Match Notes

HONOLULU – For the fifth consecutive week, the 11th-ranked University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team will play a team ranked among the top four in the country when it hosts No. 4 Brigham Young for a two-match Mountain Pacific Sports Federation series Friday, March 16 and Saturday, March 17 at the Stan Sheriff Center. First serve for both matches is 7:00 p.m.
 
The Warriors (7-12, 4-10 MPSF) began this brutal stretch with two-match series against then-No. 2 UC Irvine, followed by No. 1 UCLA, No. 4 USC, and No. 3 Stanford. UH dropped the first seven matches, tying a school losing streak record, before snapping the skid with a four-set victory at Stanford. After the completion of this week's series, the Warriors will have played 10 consecutive matches – more than one third of their season – against teams ranked in the top four nationally.
 
Brigham Young (15-4, 11-3) is third in the MPSF standings and moved up to No. 4 in this week's AVCA poll after sweeping Pacific last week in Provo to conclude an eight-match homestand. The Cougars enter this week's series having won nine of their last 10, including their last four matches against Pepperdine and UOP. Former UH head coach Mike Wilton is on the BYU coaching staff as an assistant coach. Wilton was Hawai'i's head coach for 16 seasons and compiled a 316-167 record.
 
The last time BYU came to Honolulu, the teams were scheduled to play the opener of the series at the Stan Sheriff Center and the rematch on Maui. After UH rallied to win the first match in five-sets, a tsunami warning altered the teams' trip to Maui and the match was rescheduled two days later in Honolulu. The Warriors won the match in straight sets.
 
Matches #20 & #21
Who: No. 11 Hawai'i (7-12, 4-10 MPSF) vs. No. 4 Brigham Young (15-4, 11-3 MPSF)
When: Friday, March 16 and Saturday, March 17
Time: 7:00 p.m. both nights
Where: Stan Sheriff Center; Honolulu, HI
Television Coverage: OC Sports (Oceanic Cable Ch. 12 and 1012) will televise Saturday's match live with Jim Leahey (play-by-play) and Chris McLachlin (color). Rebroadcast at 10:00 p.m. that night.
Streaming Video: Live video streaming is available on uhstreaming.oceanic.com.
Radio Coverage: ESPN 1500 will broadcast Friday's match while ESPN 1420 will air Saturday's match. Scott Robbs will handle the play-by-play on both broadcasts.
Audio Webcast: Saturday's match is available at espn1420am.com
Live Stats: Available at HawaiiAthletics.com
Tickets: Lower-level $11; Upper-level adult $8, Upper-level senior citizen $7; Upper-level student (4-HS) $3. UH-Manoa students receive admission with validated ID.
Promotions: Farmers Insurance Hawaii is the match sponsor on Friday and will distribute 1,000 seat cushions. First Hawaiian Bank is the match sponsor on Saturday and several fans will win a Zippy's $20 gift card in First Hawaiian's parachute drop during intermission.
Series Information: BYU leads the overall series 29-17 and have won eight of the last 10 in the series. In Honolulu, UH leads 12-9 which includes a series sweep in 2010. Since 2003, BYU owns a 14-5 advantage in the series.
 
What's Next: The Warriors return to southern California for a crucial two-match MPSF series at Cal State Northridge, March 23 & 24. Match time is 7:00 p.m. PT (4:00 p.m. HT) for both matches. Both teams are battling to make the eight-team MPSF Tournament.