Shave Ice Cup Girls 18U Final (3/8/26)

The North Shore Volleyball Club came to play and swept Honolulu Volleyball Club 16, 25-21 and 25-16, to win the gold in the 18U division of the 2026 Shave Ice Cup at Hawaiʻi Convention Center on Sunday!

The first set saw North Shore VBC start with an immediate 7-2 run, including the first three consecutive. They were able to maintain control for much of the first set.

HNL tried to make some pushes, but the closest they could get was three points.

North Shore VBC took advantage of some HNL errors whether service or out balls. With North Shore leading, 17-13, they hit their stride again to the tune of a 7-2 surge! That was punctuated by a service ace from setter Elenoa Lauhingoa, ScoringLive’s 2025 All-OIA Division I Player of the Year!

HNL was not done, despite being down eight, 23-15, after that Lauhingoa service ace. Middle Blocker Kawena Palaualelo, a Kailua native who attends Punahou High School, executed a block to begin a 5-0 HNL run to try to save what hopes were left. They trailed, 23-20, until a service error impeded their progress.

Although HNL Outside Hitter Makamaeolilihoku Schilling got a kill after that, North Shore’s Lauhingoa shut the door with a kill on the next possession to put the first set away, 25-21! Schilling received All State Fab 15 recognition at number nine this past January.

HNL got out to a better start in set two and took an early 6-2 lead after a kill from Outside Hitter Alissa Painter. The lead did not last long.

North Shore hit its stride again to the tune of a 12-3 run punctuated by a Lauhingoa kill to take a 14-9 lead!

“We were holding back a little bit, but our coach gave us a good speech: ‘Don’t hold back! We’re here already! We might as well finish!’” said Setter Ireson Fotu.

Fotu, who tallied an impressive 42 assists for Kahuku High School in 2025, aided in some critical kills for North Shore to help keep control in that second set.

HNL tried to make some pushes, but like the first set, they could not get closer than three points.

North Shore VBC continued to pull away and won set two on a long serve from HNL’s Schilling. It punctuated what was a 7-2 North Shore run to end the second set and completed the sweep with the 25-16 victory!