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No. 2 Hawaii extends NCAA record in sweep of Princeton

Senior hitter Stijn van Tilburg put down 11 kills and junior hitter Colton Cowell added 10 as No. 2 Hawaii remained undefeated with a 25-17, 25-18, 25-22 sweep of Princeton today at the Brigham Young Invite men’s volleyball tournament in Provo, Utah.

It was the 19th consecutive sweep for the Rainbow Warriors (19-0), who ran their NCAA-record sets-won streak to 57 after 93 minutes. The Tigers (10-11) were led by Parker Dixon’s 22 kills.

Hawaii will meet host BYU on Saturday (4 p.m. Hawaii time) in Smith Fieldhouse where the Warriors are 3-25 all time against the Cougars. Hawaii has not defeated BYU at home since 2003, a drought of 15 in straight.

The No. 8 Cougars faced McKendree later today.

Hawaii outblocked Princeton 10-8.5 with senior middle Dalton Solbrig, junior middle Patrick Gasman and junior opposite Rado Parapunov each in on four. Senior setter Joe Worsley and sophomore libero Gage Worsley had five digs a piece as the Warriors won the dig battle 20-15.

The Tigers had 17 service errors compared to 10 by the Warriors.

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