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.