Cha’lei Reid put down a match-high 13 kills in a rare start on the left side and the Hawaii women’s volleyball team remained undefeated in Mountain West Conference play with a 25-14, 25-14, 25-21 sweep of San Jose State tonight.
A Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center crowd of 4,705 watched the Rainbow Wahine (13-3, 5-0) remain alone in first place in the conference with their 15th consecutive set won.
UH’s fifth consecutive sweep ties the longest streak since it won eight three-set matches in a row in 2016.
Panna Ratkai added 12 kills with one error and a season-high 13 digs for UH.
Hawaii’s top three leaders in kills were its three starting pin hitters.
Sophomore Maeli Cormier hit .600 with a season-high 10 kills in 15 swings.
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The Rainbow Wahine played without junior outside hitter Tali Hakas, who missed the match with a “lower leg” injury, according to UH.
San Jose State (6-10, 1-4) finished the match hitting .112, 39 points lower than UH’s season average for opponent hitting percentage, which ranks in the top 10 in the country.
The two teams will play again on Saturday night at 7.