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IRVINE, Calif.—University of Hawai'i women's volleyball player Reyn "Tita" Akiu earned her second Big West Defensive Player of the Week award on Tuesday.Last week, Akiu helped the Rainbow Wahine to a pair of road sweeps at UC Riverside and Cal State Fullerton. The senior libero recorded back-to-back match-highs in digs with 19 apiece against the Highlanders and Titans. She added three assists against UCR and six more versus CSF.This season, Akiu has registered double-digit digs in 18 of UH's 19 matches this year including six matches with 20+ digs. For the season, the transfer from Texas Tech has racked up 337 total digs, 65 assists and 11 service aces.The Rainbow Wahine will play their biggest match of the season this week as defending Big West champs and undefeated No. 11 Cal Poly comes to town on Friday, Oct. 26, followed by a tough match vs. UC Santa Barbara on Saturday, Oct. 27. Both matches are slated to start at 7:00 p.m. in the Stan Sheriff Center. Friday night is FREE YOUTH NIGHT and it is a WHITE OUT so fans are encouraged to wear white to pack the house.