HONOLULU – The fourth-ranked University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team will face its toughest test of the 2022 season with a pair of Big West Conference matches against No. 2 Long Beach State, Friday, April 1 and Saturday, April 2 at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, Calif. The match-up features the NCAA's last three national champions and the top two teams in the Big West standings. The Rainbow Warriors (18-3, 3-1 BWC) won the last two meetings in the series however the Beach (14-3, 3-1) have won seven straight over UH in the Pyramid. Saturday's match will be televised nationally on ESPNU at 7:30 p.m. PT (4:30 p.m. HT).
 

MATCHES #22-23
Who				#4 Hawai'i (18-3, 3-1 BWC) vs. #2 Long Beach State (14-3, 3-1 BWC)
Date | Time				Friday, April 1, 7:00 p.m. PT and Saturday, April 2, 7:30 p.m. PT
Location				Long Beach, Calif. — Walter Pyramid
Television				Saturday's match on ESPNU. Bryan Fenley (play-by-play), Mike Sealy (analyst).
Live Stream				Friday's match on ESPN+
Radio				Friday's match on ESPN Honolulu (1420AM/92.7FM); Saturday's match on CBS 1500. Tiff Wells (play-by-play).
Streaming Audio				ESPNHonolulu.com, CBSSportsHawaii.com; Sideline Hawaii app
Live Stats				HawaiiAthletics.com
Game Notes				Hawai'i
Social Media				@HawaiiMensVB  | #HawaiiMVB #WarriorBall22 | @HawaiiMVB  | Facebook

FIRST SERVE

• UH (18-3, 3-1 BWC) enters this week's series with a five-match win streak and are coming off a series sweep of CSUN last week in Honolulu.
• Long Beach State (14-3, 3-1 BWC) has won its last four matches, including a series sweep of No. 6 UC Santa Barbara last week.
• The teams won the last three NCAA championships (2018 & '19-LBSU and 2021-UH).
• LBSU leads the all-time series 48-45 however UH won the last two in the series, taking both matches in Honolulu last season.
• The Beach have won seven straight in the series at The Pyramid dating back to 2017, including the most recent match-up in the 2019 NCAA Championship match.
• UH coach Charlie Wade is 12-15 against the Beach since taking over the program in 2010. LBSU coach Alan Knipe has a 13-8 advantage against Wade's teams.
• UH has won 42 of its last 43 matches when winning the first set including a 17-0 mark this season.
• UH is 1-3 in true road matches this season while the Beach is 11-1 at the Walter Pyramid.
• With 164 aces this season, UH is approaching the program's single-season rally-scoring record of 174 set in 2019.