Pepperdine-Hawaii Box Score 
MALIBU, Calif. -- The #25 Pepperdine women's volleyball team lost at #4 Hawaii for the second straight night, dropping a 25-17, 25-17, 25-17 non-conference decision on Saturday.
The Waves (7-5) also lost to the Rainbow Wahine (9-2) in three sets on Friday night at the Stan Sheriff Center.
Senior outside hitter Rachel Grochmal (Brea, Calif./Brea Olinda HS) led the Waves with eight kills. Sophomore outside hitter Lilla Frederick (Huntington Beach, Calif./Cornelia Connelly HS), sophomore opposite Kristen Seaton (Terre Haute, Ind./South Vigo HS) and sophomore middle blocker Kim Hill (Portland, Ore./Portland Christian HS) had five kills apiece.
Sophomore libero Stevi Robinson (Hermosa Beach, Calif./Mira Costa HS) led Pepperdine's defensive effort with 17 digs.
Hawaii outhit Pepperdine .230-.125 and had advantages of 7-2 in service aces and 7-4 in blocks.
Though Hawaii scored the first three points of the match, the Waves settled down and eventually took the lead at 13-12 after two Rainbow Wahine attack errors and a kill by Grochmal. The Waves trailed by only one point at 16-15 after a kill by senior setter Kiah Fiers (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif./Peninsula HS), but Hawaii then scored seven straight points. A block by freshman middle blocker Victoria Adelhelm (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./Santa Fe Christian HS) and Seaton finally ended the run, but the Rainbow Wahine ended the set a few points later.
Grochmal scored the first point of the second set on a kill, but Hawaii rolled off the next six points. Pepperdine would get no closer than three points the rest of the set, including at 16-13 after a kill by Frederick and a UH attack error.
The Waves fell behind early in the third set as well, trailing 7-2. They would get within one point at 15-14 after a kill by Grochmal and two Hawaii attack errors. But the Rainbow Wahine effectively put the match away by scoring the next six points. A Grochmal kill stopped the run and made it 21-15, but Hawaii would go on to win from there.
Hawaii was led by 11 kills from Kanani Danielson and 10 by Stephanie Ferrell.
The Waves take a week off before beginning West Coast Conference play at home on October 1 and 3 against Saint Mary's and San Diego, respectively.
