Golden eagles fight the Vulcans

HILO, Hawaii – The Concordia University Irvine women's volleyball team began its road trip in Hawaii against Hawai'i Hilo on Thursday. The two teams stayed close throughout the game and CUI picked up its seventh conference win with scores of 25-23, 25-23 and 26-24.

The sets were so close in each set that neither team was more than three points ahead at any point. CUI was late to the floor a few times, but was able to fight back and get back into the swing of things by the end of each set.

Kayden Croy And Caitlin Jarrell were dominant in the green and gold offense. Croy led the way with 17 kills and just one hitting error while hitting .471. The sophomore underdog also surpassed her ace best from 2023 and had three aces on the night. Jarrell reached another double-digit mark with 11 kills and three block assists.

Kennedy Farley And Ally Scheidle both had six kills each and Delaney Gregg had four from the middle. Gregg added two solo blocks at the net. Libero Delaney cracks was all over the place and collected 15 digs. Celia Dowell And Jadyn Orava came into the game as a defender and had six and eight digs respectively.

The Golden Eagles will conclude their Hawaii trip against No. 10 Chaminade on Saturday with a 6:00 p.m. PST (3:00 p.m. HT) game before heading home on Wednesday, October 30 at 7:00 p.m return to play against the Dominicans

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