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No. 4 Hawaii completes undefeated road trip with 2nd win today

The fourth-ranked Hawaii men’s volleyball team ended a long day in North Carolina with a 25-20, 25-20, 22-25, 25-20 win over Queens to complete a 4-0 road trip today at Levine Center in Charlotte, N.C.

Kristian Titriyski put down a match-high 18 kills and Louis Sakanoko added 15 while hitting over .500 for the second time in three days for Hawaii (13-1), which played two matches today.

UH freshman Kainoa Wade had a career-high 18 kills and Finn Kearney added a career-high 14 in a 25-19, 25-11, 25-27, 25-19 win over Catawba College at Goodman Arena in Salisbury, N.C., roughly 50 miles from where UH played again six hours later against Queens (9-7).

Victor Lowe, a 6-foot-6 freshman, started his first match as a Rainbow Warrior against the Indians (6-8) and had 44 assists, five digs and two aces as UH sat most of its starting lineup for the match.

Wade added nine digs and an ace and Kearney hit .393 with eight digs and an ace.

Clay Wieter, who played for the first time since Jan. 31 against Brigham Young, hit .444 with 14 kills, eight digs, six blocks and an ace.

Hawaii rested every starter against Catawba except libero ‘Eleu Choy and Sakanoko, who only came in as a serving substitution.

Choy tied his season high with eight digs in the first match and then topped that with 11 against the Royals.

Hawaii dropped its first set in seven career meetings against Queens despite hitting .552 in the third set.

UH returns home and will open Big West Conference play against No. 2 UC Irvine on Friday at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center.

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