Hawaii volleyball: T25 results, U.S. men top Italy

Top 25 schedule
No. 1 Baylor (H) def. Oklahoma, 25-16, 25-19, 25-12
No. 2 Nebraska (A) def. Rutgers, 25-16, 25-15, 25-14
No. 13 Wisconsin (H) def. No. 5 Penn State, 23-25, 25-23, 25-13, 25-13
No. 6 Texas (A) def. TCU, 25-19, 25-20, 25-21
No. 7 Minnesota (A) def. Iowa, 18-25, 25-21, 25-18, 30-28
No. 10 Marquette (A) def. Xavier, 25-15, 19-25, 25-23, 25-16
No. 22 Missouri (A) def. LSU, 25-10, 19-25, 25-23, 25-18
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The U.S. men’s national volleyball team, with three players with Hawaii ties on the roster, rebounded from its opening-round loss in FIVB World Cup play with a victory over Italy today in Fukuoka, Japan.
Setter Micah Christenson (Kamehameha) had the U.S. hitting .515 in the 19-25, 25-19, 25-14, 25-19 win. Christenson added two aces and a kill.
Erik Shoji (Punahou) was the libero. Micah Ma’a (Punahou) is listed as the backup libero but can also be used as setter and outside hitter.
The U.S. (1-1) plays Poland (2-0) Thursday.