Posted at 10:30 p.m., Saturday, September 23, 2006
Rainbow Wahine sweep Fresno State
By Kyle Sakamoto
Advertiser Staff Writer
The No. 15 Rainbow Wahine were never threatened Saturday night in a 30-21, 30-15, 30-18 victory over Fresno State before 5,301 at the Stan Sheriff Center.
It was Hawai'i's WAC opener and 126th consecutive victory over a conference opponent.
Hawai'i (7-4, 1-0) did it without leading hitter Jamie Houston, who was held out of the match for violating team policy, according to UH coach Dave Shoji.
Hawai'i didn't show any of the inconsistency that plagued it during a tough pre-WAC schedule. But make no mistake, Fresno State (2-11, 0-2) is a work in progress.
The Rainbow Wahine really showed their dominance in Game 2, when they rejected eight shots. Fresno State, which also hit seven balls out in the game, had nine kills and 15 hitting errors in 49 attempts for a negative-.122 hitting percentage. The Bulldogs also had four service errors.
The Rainbow Wahine were solid in the serve-receive game, so All-America setter Kanoe Kamana'o was able to utilize all of her hitting options.
Sarah Mason had 11 kills, Jessica Keefe added eight and Kari Gregory had seven for the Rainbow Wahine, who hit .352 for the match.
