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DARRELL MIHO / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
Hawaii’s Emily Hartong hit past the block of Cal State Fullerton’s Leah Best during Saturday’s match at Titan Gym in Fullerton, Calif.
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Hawaii’s Kaela Goodman, left, and Kalei Adolpho blocked Cal State Fullerton’s Alyse Hensley on Saturday night.
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FULLERTON, Calif. » After being picked unanimously to win the Big West Conference before the women’s volleyball season began, Hawaii ended it with a piece of the conference title.
The Rainbow Wahine, ranked 12th nationally, extended their winning streak to eight matches by sweeping Cal State Fullerton 25-19, 25-18, 27-25 Saturday night at Titan Gym.
The victory allowed UH (24-4, 13-3) to share its 19th consecutive conference championship with UC Santa Barbara and Cal State Northridge, which also won their regular-season finales Saturday night.
Now the Wahine must wait to see whether they will play host to the first and second regional rounds, which will start Thursday. Hawaii’s 11th-rated RPI will decline after playing the Big West’s two weakest teams this weekend.
Sixteen teams are chosen as regional hosts, though not always the top 16 in RPI.
BIG WEST STANDINGS
| FINAL |
W |
L |
Pct. |
GB |
All |
| UC Santa Barbara |
13 |
3 |
.813 |
— |
18-10 |
| Cal State Northridge |
13 |
3 |
.813 |
— |
23-6 |
| Hawaii |
13 |
3 |
.813 |
— |
24-4 |
| Long Beach State |
11 |
5 |
.667 |
2 |
18-11 |
| UC Davis |
6 |
10 |
.375 |
7 |
14-15 |
| Cal Poly |
6 |
10 |
.375 |
7 |
12-17 |
| UC Irvine |
5 |
11 |
.313 |
8 |
14-16 |
| Cal State Fullerton |
4 |
12 |
.250 |
9 |
11-17 |
| UC Riverside |
1 |
15 |
.063 |
12 |
2-26 |
Saturday Hawaii def. Cal State Fullerton 25-19, 25-18, 27-25 Long Beach St. def. Cal Poly 25-12, 25-16, 25-14 UCSB def. UC Irvine 26-24, 22-25, 29-27, 25-12 Cal State Northridge def. UC Davis 21-25, 25-9, 18-25, 27-25, 15-5
NO. 12 HAWAII DEF. CAL STATE FULLERTON 25-19, 25-18, 27-25
RAINBOW WAHINE (24-4, 13-3 BWC)
| |
S |
K |
E |
ATT |
PCT |
D |
BS |
BA |
PTS |
| Taylor |
3 |
13 |
2 |
28 |
.393 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
15.5 |
| Vorster |
3 |
5 |
1 |
10 |
.400 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| Uiato |
3 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
-.250 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mendoza |
3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
-.333 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hartong |
3 |
16 |
1 |
33 |
.455 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
| Adolpho |
3 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
1.000 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
8.5 |
| Tuaniga |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1.000 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
| Longo |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1.000 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Lelepali |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Higgins |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Manu-Olevao |
3 |
4 |
3 |
14 |
.071 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Kastl |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Totals |
3 |
49 |
10 |
106 |
.368 |
42 |
0 |
6 |
56 |
TITANS (11-17, 4-12 BWC)
| |
S |
K |
E |
ATT |
PCT |
D |
BS |
BA |
PTS |
| Best |
3 |
4 |
2 |
11 |
.182 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5.5 |
| Consani |
3 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
.000 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Crenshaw |
3 |
8 |
0 |
13 |
.615 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
| Waggoner |
2 |
3 |
4 |
10 |
-.100 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Hensley |
3 |
10 |
3 |
27 |
.259 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
| Moreland |
3 |
11 |
5 |
29 |
.207 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| Stevens |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Miraldi |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ulmer |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rockmore |
3 |
6 |
2 |
16 |
.250 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6.5 |
| Reed |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
.000 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Totals |
3 |
45 |
18 |
115 |
.235 |
42 |
1 |
6 |
51 |
Key — s: games; k: kills; e: hitting errors; att: attempts; pct: hitting percentage; d: digs; bs: block solo; ba: block assists; pts: points (kills plus blocks plus aces). Service Aces — Hawaii 4 (Longo 2, Taylor, Hartong). Cal State Fullerton 2 (Hensley, Moreland). Service errors — Hawaii 6 (Taylor 2, Longo, Lelepai, Kastl, Hartong). Cal State Fullerton 3 (Reed 2, Moreland). Assists — Hawaii 46 (Uiato 43, Higgins 2, Mendoza). Cal State Fullerton 40 (Consani 37, Crenshaw, Hensley, Reed). T — 1:39. Officials — Kevin Cull, Jesse Martinez. A — 887. |