Hawaii Warrior Volleyball vs BYU (Feb. 1, 2025) Match 2

Maui Strong!!!
Go Bows!!
Courtesy goes to BYU.tv.

[@janniefab08]

so happy that the live stream was free. I watched the two matches on livestream and glad I can watched it again and again, thanks to you. Mahalo from the Philippines. Go bows🤙🎉

[@JK-fr3qp]

San ka nanood mamshi? I wanna watch too!

[@janniefab08]

sa byutv ko sya napanood nag live kasi sila pero pag hawaii na ang naglilive hindi na free ang stream kasi sa ESPN sila. nag aabang nalang ako sa mga uploads niya dito

[@marioorbito5318]

Glad to see Hawaii has so many weapons and just beginning to grow. Amazing to see a collection of talent among foreign players. Great video.

[@williamhao1097]

Yes. Foreign players together with USA players. Sports can bring cultures together. Aloha.

[@username15yearsago52]

The more they play, better they would be. These are all freshman and have only a few month of chemistry.

[@hankakah4180]

UH's height and youth is impressive with this many blocks and their ability to come back from close games, and most of them are freshmen. The experience they are gaining and skills during the year will be interesting to keep track of this year. Go Bows!! 🌈🌈

[@simplysimple7628]

Keoni Thiim’s passion to play and compete is very respectable and understandable, but let’s be honest. Those Hawaii squads are absolutely stacked with international talent. He just can’t compete with some of those pin hitters. His heart is amazing and very very exciting to watch. BYU gave him a chance to play all around and he took it. Gotta respect it.

[@bradycastillo3917]

He put up 21 kills and multiple aces/blocks and took BYU to 5 set extras the night before against one of “those Hawaii squads” that’s the definition of competing with them. Bye with this kinda comment.

[@hankakah4180]

When he was playing for UH, he wasn't effective against the taller blockers. Just like he was being blocked here, he had some good swings, but that's all BYU has this year. Block Keoni, the team became more predictable. UH has some height this year among all the younger players and we didn't even see 6'10" freshman Coach Wade's son. At 1:59:28 you can see how tall this year's team is, 9 freshmen on the team, and compare the other players to 6'11" Rosenthal.

[@aina_adventurer]

​@bradycastillo3917 definitely competed with them but he couldn't win against them. That's the key difference and the reason why I am happy he is thriving at BYU now. Best of luck to him. But that BYU team is senior heavy. They lose many of them this season. Hawaii returns practically its whole line up for next few years. Better watch out!

[@williamhao1097]

​@@bradycastillo3917" TEAM " sport.

[@romeldomaoal0602]

He’s still cocky and so desperate to get a win against Hawaii but no luck…. Pov only🤫🤨😢

[@chaemochi]

Titriyskiiiiii! The way he taunts the crowd right back cracks me up LOL.

[@locomojoboy2]

Lol yeah I love it. Give it right back to them. They love to dish it but can’t take it.

[@williamhao1097]

Titryski and Hazan stood up to the bullies in the crowd. Hawaii team are Warriors!​@@locomojoboy2

[@williamhao1097]

Titriyski and Hawaii Warriors stood up to the bully crowd. 😊

[@JuneEdwards-x3c]

Hawaii no ka oi, thank you for video. It was an awesome game. Such a proud moment❤

[@SteveEfurd]

Mahalo 808 LEV for coming through again. Had an awesome time watching the replay.

[@classicpatsgames]

They showed a ton of mental toughness this weekend. Future is bright.

[@emeliakiwaha6436]

Go Bows! Great game! Thank you BYU for televising!! ALOHA from Big Island Hawaii 😊

[@RGisOutOfOffice]

Props to Rosenthal for the consistent serving at the end of the 3rd set.. they were down like 10 points, and had they managed somehow to win that one, that would have been such an epic comeback..

[@juniorkawai6131]

I think that long run gave the Bows the momentum going into the fourth set. BYU thinking: We had six match points in the fifth set and still failed to win the first game.

[@williamhao1097]

Rosenthal is a great quarterback for this exciting team.

