HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team opens play in the OUTRIGGER Big West Championship with a quarterfinal match-up against sixth-seeded UC Santa Barbara, Thursday, April 18 at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. The Rainbow Warriors (22-6) finished the Big West season with a 5-5 mark and are the No. 3 seed in the tournament while the Gauchos (9-17) finished league play with a 2-8 mark and are seeded sixth. UH swept the season series three weeks ago in Honolulu.

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MATCH #29
What				OUTRIGGER Big West Men's Volleyball Championship
Who				Quarterfinals: (3) Hawai'i (22-6) vs. (6) UC Santa Barbara (9-17)
Date | Time				Thursday, April 18 | 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 | UCSB | Big West
Social Media				@HawaiiMensVB  | #HawaiiMVB #WarriorBall24 | @HawaiiMVB  | Facebook

SERIES INFORMATION

Overall: UH leads 62-37
            In Honolulu: UH leads 32-16
            In Santa Barbara: UH leads 21-19
            Neutral: UH leads 9-2
Postseason: UH leads 8-2
Last Meeting: 3/30/24, UH 3-2
Streak: UH 18

FIRST SERVE

• UH leads the all-time series with UC Santa Barbara, 62-37 which includes a current 18-match win streak dating back to 2017. UH's last loss to the Gauchos occurred during the 2016 season (April 1 & 2 in Santa Barbara, Calif.).
• UH also holds a 32-16 advantage in Honolulu, including a current 11-match home win streak dating back to 2015. The Gauchos took both matches in Honolulu during the 2013 campaign.
• The schools have met in each of the past two Big West Championships, both times in the semifinal round and both wins by UH in straight-sets.
• UH has an 8-2 advantage against the Gauchos in postseason play, having won the last six meetings dating back to 1998.
• The winner will meet second-seeded UC Irvine in Friday's semifinals.
• UH is hosting the Big West Championship at SimpliFi Arena for the third time in the last four seasons and fourth time overall. Hawai'i previously hosted the tournament in 2019, '21, and '22.
• UH is playing in the quarterfinal round for the first time in tournament history. In five previous Big West Championships, the Warriors had earned a top-two seed and bye into the semifinals each time.
• UH is the two-time defending champion of the Big West Championship tournament and has a 7-2 all-time record, including a four-match win streak. UH has won the title three times overall (2019, '22, and '23).
• UH head coach Charlie Wade has an 11-8 record in 11 conference tournament appearances (MPSF and Big West) having advanced to the championship match five times with three titles.
• UCSB setter Jack Walmer spent two seasons at Hawai'i, redshirting in 2021 and appearing in 27 matches with two starts as a redshirt freshman in 2022.
• UH has a 64-match home win streak against unranked teams dating back to 2012 (last loss: 1/6/12 vs. UC San Diego).

 
BIG WEST CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

• UH has captured three Big West Championship titles (2019, '22, and '23) and have appeared in the title match four times (2018, '19, '22, and '23).
• UH is 7-2 all-time in five previous Big West Championship appearances.
• Hawai'i is 4-1 in semifinal round matches with its only loss to UC San Diego in 2021.
• UH was the No. 2 seed for two of its titles in 2019 and '22 and was the No. 1 seed for last year's championship. UH was also the No. 1 seed in 2021.
• Hawai'i previously hosted the Big West Championship in 2019, '21, and '22. Long Beach State hosted and won the title in 2018 and UC Irvine hosted last year's tournament, which UH won.