Shaka Classic 18U Girls Final (2/16/26)
The North Shore Raiders used not one, but two vital runs in the first set, and another vital run in set three to win the gold in the 18U division, 2-1, over 808AC 18 Dayne, 25-15, 15-25, and 15-7, in the 2026 Hawaiʻi Pacific University Shaka Classic at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center on Monday!
Both teams were close early on in the opening set. 808AC held a slim 7-4 lead early, but the Raiders found a way to put all the momentum in their corner.
The result was a momentum-turning 11-2 Raiders run that turned into a 15-9 lead! That included a kill from Outside Hitter Lamona Lauhingoa. The run was punctuated by an 808AC service error into the net. Lamona was named to the HHSAA Division I All-Tournament Team in November 2025 for Kahuku High School despite being swept by Iolani at the Stan Sheriff Center.
808AC tried their hardest to fight back and scored the next two points. It was punctuated by a kill from Outside Hitter Harlee Rose Gaud, which put the score at 15-11, Raiders. Gaud was an honorable mention in the 2024-25 Division I All-Star volleyball team in the Maui Interscholastic League in March 2025.
The Raiders answered after that and closed the first set on a 10-4 run! It was punctuated by a block from Setter Elenoa Lauhingoa, ScoringLive’s 2025 All-OIA Division I Player of the Year!
“We’ve come a long way from the North Shore side,” said Elenoa. “It’s really hard to find really good players out there.”
808AC controlled things in much of set two. After two early ties, 808AC used a pair of service aces, one from Libero Ashli Lum, to generate a momentum-shifting 8-2 run to turn a 2-2 tie into a 10-4 lead! Lum announced on Feb. 6 she will commit to the Division II Saint Martin’s Girls Volleyball team next year.
From then on, 808AC kept a sizable lead the rest of the way. Four points was the lowest their gap got, and they won set two, 25-15. The second set was punctuated on a long serve from the Raiders.
In set three, both teams were tightly knit. Middle Blocker Logan Lutu-Carroll, a 3.8 student at Waianae High School, executed a kill to put 808AC up, 6-5, but after that was when the tides turned.
The Raiders benefitted from an 808AC service error on the next possession. It turned into another momentum-shifting 10-1 surge, including seven unanswered, to end the game. Elenoa locked up the win with the game-winning service ace for a final score of 15-7!
“That run was what got us going,” said Elenoa of that run. “That’s what boosted our energy.”
