The No. 4 University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team will embark on a three-match road trip to a pair of Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association members — Purdue Fort Wayne, Thursday, Jan. 25 and Friday, Jan. 26 and No. 15 Ball State, Sunday, Jan. 28. The PFW matches are slated to begin at 7:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. HT) at Gates Sports Center. The Rainbow Warriors (3-1) and Mastadons (4-1) will meet for the first time in Fort Wayne, Ind.
 

MATCHES #5-6
Who				No. 4 Hawai'i (3-1) vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (4-1)
Date | Time				Thursday, Jan. 25 and Friday, Jan. 26 | 7:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. HT)
Location				Fort Wayne, Ind. - Gates Sports Center
Television				None
Live Stream				ESPN+
Radio				ESPN Honolulu (1420AM/92.7FM). Tiff Wells (play-by-play).
Streaming Audio				ESPNHonolulu.com; Sideline Hawaii app.
Live Stats				GoMastadons.com
Game Notes				Hawai'i | PFW | Big West
Digital Program				Click Here
Social Media				@HawaiiMensVB  | #HawaiiMVB #WarriorBall24 | @HawaiiMVB  | Facebook

SERIES INFORMATIONOverall: UH leads 2-1
            In Honolulu: UH leads 2-0
            In Fort Wayne: None
            Neutral: PFW leads 1-0
Postseason: None
Last Meeting: March 9, 2023, UH 3-0
Streak: UH, 2

FIRST SERVE

• Hawai'i leads the all-time series 2-1. This week's matches mark the first-ever in Fort Wayne, Ind.
• UH won the last two meetings in straight sets, both in the OUTRIGGER Volleyball Invitational in Honolulu in 2000 and 2023.
• In last season's meeting, OH Spyros Chakas tallied 12 kills, hitting .409 while MB Guilherme Voss added six kills and four blocks. As a team, UH hit .436 compared to .211 for the Mastadons.
• The series began in 1992 when the teams played in the Asics Grand Prix Classic in San Diego, Calif. PFW won that match-up in four sets.
• UH has a 62-13 (.827) combined record against current members of the MIVA, including a 1-1 mark this season after a series split with Loyola Chicago in Honolulu. UH will also play MIVA members Ball State (Jan. 28) and Lewis (March 7).
• UH dropped its last two regular season MIVA matches both to Ball State in 2022. In 2020, the Warriors won a pair of MIVA matches at Lewis and Loyola Chicago and in 2017, UH swept MIVA road matches at McKendree and Lindenwood.
• UH has won its last 12 road matches dating back to 2022. Its last road loss was against Long Beach State (April 1 & 2).
• UH (3-1) was idle last week while PFW (5-1) defeated Maryville in straight sets.
• The Mastadons are 3-0 at home this season. Their only loss was on the road at NJIT in five sets after taking a 2-0 lead in the match.
• The last time UH lost to an unranked team on the road was at CSUN (twice) during the 2018 season. Hawai'i was ranked No. 3 at the time of both losses.
• OH Spyros Chakas needs five aces to move into the school's Top 10 in career aces. Currently the senior has 94 aces. Naveh Milo is 10th with 99.
• Following this week's road trip, UH begins an 11-match homestand spanning six weeks from Feb. 2 (Tusculum) through March 10 (UC Irvine).