Game Night: Rainbow Wahine volleyball is back
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Six hundred and twenty-three days.
The countdown to the return of University of Hawaii women’s volleyball ends tonight when the Rainbow Wahine take on Fairfield on the opening night of the Hawaiian Airlines Rainbow Wahine Classic.
The three-day tournament opens with Texas A&M taking on Marquette with Hawaii making its 2021 debut at 7 p.m.
Updates will be posted below.
Brooke Van Sickle closes out a season-opening sweep for #HawaiiWVB with her 16th kill. UH celebrates its return with a 25-18, 25-12, 25-18 win over Fairfield. Riley Wagoner adds a career-high 12 kills. @StarAdvertiser
— Jason Kaneshiro (@jasonkaneshiro) August 28, 2021
Van Sickle puts down a one-handed solo block to give #HawaiiWVB a 15-8 lead in the third set. Van Sickle with 14 kills on .522 hitting with 9 digs and 2 aces. @StarAdvertiser
— Jason Kaneshiro (@jasonkaneshiro) August 28, 2021
UH ends the second set on a six-point serving run by Leoniak and Van Sickle's 10th kill gives #HawaiiWVB a 25-12 win to take a 2-0 lead in the match. Wahine hitting .306 to Fairfield's .067. @StarAdvertiser
— Jason Kaneshiro (@jasonkaneshiro) August 28, 2021
UH pulling away in the second set. A kill by Byrd gives #HawaiiWVB a 21-12 lead. @mohsathletics grad Tayli Ikenaga with 10 digs so far in her collegiate debut. @StarAdvertiser
— Jason Kaneshiro (@jasonkaneshiro) August 28, 2021
UH on a 9-1 run to force a Fairfield timeout. #HawaiiWVB leads the Stags 12-6 after a block by Byrd. @StarAdvertiser
— Jason Kaneshiro (@jasonkaneshiro) August 28, 2021
Amber Igiede puts down her fifth kill and #HawaiiWVB takes the first set vs. Fairfield 25-18. Igiede hits .833 (5-0-6). Brooke Van Sickle also with 5 kills (.444) and 7 digs. @StarAdvertiser
— Jason Kaneshiro (@jasonkaneshiro) August 28, 2021
Amber Igiede and Skyler Williams connecting with Mylana Byrd for 5 kills in the middle. Igiede also has a solo block. #HawaiiWVB leads Fairfield 15-10 at the media timeout. @StarAdvertiser
— Jason Kaneshiro (@jasonkaneshiro) August 28, 2021
Starting lineup for #HawaiiWVB: OH Brooke Van Sickle, MB Amber Igiede, OH Martyna Leoniak, OH Riley Wagoner, MB Skyler Williams, S Mylana Byrd, L Tayli Ikenaga. @staradvertiser pic.twitter.com/ekKaX9N4av
— Jason Kaneshiro (@jasonkaneshiro) August 28, 2021
For the first time since Dec. 7, 2019, the Rainbow Wahine take the floor in SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. First serve for #HawaiiWVB vs. Fairfield about 30 minutes away. @StarAdvertiser pic.twitter.com/beNYhxKopH
— Jason Kaneshiro (@jasonkaneshiro) August 28, 2021
Marquette 3, Texas A&M 2
>> Texas A&M opened the season with an ace only to see the Golden Eagles string together a 6-0 run and Marquette rolls to a 25-12 win in the first set. The Golden Eagles hit .565 in an error-free set with four blocks and four aces.
>> In a far tighter second set, Texas A&M rallies with a 5-0 run to erase a 23-18 deficit and the set goes to deuce. The Aggies fend of two set points, take the lead 27-26 with a block and win the set when Marquette can’t return Mallory Talbert’s kill in the middle.
>> Marquette’s Taylor Wolf puts away set point and the Golden Eagles win 25-21. Wolf it up to 11 kills, 17 assists, seven blocks and three digs.
>> The Aggies run away 25-15 to force a fifth set. Lauren Davis and Morgan Chirston leading Texas A&M with 11 kills each. Aggies hit .387 in the set to Marquette’s .079.
>> Wolf puts down her team-high 15th kill to finish off the Golden Eagles’ 25-12, 26-28, 25-21, 15-25, 15-13 win. Wolf finishes with 24 assists, eight blocks and three aces. Savannah Rennie adds 12 kills, six blocks and two aces. Lauren Davis leads Texas A&M with 15 kills.
Opening night at SimpliFi Arena. The Hawaiian Airlines Rainbow Wahine Classic is about to get started with @AggieVolleyball vs. @MarquetteVB. @HawaiiWVB vs. @StagsVB to follow at 7 p.m. #HawaiiWVB @StarAdvertiser pic.twitter.com/BL8R0vGlyE
— Jason Kaneshiro (@jasonkaneshiro) August 28, 2021
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