Opposite Kristian Titriyski, who is one of those three freshman starters, came back from a first-set benching to put down his 20th kill for the final point that not only kept Hawaii undefeated this season at 7-0, but earned UH just its fifth win in 30 all-time meetings with the Cougars (6-3) in Provo.

Despite BYU reaching match point six different times in the fifth set, Hawaii did just enough to stay alive before ultimately handing the Cougars the final blow. “We had opportunities,” BYU head coach Shawn Olmstead said.