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Stockton, CA –The No. 2 University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team put their 6-match winning streak to the test Monday night versus the No. 15 Pacific Tigers and came out victorious. The Warriors (9-2, 6-1 MPSF) triumphed over a determined Tiger team (4-10, 2-7 MPSF), 3-0 (31-29, 30-27, 30-26) in 91 minutes.

Leading the offense for the Warriors was sophomore outside hitter Pedro Azehna with 17 kills and five service aces. Azenha also chalked up six digs, one assist and one block assist. Nipping at Azenha's heels on the kill list was junior Delano Thomas who put down 16 kills and served up one ace. Thomas also had six digs and three block assists for the evening. Freshman setter Brian Beckwith put up 48 assists for the match and sophomore Jose Delgado had a team high seven digs in the Warriors win. Recently named Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week Mauli'a LaBarre hit .462 for the evening and posted eight kills, one service ace, one dig and three block assists.

Pacific came on strong in game one, taking a 15-13 lead by mid game. But the Warriors managed to stay in the game, largely off seven huge kills by Azenha and five from Thomas. The Warriors hit .306 in game one compared to Pacific's .216 percentage and managed a close 31-29 victory.

In game two, Pacific continued to play with a fierce enthusiasm that had kept the match close throughout the night. At 20-21 a Thomas kill and two consecutive points on LaBarre's serve gave the Warriors a decisive edge and the eventual 30-27 victory. Hawai'i continued to hit around .300 while Pacific improved to a .297 hitting percentage for the match.

By the third game Hawai'i had firmly taken control of the match and led by as much as six before a Stanhiser kill gave the Warriors game three, 30-26, and the match, 3-0. Perhaps most frustrating for Hawai'i was the Pacific defense which put up ten team blocks for the evening compared to the six and a half the Warrior defense posted.

The No. 2 Warriors will play one more match in Stockton versus the No. 15 Tigers, Tuesday, 7:00pm at the Spanos Center before heading home to prepare for upcoming matches against tough MPSF foe, UCLA (Feb. 26 and 28).

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