UC Irvine Downed By Hawaii, 3-0

Saturday, November 12

Irvine, CA

5:00 p.m.

UC Irvine

16-10,9-7Big West

Hawai'i

18-6,15-1Big West

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Hawaii	25	25	25	3
UC Irvine	23	13	20	0

UC Irvine Downed By Hawaii, 3-0

November 12, 2022 | Women's Volleyball

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By: Stacey Shackleford

IRVINE, Calif. – UC Irvine was swept by Hawaii 3-0 (23-25, 13-25, 20-25) in front of 849 fans at the Bren Events Center Saturday night.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
>Middle blocker Onye Ofoegbu topped the squad with 11 kills, three total blocks (solo, 2 assisted) and an ace
>Joy Umeh added nine kills
>Libero Campbell Jensen had a match-high 16 digs
>UCI was out-blocked 6-4, the second fewest blocks this season
>The teams both had 56 digs, while UH out-hit UCI .222 to .090

FIRST SET
>Hawaii would score four in a row to open a 12-5 lead
>Another four in a row, two on blocks extended the lead to 17-12
>UCI rallied on a kills by Ellen Veargason, Kiani Stanton and Marianna Bertolone plus a Hawaii attack error to narrow the margin to 17-16
>A kill by Joy Umeh was followed by one from Kendra MacDonald to tie the set at 20-20
>The teams would trade points until a UH kill was followed by a UCI attack error, handing Hawaii the first set, 25-23

SECOND SET
>Hawaii started with a 4-1 lead and never looked back
>Two kills by Riley Wagoner was followed by an ace to push the Hawaii lead to 13-6
>The Rainbow Wahine would score five straight to make the score 20-9 before taking the set, 25-13

THIRD SET
>Back-to-back kills by Stanton and Onye Ofoegbu helped UCI to a 7-4 lead
>The Anteaters would hold a 12-9 advantage before Hawaii went on a 4-0 run to move in front 13-12
>The teams would be deadlocked at 18 all then Hawaii ended the match on a 7-2 run, 25-20

NOTES
>After recording a 11-1 record at the Bren Events Center, UCI has dropped the last two contests at home
>Hawaii has won the last five meetings with UCI

UP NEXT
UCI will travel to Cal State Fullerton Friday (Nov. 18) before returning to the Bren Events Center for the home finale Saturday (Nov. 19) against Long Beach State at 5:00 p.m.