Senior hitter Siki Zarkovic put down a career-high 24 kills as No. 5 Hawaii rebounded from its first loss of the season to defeat No. 12 Pepperdine in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball match 25-22, 16-25, 25-19, 25-15 tonight in Malibu, Calif.

Freshman opposite Stijn van Tilburg added 15 kills as the Rainbow Warriors improved to 4-1 overall, 1-1 in the MPSF. Matt Tarantino led the Waves (4-1, 1-1) with 16 kills and David Wieczorek added 13.

Hawaii outdug Pepperdine 34-22, with senior libero Kolby Kanetake finishing with a match-high nine and junior hitter Kupono Fey eight to go with eight kills. The Waves won the blocking battle 10-7; on Friday, Pepperdine had an 11-3 edge in blocks.