SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – The No. 10 University of Hawai'i beach volleyball team continues its season-opening road trip this weekend with The Challenge, a round-robin tournament featuring six Big West schools. The event takes place Friday, March 26 and Saturday, March 27 on the campus of Cal Poly.
 
The Rainbow Wahine (2-2) will take on five squads over two days in San Luis Obispo. The tournament will feature a pair of big matches against conference rivals and nationally ranked squads Long Beach State and host Cal Poly. UH has won seven straight and 11 of its last 12 meetings versus the Beach, who are currently ranked 19th.  UH meanwhile looks to knock off the No. 5 Mustangs, who have defeated UH in three of the last four outings. The BeachBows will also face CSUN, CSU Bakersfield, and UC Davis in the two-day tournament.
 
UH started the season earlier this week in Northern California with a 2-2 showing. The Rainbow Waine fell to No. 19 Stanford and No. 11 California, while earning a pair of sweeps over host UC Davis.
 
Following The Challenge, the Rainbow Wahine return home to host Long Beach State for a trio of dual matches on April 1 and April 3 (DH) at the T.C. Ching Beach Volleyball Courts. 
 
This Weekend's Schedule
The Challenge (San Luis Obispo, Calif.)
March 26
vs. UC Davis, 9:30 am HT
vs. CSUN, 1:15 am HT
 
March 27
vs. CSU Bakersfield, 8:45 am HT
vs. No. 19 Long Beach State, 12:30 pm HT
at No. 5 Cal Poly, 3:00 pm HT
 
UH Versus This Week's Opponents: The BeachBows are a combined 37-9 (.804) versus its Big West opponents…UH is undefeated against three foes…UH is 6-0 versus CSU Bakersfield, 5-0 versus CSUN, and 3-0 versus UC Davis, who the 'Bows have already beaten twice this year… UH is 15-6 all-time against Long Beach State and 8-3 all-time against Cal Poly. 
 
Versus Unranked Squads: UH is 89-1 (.989) all-time  vs unranked squads…the BeachBows have won 88 straight matches against unranked opponents dating back to 2013 when AVCA rankings begun…the team's only loss against an unranked opponent came to Loyola Marymount, 3-2, on March 23, 2013, at the USAV Beach Collegiate Challenge at Hermosa Beach, Calif.
 
Versus Ranked Squads: UH is 73-50 (.593) all-time versus ranked squads, including 0-2 this year…UH is 6-8 (.429) all-time vs ranked squads on the road ….UH is 36-27 (.571) all-time at vs ranked squads at neutral sites, including 0-2 this year.