Sophomore swinger Taylor Sander (#15) came out to tie for the most amount of attempts in a singe match, with 58. He finished the night with 23 kills, only two points away from the total amount of points in a set.
6'7" senior middle blocker, Futi Tavana (#17) broke the record for most amount of blocks in a match, rejecting 14 of the Warriors kills. Futi stuck to the number 14 and also had the same amount of kills as blocks.
The Cougars back row even had their records for the night. For the first time this season, the Cougars had more than one player to get 10 or more digs. In fact, four of them had at least ten digs. Senior opposite Robb Stowell (#13) piloted the back row with 16 digs. Senior setter, Joe Kauliakamoa (#8) followed close behind Robb with 15, while Josue Rivera (#6) and freshman libero Jaylen Reyes (#12) both had 11 digs.
The first set was kept close the whole match, until 20, when the Cougars came out to push toward game point. The first set was where they had the most errors that night. The Cougars came out to take the first and second set, both with 25-23.
The third set proved the game to be a true battle as the Warriors pushed some of the best out of them, with Steve Hunt and JP Marks swinging for them. The Cougars came close, but the points went in favor of Hawai‘i in the end. The set score was 23-25.
Set number four came out with some swings and had the Cougars at the helm for the majority of the game. However, with Hawai‘i trailing by three and BYU a point from the match victory, the Warriors pushed hard and took the set 36-34.
The fifth and final set went back and forth exchanging points. The set tied four different times before BYU pushed forward to win the set 15-12, taking the match.
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