University High let the first set get away against Kalaheo, then barely pulled out the second.

The Junior Rainbows then found their groove.

Quynne Eharis and Kainoa Ocasek both had 15 kills as No. 1 seed University High beat Kalaheo, 25-27, 25-21, 25-13, 25-9, in a quarterfinal match at McKinley.

University High (15-3) led the first set 24-22, but consecutive kills by Jowell Guerreiro tied it. Eharis' kill gave the Junior Rainbows another set point, but Guerreiro got another kill to tie it at 25-25. A hitting error and kill by Guerreiro - her eighth of the set - won it for the Mustangs.

In the second set, University High led 23-17 before Kalaheo (13-4) rallied again. The Mustangs scored the next three before the teams traded points the rest of the way. Michelle Fainberg put down set point for University High.

The Junior Rainbows dominated thereafter.

In the third, Kaena Kaina had four kills, while Fainberg, Eharis and Ocasek each added three. Kalaheo committed six hitting errors and tallied only five kills in the set.

In the fourth, Mikayla Samiano had three aces and Ocasek had five kills for University High.

Guerreiro finished with 18 kills for Kalaheo.

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