HONOLULU — With two weeks remaining in the regular season, the University of Hawai'i women's volleyball team takes a three-match winning streak to California for matchups with two of the top four teams in the Big West standings.
 
The Rainbow Wahine have won four of their last five and open the weekend at third-place UC Santa Barbara on Friday at 7 p.m. Pacific Time (5 p.m. Hawai'i Time) at the Thunderdome. They'll then head to San Luis Obispo to face second-place Cal Poly on Saturday at 6 p.m. PT (4 p.m. HT) at the Mott Athletics Center.
 
After sweeping last week's homestand, UH enters its final road trip of the regular season tied with CSUN for fifth in the conference race, a game ahead of UC Irvine in the chase for a berth in the six-team The Hawaiian Islands presents the 2025 Outrigger Big West Women's Volleyball Championship. The conference tournament is set for Nov. 26-29 in Long Beach, Calif.
 

HAWAI'I RAINBOW WAHINE (11-14, 7-7 BIG WEST) at UC SANTA BARBARA GAUCHOS (18-8, 10-4)  |  CAL POLY MUSTANGS (21-5, 12-2)
Schedule				Hawai'i at UC Santa Barbara: Friday, Nov. 14 | 7:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. HT) Hawai'i at Cal Poly: Saturday, Nov. 15 | 6:00 p.m. PT (4:00 p.m. HT)
Location				Friday — The Thunderdome; Santa Barbara, Calif. Saturday — Mott Athletics Center; San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Television				None
Live Stream				ESPN+: UC Santa Barbara | Cal Poly
Radio				Friday — CBS 1500 | 1500-AM | Tiff Wells (play-by-play) Saturday — ESPN Honolulu | 1420-AM / 92.7-FM | Tiff Wells (play-by-play)
Live Audio Stream				ESPNHonolulu.com
Live Stats				UC Santa Barbara | Cal Poly
Game Notes				Hawai'i |  UC Santa Barbara | Cal Poly
Social Media				@HawaiiWVB  | #HawaiiWVB #GoBows #SISTAHHOOD | @HawaiiWVB  | Facebook

UH HEAD COACH ROBYN AH MOWAt Hawai'i: 164-69 overall, 113-25 Big West (Ninth year, eighth season)

OPENING SERVE

• UH middle blocker Bri Gunderson was named the Big West Defensive Player of the Week and sophomore Adrianna Arquette earned her second Setter of the Week award following last weekend's wins over CSUN and CSU Bakersfield.
• Gunderson leads the team and ranks third in the Big West with 1.16 blocks per set, Over the last five matches, Gunderson is averaging 3.39 kills per set while hitting .495 with 61 kills and eight errors. She's also averaging 1.33 blocks per set (24 total) over that span.
• Arquette has posted double-doubles in three of the last four matches and has nine this season, including two triple-doubles. She ranks fourth in the Big West with 8.68 assists per set.
• Outside hitter Cha'lei Reid posted double-figure kills in each of the last five matches and eight of the last nine. The freshman continues to lead the team in kills per set (3.40) and ranks third in the Big West with 4.24 points per set.
• Reid leads the conference with 39 aces and 0.45 per set. Her current total is the program's highest since Norene Iosia had 48 aces in 2019.
• As a team, the 'Bows rank first in the Big West with 153 total aces and 1.68 per set. They are on pace to post the highest average in a season since 2009 (1.70).
• Sophomore libero Victoria Leyva has posted double-figure digs in each of the last eight matches and has 19 such performances this season. She's posted 20-plus digs in seven matches this season and ranks fourth in the conference with 4.14 digs per set. Leyva also had a productive week from the service line with seven aces on the homestand.
• Sophomore middle blocker Miliana Sylvester leads the UH starters in Big West play with a .347 hitting percentage.
• UH senior Tyla Reese Mane put away at least nine kills in each of the last five matches and is averaging 2.89 kills per set over that stretch.
• Freshman defensive specialist Jaci Miyasaki has 48 digs (2.57 per set) and eight aces over the last five matches.

THE MATCHUPS

Hawai'i at UC Santa Barbara

Series Record: UH leads 46-15
Streak: UCSB won 1
Last Meeting: UCSB 3-1, Oct. 12, 2025; Honolulu
Head Coach: Matt Jones (third year, 59-29)

• The Rainbow Wahine and Gauchos meet for the 62nd time in a series that dates back to 1974.
• UCSB won this season's first meeting on Oct. 12 in Honolulu (24-26, 25-19, 25-18, 25-22).
• UH is 19-7 on the road against the Gauchos. The 'Bows last won at the Thunderdome on Nov. 25, 2022 in five sets.
• UCSB leads the series 6-4 in the last 10 meetings going back to 2019.
• UCSB entered the week at 18-8 overall and in third place in the Big West at 10-4. The Gauchos split a homestand last week with a loss to UC San Diego and a four-set win over Long Beach State.
• UCSB head coach Matt Jones is in his third season and has a record of 59-29. He was the Big West Coach of the Year in 2023. 
• Eva Travis ranks second in the Big West with 4.36 points per set and 3.84 kills per set. 
• The Gauchos lead the conference and rank 17^th nationally with 2.71 blocks per set. They rank fourth in NCAA Division I with 273.5 total blocks.

Hawai'i at Cal Poly

Series Record: UH leads 49-11
Streak: Cal Poly won 1
Last Meeting: Cal Poly 3-0; Oct. 10, 2025; Honolulu
Head Coach: Caroline Walters (seventh year, 126-79)

• The Rainbow Wahine and Mustangs meet for the 61st time in a series that dates back to 1980.
• UH had won four consecutive meetings before Cal Poly's sweep (25-20, 25-14, 25-22) on Oct. 10 in Honolulu in this season's first meeting.
• UH defeated Cal Poly in four sets in last year's Big West Championship final in Irvine, Calif.
• UH is 14-4 on the road against the Mustangs. The 'Bows have won in their last two visits to the Mott Athletics Center since Cal Poly's four-set win on Oct. 15, 2022.
• Cal Poly entered the week at 21-5 overall and 12-2 in Big West play and with a 10-match winning streak, the longest active streak in the Big West.
• Cal Poly is 14-0 at home this season.
• Caroline Walters is in her seventh season and has a career record of 126-79. She was voted the Big West Coach of the Year last season after leading the Mustangs to the conference's regular-season title.
• The Mustangs lead the Big West and rank 14^th in the nation in hitting percentage at .282.
• Emma Fredrick leads Cal Poly with 3.37 kills per set. Kendall Beshear is second in the Big West with 35 service aces and 0.40 per set.