No. 2 Rainbow Warriors sweep No. 8 Stanford
Junior hitter Rado Parapunov put down 17 kills and senior hitter Stijn van Tilburg added 11 as No. 2 Hawaii remained unbeaten with a 25-15, 27-25, 25-22 sweep of No. 8 Stanford in a men’s nonconference volleyball match tonight at the Stan Sheriff Center.
A season-high crowd of 3,945 saw the Rainbow Warriors (4-0) defeat the Cardinal (7-2) for the sixth consecutive time in Honolulu dating back to 2013. Sophomore libero Gage Worsley had a match-high 11 digs for Hawaii, which has not dropped a set this season.
No. 2 #HawaiiMVB closes out #No. 8 Stanford in straight sets, 25-15, 27-25, 25-22
17 kills by Rado Parapunov
41 assists by Joe Worsley
11 digs by Gage Worsley pic.twitter.com/589ABI210T— Hawaii Warrior World (@hawaiiwworld) February 2, 2019
Senior hitter Jordan Ewert had 14 kills for Stanford in its first road trip of the year.
The teams meet again at 6 p.m. on Sunday.
Van Tilburg moved into 13th place on the UH list, passing Brook Sedore (1,096). He has 1,105.