Overview
- Hawaii beat UC Irvine in four sets on Monday at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion to claim the NCAA men's volleyball championship.
- After dropping the first set 15-25, the Rainbow Warriors took control with 25-18, 25-18, 25-20 wins behind far cleaner attacking.
- Outside hitter Kristian Titriyski led Hawaii with 16 kills, Adrien Roure added 15, and setter Tread Rosenthal finished with 44 assists.
- UC Irvine, which earned an at-large bid and upset top-seeded UCLA earlier in the tournament, closed its season at 21-9 as Andrej Jokanovic posted 13 kills.
- The victory is Hawaii’s third national title, sets a single-season program record with 30 wins, and continues the Big West’s run of champions to five since 2018.