FRESNO, Calif. – Fresno Pacific continues PacWest play this week with two games in Hawai'i. The Sunbirds will hit Honolulu on Friday before visiting the Big Island in Hilo on Saturday.

THE SCHEDULE
Match #11
at Chaminade (7-3, 2-0 PacWest)
Friday, Sept. 22 • 10 p.m.
Honolulu • McCabe Gymnasium
Live Stats • Radio
 
Match #12
at Hawai'i Hilo (3-5, 0-2 PacWest)
Saturday, Sept. 23 • 10 p.m.
Hilo, Hawaii • UHH Gymnasium
Live Stats • Video
 
ABOUT THE SUNBIRDS
• FPU currently sits at 2-8 overall and 1-1 in league play. The Sunbirds impressed last Thursday with a 3-1 win over Dominican, a game in which the 'Birds totaled 81 digs as a team.­­­­ FPU also fell to APU, who is currently receiving votes in the national poll, last week.
• The Sunbirds are currently fourth in the league in team digs per set at 16.56.
 
FPU LEADERBOARD
• Kills per set: Karah Mitchell (2.79)
• Blocks per set: Kylei Dewar (0.82)
• Digs per set: Sierra LeBeau (3.44)
• Assists per set: Greta Dobenecker (5.25)
• Aces: Mitchell (11)

ABOUT THE SILVERSWORDS
• Chaminade enters Friday's matchup at 7-3 overall and 2-0 in league play. CUH went 2-0 last week, defeating Holy Names (3-0) and Hawai'i Hilo (3-1).
• The Silverswords rank third in the league in hitting percentage at .217 and are ninth in digs per set at 15.29. Emma Tecklenburg leads the team with a 3.53 kills per set average, while Danielle Wiley facilitates the offense and dishes out 7.35 assists per set.
 
SERIES HISTORY
• The Sunbirds hold a 4-3 all-time mark against the Silverswords. CUH won the last meeting in 2016 in Fresno 3-0.
 
ABOUT THE VULCANS
• Hawai'i Hilo currently sits at 3-5 overall and 0-2 in league play. The Vulcans suffered two setbacks last week against Chaminade (3-1) and Hawai'i Pacific (3-0).
• UHH ranks eighth in the league hitting percentage at .164 and is fifth in the PacWest in blocks per set at 2.30. Siera Green leads the team in kills per set at 3.23, while Kiley Davis gives the Vulcans 1.04 blocks per set in the middle.

SERIES HISTORY
• FPU holds an 8-3 all-time advantage over UHH. The Vulcans took the last meeting in 2016 in Hilo 3-0.

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