HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team will host Stanford in a three-day exhibition series, Nov. 25, 27, and 28 at Klum Gym. The matches are open to the public with free admission.

 

The teams will open play on Wednesday from 3:00-7:00 p.m. (they will start in Gym I since Klum Gym is not available till 4:30 p.m.). Both teams will split their respective squads into two teams for best out of five matches on Wednesday and Friday.

 

On Saturday the teams will be at full squad, with the Kailua Volleyball Club joining Hawai'i and Stanford in a round-robin format. The KVC is a club team consisting of many former UH standouts.

 

First-year head coach Charlie Wade will make his debut with the Warriors. Wade spent the past three years as the University of the Pacific's women's head coach and prior to that spent 11 years as UH's associate women's coach under Dave Shoji.

 

Wade inherits a team which returns six starters from a team which finished 9-18 a year ago. Among the returning starters are seniors Matthew Rawson, Steven Grgas, and Ric Cervantes, junior Joshua Walker and Nejc Zemljak, and sophomores Steven Hunt and Gus Tuaniga. In addition, heralded recruit Jonas Umlauft will also make his debut.

 

Stanford finished 21-11 last season and lost in the opening round of the MPSF Tournament. The Cardinal roster features seven players from Hawai'i high schools.

 

3-5 p.m., Split Squad – Stanford 1 vs. Hawai'i 2 & Stanford 2 vs. Hawai'i 1

5-7 p.m., Split Squad – Stanford 2 vs. Hawai'i 2 & Stanford 1 vs. Hawai'i 1

 

9 a.m. – S1 vs. H2 & S2 vs. H1

11 a.m. – S2 vs. H2

2 p.m. – S1 vs. H1

 

8 a.m. – Stanford vs. Kailua VC

9:30 a.m. – Hawai'i vs. Kailua VC

11 a.m. – Hawai'i vs. Stanford