Hawaii’s Tread Rosenthal, Louis Sakanoko named AVCA first-team All-America
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Hawaii juniors Tread Rosenthal and Louis Sakanoko were named to the AVCA All-America first team today.
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Rosenthal, who is one of four finalists for the AVCA Men’s Collegiate Player of the Year award, is a repeat selection to the team as a setter.
Sakanoko, a 6-foot-5 outside hitter, is a first-time selection.
Hawaii sophomore Adrien Roure was named to the AVCA All-America second team as an outside hitter after making the first team last year.
UH junior libero Quintin Greenidge and sophomore middle blocker Justin Todd earned AVCA honorable mention All-America status.
Hawaii (28-5) advanced to the Final Four with a win over Southern California in four sets on Saturday. The second-seeded Rainbow Warriors will play Big West rival and No. 3 seed Long Beach State in the semifinals on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. The winner will advance to the national championship on Monday at 1 p.m. at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles.
Rosenthal ranks second in the nation in assists per set at 10.75 and has guided the UH offense to a .366 hitting percentage, which ranks fourth in the country.
Rosenthal has made the All-Big West first team all three seasons he has played at UH and was named the conference Setter of the Week 11 times this year.
Sakanoko, who ranks third in the Big West with 343 total kills, is the only BWC player in the top five in total kills hitting over .300 at a .351 clip, which ranks fourth in the conference.
He is also one of seven Big West players averaging more than three kills per set at 3.18.
Roure is eighth in the conference averaging 2.91 kills per set and ninth in hitting at a .319 clip. He is also fourth in the Big West with 43 aces.