{"id":152700,"date":"2021-12-04T18:20:42","date_gmt":"2021-12-05T04:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=152700"},"modified":"2021-12-04T18:44:32","modified_gmt":"2021-12-05T04:44:32","slug":"wahine-volleyball-season-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/12\/04\/wahine-volleyball-season-ends\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> falls to Washington in NCAA<\/abbr> Tournament ending 2021 season"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Senior outside hitter and Big West Conference Player of the Year Brooke Van Sickle contributed seven kills in UH<\/abbr>‘s loss to the Huskies on December 4.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 2021 season has come to an end for the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa Rainbow Wahine volleyball team<\/a> after a postseason loss in three sets to the No<\/abbr>. 15 seed University of Washington. The Rainbow Wahine fell in the second round of the NCAA<\/abbr> Tournament, 25-16, 25-14 and 25-13 in Seattle, Wash<\/abbr>. on December 4.<\/p>\n

Sophomore middle blocker and Big West first team selection Amber Igiede<\/strong> led the Rainbow Wahine once again with eight kills hitting .467, and three blocks. Senior outside hitter and Big West Conference Player of the Year Brooke Van Sickle<\/strong> added seven kills.<\/p>\n

Match flow<\/h2>\n

It was a tight contest to open set one as the Rainbow Wahine trailed by one point at 7-6 on a kill by sophomore outside hitter Riley Wagoner<\/strong>. Washington then slowly pulled away as it went on several mini-runs when UH<\/abbr> only managed sideouts. The Huskies led by as much as 10 at 23-13, and closed out the set 25-16.<\/p>\n

The second set was all Huskies. UH<\/abbr> opened the set up 2-1, but that was followed by a dominant 7-1 run by Washington, forcing the Rainbow Wahine to burn their first timeout of the set. Things didn\u2019t get any better as the Huskies went on a 5-1 run, pushing UH<\/abbr> to use its final timeout of the set down 13-4. The ‘Bows put up a fight on a service ace by freshman outside hitter Martyna Leoniak<\/strong> and kills by Wagoner and Igiede to close the deficit to eight at 16-8, but the Huskies ran away with the second set, dispatching UH<\/abbr> 25-14.<\/p>\n

The Huskies kept their momentum early in the third set, going up 7-1 on an attack error by the Rainbow Wahine. UH<\/abbr> kept within striking distance, narrowing the deficit to five at 13-8 on a kill by freshman setter Kate Lang<\/strong>. However, a quick 5-point run by Washington forced the ‘Bows to call a timeout at 18-8. The Huskies never looked back taking the third and final set 25-13.<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr>‘s season ends with a 22-8 overall record, 18-2 in the Big West Conference and a Big West Conference championship<\/a>.<\/p>\n