HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team will host the 2019 Big West Tournament this week at the Stan Sheriff Center. The top-ranked Rainbow Warriors (25-2) are the No. 2 seed in the tournament and will receive an automatic berth into Friday's semifinals. The tournament runs Thursday, April 18 through Saturday, April 20.

Fans are encouraged to wear GREEN throughout the tournament.
 
Match #28
What: 2019 Big West Tournament
Who: Semifinal #2 - No. 2-seed Hawai'i (25-2) vs. No. 3-seed UC Irvine (17-10) or No. 6-seed UC San Diego (7-19)
When: Friday, April 19
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Stan Sheriff Center; Honolulu, HI
Television Coverage: Spectrum Sports; Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play), Chris McLachlin (analyst)
Streaming Video: Bigwest.tv
Radio Coverage: ESPN Honolulu (92.7FM, 1420AM); Tiff Wells (play-by-play).
Audio Webcast: ESPNHonolulu.com
Live Stats: HawaiiAthletics.com
Tournament Packages: Lower and Upper Level Adult: $39; Upper Level Senior Citizen (ages 65+): $27; Upper Level Student (ages 4-high school): $15; Upper Level College Student (w/valid student ID): $15
 
Game Notes:

• UH (25-2) is the No. 2 seed in this week's Big West Tournament and will receive a bye into the Friday's semifinals.
• Hawai'i will face either third-seeded UC Irvine (17-10) or sixth-seeded UC San Diego (7-19). UH swept the season series with both teams — both on the road — winning all four matches in straight sets.
• The seedings were exactly the same in last year's inaugural Big West Tournament in Long Beach. No. 2 seed UH defeated No. 3 seed UC Irvine in the semis before falling to top-seeded Long Beach State in the finals.  
• Hawai'i is coming off a pair of five-set losses to Long Beach State last weekend in Long Beach to close out the regular season. UH saw its 25-match win streak come to an end in the series opener. The Warriors led both matches 2-1 before the Beach rallied winning in the fifth, 15-13 and 15-10, respectively.
• UH is 14-0 at the Stan Sheriff Center this season, winning 13 of those matches in straight sets.
• UH leads the all-time series with UC Irvine, 35-22, and has won eight of the last nine match-ups since 2015. 
• UH's 56 all-time wins over UCSD is the most against a single opponent in program history and has won the last 13 meetings in the series.