Highlanders Fall in Three at Hawai’i

Saturday, October 21

Honolulu, Hawaii

10:00 p.m.

UC Riverside

4-18,3-7Big West

Hawaii

15-6,8-2Big West

Team	1	2	3	Final F
UC Riverside	19	18	11	0
Hawaii	25	25	25	3

10/21/2023 11:52:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

HONOLULU - UC Riverside dropped a 3-0 contest to Hawai'i on Saturday night at the SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Sophia Ewalefo returned to her offensive groove from the latter half of September, leading UCR with five kills in a 25-19 first-set defeat. The New Orleans transfer paced the Highlanders with eight on the night, leading UCR in the category for the first time since the 3-0 win over Cal State Fullerton on September 23.
Hunter Thomas also led UC Riverside at the net in set one with four of her seven kills.
UC Riverside found itself down seven in set two, but went on a 6-2 run to pull within 21-17. Included in that run was an ace from Hawai'i native Makena Tong immediately upon subbing in.
UCR played just as competitively in set two with Ana Beatriz Nunes recording three of her six kills and Jessica Dean registering five of her 12 digs.
Tong recorded five digs of UCR's eight set-three digs.

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

Thomas led UCR with a .583 hitting percentage against the Rainbow Wahine, registering seven kills on 12 swings while Beatriz Nunez hit .333 for the evening.
Tong recorded her first 10-assist night since late September and second of Big West play with a team-high 14 in her homecoming.

UP NEXT

UC Riverside now starts a six-match home stand, beginning on Thursday, October 26 with a 6:00 p.m. first serve against Long Beach State at the SRC Arena on ESPN+.