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<\/p>\n HONOLULU \u2014\u00a0A historic home win over Southern California earned the University of Hawai’i men’s volleyball team a trip to Los Angeles for the National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Championship semifinals. The dance continues \ud83d\udd7a#WarriorBall26<\/a> x #GoBows<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/00plIZLKY1<\/a><\/p>\n
The Warriors energized the crowd by sending\u00a0back three early blocks and\u00a0converting nine kills in their first 15 attempts to open up an 18-13 lead. Roure landed an ace on the end line to extend the UH lead to 21-16 before three Warrior errors fueled a 4-0 USC run. Titriyski gave UH set point at 24-20 and the Trojans survived for two more points before Titriyski put away his sixth kill to close out the opener. USC, which swept Belmont Abbey in the regional opener on Friday, was led by Dillon Klein’s 16 kills. Sterling Foley added 13 kills for the Trojans.
<\/p>\n ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED \u2049\ufe0f<\/p>\n The ‘Bows are off to the semifinals!#WarriorBall26<\/a> x #GoBows<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/u7taQt3woW<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nPlaying an NCAA Championship match on their home court for the first time in program history, the second-seeded Rainbow Warriors outlasted the Trojans 25-22, 24-26, 25-23, 32-30 in Saturday’s regional final on Saturday at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center.
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\nThe Warriors (28-5) advanced to the final four for the fifth time in the last six seasons and the 11th time in program history with the win over the Trojans (20-8).
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\nLouis Sakanoko<\/a>, held to two kills through the two-plus sets, finished with 12 kills and five blocks. Middle blocker Trevell Jordan<\/a> added eight kills in 12 error-free swings and had four blocks.
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\nSetter Tread Rosenthal<\/a>, the Big West Player of the Year, distributed 56 assists to go along with three kills, three blocks and an ace and the Warriors hit .328 as a team to USC’s .294.
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\nThe Warriors will next face Long Beach State on Saturday, May 9 in a national semifinal at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles in a rematch of a five-set battle won by the Beach in the Big West Championship final on April 25 in Irvine, Calif. UH swept the regular-season series with the Beach on March 20 and 21 in Long Beach.
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\nSaturday’s matchup between UH and USC set an NCAA Men’s Volleyball Championship single-match attendance record with a sellout crowd of 10,300, surpassing the previous mark of 9,822 set in 1998 at the Stan Sheriff Center for the national final between UCLA and Pepperdine.<\/p>\n
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\nUSC jumped out to an early lead in the second set and the Trojans went up 19-15 on an ace. UH drew within a point on three occasions and fought off a set point to close to 24-23. After a rally went to USC, a review of Sakanoko’s serve was ruled to have landed for an ace to force deuce. But the Trojans won the next two points to even the match at a set apiece.
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\nThe third set was tied 11 times before USC took a 15-14 lead at the media timeout. Sakanoko put away three\u00a0kills in a 5-3 surge that pushed the Warriors ahead 19-17. USC answered with a 4-1 run and UH went back up 22-21 on a block by Rosenthal and Todd. After Titriyski’s 14th kill gave UH set point,\u00a0Rosenthal’s serve forced a mishandled ball by the Trojans to finish off the set.
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\nWith the fourth set tied at 12-12, Roure delivered two kills and electrified the crowd with his run of four consecutive aces in an 8-1 UH run. WIth UH\u00a0up 20-13, USC cut into the margin with a 5-1 run and a four-point surge tied the set at 23-23. Titriyski’s cross-court kill gave UH match point but back-to-back kills for Klein gave USC set point. After a kill by Roure, Rosenthal landed an ace into the corner to push ahead 26-25.\u00a0After USC survived six match points, a tough serve by Todd on UH’s seventh attempt forced a USC net violation to end the match and send UH back to the final four.<\/p>\n
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\nUH and Long Beach State will meet in the NCAA Championship for the third time. Long Beach State defeated UH in the 2019 national final and the Warriors swept LBSU in the 2022 title match.\u00a0The Big West will have three teams in the final four with UH and Long Beach State joined by UC Irvine, which upset No. 1 seed and national championship host UCLA on Saturday. The Anteaters will take on Ball State in the semifinal round. The national championship match is set for Monday, May 11.
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