HONOLULU — The University of Hawai'i women's volleyball team was swept by Cal Poly to open a Big West homestand on Friday at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center.
The Rainbow Wahine fell to 6-10 overall and 2-3 in conference play as the visiting Mustangs (13-5, 4-2) picked up a 25-20, 25-14, 25-22 victory.
Cal Poly hit .312 for the match to UH's .104 in a rematch of last year's Big West Championship final in Irvine, Calif.
UH senior
Tyla Reese Mane set a career high with 10 kills on 29 error-free attempts and hit .345 to lead the 'Bows' attack. Middle blocker
Bri Gunderson finished with seven kills and outside hitter
Cha'lei Reid added to her conference lead with three aces.
Senior opposite
Morghn Monahan made her season debut and recorded the first two kills of her UH career and added two blocks while playing the second and third sets.
Libero
Victoria Leyva led the UH defense with 13 digs to raise her career total to 495 and setter
Adrianna Arquette came up just shy of a double-double with 20 assists and nine digs.
Emma Fredrick led a balanced Cal Poly attack with 12 kills while Kendall Beshear and Annabelle Thalken added nine each.
UH went up by three early in the match and Cal Poly answered to take a 17-14 lead. UH closed to 21-20 on kills from Mane and
Miliana Sylvester, but a kill from Fredrick sparked a 4-0 Cal Poly run to close out the set.
Cal Poly took control early in the second set in racing out to a 10-3 lead and maintained a cushion through the end of the set. The Mustangs hit .459 in the set to UH's .115 and took a 2-0 lead in the match.
The Mustangs took an 11-5 lead in the third set before UH made a push to close to 12-11 on an ace from Arquette. The 'Bows got to within a point two more times but Cal Poly went on a 4-0 run to open up a 19-14 lead. UH surged back with Reid delivering back-to-back aces in a 4-0 burst to cut the deficit to 20-19. A kill from Fredrick, Cal Poly's fifth block of the match and a kill from setter Emme Bullis gave the Mustangs match point at 24-20. UH stayed alive with kills from Reid and Mane, but Cal Poly won a rally to close out the match and end the 'Bows' four-match winning streak in the series.
The Rainbow Wahine close the homestand on Sunday against UC Santa Barbara. First serve is set for 5 p.m. at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center.
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