HONOLULU -- The University of Iowa volleyball team fell to No. 17 Hawaii, 3-1, on Friday night in Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic action. The Hawkeyes fall to 2-2 on the season, while the nationally ranked Rainbow Wahine improves to 4-0.
The Hawkeyes got off to a roaring start in the first set. A pair of kills by juniors Ashley Mariani and Lauren Brobst gave Iowa early lead. They never lost the momentum from there, taking advantage of eight attacking errors by the Rainbow Wahine. Brobst had the hot hand in the first set, recording four kills, to help the Hawkeyes to a 25-18 set-one win.