HONOLULU, HI — Freshman opposite Kennedy Osunsanmi erupted for 14 kills as San Diego volleyball raced to an early lead over Hawaii on Saturday night, but the Toreros (0-2, 0-0 WCC) couldn't hang on as the Rainbow Wahine (2-0, 0-0 Big West) rallied to earn a 3-1 victory before a crowd of 5,968 at the Stan Sheriff Center.

After USD won the first set 25-11, Hawaii took the next three by scores of 25-16, 25-22, and 25-20.

HOW IT HAPPENED 
First Set – San Diego, 25-11

• The Toreros began with a dominant 7-1 lead, fueled by a five-point service run from Madi Allen, which featured consecutive aces and forced a Rainbow Wahine timeout.
• 3 kills from Haylee Stoner and back-to-back aces from Kennedy Osunsanmi kept the momentum with USD as the score reached 13-3
• The Toreros kept their foot on the gas with kills from Osunsanmi and Isabel Clark and forced a Rainbow Wahine timeout at 19-6
• A few Torero service errors led the Rainbow Wahine to reach double digit points at 24-11, but Ella Durham sealed the set with a kill and earned her team a 1-0 lead in the match.
• The Toreros outhit the Rainbow Wahine .450 to -0.200 and outscored 17-3. 

Second Set – Hawaii, 25-16

• San Diego stayed close with Hawaii as Sunday evening's second set got started, resulting in a 5-5 tie early on.
• A 3-0 scoring run from the Rainbow Wahine forced a Toreros timeout at 7-11.
• San Diego struggled to find its mark on offense down the stretch, giving Hawaii a series of points on wavering defensive efforts and attack errors.
• Offensive errors from Hawaii brought the score to 16-23, but the Toreros got no closer as Hawaii finished the set, 25-16.

Third Set – Hawaii, 25-22

• Things remained close again with another 5-5 start early on in the set.
• Despite a 3-point service run, including an ace from Stoner that gave the Toreros a 9-6 lead, the Rainbow Wahine rallied back to get the score to an 11-11 tie
• Kills from Stoner, Osunsanmi, Clark, and Durham helped bring the Toreros to a 2-point lead at 18-15
• A 7-0 service run from Hawaii brought the score back in the Rainbow Wahine's favor at 22-19
• Despite kills from Kristen Erland and Clark and an ace from Kylie Munday, the Rainbow Wahine finished the first set 25-22.

Fourth Set – Hawaii, 25-20

• Although USD started set four with a promising 8-4 lead, Hawaii was able to rally back to tie things up to 10-10
• San Diego and Hawaii kept things close throughout the stretch, but Hawaii eventually found their offensive groove, leading the set 22-17
• A pair of service errors from the Toreros gave the Rainbow Wahine the advantage they needed to finish the set the 25-20

TORERO TIDBITS

• Osunsanmi led the Toreros in kills and hitting percentage with 14 kills on a .464 hitting percentage while setting a new career high in both categories
• Clark chipped in 11 kills, 5 digs, 2 block assists and 1 assist. 
• Allen led the Toreros with 12 digs
• Stoner recorded 6 kills while hitting .364
• The Toreros totaled for 7 service aces, including 2 each from Osunsanmi and Allen and 1 each from Munday, Stoner, and Bennett
• Kylie Munday recorded 21 assists alongside 8 digs 

UP NEXT
The Toreros are set to return to San Diego on Friday, September 6, for their home opener against St. John's as they host the USD Invitational. First serve at the Jenny Craig Pavilion is set for 7:00 p.m. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+, and tickets are on sale now.