California State University at Northridge
9-6,2-2Big West
Hawai'i
6-9,2-2Big West
CSUN Sweeps Hawai'i Behind Solid Offensive and Defensive Effort
10/4/2025 8:33:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Behind a season-high .333 team hitting clip while matching a season-high with 13 blocks at the net, the Matadors (9-6, 2-2 Big West) controlled the match from start to finish, limiting the Rainbow Wahine (6-9, 2-2) to a .126 hitting percentage.
Junior Amaris Smith led CSUN with 12 kills on a blistering .478 hitting percentage, while Leah Miller and Kyleigh Moore each added seven kills with Miller adding three blocks and Moore contributing nine digs. Hayley Ogden and Iye Okolo combined for 11 kills and 10 total blocks, hitting a combined .733 on 15 errorless swings.
Setters Katie Kolar and Jan Marie Duhaylungsod directed the offense, combining for 32 assists and 13 digs, while libero Paige Sentes anchored the back row with nine digs along with six assists.
After taking the first two sets by identical 25-21 scores, CSUN closed out the sweep emphatically, hitting .593 in the final frame while holding Hawaii to just 12 points. The Matadors never trailed in the third set. CSUN out-dug Hawaii 40-30, and each team had three aces, two of CSUN's coming from freshman Saniyah Sobers.
For the Rainbow Wahine, Miliana Sylvester and Tyla Reese Mane each had eight kills in the loss.
NOTES
- CSUN picks up its first win over Hawai'i since 2014, improving to 3-9 all-time against the Rainbow Wahine at home.
- The 3-0 win was the Matadors' first sweep this season and second-ever sweep over Hawai'i.
- CSUN improves to 25-14 all-time in conference home openers.
HEAD COACH AQUILES MONTOYA SAID
"A big thing for us that we talked about was over-communicating and our players just doing their job. Hawai'i brings a crowd wherever they go, and our crowd tonight was just incredible. We had some big moments, but no one played out of their mind. That was my favorite part about our team being resilient and adapting to some of the changes Hawai'i made. They're a little banged up, just like we are, and a lot of teams are at this point of the season, but we knew to be ready and adaptable."
UP NEXT
CSUN heads back out on the road next week, traveling to Cal State Fullerton on Thursday (Oct. 9) and UC Irvine on Saturday (Oct. 10).
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