Men’s Volleyball sweeps the series with byu in Provo for the first time

Chest Provo, utah – For the first time in the history of the program, the male volleyball team of the University of Hawai’i, fourth, swept a season series with Byu in Provo with a victory in four sets, Saturday in Smith Fieldhouse. The defined scores were 25-18, 25-22, 22-25, 25-22.

The Rainbow Warriors (8-0) remained perfect for the season, marking the fifth time since 2019 that UH started the season with an 8-0 file. Uh, who entered the week 4-25 of all time in Provo, now won three consecutive on the cougars at Smith Fieldhouse.

Kristian Titriaski opened the way once again with a summit of 17 striking attacks with career peaks from seven excavations and seven blocks. For the second consecutive night, the native of Sofia, in Bulgaria, came big in the section for the ‘Bows, recording two victims who gave Euh his 22^ND and 23^RD Points of fixing four.

Hawai’i took the first two sets before the cougars extended the match with a Set 3. In set 4, the cougars led 20-18, but the Warriors scored seven of the last nine points. Louis Sakanoko Kill gave Uh Aloha Ball and Byu struck a lot to end it.

Sakanoko made his first start to the season and finished with 13 striking attacks, reaching. 296 with eight excavations and two blocks. The native of Paris, in France, who also had an ace, recorded eight of his victims in set 2 who helped put Uh two sets in the match.

Setter Rosenthal had two aces in the match, but his service went late in set 3 almost propelled Uh for an improbable return. Decf of 24-14, the native of Austin, Texas, helped the warriors erase eight adjustment points to shoot in both to 24-22 before Keoni Thiim Kill closed the frame.

Thiim shared the honors of team death for Byu (6-4) with Lucas Torres with 14 but was mainly held in check for most of the night. The native of Honolulu and former Rainbow Warrior made nine attack errors and struck 0.152 for the match.

Uh’s Big Block has set the tone in the match with a 10 light blocks in the opening framework, including seven per Kurt Nuster. The Warriors ended the evening with 14 team blocks and held the cougars at .147 striking for the match. Nuster finished with 10 blocks for the second consecutive night.

The Warriors return to Honolulu for a series of two games against Stanford, Wednesday February 5 and Friday February 7 in Simplifi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center.

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