[@mhelandie]

Thank you LEV for the upload ❤🤙 Bows looked great set 1&2... almost made an amazing comeback set 3... [credit to BYU, they went down swinging]... ngl wanted it to go to 5th set ✌😆😂🤭 can't wait to watch more from these two promising programs.

[@OKBUDDY21]

If Louis stays consistent and keeps working on his pipe attacks, nobody can stop it. He has such an insane swing.

[@lalsz72]

Maybe if Keoni stopped making it all about him, BYU could win some games against top ranked teams. Honestly…

[@aceplorer]

Mahalo from the Philippines 🇵🇭. Let's go 'Bows!🌺

[@chaemochi]

If I hear Sakanuko one more time, I'm gonna pull my hair out lol

[@locomojoboy2]

Yeah that really annoyed me how little he knew or cared to pronounce his name correctly

[@RGisOutOfOffice]

Ikr. Titriyski feels more of a challenge to pronounce but somehow sa-ka-no-ko is harder 😅

[@j0eniLoO]

if this isn’t the realest comment 😭

[@jeffreygaddi5629]

You are now bald 😂

[@OKBUDDY21]

@@locomojoboy2 They did more research than you guys lmao, go look at the roster and see how their last names are pronounced. Fake fans.

[@shaunharvest2453]

I agree it is good to see Keoni having playing time but after the facial hit him showing no effort to even say are you ok is disrespectful. Again it is just my opinion but anyone can watch the replay and see that their was no effort no aloha no nothing but just a stare across the net.

[@Jmene0501]

Mahalo for the video(s)🤙🏿

[@jardinnimaioraj2566]

Thank you so much from the🇵🇭

[@evelynmontano9237]

Thank you for sharing appreciate it from 🇲🇾❤️

[@leilei3251]

Thank you 😊

[@joanmesa2656]

hawaii rookies are great keep it up💪🏻

[@shaunharvest2453]

After watching Hawaii play stanford tonight Louie hit someone in the face and without a doubt walked across to make sure the Stanford player was ok. Keoni literally just stayed on his side and did nothing. I could be wrong but that’s what the camera caught.

[@locomojoboy2]

Yeah he made no effort to make sure he was ok

[@alternativecurrenful]

That third set was hilarious oml 🤣 Crowds: B Y *Blocked* Crowds: B! Y! *Blocked* Crowds: B?! Y!? *Blocked* Crowds: B?? Y?? *Hit Out*

[@locomojoboy2]

Yeah it irritates me when byu and Texas chants their chant every rally.

[@lianicholls9124]

Mahalo again for the upload, made this kapuna smile. Imua uh.

[@qqbubbles808]

Mahalo so much for sharing da game vids..🤙🤙

[@hefnhef1]

HUGE wins for a such a young team.

[@scottkaluhiwa7621]

In the next couple of years hawaii will be back on top

[@outsma1793]

BYU's camera operators are as good as Spectrum's, but they have us beat in the quality of the equipment. This is evident in the challenges.

[@chrislee5062]

Yes, I was really impressed by the challenge system that BYU has, it felt more advanced than ours.

[@locomojoboy2]

@@chrislee5062how can you even consider ours “advanced” when it’s one of the worst among all colleges?

[@locomojoboy2]

It’s annoying as hell when Kanoa repeatedly talks about the replay footage being hard to tell if a touch was made or now, etc, when they could easily get the money to upgrade their cameras whether it be through the school or crowdfunding

[@Two.trekkers]

Thanks for the upload. Love the upset!

[@JDunkLow21]

the inconsistency of keoni is really showing, so happy rainbow won the 2 matches

[@simplysimple7628]

Agree. He is an amazing player but you gotta also be aware and stop the delusion. He had no chance to play all around full time in Hawaii. That’s just the truth. He can use my opinion as fuel to his fire but the truth is the truth.

[@DAVID-io9nj]

Simply a little guy playing against big guys.

