HONOLULU – Corinne Acosta was unstoppable on Thursday night when the Fresno Pacific University volleyball team visited Hawaii Pacific, as Acosta led the team with 17 kills on a .267 hitting percentage as the Sunbirds cruised to a 3-0 (25-11, 25-23, 25-12) sweep of the Sharks. 

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"Tonight was a lot of fun. Our goal was to win in three and stick to our game plan. It's tremendously hard to get wins in Hawaii because of all of the possible distractions here in paradise. Coming from behind to win set 2 was scary, but we are proud of our team for locking in and staying focused all match long. As a team we hit over .300 all night long ending at .330 for the match. Our outside hitters Corinne Acosta and Lauren Wamsley continue to improve and lead us offensively and our Libero Chantel Montayre was nothing short of impressive with 21 digs in 3 sets. Catie Speas ran our offense fiercely with 34 assists in just three sets and our middles Chloe Melis and Makena Ogas were a huge blocking front allowing us large point differentials in sets one and two. We are headed to the Big Island today to continue to hunt for PacWest victories." - head coach Shasta Millhollin. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Sunbirds opened the first set on an 18-8 run and would go on to take the set 25-11.
• In the second set, the Birds trailed the Sharks 16-11 as Acosta had a kill that led to an 8-4 run to tie the set at 20.
• FPU trialed 22-20 before using a 5-1 run to take the set 25-23. 
• There was never a doubt in the third set, as the Blue and Orange took it 25-12 and the match 3-0. 

STATS FROM THE GAME

• Acosta added five digs to her team-high 17 kills for an outstanding match.
• Wamsley was the only other Sunbirds in double-figure kills, racking up 10 on an astronomical .526 hitting percentage. 
• Anastassiya Barakhoyeva had an excellent night, finishing with seven kills on a .292 hitting percentage, and having the second-most digs on the team with 12. Barakhoyeva added three block assists to a superb all-around performance. 
• The offense flowed through Speas, who led everyone with 34 assists. 
• FPU hit .330 as a team. 
• Montayre led the Sunbirds with 21 digs. 
• The Birds held the Sharks to a .107 hitting performance. 
• The Sunbirds had eight total blocks in Thursday's match. 

UP NEXT

• The Blue & Orange wrap up their Hawaii trip with a match against Hilo on Saturday at 10 p.m. PST.

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