The University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team begins its national title defense with an NCAA Championship opening round match against North Greenville, Tuesday, May 3 at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, Calif. Match time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. PT (4:30 p.m. HT) and will be broadcast on Spectrum Sports and ESPN Honolulu. The Rainbow Warriors (24-5) captured its first NCAA title a year ago and will look to become the fifth consecutive team to repeat as champion. NGU (21-5) defeated Princeton in straight sets in Sunday's tournament opener.
 

MATCH #30
What				2022 NCAA Men's National Collegiate Championship
Who				Opening Round Match #3: Hawai'i (24-5) vs. North Greenville (21-5)
Date | Time				Tuesday, May 3; 7:30 p.m. PT/4:30 p.m. HT
Location				Los Angeles, Calif. — Pauley Pavilion (Host: UCLA)
Television				Spectrum Sports. Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play) and Chris McLachlin (analyst).
Live Stream				OC16.tv (Spectrum customers only); Spectrum News app
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

• Hawai'i (24-5) is making its eighth all-time appearance in the NCAA Tournament and fifth in the last seven championships.
• Only UH and Long Beach State have appeared in five Championships since 2015.
• Conference Carolinas champion North Greenville (21-5) defeated EIVA champion Princeton in straight sets in Sunday's tournament opener, including a 40-38 third set thriller.
• NGU, Conference Carolina's regular season and tournament champion, is the first Conference Carolina team to win an NCAA match.
• Since the NCAA Championship field expanded in 2014, UH has appeared in an opening round match twice — 2015 (L, Penn State) and '17 (W, Penn State).
• UH's 24 wins are the most in the country.
• Hawai'i received the Big West's automatic berth after winning the conference title in Honolulu. UH swept top-seeded Long Beach State in the finals for its second Big West title.

THE BIG DANCE

• UH is making its eighth NCAA Tournament appearance and fifth under head coach Charlie Wade since 2015 (2015, '17, '19, '21, '22).
• UH is the defending NCAA champion and owns a 7-6 all-time mark in the tournament.
• UH captured the program's first national title last year in Columbus, Ohio with a straight-set win over BYU. (The program's 2002 title was later vacated due to an ineligible player.)
• UH's five NCAA Tournament appearances  in the last seven championships are tied with Long Beach State for the most during that span.
• Hawai'i has two runner-up finishes in 1996 and 2019.

HAWAI'I VERSUS NORTH GREENVILLE SERIES

• UH and North Greenville have never met.

VERSUS CONFERENCE CAROLINAS

• UH is 7-0 all-time versus teams from Conference Carolinas — 3-0 vs. King; 1-0 vs. Emmanuel; 1-0 vs. Erskine; 1-0 vs. Lees-McRae; and 1-0 vs. Barton.
• UH has never faced a team from Conference Carolinas in the NCAA Tournament.