Hilo, HI (9/25/10) – At the UHH Gymnasium, the HPU women's volleyball team was swept by UH-Hilo, 3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-17). HPU drops to 7-2 overall and 1-1 in the PacWest, while the Lady Vulcans improve to 6-3 overall and 1-1 in conference.

Kelly Balanay (San Diego, CA) led HPU with 10 kills and Kyra Pelayo (San Jose, CA) recorded a match-high 17 digs. Courtney Curran (Long Beach, CA) posted nine kills and Chelsey Buyuan (Hilo, HI) added 11 digs.

Hillary Hurley led UH-Hilo with a match-high 16 kills.

In game one, UH-Hilo broke a 15-15 tie with four consecutive points to pace to the win. Late in the set, Balanay recorded a kill to bring HPU to within two points of the lead, but a pair of Hurley kills gave the Vulcans the game.

Games two and three saw much of the same, as UH-Hilo pulled away to earn the wins.

Natasha Bell recorded seven kills and five digs, and setter Pihana Kea added an HPU-high 22 assists.

HPU returns to action on Friday, October 1, versus BYU-Hawaii. Start time at Saint Andrew's Priory is set for 7:00 p.m.