Three members of the University of Hawai’i men’s volleyball team have been recognized with weekly awards from the Big West Conference. Kainoa Wade was named Offensive Player of the Week, Justin Todd received Defensive Player of the Week honors, and Tread Rosenthal earned Setter of the Week for the third time this season.
This marks the first career weekly award for both Wade and Todd. According to the university, these recognitions come after the Rainbow Warriors achieved a 3-0 record during their recent road trip in Pennsylvania, where they defeated Saint Francis and Penn State twice. The team’s overall record now stands at 10-1.
Wade led his team with 44 kills over three matches and also contributed seven aces, 19 digs, and eight blocks. He matched his career-high with 21 kills in a four-set win over Penn State.
Todd recorded a team-best 15 total blocks during the trip, including a career-high seven blocks in one match against Penn State. He also maintained an offensive hitting percentage of .765 across all matches played on the road trip.
Rosenthal averaged 11 assists per set while guiding Hawai’i to a .405 combined hitting percentage across their three victories. This latest honor brings his career total to eight Setter of the Week awards and 15 overall weekly awards from the Big West Conference.
The Rainbow Warriors are currently ranked No. 3 in the AVCA Top 20 Coaches Poll and will not play again until February 13–14 when they travel to Stanford for two matches.
“Kainoa Wade totaled a team-best 44 kills (4.40 avg.) and 55 points (5.55 avg.) … also led the team with seven aces (0.70 avg.) and 19 digs (1.90 avg.) and posted eight blocks (0.80 avg.) … matched his career-high with 21 kills, hitting .450 with three aces, five digs and four blocks in a four-set win over Penn State to close out the road trip … had nine kills, three aces, five digs, and two blocks in the first match against of the Nittany Lions … opened the road trip with 14 kills, hitting .545 with one ace, career-high nine digs, and two blocks against Saint Francis.”
“Justin Todd led the team with 15 total blocks (1.50 avg.) … posted 13 blocks (1.86 avg.) in the two-match series with Penn State … career-high seven blocks in a four-set win in the rematch and six blocks in the series opener … offensively, hit .765 during the road trip with only one error in 17 attack attempts, while averaging 1.40 kills per set.”
“Tread Rosenthal averaged 11.00 assists per set in UH’s three wins while leading UH to a .405 combined hitting percentage … also totaled five kills (0.50 avg.), six aces (0.60 avg.), 13 digs (1.30 avg.) and eight blocks (0.80) … began the trip with 32 assists and directed the offense to a .432 clip against Saint Francis … had 31 assists, three aces, three digs, and three blocks in the series opener with Penn State … posted 47 assists leading the offense to a .412 clip in the rematch … also had two aces, seven digs, and three blocks in that match.”
