"We haven't faced a real good middle, so that will be a challenge to stop her."

Salave'a, from American Samoa, had 22 kills and hit .410 in Nevada's 35-33, 31-29, 30-23 sweep of San Jose State on Thursday.

The 5-foot-11 junior is a returning first-team all-Western Athletic Conference selection who set school records last season in solo blocks and total blocks.

The match is scheduled for 4 p.m. Hawai'i time at Nevada's Virginia Street Gym.

Nevada is 8-5 overall and 2-1 in the WAC. Hawai'i is 11-0 and 1-0 in the WAC following its 30-17, 26-30, 30-27, 30-23 victory before a crowd of 2,458 at Fresno State's Save Mart Center on Thursday.

UH's Tara Hittle had a career night against the Bulldogs, hitting .625 with 22 kills, 10 digs and seven assists. It was UH's first road match of the season.

The team arrived in Reno yesterday morning and Shoji said the mindset will be the same.

"All we're concerned about is the next one," he said. "We're just going to prepare like the first 11 matches. Same preparation. Same focus."

For a team that lost seven seniors, including two first-team All-Americans, UH's success has been surprising.

"Well, the players expect to win (every match), and they're starting to make believers out of me and my staff," Shoji said.

Although Shoji said the team's youth and inexperience have contributed to sometimes inconsistent and reckless play, he can't help but be happy by the unbeaten start.

"Our players are developing. Individually developing at an accelerated rate," Shoji said. "That's what's enjoyable for the coaching staff to see.

"What's really amazing is that we won every match," Shoji added.