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No. 5 Hawaii sweeps No. 11 UC Santa Barbara

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Hawaii setter Jennings Franciskovic and middle blocker Patrick Gasman combined on a double block against UC Santa Barbara.

Sophomore opposite Stijn van Tilburg put down 15 kills and No. 5 Hawaii extended its home winning streak to 12 dating back to last season with a 25-22, 30-28, 25-23 sweep of No. 11 UC Santa Barbara tonight in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball match at the Stan Sheriff Center.

Senior middle Hendrik Mol was in on six of the 12 blocks for the Warriors (9-2, 2-2 MPSF) and junior libero Tui Tuileta had 11 of the team’s 25 digs.

Senior hitter Jacob Delson had 14 kills for the Gauchos (6-4, 3-4).

The teams meet again at 7 p.m. Saturday.

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