Kupono Fey picked a perfect time to produce a season-high 16 kills on a .464 hitting clip for Hawaii, which is a win away from its first Mountain Pacific Sports Federation title.
Behind Fey’s power hitting, the Rainbow Warriors avenged two earlier losses and ousted BYU 25-22, 25-23, 25-22 in the semifinals Thursday at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, Calif.
In the other semifinal, Long Beach State defeated UC Irvine 25-19, 25-22, 25-19.
No. 3 seed UH (26-4) faces No. 1 seed Long Beach State (26-3) for the MPSF championship in Hawaii’s last-shot bid. The winner earns an automatic berth to the NCAA championships.