[@nemo6808]

This match reminds of the past when Hawaii would play a top team and play them really tough but somehow the other team would make plays and Hawaii would lose. This is how it feels as a Hawaii fan to be on the other side. This team is only ascending

[@aghawaiifan2538]

Mahalo for the uploads on the 2025 season and wow, can't wait to see the growth and potential on both Kristian and the whole of the UH MVB team. 😊🤙🏽 P.S Is it 'Kristian'? Talking about the UH MVB player number 10--on a different note; he does look cute alone with Louis S. and Adrien R. IMOO. 😍

[@ToonSciron]

First match was about grit for the Bows. Second match? Was just to show off, what a match the team played. Wow.

[@Russhell808]

yes byu is amazing with the media things are do e wonderful and quick to tube. The UH men are so beautiful and tall, handsome young men!!!

[@forme3h]

Keoni is so cocky. He didn’t even apologize or recognize the situation. I mean he is 6th year senior. Haha

[@locomojoboy2]

Yeah that dumb angry grandpa face he makes is so cringe. Especially with that mustache.

[@forme3h]

@@locomojoboy2😂😂😂

[@AlecBarnesVolleyball]

apologize for what?

[@swed62]

Mahalo 🤙🏽 GO BOWS🌈🏐🇬🇺🇵🇼🏝️❤️

[@Akuma2000]

thank you for sharing.

[@heneghan82]

Did anyone else think the BYU coach’s comments between set 2 and 3 were crap? I mean, I wanted UH to win but I was bummed out by what seemed unprofessional and in poor taste comments about his own team.

[@williamhao1097]

No inspiration. Too much ego.He was thinking of himself. Sad.

[@magicman1433]

Blunt to be sure, but I'm sure he was frustrated and upset that his team didn't come out with more fire after losing last night...

[@locomojoboy2]

I was surprised how brutal he was being about his own team with the things he was saying. But what I found annoying is how he constantly keep shrugging his shoulders throughout his entire comments like “idk wtf these guys are doing out there.”

[@Mish-p6h]

U the best😂 much Mahalo😊

[@behappy6215]

I know byu's doomed when their setter keeps setting high balls to the wingers, and low ball to the middles against a very tall hawaii. they should have played fast and spike smart instead of trying to destroy hawaii's blocks.

[@locomojoboy2]

Yeah I was wondering why he kept setting so high

[@kevinpatrickmeneses2004]

Tēnā koe from Aotearoa!

[@williamhao1097]

808 LEV please know you are so appreciated. Mahalo nui loa!

[@ericsellona3225]

Local Boy in SoCal here. Thank you for posting UH games. I always look forward to your videos. Can you also post Football and basketball games?

[@risottu]

15:05 ?? Are they blind? :D The trajectory is going straight towards the hands and you can clearly see the ball deflecting from them

[@rainman11]

I muted the commentary after watching that no joke lol. Those guys are so bias

[@warrenarios]

I couldn’t tell if they were joking or just stupid

[@japanaloha]

@@rainman11 These announcers were not bad at all. Yes, they were a little biased. But that's to be expected. However, overall, they were actually pretty fair in their announcing and were very knowledgeable about UH. They knew their stuff and they called the challenges correctly no matter which side it was going to be rewarded to.

[@rainman11]

@ knowledgeable about Hawaii? Last game one of the announcers thought BYU had the largest crowd attendance until they found out Hawaii averages 7,000+! Also they made a stupid joke when the sideline reporter said one of the ppl in the crowd said something racist. Not to mention this game on the very first challenge the ball clearly goes off the BYU player but they say it hit the tape first. They kept saying Louie’s last name wrong, etc. I could go on and on about the bias and dumb shit they said, those announcers were horrible! Kanoa Leahey and Chris McLauglin are way more professional than those two clowns.

