LONG BEACH, Calif. – The No. 1-ranked University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team begins the 2019 NCAA Men's Collegiate Championship with a semifinal match-up versus Lewis, Thursday, May 2 at the Walter Pyramid. The Rainbow Warriors (27-2) earned a bye into the semifinals after receiving the No. 1 overall seed in the seven-team tournament.
 

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Daily Recaps From The NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship Tournament:

• Backstage Bows Day 1 Recap: Send Off Rally & Travel Day
• Backstage Bows Day 2 Recap: First Full Day in Long Beach
• Day 3 Video: Official Practice & Press Conference
• Backstage Bows Day 3 Recap: Practice at the Pyramid & NCAA Banquet

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Match #30
What: 2019 NCAA Tournament Semifinals
Who: Hawai'i (27-2) vs. Lewis (26-5)
When: Thursday, May 2
Time: 5:00 p.m. PT (2:00 p.m. HT)
Where: Walter Pyramid; Long Beach, Calif.
Television Coverage: None
Streaming Video: NCAA.com
Radio Coverage: ESPN Honolulu (92.7FM, 1420AM); Tiff Wells (play-by-play).
Audio Webcast: ESPNHonolulu.com
Live Stats: NCAA.com
 
Match Notes:

• Hawai'i (27-2) is making its sixth NCAA Tournament appearance in program history and first as the overall top seed and first as an automatic selection.
• UH earned the automatic bid by virtue of winning the Big West Tournament championship with a thrilling five-set victory over defending champion Long Beach State.
• Head coach Charlie Wade has guided the Warriors to the NCAA Tournament three times in the last five seasons.
• UH is 2-2 in the NCAA semifinals with wins in 1996 and 2002 to reach the title match.  
• UH's 27 wins is tied for the most in a single-season in program history along with the 1996 and 2017 teams.
• UH is 4-2 against this year's tournament field with wins over USC, Pepperdine, Princeton, and Long Beach State.
• Since 2015, UH and Lewis are tied for the most wins during that span (113) behind Long Beach State (123) and Ohio State (119).