Match Notes
HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i women's volleyball team enters the 2009 WAC Tournament as the No. 1 seed, after capturing its 14
th straight WAC regular season title. The tournament begins Monday, Nov. 23 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. with UH's first match on Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 7:30 p.m. PT.
The Rainbow Wahine remain No. 3 in both the AVCA Coaches Poll and the Volleyball Magazine Poll, after picking up three road wins last week. UH finished the regular season 26-2 overall and a perfect 16-0 in WAC play.
UH has a bye into the semifinals of the WAC Tournament, being held in Las Vegas for the first time since 1998. UH will play at 7:30 p.m. PT on Tuesday night, and will face the winner of the No. 4 seed vs. No. 5 seed match, being played on Monday night.
This Week's Schedule
Date Match Location Time
Nov. 23 No. 3 vs. No. 6 Orleans Arena 5 p.m. PT
Nov. 23 No. 4 vs. No. 5 Orleans Arena 7:30 p.m. PT
Nov. 24 No. 2 New Mexico State vs. No. 3 or No. 4 Orleans Arena 5 p.m. PT
Nov. 24 No. 1 UH vs. No. 4 or No. 5 Orleans Arena 7:30 p.m. PT
Nov. 25 Championship Match Orleans Arena 6:30 p.m. PT
Radio Coverage
ESPN 1420 (1420 AM) will broadcast all of UH's matches at the WAC Tournament, live with Scott Robbs handling the play-by-play. The matches can also be heard over the Internet on espn1420am.com.
Television Coverage
The championship match of the WAC Tournament will be shown live on ESPNU at 6:30 p.m. PT on Wednesday, Nov. 25. Anne Marie Anderson will handle the play-by-play and Karch Kiraly will provide the color commentary of the match.
Livestats on the Internet
Livestats for all matches during the WAC Tournament will be available through the WAC website at www.wacsports.com.
WAC To Stream Four Matches
The WAC will stream the first two days of the 2009 WAC Volleyball Tournament, Nov. 23-24. Viewers can sign up by visiting www.WAC.tv. Each day, Monday and Tuesday, you can view both matches on WAC.tv for $9.95. Wednesday's championship match is not available on WAC.tv, but can be viewed on ESPNU. More information and how to subscribe to any of these video streaming events can be found at www.WAC.tv.
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