HONOLULU – The third-ranked University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team extended its win streak to 12 matches after a straight-set win over Sacred Heart Friday in the first of two non-conference matches at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. Set scores were 25-17, 25-13, 25-17.
In the first-ever meeting between the programs, the Rainbow Warriors (13-1) overcame a sluggish offensive performance in the first set but used its big block to hold the Pioneers to -.014 hitting for the match.
The win also extended UH's win streak against unranked teams at home to 63 straight dating back to 2012.
Alaka'i Todd led Hawai'i with 10 kills, hitting .412 with one ace and one block.
Guilherme Voss had six blocks, including three solo, along with five kills.
Chaz Galloway added five kills in two sets of action.
As a team, the Warriors hit .345 for the match with six aces and 10.5 blocks.
The Pioneers (6-10) were led by Carlos Santa Cruz who finished with 10 kills.
In Set 1, UH took a 9-5 lead after scoring four unanswered. The lead was six at 16-10 after the Warriors strung together four more points. Hawai'i went on to win the set despite hitting .067 with seven kills and six errors.
Hawai'i jumped out to another big lead in Set 2 at 11-6. The advantage was 21-11 after SHU's seventh attack error of the set. UH rebounded offensively hitting .524 in the set.
The Pioneers held a 7-4 lead early in Set 3 after a 5-1 run. But the Warriors answered with four straight, capped by a
Tread Rosenthal ace, to regain the lead. An 8-2 run made it 18-12 and the Pioneers never threatened.
The teams play again on Sunday at 5:00 p.m.
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