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Top-ranked Hawaii men’s volleyball sweeps UC San Diego

Cindy Luis

Senior hitter Stijn van Tilburg put down 13 kills without an error in 20 swings and No. 1 Hawaii extended its NCAA record consecutive sets-won streak to 66 with a 25-15, 25-22, 25-17 sweep of UC San Diego in a Big West men’s volleyball match tonight in La Jolla, Calif.

It was the seventh straight win in RIMAC Arena for the Rainbow Warriors (22-0, 5-0) and the 12th consecutive victory over the Tritons (7-14, 0-5). Junior opposite Rado Parapunov added 11 kills for Hawaii, which hit .465 over the 83 minutes.

Hawaii, the top blocking team in the country, out blocked UCSD 12-1 with junior middle Patrick Gasman in on eight, including three solo.

Logan Clark led the Tritons with nine kills.

The teams meet again Saturday at 4 p.m. Hawaii time.

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