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Posted at 10:13 p.m., Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Mason leads UH over Irish in volleyball

By ANN MILLER
Advertiser Staff Writer

Senior Sarah Mason put 16th-ranked Hawai'i on her shoulders last night and lifted the Rainbow Wahine to a 30-28, 30-25, 22-30, 30-23 victory over Notre Dame. The non-conference volleyball match was played before 3,645 at Stan Sheriff Center.

Mason's 22-kill performance could stand alone, particularly when she hit an error-free .581 the first two games. The fact that it came from a player who is a focal point of the 'Bows' hitting, passing and defense on the final night of a brutal stretch where UH played seven matches in 12 days only spoke to her fortitude.

Hawai'i (15-5) lost just once on its extreme volleyball sojourn, which included a 10,000-mile trip. It fell in five Friday at New Mexico State to end its NCAA-record WAC winning streak, built over the past eight years.