{"id":169380,"date":"2022-11-21T13:46:41","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T23:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=169380"},"modified":"2022-11-21T13:46:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T23:46:41","slug":"rainbow-wahine-volleyball-sweep-on-senior-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/11\/21\/rainbow-wahine-volleyball-sweep-on-senior-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainbow Wahine volleyball sweeps CSU<\/abbr> Bakersfield on senior night"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa women’s volleyball<\/a> team swept California State University (CSU<\/abbr>) Bakersfield, 25-13, 25-10, 25-12 on November 20 to claim at least a share of the Big West title with two matches remaining in the regular season. After the match, Mylana Byrd<\/strong> was honored in the Rainbow Wahine\u2019s first full senior night celebration since 2019.<\/p>\n

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Mylana Byrd celebrating with the team.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With the win, UH<\/abbr> improved to 20-6 overall, marking the fourth time in head coach Robyn Ah Mow<\/strong>‘s five-year career that UH<\/abbr> has hit the 20-win mark in a season.<\/p>\n

Middle blocker Amber Igiede<\/strong> led the team with a total of 16 kills and six blocks. CSU<\/abbr> Bakersfield was unable to find a solution for Igiede, who started the match pounding seven kills in the first set alone. Her 16 total kills came on 27 errorless swings for a .593 hitting percentage, which was the 11th time this season that she has hit over .500. It was also her fourth-straight match with at least five blocks.<\/p>\n

Junior Riley Wagoner<\/strong> notched her sixth double-double of the season, putting down 11 kills with 10 digs. She has recorded 10+ digs in eight of UH<\/abbr>‘s last nine matches. Throughout the season, she has had double-digit digs in 12 games and 17 double-digit kill matches.<\/p>\n

Along with Wagoner, Kendra Ham<\/strong> came up with 10 digs and Tayli Ikenaga<\/strong> added 13. Both Ham and Ikenaga also recorded milestone career numbers during the three-setter as Ham tallied her 200th career dig and Ikenaga picked up her 600th career dig.<\/p>\n

Kate Lang<\/strong> and Byrd split time at setter. Lang had 19 assists and five digs with a kill and an ace, while Byrd dished out 10 assists with four digs and a block solo. The two setters combined to lead UH<\/abbr> to a .307 hitting percentage—the fourth time in the last five games that UH<\/abbr> has hit over .300 as a team.<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> held CSU<\/abbr> Bakersfield to a -.050 hitting percentage. The Rainbow Wahine outhit CSU<\/abbr> Bakersfield 38-16 in kills, had a 36-14 advantage in assists, a 6-2 edge in service aces, 51-32 in digs and 10-5 in blocks.<\/p>\n

The win was UH<\/abbr>‘s fifth sweep in the last six matches. UH<\/abbr> has held their opponent below 20 points in 14 of the last 18 sets. The match time of an hour and 20 minutes tied UH<\/abbr>‘s fastest match of the season.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next<\/h2>\n

The Rainbow Wahine will end their regular season on the road against UC<\/abbr> Santa Barbara on November 25, and CSU<\/abbr> Northridge on November 26.<\/p>\n

For more, visit hawaiiathletics.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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