After hammering five kills in five swings, Adora Anae let her younger teammates take over.

Freshman setter ShaRae Niu tallied nine assists in Set 2 as No. 3 Kahuku swept host Kailua 25-8, 25-20 on Tuesday night.

The Red Raiders (7-0) wasted no time finishing off the Surfriders (3-4) with a relentless offense that hit .542 in the first set. Kahuku’s Anae put down three of her kills in the first five points, as the Red Raiders jumped to a 12-1 lead.

Kailua barely got a chance to play as Kahuku’s hitters put away nearly every set. The Surfriders didn’t commit many hitting errors, but struggled to get their offense in rhythm, and hit just .053.

Anae subbed out at 13-2, and the rest of Kahuku’s starters trickled out soon after. Senior Talia Afalava earned her first kill to make it 24-7 and give Kahuku game ball. She was blocked soon after by Kailua’s Marie Garcia and Keila Fuatagavi-Sale for Kahuku’s only hitting error in the set.

Niu displayed her volleyball IQ with a sly dump into the middle of the court to end the set.

"Our team did really good. We got to put our second team out there and it was because of our first team," Niu said. "If they didn’t push through those first couple points, we wouldn’t have been able to play."

Niu said she’s probably more nervous at practice than in the match, but got some tips from Kahuku coach Tehani Fiatoa before she played.

"She told me to breathe and just play the game and give the hitters a hittable ball," Niu said.

Fiatoa benched her starters in Set 2 and gave her second string the chance to earn the Red Raiders’ seventh conference win.

The Surfriders kept pace with Kahuku as Garcia’s ace cut the Red Raiders’ lead to 12-10. The defending OIA Red champions remained composed and maintained their up-tempo offense with Niu and Thea Leiataua, who finished with four kills on five swings.

The Red Raiders extended the lead to 19-13 on Leiataua’s third kill before Kailua called its first timeout. Both teams exchanged points until Niu threw another dump for a kill at 23-17.

The Surfriders committed five service errors in Set 2, including Kahuku’s last two points to end the match.

Kailua’s bright spot was senior outside hitter Keala Kaio-Perez, who recorded five kills and hit .308.

After the match, Fiatoa said she felt confident in Kahuku’s second team finishing out the second set.

"It was a good opportunity for us to see all of our players get in the game. It’s tough when you have a really good team and get everybody in," Fiatoa said.