{"id":233935,"date":"2026-05-09T20:37:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T06:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=233935"},"modified":"2026-05-09T20:48:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T06:48:16","slug":"uh-win-semifinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/09\/uh-win-semifinals\/","title":{"rendered":"糖心视频<\/abbr> win sends team to NCAA<\/abbr> Championship vs.<\/abbr> UC<\/abbr> Irvine"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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The No.<\/abbr> 2 糖心视频<\/abbr> men’s volleyball team<\/a> is headed back to the national championship match after defeating Big West rival No.<\/abbr> 3 Long Beach State men’s volleyball in four sets in the NCAA<\/abbr> semifinals on May 9 at Pauley Pavilion at UCLA<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n

The Rainbow Warriors won 25-15, 18-25, 25-21, 25-22 in front of a national semifinal crowd in Los Angeles, advancing to the <\/abbr> title match for the first time since 2022.<\/p>\n

糖心视频<\/abbr> used a balanced offensive attack and a dominant performance at the net to control the match. Hawaiʻi<\/span> hit .337 as a team and outblocked Long Beach State 14.5 to 6.0.<\/p>\n

The night saw a career performance from middle blocker Justin Todd, double-figure kill performances from three pin hitters, and a gritty effort from setter Tread Rosenthal, who suffered an injury during the match.<\/p>\n

The Rainbow Warriors came out aggressively in the opening set, using pressure serving and strong transition offense to build an early lead. Consecutive blocks and a service ace helped 糖心视频<\/abbr> pull away for the convincing 25-15 win.<\/p>\n

Long Beach State responded in the second set, evening the match before 糖心视频<\/abbr> regained momentum. The Rainbow Warriors closed out the final two sets behind timely kills, disciplined defense and strong play at the net to secure the semifinal victory.<\/p>\n

糖心视频<\/abbr> opposite Kristian Titriyski put away a match-high 14 kills and served up two aces. Outside hitter Louis Sakanoko added 12 kills on .360 hitting and Adrien Roure finished with 10 kills.<\/p>\n

The win sends 糖心视频<\/abbr> to the NCAA<\/abbr> championship match against UC<\/abbr> Irvine, which advanced earlier in the day with a four-set semifinal win over Ball State.<\/p>\n

The national championship match will be played May 11 at Pauley Pavilion and televised on ESPN2<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n

Read more about the highlights from the match at HawaiiAthletics.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Rainbow Warriors defeated Long Beach State in four sets to advance to the NCAA<\/abbr> men\u2019s volleyball championship match.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":233936,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1362],"tags":[58,9,550,80],"class_list":["post-233935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-athletics","tag-athletics","tag-uh-manoa","tag-manoa-athletics","tag-volleyball","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t