{"id":231990,"date":"2026-03-23T03:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T03:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/231990\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T03:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T03:10:11","slug":"hawaii-mens-volleyball-sweeps-no-2-long-beach-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/231990\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawai’i Men’s Volleyball Sweeps No. 2 Long Beach State"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The University of Hawai’i men’s volleyball team defeated No. 2 Long Beach State in a straight-set sweep (25-18, 25-22, 25-20) on Saturday night. This victory marks the Rainbow Warriors’ first series sweep over the Beach in Long Beach since 2015 and the third under head coach Charlie Wade.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

Hawai’i’s dominant performance against the highly ranked Long Beach State team showcases the Rainbow Warriors’ strength and potential as they continue their season. This sweep is an important milestone for the program, demonstrating their ability to compete at the highest level of collegiate men’s volleyball.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

Louis Sakanoko led Hawai’i with a team-high 15 kills and a .619 hitting percentage. Kristian Titriyski added 11 kills and two service aces, while setter Tread Rosenthal dished out 33 assists and contributed four blocks and three kills. The Warriors’ offense was highly efficient, finishing the match with a .437 team hitting percentage. Defensively, Trevell Jordan and Justin Todd combined for seven blocks, helping UH outblock Long Beach State 8.5 to 7.0.<\/p>\n

The match took place on Saturday, March 22, 2026.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Louis Sakanoko<\/p>\n

A key player for the Hawai’i men’s volleyball team, Sakanoko led the team with 15 kills and a .619 hitting percentage in the sweep over Long Beach State.<\/p>\n

Kristian Titriyski<\/p>\n

A strong offensive contributor for Hawai’i, Titriyski recorded 11 kills and two service aces in the victory over Long Beach State.<\/p>\n

Tread Rosenthal<\/p>\n

The setter for the Hawai’i men’s volleyball team, Rosenthal orchestrated the Warriors’ efficient offense, dishing out 33 assists and adding four blocks and three kills.<\/p>\n

Trevell Jordan<\/p>\n

A key defensive player for Hawai’i, Jordan combined with Justin Todd for seven blocks in the match against Long Beach State.<\/p>\n

Justin Todd<\/p>\n

Todd teamed up with Trevell Jordan to provide a strong blocking presence for the Hawai’i men’s volleyball team in the sweep over Long Beach State.<\/p>\n

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\n What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

The Rainbow Warriors (19-3, 2-0 BWC) will return to Honolulu to face UC Santa Barbara in a two-match Big West series on Friday, March 27, and Saturday, March 28, at the Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. The first match is scheduled for 7:00 P.M. HT and will be broadcast on Spectrum Sports.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

Hawai’i’s dominant sweep of the highly ranked Long Beach State team showcases the Rainbow Warriors’ strength and potential as they continue their season. This victory is an important milestone for the program, demonstrating their ability to compete at the highest level of collegiate men’s volleyball.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a The University of Hawai’i men’s volleyball team defeated No. 2…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":228404,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":["post-231990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231990"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231990\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/228404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}