The Hawaii women’s volleyball team won in five for the first time in six tries this season, narrowly avoiding another bitter defeat in a 26-24, 21-25, 25-10, 25-27, 15-11 win over Portland tonight at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center.

A crowd of 3,459 saw Hawaii (3-4) fail to convert three match points in the fourth set. Portland (5-2) scored six of the final seven points to force a fifth set, only to see UH close out the match on a 6-1 run.

Cha’lei Reid had a match-high 18 kills and 10 digs and Stella Adeyemi put down the final ball for her 16th kill for Hawaii, which finished a season-high 18 blocks, the most by UH since 2019 against Washington.

Hawaii’s defense helped overcome a shaky night on offense. Sophomore setter Adriana Arquette posted an impressive stat line with 43 assists

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