Box Score OAKLAND, Calif. – The Chaminade women's volleyball team snapped a three-match losing streak Sunday with a four-set win at Holy Names, 17-25, 25-19, 25-19, 25-20.
The Silverswords improved to 5-7 overall and 2-5 in Pacific West Conference play. The Hawks fell to 0-18 and 0-8.
Kim Spring logged a double-double with a match-high 16 kills and 17 digs, while
Reigna Johnson had a career-best 13 kills on the evening with a .407 attack percentage.
Athena Maskarich had 28 digs, two shy from her career-high set in August 2012 against Montana State-Billings.
Valentina Bevilacqua also tallied a double-double with 17 assists and 11 digs. Melissa Munley led Holy Names with 12 kills.
After dropping the first set, the Swords grabbed a quick lead in the second at 8-7, but a 10-2 run expanded it to an 18-9 advantage as the Silverswords forced the Hawks into four hitting errors.
Set 3 saw CUH open an 11-5 lead. HNU would eventually draw to within four. However, a pair of Spring kills, one by
Kapiolani Rapoza and a Hawks' hitting error expanded the advantage to eight as the Swords won the pivotal third set.
Holy Names led much of the opening stages of the third set, but after a 9-all deadlock, Chaminade got three Rapoza kills, two from Spring and one each from Johnson and
Crystal Powell to help put the match out of reach.
Despite being out-blocked, 7-5, the Swords out-dug the Hawks with a season-high 96 digs to HNU's 88. CUH also hit for a .149 percentage, compared to the Hawks' .109.
"Reigna came up big for us tonight," Swords head coach Kahala Kabalis said. "We were crisper in the last three (sets) and executed our strategy. Holy Names did a great job of not letting the ball hit the floor, resulting in many long rallies. They made us really fight for this win!"
The Swords conclude their road trip tomorrow at Dominican (Calif.).
