Match Notes

The 14th-ranked University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team continues its current Mountain Pacific Sports Federation road trip with a pair of matches against No. 3 Stanford, Tuesday, March 6 and Wednesday, March 7 at Burnham Pavilion. Start time for both matches is 7:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. HT).
 
The Warriors (6-11, 3-9 MPSF) recently dropped two matches at No. 4 USC over the weekend. UH has lost its last six league matches – on three series sweeps – against three of the league's top teams, UC Irvine, UCLA, and USC.
 
It doesn't get any easier as the Warriors will next play the Cardinal (13-4, 10-3), who dropped a spot to No. 3 nationally in this week's poll after losing a four-set match over the weekend to UC Irvine in Stanford, Calif. Stanford is currently tied with UCI in the league standings in second place with a 10-3 mark.
 
On the other hand, Hawai'i dropped to a tie for 10th in the standings with UC Santa Barbara at 3-9. With one month remaining in the regular season, the Warriors need to finish in the top eight to qualify for their third consecutive MPSF Tournament. Following this week's series, the Warriors will next host Brigham Young, who is fourth in the league standings and No. 5 nationally.
 
After losing four straight matches in straight sets and dropping 16 consecutive games, UH took USC to the limit on Sunday, before falling 15-10 in the fifth set.
 
Matches #18 & #19
Who: No. 14 Hawai'i (6-11, 3-9 MPSF) vs. No. 3 Stanford (13-4, 10-3 MPSF)
When: Tuesday, March 6 and Wednesday, March 7
Time: 7:00 p.m. PT/5:00 p.m. HT both nights
Where: Burnham Pavilion; Stanford, Calif.
Television Coverage: None
Streaming Video: Live video streaming is available for Wednesday's match on www.gostanford.com
Radio Coverage: None
Audio Webcast: None
Live Stats: Available at www.gostanford.com
Series Information: UH holds a slight 35-32 lead over Stanford in the all-time series. The Cardinal have won the last five matches in the series in Palo Alto, including an MPSF Tournament quarterfinal match in 2010. The teams split the series in Honolulu last season with UH sweeping the opener and the Cardinal winning in five in the rematch.
 
Last Meeting vs. Stanford: UH opened MPSF play last season with a two-match series against the defending NCAA champion Cardinal in Honolulu. The Warriors snapped a seven-match skid to Stanford with a 25-22, 25-21, 25-17 victory in the opener, exacting revenge after the Cardinal eliminated the Warriors from the MPSF Tournament a year earlier. Jonas Umlauft had a match-high 22 kills. In the rematch, UH nearly pulled out the two-match sweep before falling in a marathon five-setter, 25-21, 17-25, 25-19, 34-36, 17-15. The Cardinal erased two UH match points in the fifth.
 
What's Next: The Warriors host Brigham Young in a two-match MPSF series, Friday, March 16 and Saturday, March 17 at the Stan Sheriff Center. First serve for both matches is 7:00 p.m.