BELMONT, Calif. – Hawai'i Pacific University chalked up another three-set sweep in winning its fifth straight match, defeating Notre Dame de Namur 3-0 in PacWest Conference action on Thursday evening at Gleason Gym.
 
The Sharks (9-5, 5-1) downed the Argonauts (2-10, 1-4) 25-23, 25-18, 25-22.
 
HPU hit .231 with five team blocks, while NDNU hit .174 with eight team blocks.
 
Senior Perla Escobar of Calexico, Calif./Calexico and junior Cameryn Collie of El Dorado Hills, Calif./Oak Ridge, each tallied 12 kills, as Escobar had a .310 attack percentage. Escobar double-doubled with 16 digs and Collie double-doubled with 11 digs. Junior Sierra Piester of Carlsbad, Calif./Tri-City Christian paced the Sharks with four blocks.
 
NDNU was led by Rowan Jack and Diamond Hollis with eight kills apiece, while Destiny Williams collected four blocks for the Argos.
 
The teams battled through 11 ties and three lead changes in the first set, with NDNU building a four-point 22-18 lead before the Sharks made a tremendous comeback. Following an Argo service error, HPU collected five of the next six points, keyed by back-to-back kills by Escobar and Collie. An Argo attack error gave the Sharks the first set 25-23.
 
The second set saw six ties and four lead swaps, but after a tie at 15-15, HPU rallied with a kill from Collie to start a 3-0 run. After allowing an Argo point, HPU got another Collie kill to start a 6-0 run. The Sharks put it away on an Escobar kill for the 25-18 win.
 
The Sharks never left any doubt in the final set, starting with an 8-1 run and cruising to an 18-8 lead. The Argos wouldn't die and after HPU held a 22-14 lead, NDNU went on an 8-1 run of their own to close the gap to just two at 24-22 on a Shark ball handling error. But the Argos suffered an attack error that ended the set and match 25-22.
 
The Sharks have one more contest on the five-match road swing, when they visit Dominican (Calif.) on Saturday. First serve at the Conlan Center in San Rafael is 4 p.m. HST (7 p.m. PDT).