Thursday night’s meeting between No. 1 Hawaii and No. 2 BYU was stunning. Who expected the Rainbow Warriors to be dispatched with such ease by the visiting Cougars? Friday night’s rematch was jaw-dropping in its own right, as UH rallied from a two-set hole, minus one of its leading attackers in Colton Cowell, to stun the last remaining unbeaten team in the country with a 20-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-23, 19-17 reverse sweep in front of a sellout crowd at the […]

There were a multitude of reasons why No. 1 Hawaii got swept out of its own building by No. 2 BYU on Thursday night. Swagger — or lack thereof. A predictable attack by Rado Parapunov and Colton Cowell. A sluggish defense. And difficulties in serve-receive. A big factor in that last part was BYU junior opposite Gabi Garcia Fernandez, whose blistering serves yielded a eight aces and set the tone for the Cougars (17-0) in setting the UH opponent record for […]

This week’s marquee matchups between the top two men’s volleyball teams in the nation have become hot tickets. A UH spokesperson said as of Tuesday afternoon there were roughly 6,500 tickets issued for Thursday’s 7 p.m. match and about 8,800 issued for Friday’s 7 p.m. rematch. That would leave about 3,800 left for Thursday and 1,500 left for Friday. They are the biggest men’s volleyball matches at the Sheriff since UH conquered rival Long Beach State in front of a […]