In front of a packed Stan Sheriff Center, sophomore setter Adrianna Arquette stepped up at the service line with a do-or-die aloha ball in a grueling fifth set.
Arquette was having a career night, recording the University of Hawai’i Wahine Volleyball team’s first triple double since 2018. Playing setter and outside hitter in place of an injured junior outside hitter Stella Adeyemi, Arquette delivered when it mattered most.
She sent a powerful jump serve to an unsuspecting UC Riverside defender, finding on the hardwood for an ace. Benches cleared as the Stan Sheriff Center erupted for Hawai’i’s first conference win of the season, beating the Highlanders in five sets (25-23, 25-18, 25-21, 25-17, 15-13).
“We have an extra hitter in front,” Head Coach Robyn Ah Mow said. “When she’s on, she’s on.”…