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Hawaii Stuns Defending Champ Penn State In NCAA Volleyball Regional Semis

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The Gators take down the Bagers in five sets to move on in the NCAA Tournament.

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Hawaii felt underestimated by not getting one of the 16 seeds in the NCAA volleyball tournament after going undefeated in the Big West. But the Rainbow Wahine have not let being unseeded slow them down, and Friday in Des Moines, they got one of their biggest wins in recent history.

Hawaii knocked off No. 7 seed and defending champion Penn State 3-0 in the regional semifinals, 25-22, 27-25, 25-16. It was the Rainbow Wahine's first victory ever over Penn State, and their 24th consecutive victory this season.