HONOLULU – The third-ranked University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team will face its biggest test of the season against former conference rival No. 5 Stanford for a two-match series, Wednesday, Feb. 7 and Friday, Feb. 9 at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. Both matches begin at 7:00 p.m. The Rainbow Warriors (8-1) have won their last seven contests while the Cardinal (7-1) are coming off their first loss after winning their first seven matches of the season.
 
Promotions & Giveaways:

• Wednesday: 
• Coca-Cola is the sponsor of the "Chinese New Year's Celebration" and will award tailgate prizes throughout the night.
• The Majestic Culture and the Arts Association invite fans for picture taking with the Lion Dance group from 6-7 p.m. located on the concourse level ('Ewa Side) of the SimpliFi Arena and they will perform a traditional Lion Dance at halftime. 
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  Friday: 
• Hawaiian Airlines is the sponsor of the "Alumni Appreciation" match and will distribute roster cards and roller banners at Gate A and award a round trip neighbor island flight at intermission.
• Fans are encouraged to "Pack the Stan" and wear white UH apparel. 
• Prior to the match, former men's volleyball players will compete in the Alumni vs. Alumni match from 4 p.m. 
• All University of Hawai'i Alumni will receive 50% off upper level adult tickets (maximum of eight) through etickethawaii.com. Tickets are in special sections. Supplies are limited and other restrictions may apply. Get the promo code at https://uhalumni.org/contact/tickets to enter your information and verify your alumni status. The promo code will be disclosed upon completion of the form.

MATCHES #10-11
Who				No. 3 Hawai'i (8-1) vs. No. 5 Stanford (7-1)
Date | Time				Wednesday, Feb. 7 and Friday, Feb. 9 | 7:00 p.m.
Location				Honolulu, O'ahu — SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center
Television				Spectrum Sports. Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play) and Chris McLachlin (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 | Stanford | Big West
Digital Program				Click Here
Social Media				@HawaiiMensVB  | #HawaiiMVB #WarriorBall24 | @HawaiiMVB  | Facebook

SERIES INFORMATIONOverall: UH leads 48-38
            In Honolulu: UH leads 29-11
            In Stanford: STAN leads 24-17
            Neutral: STAN leads 3-2
Postseason: STAN leads 3-0
Last Meeting: Feb. 11, 2023, UH 3-0
Streak: UH, 9

FIRST SERVE

• Hawai'i leads the all-time series 48-38, including a 29-11 mark in Honolulu.
• UH has won the last nine matches in the series dating back to 2017. Eight of the nine wins were in straight sets. In addition, UH has won seven straight in Honolulu dating back to 2013 with its last loss occurring Feb. 1, 2013.
• UH (8-1) has a current seven-match win streak entering this week's series while the Cardinal (7-1) saw their seven-match win streak to start the season snapped in a home loss to CSUN last Saturday.
• The teams will be playing their fourth non-conference series since 2019, having met in Honolulu in 2019 and in Stanford, Calif., in 2020 and '23.
• UH's Charlie Wade (15th season) has the sixth-most wins among active coaches with 277 while Stanford's John Kosty (18th season) ranks eighth among active coaches with 253 victories,
• Hawai'i and Stanford have played two common opponents this season, Loyola-Chicago and Ball State. The Cardinal went 3-0 against those teams while UH went 2-1, splitting a two-match series with Loyola-Chicago.
• UH is 5-1 at home this season while Stanford is 2-0 on the road, the latter sweeping a two-match series at UC Santa Barbara last month.
• UH has a 33-match win streak in the month of February dating back to 2018. Of the 33 wins, 19 occurred at home, including last week's two-match series against Tusculum. Hawai'i's last loss in February was against UC Irvine, Feb. 25, 2018 at SimpliFi Arena.
• Since the Big West created a men's volleyball league in 2018, UH has a 26-5 record against MPSF teams. 
• OH Spyros Chakas needs two aces to move into the school's Top 10 in career aces. Currently the senior has 97 aces. Naveh Milo is 10th with 99.
• Following this week's series, UH will take next week off before a two-match series against Missouri S&T, Feb. 22-23  at SimpliFi Arena.