Men's Volleyball

Titriyski, Greenidge, Rosenthal, Cryst Claim The Big West Men's Volleyball Weekly Honors

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Offensive Player of the Week 
Kristian Titriyski, Hawa'i | Sophomore • Opposite Hitter • Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Powering the Hawai’i offensive efforts in a series sweep of No. 8 UC Santa Barbara, Kristian Titriyski has earned Big West Offensive Player of the Week for the third time of the season, and a fifth career selection.  

  • Titriyski led UH with a combined 29 kills to average 4.14 per set against the Gauchos, while also averaging 2.14 digs and 0.71 blocks per set.  

  • The sophomore opposite hitter put down a season-high 18 kills with a career-high 12 digs to go along with four blocks in Friday’s win to open the series. Six kills were tallied during the decisive fourth set. The double-double was the first of Titriyski’s career. 

  • In Saturday’s sweep, the native of Sofia Bulgaria, added 11 kills, three digs an ace and a block. Titriyski as finished with double-digit kill total in 11 of 12 matches on the year, including each of the last four since returning to the starting lineup. 

Also nominated: George Bruening (UC Santa Barbara); Andrej Jokanovic (UC Irvine); Skyler Varga (Long Beach State)

Defensive Player of the Week 
Quintin Greenidge, Hawai'i | Junior • Libero • Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
  • Holding down the back line for Hawai’i in a pair of top 10 wins, libero Quintin Greenidge has been named Big West Defensive Player of the Week for back-to-back occasions. This is the fourth such career honor for the junior, all coming in the 2026 campaign.  

  • Greenidge led UH with 19 total digs, or 2.71 per set, in the Rainbow Warriors’ two-match series sweep of UC Santa Barbara.  

  • The junior tallied eight digs in the four-set series opener on Friday, followed by an 11-dig outing in straight-set win in the rematch.  

  • Greenidge tops the league listings with an average of 2.17 digs per set on the year, which stands as 21st in national collegiate volleyball. 

Also nominated: Trevor Clark (UC Irvine); Skyler Varga (Long Beach State); Joe Wallace (UC Santa Barbara)

Setter of the Week 
Tread Rosenthal, Hawai'i | Junior • Setter • Austin, Texas
  • Continuing to amass weekly honors at will, Tread Rosenthal of Hawai’i has been named Big West Setter of the Week for a fifth consecutive week, marking the ninth of the season and 14th all-time nod for the award.  

  • The junior from Austin, Texas, averaged 11.00 assists per set in UH's two-match series sweep of UC Santa Barbara in a battle of Top 10s on O’ahu, while also adding 11 digs, six blocks four kills and an ace.  

  • Rosenthal tallied 44 assists with two kills, seven digs and four blocks in the four-set win to open the series on Friday.  

  • In Saturday’s three-set rematch, Rosenthal orchestrated an offense that hit .378 while compiling 33 assists with two kills four digs and a pair of blocks to go along with a service ace.  

  • Rosenthal continues to lead The Big West and rates second nationally with a 10.97 assists average on the season. 

Also nominated: Cameron Kosty (UC Irvine); Jake Pazanti (Long Beach State); Cole Schobel (UC Santa Barbara)

Freshman of the Week 
Jackson Cryst, Long Beach State | Freshman • Middle Blocker • Long Beach, Calif.
  • 8042Efficiently helping Long Beach State to a pair of victories against CSUN, first-year player Jackson Cryst earned a first career nod as Big West Freshman of the Week for the efforts. This marks a second weekly award for Cryst, who picked up defensive acclaim back on Jan. 12.  

  • Cryst recorded a total of 17 kills on just 19 swings for a .789 percentage to average 2.13 kills per set against the Matadors.  

  • In Friday’s five-set road win, the Long Beach native put down 12 strikes on .846 hitting with an ace and a block.  

  • The middle blocker added five kills with four blocks and an ace in the sweeping rematch on Saturday as the third-ranked Beach evened their Big West record to 2-2 after two weekends of league action. 

  • Cryst currently rates in the top four in The Big West and top 20 nationally in both blocks (1.014 - 18th) and aces (0.471 - 16th) per set. 

Also nominated: Andrej Jokanovic (UC Irvine); Dylan Pilkvist (UC Santa Barbara)