HONOLULU – The Chaminade University women's volleyball team and Point Loma Nazarene University, who have combined to win each of the last five Pacific West Conference regular season championships, met for the final time in 2026 on Thursday.
 
And for the second time this year, the nationally ranked Sea Lions pulled out a 25-14, 25-23, 25-15 win at McCabe Gymnasium.
 
Tabby Allen (Leander, Texas/Rouse) had a match-high 12 kills and had two blocks on the evening for the Silverswords, who wore their pink uniforms as part of their "Dig Pink" match.
 
Beele Wieczorek (Wiesbaden, Germany/Elly-Heuss School) had five kills for the 'Swords (12-13, 6-9 PacWest) who were held to 26 kills with 27 errors for an attack percentage of minus-.011. Allison Panter (Denver, Colo./Portland State University/Denver School of Science and Technology HS) chipped in with four successful attacks.
 
Lilinoe Paschoal (Paukukalo, Maui, Hawai'i/Baldwin) dished out 14 assists while Panter had another seven while Kyra Pagud (Honolulu/Moanalua) had 16 digs. Paschoal was one dig shy of a double-double.
 
Kyra Miles had 11 kills for Point Loma (18-5, 13-2 PacWest) which committed only nine hitting errors for a .298 hitting percentage in winning its third straight in the series. The win also clinched a berth in the PacWest Championships which will be held in two weeks in La Mirada, California.
 
Tied at 8 in the opening set, the Sea Lions used a set-ending 17-6 run and did not have a hitting error to help set the tone of the match.
 
Chaminade's best set was the second where Allen put down five of her kills and had both of her blocks. CUH had a 22-21 lead but PLNU scored three straight and, on the second set-point, got a kill from Myles to take a 2-0 lead.
 
The Sea Lions opened up a 10-1 advantage in the third frame to complete the sweep.
 
All 26 of Chaminade's kills were assisted while they compiled more aces than Point Loma by a 7-to-5 count with Paschoal and Malena Mihalik (Santa Fe, Argentina/San Eugenio) getting two each. The 'Swords also out-dug the visitors, 38-to-36, although the Sea Lions had a 6-to-4 edge in total team blocks.
 
The Silverswords return to home action Friday when they face Concordia University Irvine. The start time is projected at 8 p.m. after the Day 1 completion of the Hoops in Hawai'i Tip-Off Classic men's basketball tournament, which will also be at McCabe Gym.