an impact was senior outside hitter Kirsten Sibley. Sibley had not appeared in a match since UH's match at Cal Poly on Oct. 11, but she did not miss a beat, posting a season-high four kills with no errors for a .500 hitting percentage and she was in on a season-high two blocks.
 
Hawai'i's block was in full force, out-blocking the Matadors, 10.0-to-2.0. It is the 15th time this season that the Mānoa Roofing Company posted double-digit blocks. On Thursday night seven different Rainbow Wahine recorded at least one block apiece.
 
In the first set, Hawai'i jumped out to an early 11-5 lead. But after an early Matador timeout, CSUN reeled off four straight points to trim their deficit to just two points at 11-9. UH would respond by scoring seven of the next nine points to extend their lead to 18-11 and never looked back. The Rainbow Wahine would go on to take the first set, 25-18.
 
With Iosia serving, UH jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead to start Set 2. The Matadors were unable to recover as the 'Bows scored in bunches. Hawai'i led by as many as 14 points and eventually pulling away to win the second set, 25-12 to give UH a 2-0 lead in the match.
 
In Set 3, the 'Bows again got off to a good start, leading 6-2 early on and never looked back. UH would seal its eighth sweep of the season with a 25-14 Set 3 win.

CSUN was led by Nicole Nevarez who had 11 kills, Makayla Bradfor who had 11 digs and Morgan Salone who had two blocks.
 
The win over CSUN sets up an opportunity to win the Big West Conference title outright on Friday night in UH's regular season finale. But, standing in its way is a surging Long Beach State squad that is chomping at the bit to take their crack at defeating UH. The 'Bows has won the last six meetings between the two schools. The Beach, who is on a four-match win-streak and last week they knocked off the No. 2 team in the league Cal Poly and the No. 3 team in UC Santa Barbara in convincing fashion.
 
Friday night is also Senior Night for the Rainbow Wahine who will be celebrating its five seniors--Bailey Choy, Norene Iosia, McKenna Ross, Kirsten Sibley and Rika Okino who is a redshirt junior who is foregoing her senior season because she will be graduating this Spring. Fans are encouraged to come early as a large crowd is expected for UH's final regular season match. Fans are advised to enter through the Waialae Gate and use alternate parking zones on Upper Campus and use the free shuttle service.