UH-Manoa roundup: Wahine wipe out Irvine

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Megan Huff scored 15 points and collected nine rebounds to spur the University of Hawaii to an 83-65 victory against UC Irvine in Irvine, Calif.

Megan Huff scored 15 points and collected nine rebounds to spur the University of Hawaii to an 83-65 victory against UC Irvine in Irvine, Calif.

Ashleigh Karaitiana and Marissa Wimbley each hit three 3-pointers as the Rainbow Wahine (10-8, 3-2 Big West) beat the Anteaters (3-16, 0-5) for the fifth consecutive time.

UH used an 18-7 lead to grab control of the game late in the first half and finished with a dominating 52-27 edge in rebounds.

The Wahine face Cal State Northridge on Saturday.

Men’s volleyball sweeps

Kupono Fey slammed a season-high 13 kills on his 21st birthday, and Hawaii swept Grand Canyon 25-20, 25-20, 28-26 at Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu.

Stijn van Tilburg tallied a team-high 14 kills and Sinisa Zarkovic added 12 kills for UH (5-1), which hit .264 and handed the Lopes (5-1) their first loss.

The teams match up again Friday.