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The number that decided Hawaii's biggest girls volleyball match of the year was 15. That is how many blocks unseeded Kamehameha put up against top-seeded 'Iolani in the Division I state final, against seven for the Raiders, according to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Freshman middle Lilly Chan had 5.5 of them.

Kamehameha won 20-25, 26-24, 25-21, 25-17 on Friday, Oct. 30, at the Stan Sheriff Center. The Warriors finished 28-14. 'Iolani, the ILH champion and defending state champion, finished 27-4.

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How Kamehameha Took Away the Middle

Senior Madison-Rose Marsh, filling in at outside hitter for an injured teammate, had 12 kills and was named tournament MVP. Kealoha Lyons also had 12 kills. Emilynn Won added 10 kills, two aces and 13 digs, and Chan finished with eight kills to go with her blocks. Alayah Wilson had 26 assists and Tiahna Aldeguer had 18.

"We made sure we had two blockers on their middles," Won told the Star-Advertiser.

It showed. Georgie Lee led 'Iolani with 15 kills and 12 digs but had her lowest hitting percentage of the season, per the paper. Poema Kalama-Kingma had 13 kills and 11 digs, and junior setter Taimane Ainu'u had 38 assists.

Title No. 26

The title is Kamehameha's 26th and the 14th under coach Chris Blake, who, per the Star-Advertiser's Nov. 3 analysis, is now the winningest coach in Hawaii girls volleyball history. It is the second time in three years an unseeded Kamehameha team has beaten a top-seeded 'Iolani for the state crown. The paper's Nov. 1 state Top 10 moved Kamehameha to No. 1.

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