HONOLULU – The third-ranked University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team completed a two-match series sweep of Lindenwood with a four-set victory Friday at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. Set scores were 25-16, 23-25, 27-25, 25-23.
 
The Rainbow Warriors (17-1) extended their win streak to eight as they enter next week's 29^th OUTRIGGER Volleyball Invitational featuring nationally-ranked Ball State, Penn State, and USC. Unlike Wednesday's sweep when 14 players saw action, Hawai'i stuck mainly with its starters led by Kristian Titriyski's match-high 19 kills along with eight digs and two blocks.
 
Adrien Roure added 11 kills, hitting .421 while Finn Kearney posted seven kills, hitting .500.
 
As a team, Hawai'i hit .305 for the match and also tallied 10.5 blocks.
 
The Lions (4-11) were led by Jacob Christopher and Carter Stenmark, who each had 14 kills. Lindenwood hit .217 for the match and posted 12 team blocks and four aces.

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UH jumped out to a 10-5 lead in Set 1 with seven kills in nine attempts. The Lions fought back and closed to within two before the Warriors extended the lead to 21-14 after a 5-0 run. Hawai'i hit .500 in the set led by Titriyski's five kills.
 
The Lions hung tough in the second set, taking a 12-11 lead after a Zach Solomon ace. Lindenwood continued to maintain its lead and had a 24-22 advantage after a Stenmark kill. Following a Lion service error, Clay Wieter's serve went into the net giving Lindenwood the set.
 
UH took a 10-7 lead in Set 3 behind the serving of Tread Rosenthal. The Lions tied it at 18-18 after a 4-0 run and jumped ahead 21-20 after another three-point surge. UH retook the lead after a Roure-Kurt Nusterer double-block and then grabbed the set on its third try after a Lion attack error.
 
The Lions jumped all over the Warriors in Set 4, taking a 15-10 lead at the media timeout. Hawai'i answered right back behind the serving of Titriyski and Roure for a 9-1 run and a three-point lead. The Lions closed to within one at 21-20 but UH managed to side-out and ended it on Rosenthal's fifth kill.
 
The OUTRIGGER Invitational runs Thursday, March 13 through Saturday, March 15 with matches starting at 4:00 p.m., and 7:00 p.m., each day. The Warriors are the defending champions, winning their 11^th tournament title last season. Penn State has made 22 appearances in the OUTRIGGER with three titles, most recently in 2023.