HONOLULU—The University of Hawai'i women's volleyball team (16-8, 12-2 Big West) hosts its final homestand of the season this weekend. The Rainbow Wahine will take on UC Irvine (16-11, 10-5 BWC) on Thursday, Nov. 15. Hawai'i will then battle UC Davis (16-11, 8-7 BWC) on Senior Night, Friday, Nov. 16. Both matches are slated to start at 7:00 p.m. On Friday night, UH will honor seven Rainbow Wahine seniors—Reyn "Tita" Akiu, Casey Castillo, Angel Gaskin, McKenna Granato, Sarah Liva, Faith Ma'afala and Natasha Burns, who is a fourth year junior graduating this school year.
 
Hawai'i is coming off a bye week. On UH's last roadtrip, the 'Bows swept CSUN and cameback to defeat Long Beach State before falling in a heart-breaking five set match at Pepperdine.
 
On the road against LBSU, senior outside hitter McKenna Granato became just the 20^th Rainbow Wahine in history to record her 1,000^th kill as she recorded her 10^th double-double of the season. She also posted her 700^th career dig in the match against the 49ers. Currently, she has 1,018 career kills and 722 career digs. This season, she leads UH with 287 kills (3.22 k/s) and 35 service aces.
 
UH's double-double machine, junior setter/opposite Norene Iosia continues her dual role in UH's hybrid 6-2 offense. Iosia is ranked second in almost every statistical category for the Rainbow Wahine. She has 184 kills, 426 assists, 24 service aces, 263 digs and 47 total blocks.
 
On defense, middle hitter Natasha Burns leads UH with 79 total blocks while averaging 1.05 blocks per set. She also has put down a career-high 166 kills while hitting .317 for the year. In the back row, senior libero Tita Akiu has anchored the defense with 398 total digs. She is averaging 4.42 digs per set and she has 84 assists and 13 service aces.
 
MATCH 25 INFORMATION
TEAMS:  Hawai'i (16-8, 12-2 Big West) vs. UC Irvine (16-11, 10-5 Big West)
DATE/TIME: Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. HT
SITE: Stan Sheriff Center (10,300) - Honolulu, O'ahu
PROMOTIONS:  Hawaiian Telcom is the sponsor on Thursday.  The first 1,800 fans will receive a dual pocket silicone phone wallet and other great prizes will be given away during the match. Sign up for the chance to win at the sports marketing table at Gate A.
TICKETS: Tickets can be purchased at Stan Sheriff Center Box Office, online at ETicketHawaii.com, or by phone at (808) 944-2697 (BOWS).
TELEVISION: Spectrum Sports will televise both of UH's matches this week with Kanoa Leahey handling the play-by-play and Chris McLachlin doing the color commentary. The pregame/post-game show will feature Scott Robbs, Lisa Srand Ma'a, and Ryan Kalei Tsuji. Fans in Hawai'i can watch on Spectrum channels 16 and 1016 (HD).
STREAMING VIDEO: UH's matches will be streamed live locally to Spectrum customers only. Streaming video of the matches will be available for mainland fans for all home matches. Go to BigWest.tv for video stream.
RADIO: ESPN 1420 am will air Friday's match with Tiff Wells handling the play-by-play.
AUDIO WEBCAST: Listen live online at www.espn1420am.com or through the "Sideline Hawaii" app
LIVE STATS: Link available at HawaiiAthletics.com
SERIES HISTORY:  UH holds a 39-0 record against the Anteaters. On 9/23/18, UH defeated UC Irvine winning in a reverse sweep, 23-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-20, 15-11.
 
MATCH 26 INFORMATION
TEAMS: Hawai'i (16-8, 12-2 Big West) vs. UC Davis (16-11, 8-7 Big West)
DATE/TIME: Friday, Nov.16, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.
SITE: Stan Sheriff Center (10,300) - Honolulu, O'ahu
PROMOTIONS: The University of Hawaii Federal Credit Union is the sponsor of Friday's "Senior Night" contest and will distribute 3,000 team photos, 300 foldable fans, and UHFCU coupons.  An iPad Mini will be awarded during the "Musical Chairs" intermission contest.  Fans can register to participate at the sports marketing table located at Gate A.  The theme is a "Whiteout," so be sure to wear your favorite white U.H. apparel. TELEVISION: Spectrum Sports will televise both of UH's matches this week with Kanoa Leahey handling the play-by-play and Chris McLachlin doing the color commentary. The pregame/post-game show will feature Scott Robbs, Ryan Kalei Tsuji and Clare-Marie Anderson. Fans in Hawai'i can watch on Spectrum channels 16 and 1016 (HD).
STREAMING VIDEO: UH's matches will be streamed live locally to Spectrum customers only. Streaming video of the matches will be available for mainland fans for all home matches. Go to BigWest.tv for video stream.
RADIO: ESPN 1420 am will air Friday's match with Tiff Wells handling the play-by-play.
AUDIO WEBCAST: Listen live online at www.espn1420am.com or through the "Sideline Hawaii" app
LIVE STATS: Link available at HawaiiAthletics.com
SERIES HISTORY:  Hawai'i leads UC Davis 12-1 all-time. Earlier this season, UH swept UC Davis to open the Big West season, 25-189, 25-21, 26-24 on the road.