First & Second Round Match Notes
The University of Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine volleyball team earned the No. 15 overall seed in the 2010 NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship. UH (28-2) travels to Seattle, Wash., for the first and second rounds of the tournament.
Hawai'i's first round opponent is Portland State, champion of the Big Sky Conference. The teams will meet in the first of two first round matches on Thursday, Dec. 2 at 5:00 p.m. PT (3:00 p.m. HT). The other match pits host Washington (21-8) against Michigan (23-9) at 7:30 p.m. PT (5:30 p.m. HT). Both matches will take place at Hec Edmundson Pavilion on the campus of the University of Washington.
The first round winners will meet on Friday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. for the right to advance to the Seattle Regional, Dec. 10-11.
The three-time NCAA champion Rainbow Wahine will make their 29th appearance in the tournament. Last season, UH advanced to the national semifinals after advancing through the first and second rounds in Los Angeles, Calif., and winning the Stanford Regional with wins over Illinois and Michigan.
NCAA 1st and 2nd Round (Seattle, Wash.)
Thursday, Dec. 2
Hawai'i vs. Portland State, 5:00 p.m. PT
Washington vs. Michigan, 7:30 p.m. PT
Friday, Dec. 3
Winner Match 1 vs. Winner Match 2, 7:30 p.m. PT
Where: Hec Edmundson Pavilion; Seattle, Wash.
Television: KFVE-TV (Channel 5) will televise both first round matches and the second round match live with Chris McLachlin (play-by-play) and Ryan Tsuji (color).
Radio: ESPN 1420 (1420 AM) will broadcast the match live with Blaine Kauwe (play-by-play) calling the action.
Live Streaming: k5thehometeam.com
Audio Webcast: espn1420am.com
Live Stats: gohuskies.com
Ticket Information: All Session packages are: $26 – Reserved (Lower Bowl); $16 – Adult (Upper Level); $12 – Student/Youth/Senior. Tickets can be purchased at the Husky Ticket Office (206) 543-2200 or www.gohuskies.com
UH vs. This Year's 1st & 2nd Round Opponents
In postseason play, UH is 5-0 vs. the three other teams competing in the 1st and 2nd Rounds - Portland State (2-0), Washington (2-0), and Michigan (1-0). Hawai'i and Portland State met twice in the AIAW Tournament in 1976 (Austin, Texas) and 1980 (Santa Barbara, Calif.). UH defeated Washington in 1979 (AIAW National Tournament in Carbondale, Ill.) and 2002 (NCAA 2nd round in Honolulu). Hawai'i won the only meeting between Michigan in last year's NCAA Stanford Regional finals.
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