College volleyball: Vulcans fall in four sets to Dixie State

For three-plus sets UH-Hilo volleyball coach Tino Reyes liked the improvement that he witnessed Monday, but it was the end of the fourth one Monday that doomed the Vulcans to a 25-19, 21-25, 25-22, 25-22 to Dixie State in St. George, Utah.

UH-Hilo (4-4, 2-1 PacWest) looked poised to force a fifth set after kills by Marley Strand-Nicolaisen and Siera Green and Sienna Davis’ ace gave it a 20-17 late in Game 4, but then the Vulcans started making errors (three hitting and one service) and an ace helped the league co-leading Trailblazers (7-4, 4-0) take the last three points of the match.

“We got better,” Reyes said, “but we never got out of that rut.

“If we can just control unforced errors, we…