Hawai‘i Reaches 400 Home Wins with Victory Over UC Santa Barbara

Mar 28

The No. 2 University of Hawai‘i men’s volleyball team hit a historic milestone Friday night, defeating No. 8 UC Santa Barbara in four sets (25-23, 25-18, 19-25, 25-22) at the Stan Sheriff Center.

The win marked the program’s 400th all-time victory at home and improved the Rainbow Warriors to 20-3 overall and 3-0 in Big West play. Hawai‘i also secured its 15th 20-win season in program history.

Kristian Titriyski led the way with 18 kills and a career-high 12 digs for his first double-double, while Louis Sakanoko added 13 kills and three aces. Setter Tread Rosenthal paced the offense with 44 assists, and Justin Todd anchored the defense with seven blocks.

After taking the first two sets, Hawai‘i dropped the third before closing out the match in the fourth behind key serves and late kills from Titriyski and Sakanoko.

The two teams will meet again Saturday night at 7 p.m. for the series finale in Honolulu.