Exhibition Matches #1-2
Who: No. 3 Hawai'i vs. British Columbia
When: Friday, Jan. 4 and Saturday, Jan. 5
Time: 7:00 p.m. both days
Where: Stan Sheriff Center; Honolulu, HI
Television Coverage: None
Radio Coverage: ESPN 1420AM (Friday) and CBS Sports Radio 1500AM (Saturday), Tiff Wells (play-by-play).
Audio Webcast: espn1420am.com (Friday) and TBA (Saturday)
Live Stats: Available at HawaiiAthletics.com
Tickets: Lower – Adult $14-16, Senior Citizen (ages 65+) $10, Student (4-HS) $5; Upper – Adult $14, Senior Citizen $10, Student $5; UH-Manoa students receive admission with validated ID.
Promotions: On Friday, Under Armour gear and other great prizes will be awarded throughout the match.
Farmers Insurance Hawaii is the match sponsor on Saturday and will distribute 200 Farmers bags at Gate A. Fans are encouraged to visit the marketing table to register for the "Lucky Seat Drawing" and Farmers Insurance Hawaii "Trike Race" during intermission, for the chance to win a Swag Bag and gift card.
Game Notes:
- UH will next host the Hawaiian Airlines Rainbow Warriors Classic, Jan. 10-12, featuring Concordia-Irvine, NJIT, and USC
- The 2019 season marks head coach Charlie Wade's 10thseason with Hawai'i. Wade has compiled a 153-105 overall record.
- UH begins the season ranked No. 3 in the preseason AVCA Top 15 Coaches poll, its highest since opening at No. 3 in 2005
- Hawai'i returns nearly its entire starting line-up from last year's squad that finished 19-8 and were runners-up in the Big West Conference, including All-Americans Stijn van Tilburg, Joe Worsley, Patrick Gasman, and Rado Parapunov
- UBC (5-14) is the defending Canadian national champions, capturing the program's fourth overall title and first since 1983
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