DAVIS, Calif.—The University of Hawai'i women's volleyball team (14-6, 11-1 BW) battle back and held off UC Davis to win in five sets, 16-25,25-12,28-26,19-25,15-9 on Saturday night at the University Credit Union Center (formerly known as The Pavilion). The victory saw several milestones for the Rainbow Wahine as Hawai'i head coach Robyn Ah Mow recorded her 100^th career win; Amber Igiede put down her 800^th career kill and Riley Wagoner picked up her 600^th career kill towards the end of the fifth set.
 
Ah Mow improved her overall record to 100-35 and in conference raised her mark to 71-9. She is the second Rainbow Wahine head coach to record 100 wins at Hawai'i.
 
Junior middle blocker Amber Igiede put down a career-high 24 kills and hit .432 (24-8-37) to lead the 'Bows. In the fifth set she pounded her 800^th career kill. It marked her 18^th-straight 10+ kill match and was tied with UC Davis' Josephine Ough with a match-high seven blocks. She also had three digs and a service ace.
 
Freshman outside hitter Caylen Alexander tied her career high with 18 kills while hitting .385 (18-3-39). It was Alexander's 11^th double-digit kill match. She was a bright spot in the first set, putting down five kills in frame.
 
Setter Kate Lang issued 50 assists and tied her career highs with five kills and five blocks.
 
On defense, Tayli Ikenaga, Kendra Ham, and Wagoner all came up with double-digit digs. Ikenaga picked up a team-high 14 digs for her 12^th double-digit dig match of the year.
Ham's 12 digs was her sixth 10+ dig match—her fourth in the last six matches. Ham added three service aces as well. It marked Wagoner's seventh double digit dig match as she tallied 11 for the match to go with her five kills. Her five kill in the match allowed her to reach 600 career kills.
 
The Aggies opened the match fast and hit the ground running from the first serve. UCD led by as many as seven early at 12-5 and UH was unable to recover. Hawai'i closed to within two points at 17-15, but UC Davis then put their foot on the gas and scored the final eight of nine points to capture Set 1, 25-16. The Aggies out-hit UH .452-to-.176 to start the match.
 
Hawai'i flipped the script in the second set, jumping out to a nine point lead at 12-3. A six-point service run—highlighted by a pair of Ham service aces and a pair of blocks. From that point, the two teams traded several sideouts but it was the 'Bows who closed out the set, winning five of the last six points to win Set 2 going away, 25-12 to tie the match at a set apiece.
 
After two lopsided sets, the third set was a battle between UCD and UH. There were 10 times but UH never trailed in Set 3. Hawai'i had built a five point lead at 18-13, but their advantage quickly evaporated on a 4-0 run by the Aggies to trail by one at 19-18. The Rainbow Wahine couldn't shake off UC Davis who eventually tied the set late at 21-21, 23-23, 24-24, 25-25, and 26-26. UC Davis staved off three set points before the 'Bows were able to hold off the charging Aggies, 28-26.
 
UC Davis took their momentum into Set 4 as they jumped out to a quick 4-1 lead and never looked back as they held off UH to force a deciding fifth set. UH would close their deficit to just a single point twice, but both times the Aggies would respond by pulling away and never allowed the 'Bows to catch up as UCD went on to take Set 4, 25-19.
 
Hawai'i never trailed in the fifth and deciding set. The 'Bows scored the first three points but the Aggies rallied right back to tie it at 4-4. UH led 11-7 forcing the Aggies to call a timeout. The 'Bows would end the match on a 7-to-3 run to win 15-9.
 
Statistically, the Aggies led UH in hitting percentage (.305-to-.304), assists (60-to-56) and blocks (11.0-to-9.0). Hawai'i edged out UCD in kills (64-to-63), aces (7-to-6) and digs (58-to-57).
 
Hawai'i did not have an answer for UC Davis' Demari Webb who put down a match-high 21 kills with a .386 hitting percentage. Casi Newman dished out 53 assists while Olivia Utterback had three aces and a match high 16 digs.
 
Hawai'i returns to the SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center to take on Long Beach State on Friday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Nov. 5 vs. Cal State Fullerton. Both matches are slated to start at 7:00 p.m.