Ninth-ranked Hawai'i welcomed the WAC back last night with open arms, particularly Raeceen Woolford's right arm.

The defensive specialist out of Iolani set a UH record by serving 14 consecutive points in the second game of a 30-17, 30-10, 30-21 volleyball victory over Boise State that opened the conference season.

Woolford's streak, accomplished with Susie Boogaard, Juliana Sanders and Sarah Mason in the front row, tied for ninth-longest in NCAA history. When it was over, the Broncos (4-4) were history.

Their 10 points in Game 2 were the fewest allowed by the Rainbow Wahine (6-5) since they beat UNLV two years ago. BSU's 48 total points were the fewest allowed by UH since that same match, when the Runnin' Rebels staggered to 47.

Earlier in the day, UH coach Dave Shoji told Woolford she needed to be more consistent with her serve so "she could play more defense." She gave herself lots of opportunity last night, simply "aiming for the orange" (inbounds) with her flat floater before 4,138 at Stan Sheriff Center.

"It didn't seem like that many points," said Woolford, who broke Kelli Ong's documented school record of 11 set in last year's NCAA second-round match. "The most thrilling part was the fact that we stuck together and played defense so strongly and converted so effectively for that time. That was pretty much the phenomenon behind it."

"I was counting every single time she went back there," added Alicia Arnott. "I was like, 'Oh my God.' We kind of lost count but we thought she was past 11. It was awesome. She got in a rhythm and she was going back and stroking that thing pretty hard."

The rarity of Woolford's accomplishment ultimately was the highlight of a match Hawai'i (6-5) dominated without a dominant performance.

Its mediocre .265 hitting was enhanced by an efficient .357 total in the third game. It went block-free in a first game made memorable only by two five-point serving runs from Tara Hittle. And the second game was stunning only because of Woolford. Libero Ashley Watanabe's 16 digs were the only box score highlight.

Mostly, the thrashing was a combination of Boise State's bad passing, which led to worse hitting, and Hawai'i's overall exuberance as 15 players took the floor and never let the Broncos back in after the first few minutes of the match.

After taking all of its losses against top-five teams, including a pair of sweeps by second-ranked Washington last weekend, the 'Bows were ready to celebrate.

"It was encouraging because we tried not to play down to their level," said Arnott, who had five kills and zero errors in her third-game audition at hitter. "I know there were a few plays that might have been sloppy but it always feels good to get a win. It was amazing to see the difference between playing Washington. They were like robots, machines, they didn't make mistakes."

The Broncos made all too many.

"We played bad," Boise coach Scott Sandel said. "The worst match all year. ... You can tell they (the Rainbows) have been playing good competition because they're playing clean. I told my team, 'All they're doing is keeping the ball on you and you're breaking down.' "

The victory extended the Rainbow Wahine's winning streak over WAC teams to 107. They have won their last 205 against unranked opponents.

The Broncos hit negative-.043 with every offensive player accumulating at least four errors and four collecting more errors than kills.

"I think because we came out strong we kind of established that we had the upper hand," Woolford said. "That's something we've been practicing — having that competitive edge over the other team and wanting it more."

Transfer Sarah Mason led UH with 11 kills and freshman Jamie Houston had seven, with both totals coming in two games.

Reach Ann Miller at amiller@honoluluadvertiser.com.