Big West Tournament Bracket 

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The 2016 women's water polo season is in the books and this week the No. 9 University of Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine (18-7, 3-2 BWC) look to secure a postseason berth and their second consecutive Big West title. The Big West Water Polo Championship scheduled for Friday-Sunday, April 29-May 1 at the Campus Pool at UC Santa Barbara.
 
Opening up the tournament on Friday, April 29 at 12:00 p.m. PT (9:00 a.m. HT), the fourth-seeded Rainbow Wahine will face the five seed, No. 10 UC Davis Aggies (17-11, 2-3 BWC). The 'Bows look to capture their third Big West tournament title since joining the conference in 2013.
 
At the end of the regular season, Hawai'i finished with the same 3-2 conference record as UC Santa Barbara and UC Irvine. However, with a Hawai'i loss to third-seeded UCSB, and a UCSB loss to UCI, the final two weeks moved the Gauchos and Anteaters ahead of the Rainbow Wahine on the tiebreaker.
 
The 'Bows ended the regular season with a two-game losing streak, falling to conference rivals UCSB and the Long Beach State. The UCD Aggies ended the regular season with a three-game winning streak, including an upset over UCSB.
 
Hawai'i, however, holds a dominating 18-6 all-time record against the Aggies. The Rainbow Wahine most recently defeated UCD, 10-9, earlier this month in a sudden-death thriller to cap off a five-game home stand.
 
The winner of Friday's first-round match will advance to the semifinals to face the 2016 Big West regular season champs, Long Beach State on Saturday, April 30 at 12:00 p.m. PT (9:00 a.m. HT), while the losers of Friday and Saturday will compete for fifth and third place in the consolation matches on Sunday, May 1.
 
The Big West Water Polo Championship bracket can be found here.
 
Friday-Sunday, April 29-May 1
What: Big West Water Polo Championship
Who (Tournament Seeds): No. 1 Long Beach State, No. 2 UC Irvine, No. 3 UC Santa Barbara, No. 4 Hawai'i, No. 5 UC Davis, No. 6
Where: Campus Pool, Santa Barbara, Calif.
Time: First Match at 12:0 p.m. PT (9:00 a.m.) on April 29