HONOLULU – The No. 3 University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team will host a three-match non-conference series with Long Island University this week at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. The teams will play Tuesday, Feb. 8, Wednesday, Feb. 9 and Friday, Feb. 11. All three matches begin at 7:00 p.m. The Rainbow Warriors (7-2), who dropped to No. 3 in this week's AVCA Coaches poll, are coming off three straight wins at the First Point Challenge in Austin, Texas. The Sharks enter the series 3-7 in their first season of intercollegiate competition.

Following Friday's match, the Rainbow Warriors will receive their NCAA Championship rings during a post-match ring ceremony. 
 

MATCHES #10-12
Who				#3 Hawai'i (7-2) vs. Long Island (3-7)
Date | Time				Tuesday, Feb. 8, Wednesday, Feb. 9 and Friday, Feb. 11; 7:00 p.m.
Location				Honolulu, O'ahu — SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center
Television				Spectrum Sports. Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play) and Ryan Tsuji (analyst).
Live Stream				ESPN+ (blacked out in Hawai'i)
Radio				ESPN Honolulu (1420AM/92.7FM). Tiff Wells (play-by-play).
Streaming Audio				ESPNHonolulu.com; Sideline Hawaii app
Live Stats				HawaiiAthletics.com
Game Notes				Hawai'i
Social Media				@HawaiiMensVB  | #HawaiiMVB #WarriorBall22 | @HawaiiMVB  | Facebook

FIRST SERVE

• UH will host a three-match series against Long Island, a first-year program located in Brookville, N.Y.
• LIU is the third first-year program that UH will face this season having already played Edward Waters (Jan. 14 & 16) and Fairleigh Dickinson (Feb. 4).
• The Sharks are coached by Shawn Patchell, who most recently was Concordia-Irvine's head coach from 2013-21, where he compiled a 118-98 record. Patchell was also head coach at Marymount (D-III) from 2012-13 and BYU from 2006-10.
• UH (7-2) is coming off three straight wins at the First Point Challenge in Austin, Texas where they defeated Fairleigh Dickinson (3-0), Queens (3-0) and 14th-ranked Stanford (3-1).
• LIU (3-7) lost both of its matches last week against New Jersey Institute of Technology.
• Hawai'i and LIU have played one common opponent, FDU. UH won in straight sets at a neutral site while LIU won in four sets in a road game.
• UH is 4-0 at home this season and have won 11 straight regular season home matches dating back to 2020. LIU is 3-5 in road games.
• This week's match-up is the first of consecutive three-match series for the Rainbow Warriors, who will next host No. 15 Lincoln Memorial, Feb. 18-20.

PROMOTIONS

• Raising Cane's is the sponsor on Tuesday and will award "Raising Cane's For A Year" during the promotional contest at intermission.
• Hawaii Pacific Health is the sponsor of Wednesday's match and will distribute towels at Gate A starting at 5:30 p.m. and award two (2) massage gift cards during intermission. 
• Hawaiian Airlines is the sponsor on Friday and will distribute calendar posters at Gate A and award 30,000 HawaiianMiles during intermission.
  • The men's volleyball team will reveal their National Championship rings during a "Ring Ceremony" following the match.