Tomorrow's “;Green Halloween”; at the Stan Sheriff Center includes candy being given out on the concourse. But perhaps the best treat for freshman hitter Kanani Danielson is the one she receives on the court when her No. 8 Hawaii volleyball team hosts Nevada in a Western Athletic Conference match.

For the fourth time at the Sheriff Center this season, Danielson—whose last name was legally changed from Herring this month—will see a former 'Imi 'Ike club teammate on the opposing side. Tati Santiago, also Danielson's teammate on three state championship teams at Kamehameha, is a freshman defensive specialist and reserve setter for the Wolf Pack.

The former teammates met up earlier this season in Reno, with Danielson and the Wahine winning the match in three. Both teams have won twice since, with Hawaii improving to 17-3 overall and 10-1 in WAC, and Nevada to 11-10 and 6-5.

That so many of her ex-teammates and friends are on Division I rosters is a testament to the quality of volleyball played in the state.

“;They say Hawaii is known for ball-handling, but more than anything, it's heart,”; said the 5-foot-8 Danielson, second for UH in kills (3.08 kps). “;We're not the tallest, so we always have to work extra hard to prove that we can hang with the height of this generation.

“;Most of my friends are used to being outside hitters, but now they're mostly defensive specialists. They've adjusted well because they want to play. I've been blessed so far, getting the opportunity to hit.”;

So has Wolf Pack sophomore hitter Kylie Harrington (St. Francis '07), the team's kill leader (2.96 kps). She also leads Nevada in double-doubles (kills-digs) with seven.

“;Kylie has been one of our most effective outside hitters,”; Nevada coach Devin Scruggs said. “;I expect her role to continue to expand, with her ability to hit out of the back row and her front-row offense.”;

The Pack also features the reigning WAC player of the Week in sophomore middle Lindsay Baldwin (2.78 kps, 1.16 bps). Nevada's lone senior is libero/hitter Allison Hernandez, who is six digs shy of becoming the eighth player in the program's history to have 1,000 digs.

Nevada has lost the last 30 meetings with Hawaii and is 0-17 vs. the Wahine in WAC play. The Pack's lone win came in 1992, the only year Hawaii did not advance to the NCAA tournament.

The Wahine have had a week full of intense practices as they prepared for back-to-back conference matches, the final regular-season WAC home matches. Saturday, Hawaii hosts Utah State (8-14, 6-4), which handed the Rainbow Wahine their first-ever home WAC loss last season, a 97-match streak.

“;Playing back-to-back is not a concern,”; Hawaii coach Dave Shoji said. “;We did enough of it in preseason and the team is in really good physical condition.”;

The Wahine, averaging a national-best 6,452 fans, should easily surpass the 100,000 mark for WAC matches tomorrow. Hawaii has drawn 97,668 in 15 conference matches this season, 122,588 for 19 home matches overall.

On Oct. 10, Hawaii passed the 2 million attendance mark in the Sheriff Center. In 14-plus seasons in the arena, the program has drawn 2,020,073.