Career Night From Rhiann Sheffie Leads Long Beach State Past Hawai’i

Saturday, November 22

Manoa, Hawaii

9 p.m.

Long Beach State University

21-8,14-4Big West

Hawai'i

12-17,8-10Big West

Long Beach St.

Hawaii

Career Night From Rhiann Sheffie Leads Long Beach State Past Hawai’i

11/22/2025 11:45:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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Long Beach State finished with a 3-1 win, the first in in Honolulu since 2014.

By: Roger Kirk, Associate Athletics Director, Communications & Broadcast

HONOLULU, Hawaii – Senior Rhiann Sheffie had a huge night in the middle for Long Beach State, setting a career high with 15 kills on .480 hitting while matching her blocking best with six blocks, leading the way for the Beach who closed out Hawai'i Women's Volleyball's time in the Big West with a 25-18, 23-25, 25-23, 25-16 win in Honolulu.

Long Beach State (21-8, 14-4 Big West) had a huge edge from the endline, as Hawai'i (12-17, 8-10 Big West) had 12 service errors and just three aces while the Beach had seven aces and just three errors on the night, one of the key differences between the two teams.

The other difference came from Sheffie and Logan King, who also had a big night. King finished with a double-double, making 18 kills on .359 hitting with 10 digs while Madi Maxwell also had a double-double with 43 assists and 15 digs on the night.

Long Beach State had five aces to help separate the Beach in the opening set. Back-to-back aces from Sidney Hamaker gave the Beach an early 7-5 lead, and then back-to-back kills from King allowed Long Beach State to take their first three-point lead of the set at 14-11. Two aces from Elise Agi and a kill from the senior helped the Beach push out to a 20-14 lead, and LBSU closed out the first 25-18.

After offense carried the way for both teams in the first, each team recovered defensively in the second. Agi gave Long Beach State an early 7-5 lead with a kill, but a 4-0 run from Hawai'i put the Rainbow Wahine up 12-10.

Freshman libero Anna Jelinek kept a play alive running into the LBSU bench, leading to a key point on a long rally to cut the lead as the Beach evened up the second at 14-14. The Beach then took a late lead after another scramble with their other libero Izzy Mahaffey leading the way. Sheffie and Anabel Kotzakov picked up a block for a 22-21 lead, but Hawai'i responded with a sideout and a pair of Cha'lei Reid kills on the way to a 25-23 second-set win.

The third set was just as tight. Tied 7-7, a Long Beach State sideout followed by back-to-back blocks gave the Beach a 10-7 lead. Another block, with Nieko Thomas involved in all three, put the Beach on top 12-8. With the Beach on top 16-13, Hawai'i scored three straight to tie the set at 16-16 and then another to grab the service advantage. Each team would side out until Natalie Reagan won a critical challenge as Madi Maxwell picked up a touch on a swing for a 23-22 lead, and then Tatum Hoff finished off the set 25-23 with an ace.

With the momentum from the third set, Long Beach State grabbed a 7-1 lead to start the fourth capped by two straight kills from Hamaker. The Beach cruised the rest of the way, holding the Rainbow Wahine to .114 hitting in the final set on the way to a 25-16 fourth-set win to seal the victory.

The top six Big West squads are set to take the court at the LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid in Long Beach for The Hawaiian Islands presents the 2025 Outrigger Big West Women's Volleyball Championship. As the third seed, Long Beach State will play in the 6 p.m. match on the tournament's opening day, Wednesday, November 26.