Box Score

BOISE, Idaho – The No. 4 University of Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine volleyball team (18-1, 8-0 WAC) swept through the Boise State Broncos (17-8, 4-5) 25-13, 25-23 and 25-20 in their last WAC match at Bronco Gym Saturday.

 

Hometown girl Brittany Hewitt had a great all-around match, hitting .429 with eight kills, six blocks and a career-high six digs. Kanani Danielson had 14 kills while Chanteal Satele hit .316 with 10 kills and eight digs. Emily Hartong had a great match as well, hitting .625 with six kills and four blocks.

 

Hawai'i took control early, jumping ahead 14-2 on an eight-point run coming off the serve of Dani Mafua. A 6-2 BSU run got them back within single digits at 18-10. The Broncos kept the difference around eight points until the Rainbow Wahine ran off the final four points, taking the first set 25-13 on a pipe-set kill by Danielson that ricocheted off a Bronco defender's chest and flew all the way across the net and past the end line.

 

Boise State started the second set much better, taking an early 12-8 lead, forcing Dave Shoji to take a timeout. Hawai'i came out of the break with four-straight points to tie it at 12-12. The Broncos took back the lead and got it to 18-15, before a timely three-point run tied it again at 18-18. After a BSU point, UH ran off four in a row to go ahead 22-19. The Broncos pulled within a point on a few occasions. But Danielson kept giving Hawai'i the answer, taking it 25-23 on her ninth kill of the match.

 

BSU again started out well in the third set, jumping ahead 9-5. Hawai'i battled back, tying it at 12-12 before taking the lead at 19-15 on a five-point run on the serve of Elizabeth Ka'aihue. The Broncos got back within two points at 22-20 before

 

Hawai'i concludes this road trip with a match at Utah State on Monday, Oct. 25, at 8 p.m. (4 p.m. HT), in a match that will be nationally televised on ESPNU.