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HONOLULU – The No. 2 University of Hawai'i women's sand volleyball team will play its final home matches of the season this weekend, hosting the Sand Volleyball Showcase pairs competition on Saturday, Apr. 18 and the Outrigger Resorts Invitational on Sunday, Apr. 19 for Senior Night.
All matches will be played at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex with the Sand Volleyball Showcase beginning at 9:00 a.m. and the Outrigger Resorts Invitational at 12:00 p.m. Joining the 'Bows in the two competitions will be San Jose State, Grand Canyon, and Hawai'i Pacific.
The evening matches of the Outrigger Resorts Invitational will be broadcast live on OCSports. Coverage begins at 7:00 p.m.
The 'Bows (12-1) enter the weekend ranked second in the nation for the third straight week with their last loss coming nearly one month ago to USC. They blanked four of their previous five opponents sandwiched around a thrilling 3-2 victory over No. 6 Long Beach State last weekend at the USAV Beach Collegiate Challenge.
UH's No. 2 pair of
Katie Spieler and
Olivia Urban boast a team-best 23-6 mark with No. 1 pair
Brittany Tiegs and
Nikki Taylor (21-7) and No. 2 tandem
Sammie Brown and
Hannah Rooks (17-7) both riding seven-match win streaks.
Seniors
Brittany Tiegs,
Sammie Brown, and
Olivia Urban will be honored with a special Senior Night ceremony following the conclusion of the Outrigger Resorts Invitational on Sunday.
Quick SetWhat: Sand Volleyball Showcase (Saturday, Apr. 18), Outrigger Resorts Invitational (Sunday, Apr. 19)
Who: No. 2 Hawai'i, San Jose State, Grand Canyon, Hawai'i Pacific
Where: Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex
Television: Live on OCSports – Channels 16 (SD) and 1016 (HD)
Streaming video: www.ocsports.tv
Promotions:
Outrigger Resorts will be on site during the evening matches of the Outrigger Resorts Invitational on Sunday and will provide complimentary popcorn and shave ice for fans, while supplies last.
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