IRVINE, Calif. — The second-ranked University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team extended its winning streak to seven matches on Saturday night, completing a weekend sweep of No. 5 UC Irvine with a straight-set victory (25-22, 25-22, 25-22) at the Bren Events Center.
The win improved the Rainbow Warriors to 23-3 overall and a perfect 6-0 in Big West play, marking their fifth straight victory in the series against the Anteaters. Hawai'i continued its remarkable run at the Bren Events Center, having now won 12 of its last 13 matches in Irvine.
Kristian Titriyski was the offensive engine for the Warriors, hammering a match-high 20 kills on a .448 hitting percentage while adding three digs and one block. Adrien Roure added eight kills, two timely service aces and three blocks. Louis Sakanoko also posted eight kills along with seven digs while middle blockers Trevell Jordan and Justin Todd each had four kills and combined for five blocks.
Setter Tread Rosenthal directed a clinical offense that hit .453 as a team, dishing out 38 assists and contributing four blocks. Defensively, the Warriors out-blocked the Anteaters 7.5 to 7.0 and had 37 digs compared to 18 for UCI. Quintin Greenidge led the way with nine digs.
William D'Arcy paced the 'Eaters (15-5, 3-3) attack with 13 kills and two blocks. Andrej Jokanovic was a force at the service line, firing a match-high six aces to go along with nine kills.
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Hawai'i established control early in the first set, building a 9-6 lead. A Titriyski kill followed by a Jordan block pushed the advantage to 17-12, and Titriyski eventually sealed the 25-22 win with his seventh and eighth kills of the frame after the Anteaters had closed within two.
The second set featured a tighter battle after UCI jumped ahead 7-4. The Warriors rallied to tie the frame at 13 and again at 16 before taking their first lead at 18-17. After Jokanovic's second ace gave the Eaters a 20-19 lead, Roure sparked a decisive 5-0 run with two aces, and a Todd kill helped secure another 25-22 victory.
UH looked to run away with the third set after a six-point run fueled a 7-1 start which included a pair of blocks. The lead grew to 24-16 before a 6-0 run by the Anteaters, which included four aces by Jokanovic, cut the lead to 24-22. However, Titriyski ended the comeback attempt by pounding his 20th kill to clinch the sweep.
The Rainbow Warriors will continue their four-match road swing next week with a pair of Big West matches at UC San Diego on April 10 and 11 in La Jolla, Calif.
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