HONOLULU--The University of Hawai'i women's volleyball team (18-6, 15-1 Big West) takes its seven-match win streak to California for a couple of tough of matches on its final Big West roadtrip of the season. The Rainbow Wahine will first take on CSU Bakersfield on Friday, Nov. 19 at 3:00 p.m. HT followed by Cal Poly on Sat., Nov. 20 at 6:00 p.m. HT.
   

HAWAI'I (18-6, 15-1 Big West) vs. CSU Bakersfield (16-8, 9-7 BWC); Cal Poly (13-14, 11-5 BWC)
Date | Time | Opponents				CSU Bakersfield - Friday, Nov. 19 at 3:00 p.m. HT Cal Poly - Saturday, Nov. 20 at 6:00 p.m. HT
Location				Friday - CSUB - The Icardo Center (3,497), Bakersfield, Calif. Saturday - Mott Athletics Center - San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Live Stream				Friday - ESPN+ Saturday - GoPoly.com
Radio				Fri. - ESPN Honolulu (1420 am/92.7 FM)  |  Tiff Wells (Play-by-play) Sat. - CBS 1500 AM (1500 am)  |  Tiff Wells (Play-by-play)
Audio Steam				Fri. - ESPNHonolulu.com  |  Sideline Hawaii App Sat. - CBSSportsHawaii.com   |   Sideline Hawaii App
Live Stats				Fri. - GoRunners.com  Sat. -  GoPoly.com
Game Notes				Hawai'i (PDF)   |   CSU Bakersfield (PDF)  |   Cal Poly (link)
Social Media				@HawaiiWVB  | #GoBows | @HawaiiWVB  | Facebook

 HEAD COACH ROBYN AH MOW

• Head coach Robyn Ah Mow is in her fourth season at Hawai'i and has an overall record of 82-27 (.752) and a conference record of 57-7 (.891)  

SERIES HISTORY - CSU BAKERSFIELD

• This is just the fourth meeting between UH and CSU Bakersfield. Prior to this season as BWC opponents, Hawai'i won back-to-back matches vs. the Roadrunners in 2015 (Sept. 18 and Sept. 20). UH is 4-0 vs. the Roadrunners
• CSUB has been surging late, winning seven of their last nine matches--including a four-set win over Cal Poly this past Tuesday.
• On Oct. 16 this year, Hawai'i swept CSU Bakersfield, 25-18, 25-20, 25-18 in Honolulu. Brooke Van Sickle and Igiede paced the UH offense w/10K each, while at the net Skyler Williams, Igiede, and Van Sickle all were in on four blocks apiece. 

SERIES HISTORY - CAL POLY

• Hawai'i holds a 42-8 all-time record against Cal Poly,  However the Mustangs have won four out of the last seven meetings against UH--including both matches in 2017 and their last three-straight matches played at the Mott Athletics Center. The last time UH won in San Luis Obispo was in 2016 with former head coach Dave Shoji at the helm.
• Earlier this year on Oct. 15, Hawai'i swept Cal Poly in Honolulu, 25-19, 25-19, 25-22. Amber Igiede led UH with 13K/6Blk, while Tayli Ikenaga had 14D.
• Cal Poly had its three-match win streak snapped this past Tuesday by CSUB. They opened their win streak with a four set win over UC Santa Barbara.

 LAST TIME OUT...

• Last week, the Rainbow Wahine recorded a pair of sweeps at home, defeating UC Irvine, (25-18, 25-15, 25-21) on Friday and UC San Diego (25-14, 25-21, 25-20) on Sunday..
• Hawai'i has won seven-straight matches and this week rose seven spots up to No. 63 in the NCAA's RPI
• With UH's two wins last week, the 'Bows remain atop the Big West standings, two games ahead of UC Santa Barbara with four matches to go.
• After earning her first BWC Defensive Player of the Week award last week, sophomore middle blocker Amber Igiede garnered her first BWC Offensive Player of the Week honor this week. In the two games combined she had team-high of 30 kills, a .592 hitting percentage and 15 blocks. 
• Middle blocker Skyler Williams was the other half of UH's duo in the middle, putting down 19 kills, averaging 3.17 kills/set while hitting .429. 