[@japanaloha]

@@rainman11 First of all, we do not average 7000 fans. Haven't ever for the men's side. We only just cracked past 5000 two years ago. So, it is understandable because BYU was #1 until the last few years. Saying Sakanoko's (Sakanuko, could just be a letter misprint) name incorrectly doesn't have any basis on anything. Unfortunately, nobody went to correct them so how would they know it was 'wrong'. As far as the 'stupid joke', they announcer said something along the lines of 'he made some derogatory remarks about surfing'. But the sentence right before that he also joked about the fan saying that he is now in timeout. Was the joke inappropriate, sure it was. The other announcer immediately went to cover up what was said and tried to smother the comment which is the professional thing to do at that time. The first challenge, from the first angle they showed at full speed, you can just barely see the clip. But, very easy to miss. Once they showed that first slow-mo replay, one announcer immediately said that it looks like it was touched. You have to remember, they are looking at real time from a different angle until that first slow-mo. This is a BYUtv broadcast to the BYU fan base. There will be bias. Our announcers also have their biases but we don't see it as much cause its directed away from us. The announcers talked positively about both sides and were fairly even throughout the match. They are much better than the ESPN announcers that are usually pulled in for tournament time.

[@lukasky03]

Thiim needs to stop showboating and mugging and just play.

[@Airbendah89]

Announcers salty 🤣

[@mikielsahagun6054]

Go Hawaii

[@outsma1793]

Mahalo nui loa, 808 LEV!

[@gotvdo808]

The announcers are so bias..they suck!!

[@JohnWick-fg5yy]

😂😂😂.siabaok

[@cpthreeoh]

Its BYU TV and BYU commentators...there's no expectation of complete objectivity. Mute it if you don't like it but they don't suck.

[@shaunharvest2453]

Yes the announcers are jaded and they should practice the names before saying it.

[@fallonhawaiian]

I agree. They sounded like two girly men on a sleepover cracking jokes through the whole match. Trying to be funny while calling the game. Very unprofessional. That was the biggest negative about watching the game with those two calling it.

[@tudorsoncodi7297]

Every away game is like this to be fair but these guys are objectively some of the better announcers in the sport

[@JUDDLILIHA]

DATS HOW GUYS!!!! LETS GO!!!

[@CheemengeRa]

Fan of both teams, but BYU should’ve kept the same setter from game 1.

[@williamhao1097]

Agreed. BYU coach, choked !

[@noahussey2636]

Woohoo you either with us or you lose to us

[@locomojoboy2]

Yup, so glad thiim lost twice.

[@AlecBarnesVolleyball]

@@locomojoboy2what do you have against thiim?

[@Frafty]

Replay was incorrect, btw. Should've been Hawaii's ball because the play ended on block out.

[@JeffreyHonokaupu]

❤

[@sheilakae_]

Jaron and Steve are my favorite announcers 🎉

[@cruzrawk2]

If you teared up, raise your hand ✋🏽 2:00:32

[@hankakah4180]

I'm surprised by the talent on BYU's team. It seems their best player was the player who transferred to BYU from UH, Keoni Thimm on the first night with 20 kills. It's either UH's team, even though many freshmen on the team, is young but give them a season to learn and grow, they could be very, very good at the end of the season. The Big West is undoubtedly the best conference in the nation. With Long Beach St, UCI, and UH in the top 5, and only one will go to the Final Championship, it really shows how nerfed the National Championship Tournament is. There should be all League Champions, and the 2nd place team going to the finals, a 16 team playoff system. Stop playing politics, and put the best 16 teams in the tournament!

[@locomojoboy2]

Yes

[@hankakah4180]

@@locomojoboy2 From 1:16:47 when UH was down 10 points, and BYU at 24. They play the jaws theme, and the fans stand, remember how Chris McLachlin and Kanoa Leahey wants the UH fans to stand up on every set for final point? Whereas the UH fans always stood up only on the final point of the match for Aloha ball? This is an example of the fans NOT affecting the outcome of the game, like Chris wants, and people looking silly for assuming they will win. Chris's comment that the all the other fans across the nation does it, it doesn't mean UH should, it's not the reason UH fans were standing for final point, they would stand to acknowledge good play and a good game, good performance on both sides.

[@williamhao1097]

Highly agreed.

[@GabrielaGarcia-im3ky]

The way that the presenter correctly pronounced Torres' last name, but then chose to continually say it incorrectly was a little infuriating.

