IRVINE, Calif. — A performance that was equal parts efficient and emphatic carried the Hawaii men’s volleyball team into the Big West tournament championship game.
Buoyed by a decidedly pro-UH crowd, the top-seeded Rainbow Warriors hit .394 and kept No. 4 UC Santa Barbara at bay throughout a 25-18, 25-19, 25-18 semifinal sweep of the Gauchos at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, Calif.
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The top-seeded Hawaii men’s volleyball team swept No. 4 UC Santa Barbara at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, Calif., on Friday to reach the Big West tournament championship game for the second straight time and fourth overall
Dimitrios Mouchlias put down a match-high 13 kills and Chaz Galloway added nine as UH hit .394, while setter Jakob Thelle ended the match with his program record-tying 121st ace
UH will face host UC Irvine in Saturday’s championship match at 4:30 p.m. Hawaii time for an automatic NCAA tournament berth
The Rainbow Warriors had a large crowd advantage Friday with close to 2,000 supporters in attendance
