HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – In another go around with old foe Long Beach State, the University of Hawaii men’s volleyball team would go the distance.
However, it would not go Hawaii’s way this time.
The ‘Bows falling to the Beach in another classic installment of their volleyball rivalry.
A five-set thriller to crown Long Beach State as tournament champions, getting the automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.
Hawaii’s Kristian Titryski had a team-high 20 kills.
UH saying they didn’t capitalize on moments to close out the match.
“Such a small margin of error and such a small difference against the top teams right now that, you know, really, any one or two plays in any set can really make a difference inside that set.” UH head coach Charlie Wade said.
“We had multiple opportunities to take big leads or just take the game in that game, so I think we need to be better.” Setter Tread Rosenthal added.
UH will learn their postseason fate on Sunday during the NCAA Selection Show.
The show will be streaming on NCAA.com at 10:00 a.m. Hawaii time.
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