Hawaii Tribune-Herald
The University of Hawaii served best once when it fell behind. After catching up, it had the hammers to put Long Beach State away.
Sinisa Zarkovic posted 18 kills and Kupono Fey added 17 on Saturday night as the Rainbows swept the 49ers 25-19, 26-24, 27-25 in front of 6,846 fans at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation quarterfinals in Honolulu.
UH fought off five set points in Game 3 to advance to the league semifinals for the first time since 2010. Second-seeded Hawaii (24-5) will face No. 3 Pepperdine on Thursday in Irvine, Calif.