LEXINGTON, Ky. – Five University of Hawai`i Rainbow Wahine volleyball players earned AVCA All-West Region honors, as announced by the American Volleyball Coaches Association Wednesday.

 

Aneli Cubi-Otineru, Jamie Houston and Dani Mafua were named the West Region team, with Kanani Danielson and Amber Kaufman earning honorable mention. Danielson was also named the region's freshman of the year.

 

Cubi-Otineru is hitting .281 with 2.44 kills, 2.25 digs and 0.35 aces per set. This is her first all-region honor.

 

Houston makes her third appearance on the all-region team. She's averaging 4.06 kills, 1.83 digs and 0.76 blocks per set on the season.

 

Mafua set the team to a .292 hitting percentage thus far, averaging 11.23 assists and 1.88 digs per set.

 

Danielson is hitting .293 with 2.94 kills and 2.96 digs per set. She joins Kanoe Kamana`o (2003) as the only two region freshmen of the year in school history.

 

Kaufman is hitting .383 with 2.10 kills, 0.84 blocks and 0.50 aces per set.

 

The Rainbow Wahine face Purdue on Friday, Dec. 12, at 5 p.m. (2 p.m. HST) at Moby Arena on the campus of Colorado State in Ft. Collins, Colo.

 

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