HONOLULU – The No. 5 University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team will close out the regular season with a two-match series at UC San Diego, Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13 at the LionTree Arena in La Jolla, Calif. The Rainbow Warriors (21-5, 4-4 BWC) and Tritons (11-13, 3-5) are currently third and fourth, respectively, in the Big West standings. UH is coming off a series split at UC Irvine while UCSD dropped a five-setter on the road at UC Santa Barbara.
 

MATCHES #27-28
Who				No. 5 Hawai'i (21-5, 4-4 BWC) vs. UC San Diego (11-13, 3-5 BWC)
Date | Time				Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13 | 7:00 p.m. PT (4:00 p.m. HT)
Location				La Jolla, Calif. - LionTree Arena
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				UCSDTritons.com
Game Notes				Hawai'i | UCSD | Big West
Digital Program				Click Here
Social Media				@HawaiiMensVB  | #HawaiiMVB #WarriorBall24 | @HawaiiMVB  | Facebook

SERIES INFORMATIONOverall: UH leads 63-6
            In Honolulu: UH leads 31-2
            In La Jolla: UH leads 29-4
            Neutral: UH leads 3-0
Postseason: UCSD leads 1-0
Last Meeting: 4/15/23, UH 3-0
Streak: UH 3

FIRST SERVE

• Hawai'i leads the all-time series, 63-6, which is the most wins against a single-opponent in program history. (62 wins vs. UC Santa Barbara and CSUN)
• UH holds a 29-4 advantage in La Jolla. After winning the first 18 meetings in La Jolla, Hawai'i is 11-4 since 2009.
• The teams split the season series in 2022, with the Tritons winning in five-set in the opener and the Warriors taking the rematch in straight sets.
• The Tritons have a win over Hawai'i in two of the last three seasons — 2021 Big West Tournament semifinals in Honolulu and 2022 regular season in La Jolla. Prior to that 2021 match-up, UH had a 17-match win streak in the series, and prior to that 2022 series, UH had won 10 straight over the Tritons in La Jolla.
• UH needs one win to clinch the No. 3 seed in the Big West Championship tournament. Hawai'i can finish no higher than third. (UC Irvine owns the tie-breaker over UH) However, two losses this week would drop UH to the No. 4 seed. (UH would win tie-breaker with CSUN)
• UH is hosting the Big West Championship next week at SimpliFi Arena. The top two teams clinch a first-round bye into the semifinals. UH is assured of playing in the quarterfinals for the first time. In five previous tournaments, the Warriors had earned a top two seed and bye into the semifinals each time.
• Two wins this weekend would give UH 23 for the season and a tie for the 10th-most in program history.
• UH's four losses in Big West play are tied for the most in a single-season since the league was formed in 2018. Hawai'i also lost four matches in the inaugural 2018 campaign (6-4).
• UH has dropped the opening set in five of its eight Big West matches this season, of which the Warriors ended up losing four of those matches.
• In eight Big West matches, UH has 33 aces in 31 sets played (1.06 a/s). However, UH is still the nation's leader in aces per set (2.08) for the season.