NCAA/BIG WEST STATISTICAL RANKINGS

STATISTIC	NCAA RANK	BIG WEST RK	STAT
Assists/Set	8	2	13.17
Blocks/Set	21	1	2.62
Digs/Set	47	2	16.34
Hitting %	65	2	.243
Kills/Set	11	2	14.14
Opp. Hit. %	74	1	.180
Team Assists	187	5	1,093
Team Attacks/set	35	2	37.22
Team Kills	208	5	1,174
Team Blocks	107	4	217.5

NEWS AND NOTES

• This past weekend, UH was able to welcome fans with no attendance limit at the SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center for the first time in 705 days (Dec. 7, 2019).
• Sophomore middle blocker Amber Igiede has ratcheted up her game across the board. Last week she posted career-high numbers -  vs. UC Irvine, she pounded a career-high 17 kills and vs. UC San Diego, she tied her career-high with 10 blocks. In that game, she notched her 2nd career double-double with 10 kills. In the last three games, she is hitting .635 with 41 kills, one error in 63 attacks. She leads the 'Bows with 110 total blocks (17 solo/93 block assists), 1.33 blocks/set, and a .388 hitting percentage. She has recorded at least one block in 50 consecutive matches, dating back to her fourth game as a freshman against Army West Point on Sept. 5, 2019. She has had at least one block in 53-of-54 total career matches played. Currently, she ranks No. 2 in the BWC w/1.33 blocks per set; No. 4 in total blocks (110); No. 5 in hitting % (.388), and No. 10 in kills/set (2.84). Igiede is second on the team with 305.5 total points.
• Super senior outside hitter Brooke Van Sickle has been the anchor for the team both on offense and defense. She leads UH with 309 kills, 3.81 kills/set, 275 digs, 3.40 digs/set, 30 service aces and 369.5 points. Van Sickle leads the Big West averaging 4.56 points per set and No. 2 with 3.81 kills/set. Van Sickle is the only UH player to record double-digits in service aces and has more than double the aces over her next teammate, Ikenaga. Van Sickle has led UH in kills in 15 out of 24 matches this season and has 18 double-digit kill matches, 13 double-figure dig matches and a team-high 10 double-doubles this season.
• On Thursday, Van Sickle was also named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team.  In order to be eligible for the all-District and All-America awards, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale) at his current institution and have reached sophomore athletic eligibility.
• Continuing her solid play in the back row is freshman libero Tayli Ikenaga. She is second on the team with 271 digs and 3.27 digs/set average. She leads Hawai'i with 15 double-digit dig matches this year. Ikenaga ranks third on the team with 88 assists.
• Since taking over the controls of the UH offense to start the conference season, freshman setter Kate Lang has recorded nine double-doubles while leading UH to a .275 team hitting % in those 16 matches. This week, she rose to the No. 1 ranking in the BWC averaging 10.48 assists per set. Since earning the starting setter job, she has dished out 632 assists and is averaging 11.70 assists/set.
• Senior Skyler Williams has been red hot in the middle. In the past three matches, she is hitting .463 while averaging 10.0 kills/match. Overall this season, she is hitting .334 with 148 kills. At the net, she has recorded at least one block in 21-of-23 matches she's played in this season. She is second on the team with 71 total blocks.
• Sophomore outside hitter Riley Wagoner continues to be a steady contributor on the outside. In the last five games she has put down 55 kills averaging 11.0 kills/match. She is second on the team with 168 total kills and fourth on the team with 193 digs. For the season, she has already surpassed her season stats as a freshman in 2019 with 193 digs and has over doubled her kills with 196.
• Sophomore Tiffany Westerberg has started the last three games at opposite. She is the fourth different Rainbow Wahine to start at opposite this season, joining Braelyn Akana (10 games), Martyna Leoniak (8), and Annika De Goede (2). Westerberg recorded a career-high seven kills and six blocks in her first start of the season (second of her career) at Long Beach State on 11/6/21). In the last four matches, she has put down 24 kills with 13.0 blocks.
• Amber Igiede and Tayli Ikenaga are the only Rainbow Wahine to play in all 83 sets this season.
• MANOA ROOFING COMPANY - Hawai'i leads the Big West and is ranked 21st in the NCAA with a 2.62 blocks per set average. They are also holding their opponents to a league-low .180 hitting percentage. To date, UH has out-blocked their opponents 217.5-to-164.0. Eight different Rainbow Wahine have double-digits in blocks individually with Westerberg coming through with nine rejections recently. Amber Igiede (110) and Skyler Williams (71) lead the Manoa Roofing Company while Van Sickle has 50 total blocks, Riley Wagoner has 29, Martyna Leoniak has 23, Kate Lang 24, Braelyn Akana 16, and Mylana Byrd 15.
• FANS IN THE STANDS! -  For the first time this season, a full capacity crowd was allowed into the SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center to cheer on the Rainbow Wahine last week. Hawai'i played their first nine home games without any fans in the stands due to state Covid-19 regulations. During UH's homestand vs. UC Davis and UC Riverside, UH was able to allow a limit of 500 fans per game, but this past weekend was the first time the 'Bows had a no restrictions crowd. Fans who enter the SSC need to show proof of vaccination, be masked at all times and UH's new clear bag policy has gone into effect. Food and beverages are currently not for sale in the arena--only bottled water is available.