Kristian Titriyski, who grew up in the Levski Sofia academy, triumphed as the winner of the Big West Conference regular season in the US collegiate championship with the Hawaii team.
In the penultimate round, the team from the islands decisively dominated at home against CSUN (California State University, Northridge) with a 3:0 (25:20, 25:16, 25:16) victory. Northridge failed to challenge No. 2 ranked Hawaii, as the team experienced serious difficulties in attack and finished with only 5.1% efficiency. The "Matadors" were decisively outplayed in blocks (3.5 vs. 12.5), while the hosts from Hawaii also controlled the match from serve, recording 8 aces against just 1 for CSUN.
The victory guarantees Hawaii first place in the standings, as the team is now unreachable with a record of 8 wins and 1 loss in the conference. The team's overall season record is impressive – 25 wins against 4 defeats.
The Bulgarian outside hitter, who is among his team's leading scorers, did not participate in the match against CSUN, whose roster includes fellow Bulgarian Stiliyan Delibozov.