HONOLULU – The No. 4 University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team will face its toughest test of the season with a two-match series at No. 5 BYU, Friday, Jan. 31 and Saturday Feb. 1 at Smith Fieldhouse in Provo, Utah. Both matches begin at 7:00 p.m. MT (4:00 p.m. HT).
 

MATCHES #7-8
Who				#4 Hawai'i (6-0) vs. #5 BYU (6-2)
Date | Time				Friday, Jan. 31 and Saturday, Feb. 1;  7:00 p.m. MT (4:00 p.m. HT) both nights
Location				Provo, Utah - Smith Fieldhouse
Television				BYUtv. Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail and Kenzie Dahle
Live Stream				BYUtv.org
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 | BYU | Big West
Digital Program				Click Here
Social Media				@HawaiiMensVB  | #HawaiiMVB #WarriorBall25 | @HawaiiMVB  | Facebook

SERIES INFORMATION

Overall: BYU leads 42-23
            In Honolulu: Tied 15-15
            In Provo: BYU leads 25-4
            Neutral: UH leads 4-2
Postseason: BYU leads 5-3
Last Meeting: March 8, 2021, UH 3-0
Streak: UH, 2

FIRST SERVE

• BYU leads the overall series 42-23 including a commanding 25-4 advantage in Provo, Utah.
• UH has won three of the last four dating back to 2019.
• UH was idle last week while BYU dropped a two-match series with No. 2 UC Irvine in Irvine, Calif. The Cougars dropped the first match in five sets and the rematch in straight sets.
• Hawai'i and BYU last met in the 2021 NCAA Championship match in Columbus, Ohio, which UH won in straight sets to claim its first official national title.
• The teams last played in Provo at the 2019 BYU Invitational which UH won in straight sets to capture the tournament title and snap a 15-match losing streak in Smith Fieldhouse.
• The teams also played during the 2020 campaign, splitting a two-match series in Honolulu which ended up being the last matches played that year before the pandemic halted the season.
• UH's four wins in Provo occurred in 1995, 2001, '03, and '19.
• Hawai'i has a combined record of 202-226 (.471) against current members of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. UH was a member of the MPSF for 25 seasons from 1993-2017.
• Since leaving the MPSF and joining the Big West, UH has a 29-4 record against MPSF teams since 2018.
• UH head coach Charlie Wade has an 8-15 mark against BYU.
• Wade currently has 298 career victories and two more wins would make him the fifth current Division I-II head coach with 300. A total of 20 head coaches all-time in Division I-II have 300 career wins, led by the winningest coach Al Scates (1,239). Former UH head coach Mike Wilton currently ranks 20th with 316 wins.
• UH has won the first set in all six matches this season.
• BYU OH Keoni Thiim was a three-year letterman for the Warriors from 2022-24 appearing in 87 career matches with 14 starts. Thiim is the grandson of former UH coach Mike Wilton, who is the winningest coach in program history with 316 wins.