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Spyros Chakas had 14 kills and four blocks, and Alakai Todd had 12 kills, eight digs, three aces and three blocks to lead the fourth-ranked University of Hawaii men's volleyball team to a four-set win over No. 15 Ball State on Sunday in Muncie, Ind.
The Rainbow Warriors, who earned two wins at Purdue Fort Wayne last week, improved to 6-1 overall after completing a 3-0 road trip to Indiana with a 25-23, 23-25, 25-21, 25-19 victory over the Cardinals (7-5), who are coached by Baldwin High School alum Donan Cruz.
Chaz Galloway added 10 kills, and Tread Rosenthal had 38 assists, two aces, three blocks and five digs for Hawaii. Guilherme Voss had nine kills and six blocks as UH had a season-high 11 team blocks.
The Rainbow Warriors next begin an 11-match homestand with a pair of matches against Tusculum next Friday and Sunday.
• MEN'S BASKETBALL: At Honolulu, the Rainbow Warriors ended a three-game losing streak by beating Cal Poly 83-73 on Saturday night at the Stan Sheriff Center.
Noel Coleman scored 23 points to lead the Rainbow Warriors (11-10, 3-6 Big West). Justin McCoy had 13 points, JoVon McClanahan added 12 points and Juan Munoz added 11 for UH. Bernardo da Silva had a team-high 10 rebounds along with nine points.
UH led 26-23 at halftime before pulling away early in the second half to beat the Mustangs (4-17, 0-9).
The Rainbow Warriors shot 45.8 percent from the field and were solid from the free-throw line, where they went often. They were 35 of 46 from the line, with Coleman going 11 of 12.
• WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: At San Luis Obispo, Calif., the Rainbow Wahine got back on track by holding off Cal Poly 63-59.
UH (10-8, 7-2) -- coming off a loss to conference leader UC Santa Barbara -- led by as many as 13 points in the fourth quarter before the Mustangs rallied, closing to 60-59 with 10 seconds remaining. But the Rainbow Wahine hit 3 of 4 free throws as Cal Poly missed a 3-point attempt in the final few possessions.
Imani Perez scored 21 points, Daejah Phillips had 11 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, and Lily Wahinekapu added 10 points to lead Hawaii.
UH next plays Cal State Fullerton on Thursday, the women on the road and the men at home.