HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The University of Hawai’i women’s volleyball team opened its final homestand of the 2026 regular season with a sweep over Nevada Thursday night at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center.
The Rainbow Wahine claimed a 25-18, 25-20, 25-15 victory, improving to 20-4 overall and maintaining their conference-leading 12-1 record in the Mountain West. Nevada fell to 5-18 overall and 3-10 in conference action.
With this point, Hawai’i sweeps Nevada! Both teams will be back in action on Saturday for the hana hou rematch! https://t.co/km40yMEi6y
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Head coach Joshua Walker said the team worked through early passing challenges before finding rhythm on offense.
“We didn’t end up giving up the ace, even though we were struggling a little bit with the first contact,” he said. “Then we got a little bit more confident swings, and in the end after 15, we knew we had to slow down number two (outside hitter McKaley Herr) and she didn’t score the back half of the game. So good job executing there.”…