IRVINE, Calif. – The University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team garnered two of the Big West's weekly player of the week awards following a two-match series sweep of No. 5 BYU last week in Provo, Utah.
 
Opposite Kristian Titriyski earned Freshman of the Week and middle blocker Kurt Nusterer was Defensive Player of the Week.
 
The duo helped the Rainbow Warriors sweep the season series over the Cougars in Provo for the first time in program history. UH entered the week 4-29 all-time in Provo but have now won three straight since 2019.
 
This week marks the second time this season that UH was honored by the Big West. Following UH's season-opening series sweep of McKendree, Adrien Roure captured both offensive and freshman of the week awards while Rosenthal won the setter of the week.

For Nusterer, it marks his second career defensive player of the week award.
 
Kristian Titriyski

• Averaged 4.11 kills per set and 5.22 points per set 
• Also averaged 1.22 blocks per set, served four aces, and hit .288 in the series
• Career-high 20 kills, hitting .333, with three aces, and four blocks in a five-set win in the opener
• Recorded seven of his 20 kills in the marathon fifth-set, including three kills that erased match points
• Tallied 17 kills and career-highs of seven digs and seven blocks in a four-set win in the rematch
• Had two clutch kills in the fourth set to give UH its 22nd and 23rd points. 

 
Kurt Nusterer

• Averaged 2.22 blocks per set
• Matched his career-high of 10 blocks in each of the two matches (1 BS, 9 BA in the first match, 10 BA in the second match)
• Helped UH record 35 total blocks in the series (3.89 avg.) including a season-best 18.5 in the opener
• On the rematch, helped UH record 16.5 blocks in a four-set win, while limiting the Cougars to .147 team hitting percentage
• In that match, recorded seven of his 10 blocks in the opening set