Junior hitter Nikki Taylor put down 11 kills and was in on eight of team’s 14 blocks as No. 16 Hawaii swept San Diego State, 25-17, 25-11, 25-21 in Thursday’s second match of the 21st Outrigger Resorts Challenge at the Stan Sheriff Center.

The Rainbow Wahine (6-1) will face No. 2 Florida (5-0) at 7 p.m. Friday.

The Gators, making their first trip to Honolulu since 2008, survived 18 service errors to turn back Eastern Washington, 25-9, 25-17, 22-25, 25-16 in Thursday’s first match. 

The Eagles (4-4) and Aztecs (1-6) meet  in Friday’s 4:30 p.m. opener.

Taylor added three aces and sophomore Clare-Marie Anderson added two as Hawaii won the ace-wr 7-2. Sophomore libero Savanah Kahakai finished with 11 of the Wahine’s 34 digs. 

Deja Harris led the Aztecs with seven kills.