{"id":239227,"date":"2026-01-15T10:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T10:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/239227\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T10:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T10:22:09","slug":"mens-volleyball-completes-doubleheader-sweep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/239227\/","title":{"rendered":"Men\u2019s Volleyball Completes Doubleheader Sweep"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RU Hawks - Hawk Head RU.png\" alt=\"Rockhurst\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Match:<\/p>\n<p> Rockhurst<\/p>\n<p>1\/16\/2026 | 11:00 A.M. HT<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        ESPN Honolulu&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Jan. 16 (Fri) \/ 11:00 A.M. HT&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RU Hawks - Hawk Head RU.png\" alt=\"Rockhurst\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        \u00a0Rockhurst&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                    <a class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details-history\" href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/sports\/mens-volleyball\/opponent-history\/rockhurst\/465\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">History <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    HONOLULU \u2013 The third-ranked University of Hawai&#8217;i men&#8217;s volleyball team took both matches of a doubleheader against Roberts Wesleyan and Rockhurst, Wednesday, at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. The Rainbow Warriors (5-1) will play both teams again in another doubleheader on Friday with the Rockhurst match at 11:00 a.m. and Roberts Wesleyan at 7:00 p.m.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nMatch #2: Hawai&#8217;i 3, Rockhurst 0<br \/>\nIn the nightcap, Hawai&#8217;i completed the doubleheader sweep with a 25-21, 25-19, 23-25, 25-13 victory over Rockhurst.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/sports\/mens-volleyball\/roster\/kristian-titriyski\/21779\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"21779\" target=\"_blank\">Kristian Titriyski<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/sports\/mens-volleyball\/roster\/adrien-roure\/21778\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"21778\" target=\"_blank\">Adrien Roure<\/a> combined for 30 kills to lead the Warriors. Roure added five aces and seven digs and Titriyski tallied six digs and three blocks. <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/sports\/mens-volleyball\/roster\/louis-sakanoko\/21771\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"21771\" target=\"_blank\">Louis Sakanoko<\/a> added nine kills and three blocks.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nUH hit .382 for the match compared to .167 for Rockhurst. The Warriors served a season-high 10 aces and out-blocked the Hawks, 8.5 to 8.0.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nShay Spadaro, Will Sutphen, and Lucan Tran each had eight kills to lead the Hawks (1-3). Setter Nathan Jacques dished out 28 assists along with three aces, five digs, and three blocks.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Hawks hung tough for the better part of the first two sets and finally broke through in the third, hitting .444 in the frame while UH committed six attack errors and hit .250 to send the match to a fourth set.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIt was all Hawai&#8217;i in the fourth, as the Warriors hit .500 and held the Hawks to -.034.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nMatch #1: Hawai&#8217;i 3, Roberts Wesleyan 0<br \/>\nEarlier in the day, UH took the opening match of its day-night doubleheader against Roberts Wesleyan, winning in straight-sets, 25-21, 25-17, 25-16.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nUH hit .410 in a match that saw most of its reserves play the entire match. <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/sports\/mens-volleyball\/roster\/kainoa-wade\/21869\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"21869\" target=\"_blank\">Kainoa Wade<\/a> led the way with a career-high 21 kills, hitting .514 in 35 attempts. The Kailua, O&#8217;ahu native also tallied five digs, two aces, and one block.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nOutside hitters <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/sports\/mens-volleyball\/roster\/thatcher-fahlbusch\/22468\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22468\" target=\"_blank\">Thatcher Fahlbusch<\/a> made his UH debut and finished with six kills, one ace, and two digs. Fellow outside hitter <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/sports\/mens-volleyball\/roster\/finn-kearney\/21780\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"21780\" target=\"_blank\">Finn Kearney<\/a> also posted six kills in 11 errorless attempts and five digs. <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/sports\/mens-volleyball\/roster\/magnus-hettervik\/22466\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22466\" target=\"_blank\">Magnus Hettervik<\/a> made his first start at setter and finished with 22 assists and six digs before giving way to <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/sports\/mens-volleyball\/roster\/victor-lowe\/21775\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"21775\" target=\"_blank\">Victor Lowe<\/a>, who added 14 assists and directed the offense to a .462 clip in the third set.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/sports\/mens-volleyball\/roster\/kai-taylor\/21772\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"21772\" target=\"_blank\">Kai Taylor<\/a> started at libero and recorded nine digs. Middle blocker <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/sports\/mens-volleyball\/roster\/ofeck-hazan\/21782\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"21782\" target=\"_blank\">Ofeck Hazan<\/a> posted five digs and three blocks.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nRyan DeJohn led the Redhawks (2-1) with eight kills and six digs. As a team, Roberts Wesleyan hit .185 with four aces and 4.5 team blocks.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>#HawaiiMVB<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; Next Match: Rockhurst 1\/16\/2026 | 11:00 A.M. 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