The University of Hawaii came within a point of reaching the third round of the NCAA women's volleyball tournament on Saturday before losing in five sets to Washington in Seattle.
The 13th-seeded Huskies won 20-25, 25-20, 19-25, 27-25, 15-11.
Emily Hartong had 30 kills for the Rainbow Wahine (28-2), including one that gave her team a 25-24 lead in the fourth set.
Molokai High School graduate Kalei Adolpho had seven kills and a .414 hitting percentage for UH, which had won its previous 20 matches and is ranked eighth in the nation by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Kamehameha Maui graduate Ginger Long had a dig and an assist.
Krista Vansant had 16 kills for Washington (25-6), No. 5 in the AVCA poll, which will face fourth-seeded and 10th-ranked Nebraska on Friday in the semifinal round of the Omaha Regional.
