Rainbow Wahine to face San Jose State in Mountain West clash

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The University of Hawaii volleyball team is on a roll.

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UH has been a force in the Mountain West Conference slate, 4-0 and tied with UC Davis for first place.

Their four consecutive sweeps were the longest streak since 2023, a run built on stellar defense as Hawaii ranks seventh nationally in opponent hitting percentage.

“We definitely have a lot of pride in our defense because I think that is Hawaii volleyball, historically, we’ve been a very gritty team, so we want to continue with that,” Middle blocker Miliana Sylvester said. “I think we’re doing a great job in the net and also in the back row, there’s some crazy plays where our littles have been keeping the ball up, so it’s really impressive.”

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They now welcome San Jose State to the Stan this weekend.

“I give them credit for not just knowing, but remembering and then continuing to execute, it’s one thing to know, it’s another thing to continue to execute,” Head coach Joshua Walker said. “They’ve done a great job and just being open to feedback and making adjustments, we’re continuing to improve and gonna have to keep improving defensively if we want to be playing in the postseason.”

UH faces the Spartans on Friday and Saturday; both matches will be on K5. Coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. Hawaii time.

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