FULLERTON, Calif.—The University of Hawai'i women's volleyball team (15-6, 12-1 Big West) overcame a slow start and got stronger as the match went on as the Rainbow Wahine swept Cal State Fullerton (9-12, 6-8 Big West), 25-23, 25-16, 25-14. Senior outside hitter Brooke Van Sickle powered UH past the Titans and was one of three Rainbow Wahine to record double-doubles in UH's third consecutive sweep on Friday night at Titan Gym in Fullerton, Calif.
 
With UH trailing by five points late in Set 1 at 21-16, Van Sickle put the 'Bows on her back as she pounded five consecutive kills to tie the score at 21-21. UH would end up taking Set 1, 25-23. Van Sickle put down a match high 16 kills and came up with 10 digs for her ninth double-double of the season and 15th of her career. It was the 14th time that she has led UH in kills this year. Van Sickle was also in on three blocks. Van Sickle finished with a .325 hitting percentage (16-3-40).
 
Sophomore outside hitter Riley Wagoner posted her fourth career double-double as she came through with 10 kills and 13 digs. It was her third double-double of the season.
 
Rookie setter Lang recorded her eighth double-double of the season and her fourth-straight with 33 assists and was tied with a team-high 14 digs. She also had two kills and a block.  
 
Coming in off the bench and putting down a season-high six kills was sophomore opposite Tiffany Westerberg. She also posted a dig and was in on a block.
 
In all four Rainbow Wahine recorded double-digit digs, led by freshman libero Tayli Ikenaga's  team-high 14 digs. Ikenaga had four assists, a service ace and was a perfect 11-for-11 in serve receive.
 
Sophomore middle blocker Amber Igiede had a match-high six blocks—including a season-high three block solos. She added five kills eight digs and two assists to fill her stat line.
 
Hawai'i came back late to steal the Set 1. The Rainbow Wahine built an early 7-4 lead, but the Titans quickly erased that deficit and raced out to a five point lead fueled by an 11-to-3 run. UH closed the gap to just two points to trail at 18-16, but after a Titan timeout, Fullerton's lead ballooned back up by five points at 21-16. UH called their first timeout at that point. Coming out of the timeout, Hawai'i responded with Van Sickle reeling off four-straight kills to trim their deficit to one point which forced CSUF to call their second timeout. Van Sickle followed with her fifth-straight kill to tie the set at 21-21. Next, a Skyler Williams kill gave UH its first lead since early in the set at 22-21. Hawai'i closed the set out on a 9-to-2 run. Van Sickle accounted for seven of those points with seven of her eight kills in the first set alone. The 'Bows took Set 1, 25-23.
 
UH and CSUF were tied 10 times with four lead changes to start the second set. After tying things at 13-13, Hawai'i was finally able to gain some traction as the 'Bows rolled on an 8-to-2 run to jump out to a 20-15 lead. Hawai'i won Set 2, 25-19.
 
The 'Bows got off to a much better start in Set 3, jumping out to a quick 6-1 lead. Hawai'i never looked back, extending its led to as many as 12 points at 19-7. UH coasted to take Set 3, 25-14.
 
As a team, the Rainbow Wahine out hit the Titans, 48-to-31 in kills while hitting .237 and holding Fullerton to a .104 hitting percentage. UH out-dug CSUF, 71-to-61 and won the blocking battle 9.0-to-5.0.
 
Cal State Fullerton was led by Haley Carmo's six kills. No Titan player had more than six kills. Elizabeth Schuster dished out 27 assists and both Julie Crawford and Schuster had a match-high 16 digs apiecs. Maya Riddlespringer anchored the net with a team-high three blocks.
 
Hawai'i is now 44-0 against Cal State Fullerton. The Rainbow Wahine have now won 25 consecutive sets at Titan Gym and have not lost a set there since 2012.
 
Next up, the Rainbow Wahine will take on Long Beach State on Saturday night at the Walter Pyramid. First serve slated at 7:00 p.m.