Bulgarian participation in US collegiate volleyball was once again in the spotlight during the final regular season matches in the Big West Conference.

🔸 Victory for Moni Nikolov and Alex Kandev and Long Beach State
National top-ranked Long Beach State crushed No. 10 UC San Diego 3-0 (25-23, 25-10, 25-22) at LionTree Arena.
🔹 Moni Nikolov – the Bulgarian setter and freshman on the team – once again shone with an excellent performance.He finished with 38 assists, contributed two points from attack, two digs in defense, and one ace, orchestrating the offense with an impressive 44.4% team hitting efficiency.All of the 'Beach' attackers scored at least 5 points with over 40% efficiency.
The next match between the two teams is on Saturday, when Long Beach will seek another victory before the playoffs.
🔹Alex Kandev also performed excellently, finishing with 10 points from attack and 50% efficiency in that element.

🔸 Loss for Stiliyan Delibosov and CSUN
The match was less successful for Stiliyan Delibosov and his team CSUN, who lost 0-3 (14-25, 16-25, 18-25) as guests to UC Irvine, ranked fourth in the country.
🔹Delibosov distinguished himself with 5 points from attack with a 44.4% efficiency (4 successful attacks from 9 attempts).
Despite his efforts, the Northridge team could not counter the powerful play of their opponent, who made 12 aces. As a team, CSUN attacked with 17.4% efficiency, compared to 44.4% for the hosts. On Saturday, CSUN will have a chance for revenge at home, when their graduating players will be honored.

🔸Hawaii without Kristian Titriyski, but with a victory
The University of Hawaii team also secured a victory – 3-1 (25-22, 19-25, 25-22, 25-20) against UC Santa Barbara at 'The Thunderdome'.
🟥 Bulgarian opposite Kristian Titriyski was missing from the Hawaii squad due to injury and did not participate in the match. However, this did not prevent the Rainbow Warriors from recording their 20th consecutive victory against the 'Gauchos', with Adrien Rour being the top scorer with 16 points. Hawaii and UC Santa Barbara will close the regular season with a rematch on Saturday.

The final weekend of the regular season will determine the final standings before the decisive Big West playoffs. Bulgarian competitors have already established themselves as an important part of their teams' performance and will be among the key figures in the title battles.