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KRYSTLE MARCELLUS / KMARCELLUS@STARADVERTISER.COM
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Stijn van Tilburg hits past the blocks by Long Beach State 49ers Bjarne Huus, left and Long Beach State 49ers Taylor Gregory.
Freshman hitter TJ DeFalco put down a team-high 17 kills and No. 1 Long Beach State snapped a four-match losing streak to Hawaii, defeating the Warriors 25-19, 25-17, 22-25, 25-20 in tonight’s Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball match at the Stan Sheriff Center.
The 49ers (14-2, 11-2) extended their winning streak to eight when handing the Warriors their second straight loss and fifth in six matches.
Freshman opposite Stijn van Tilburg led Hawaii (10-6, 5-6) with 17 kills.
Warrior coach Charlie Wade pulled most of his starters after Set 2, going with five freshmen, a seldom-used senior hitter and senior libero Kolby Kanetake. Kanetake finished with 11 digs.
The teams meet again at 7 p.m. Friday at the Sheriff Center.
Long Beach State outblocked Hawaii 17.5-3.
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