HONOLULU – The No. 8 University of Hawai'i women's water polo team (14-10, 4-1 BWC) looks to capture their third Big West Conference (BWC) title this weekend at the 2017 Big West Tournament. The tournament, hosted by No. 13 UC Davis, will run from April 28-30 at the Schaal Aquatics Center in Davis, Calif.

The second-seeded Rainbow Wahine will begin tournament play on Saturday, April 29 at 12 p.m. HT, and will face the winner of the UC Santa Barbara and Long Beach match in the quarterfinal round on April 28. UH will have a BYE in the opening round of play. This will be UH's fourth appearance in the Big West Tournament since joining the conference in 2013. UH is 10-2 (.833) all-time in the tournament and has advanced to the title game in each of the last two seasons. The Rainbow Wahine won the tournament in 2013 and 2015, defeating UC Irvine in overtime for the championship in both instances.

At the end of the regular season, Hawai'i carried a 4-1 conference record, falling only to UC Irvine, who finished as the only undefeated team in conference play, and are the No. 1 tournament seed. The Rainbow Wahine ended the regular season on a three-game win streak, defeating San Diego State, UC Davis and CSU Northridge (CSUN). UH has been out of action since Senior Day on April 15.

Currently, Rainbow Wahine redshirt junior Chloe Barr leads the team in scoring with 41 goals, followed by sophomore Irene Gonzalez with 36 and senior Nikki-Marie Bell in third with 29 goals. Junior goalkeeper Ymane Hage has tallied 155 saves throughout the regular season.

The 2017 Big West Tournament bracket information can be found here, and links to tournament live stats for each match as well as the tournament video stream can be found here.

Friday, April 28 – Sunday, April 30
What: 2017 Big West Women's Water Polo Championships
Who (Tournament Seeds): No. 1 UC Irvine, No. 2 Hawai'i, No. 3 Long Beach State, No. 4 UC Davis, No. 5 CSUN, No. 6 UC Santa Barbara
Where: Schaal Aquatics Center, Davis, Calif.
Time: First match at 12 p.m. HT on Saturday, April 29