{"id":169922,"date":"2022-12-05T12:46:09","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T22:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=169922"},"modified":"2022-12-05T13:06:16","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T23:06:16","slug":"rainbow-wahine-volleyball-ends-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/12\/05\/rainbow-wahine-volleyball-ends-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainbow Wahine volleyball ends season at NCAA<\/abbr> first round"},"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> season came to a close after the Rainbow Wahine fell to Louisiana State University in four sets, 21-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-22, on December 2.<\/p>\n

Three Rainbow Wahine recorded 15-plus kills, and four recorded double-digit digs, but it was not quite enough to claim a win. The loss snapped the Rainbow Wahine’s 12-match winning streak and marked just the fifth time UH<\/abbr> has lost in the first round in 40 appearances in the NCAA<\/abbr> Tournament.<\/p>\n

Riley Wagoner<\/strong> led the way with 20 kills and tied her career-high with 17 digs to record her eighth double-double of the season. The junior tallied her 700th career kill while becoming the first Rainbow Wahine player to record 20 kills in an NCAA<\/abbr> Tournament match since Nikki Taylor<\/strong> in 2016.<\/p>\n

Amber Igiede<\/strong> added 16 kills and four blocks for her eighth straight match and 27th on the season with double-digit kills. In the third set, she recorded her 400th career block.<\/p>\n

Caylen Alexander<\/strong> also reached double digits in kills for the 16th time this year, finishing with 15.<\/p>\n

On defense, joining Wagoner with 10-plus kills were Tayli Ikenaga<\/strong> who tied her season high with 18 digs, Kendra Ham<\/strong> with 12 digs and setter Kate Lang<\/strong> who tallied her ninth double-double of the season with 47 assists and 10 digs.<\/p>\n

The Rainbow Wahine started off strong, winning the first set. UH<\/abbr> started at a 9-5 lead,but LSU<\/abbr>. scored five of six points to overtake the ‘Bows, 11-10. Back-to-back kills by Alexander sparked UH<\/abbr> as the team see-sawed back in front. LSU<\/abbr> claimed back the lead and held it at 17-16. With Ham serving, UH<\/abbr> went on a five-point scoring run to leapfrog past LSU<\/abbr>, 21-17. LSU<\/abbr> staved off two set points, but Alexander pounded her fifth kill as UH<\/abbr> won set 1, 25-21. In the frame, Wagoner led UH<\/abbr> with six kills while Alexander hit .625 in her NCAA<\/abbr> tourney debut on eight errorless swings. The \u2018Bows ultimately fell to LSU<\/abbr> in the remaining three sets.<\/p>\n

This was the final collegiate match for senior Mylana Byrd<\/strong>. Next year, UH<\/abbr> will return 14 players—including eight seniors—Braelyn Akana<\/strong>, Chandler Cowell<\/strong>, Talia Edmonds<\/strong>, Kennedi Evans<\/strong>, Ham, Igiede, Wagoner and Tiffany Westerberg<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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

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