[@locomojoboy2]

A few good things about games at BYU is their high-def CRS. Hawaii’s CRS cameras are so pathetic it’s embarrassing, especially since they could easily crowdfund the damn thing with the amount of fans from the community. The other nice thing is the interviews they do with the coaches after the second set. They don’t do anything like that at Hawaii. Does this BYU commentator not know the difference between the sound an “O” makes verses the sound a “U” makes? Because he’s nonstop kept saying Sakanuko instead of Sakanoko. He needs to do his homework if he’s going to be announcing names. Does anyone know the actual reason why Thiim chose to go to BYU? I get it if he wanted to be a starter, but he could have done that at CSUN or UCSD. Why’d he have to go play for the enemy? This was another good game. BYU did really good considering they used up all their timeouts in the 4th set fairly early. Titriyski was really good, but buddy got caught sleeping. Reminds me of when Hinata got hit in the face because he was daydreaming. Thanks for uploading.

[@rainman11]

This! Their replays are so crisp, way easier to see things in slow mo compared to spectrum hawaii sports

[@terryarista7105]

It could be because his family has strong ties to BYU.

[@dvs001]

if you go to the UH roster online, the pronunciation guide for Louis Sakanoko says "loo-wee, SAKA-new-ko". I'm guessing they announcers were given pronunciation guides because I would have thought it was SAKA-noh-ko too

[@locomojoboy2]

@@dvs001wow, guess that means kanoa was pronouncing it wrong this whole time and lead us all astray.

[@liampotatoe23]

I hope GCU beats BYU this season. BYU let a good hitter go after having him play behind a mediocre opposite the past two seasons.

[@bradsimpson9396]

Same, and I hope Moser balls out to show Olmstead how stupid he was to not play him

[@haroldayat2066]

B Y who! Oh! the imitation Christian school

[@adelledicangtelino1965]

Love you Kyouni..misa you at UH

[@alternativecurrenful]

Keoni on byu is like the Julian Newman of NCAA volleyball XD

[@DrEeZeE4885]

Dont know the details why Thimm transferred!!! Still early in the season… Go Bows

[@benedictivan6562]

His just sub server for UH unfortunately

[@locomojoboy2]

@@benedictivan6562he’s done more than just sub serve

[@hankakah4180]

He wouldn't get play time, considering all the taller and younger players. I wish him luck, at least he's playing. It does show though that if you key on him and block him, you remove one of their weapons, which isn't good when you need to side out and make points. They become predictable, when one of their shorter players is their biggest hitters.

[@shokoburkett7573]

OMG... at least, please pronounce players' names correctly.... Sakamuko bothers me so much...

[@locomojoboy2]

He was saying Sakanuko

[@pointermom7641]

And some people think that people who hit like this should be able to play on women’s teams just by saying they are women. Insane.

[@jesc8827]

Are you obsessed with trans?No one on estrogen levels needed to compete in ncaa hits this hard 😂

[@locomojoboy2]

Not people. Democrats

[@pointermom7641]

@@jesc8827 I’m not obsessed but it seems that trans people are obsessed with playing on women’s teams and I think this is a good example of why that is unfair and unsafe and you could have a name like Will Thomas, who went through full male puberty and is not on estrogen who would be a very powerful hitter.

[@locomojoboy2]

Why isn’t hottie Kenzie playing pro in PVF or LOVB instead of doing this?

[@Yasstre]

Failed drug test

[@locomojoboy2]

@@Yasstreare you serial?

[@Yasstre]

@@locomojoboy2 yep

[@mltz5337]

They need to put a cap on international players. When the starting line-up is majority international it's a flawed system.

[@locomojoboy2]

Then players should be regulated to play in the same state that they attended high school instead of being able to all congregate to the top college teams.

[@rainman11]

Lol stop crying. There’s nothing preventing any other schools from recruiting these same players. They choose Hawaii because of program prestige and they get to play in one of the best arenas and passionate crowds in the nation. Not to mention playing in paradise is a nice bonus as well.