HONOLULU – The No. 3 University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team closes out the regular season with a pair of Big West matches at 18th-ranked UC Santa Barbara, Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19 at The Thunderdome in Santa Barbara, Calif. The Rainbow Warriors (23-4, 6-2 BWC) will look to claim at least a share of the regular season title with a pair of wins. The Gauchos (11-14, 2-6) enter the series having lost their last four matches, two each to Long Beach State and UC Irvine.
  

MATCHES #28-29
Who				#3 Hawai'i (23-4, 6-2 BWC) vs. #18 UC Santa Barbara (11-14, 2-6 BWC)
Date | Time				Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19 | 7:00 p.m. PT / 4:00 p.m. HT
Location				Santa Barbara, Calif. - The Thunderdome
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				HawaiiAthletics.com
Game Notes				Hawai'i
Digital Program				Click Here
Social Media				@HawaiiMensVB  | #HawaiiMVB #WarriorBall25 | @HawaiiMVB  | Facebook

SERIES INFORMATION

Overall: UH leads 63-37
            In Honolulu: UH leads 33-16
            In Santa Barbara: UH leads 21-19
            Neutral: UH leads 9-2
Postseason: UH leads 9-2
Last Meeting: 4/18/24, UH 3-1
Streak: UH 19

FIRST SERVE

• UH head coach Charlie Wade is one win shy of tying former coach Mike Wilton's all-time program record of 316 victories. Wade has a 315-128 record in 16 seasons at Hawai'i.
• UH is tied atop the Big West standings with Long Beach State at 6-2. Two wins this week would guarantee Hawai'i a share of the regular season title.
• UH has two Big West regular season titles (2021 and '23 co-champion) and three runner-up finishes (2018, '19, and '22) in seven full seasons in the league.
• UH leads the all-time series with UC Santa Barbara, 63-37 which includes a current 19-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.) when the schools were members of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.
• Hawai'i is 12-0 all-time versus UCSB in Big West regular season play.
• UH holds a slim 21-19 advantage in Santa Barbara, including a current seven-match win streak dating back to 2018.
• The 100 matches in the series is second-most against one opponent in UH history behind the 102 matches in the UH-Long Beach State series.
• Wade is 23-10 against the Gauchos since taking over the program in 2010.
• UH will conclude the regular season on the road for the second straight season and third time in the last four years.
• UH is 7-1 on the road this season with its only loss at CSUN two weeks ago.
• UH's 23 wins this season is tied for 10th-most in program history.
• UH is 15-4 versus nationally ranked opponents this season.
• UCSB setter Jack Walmer spent two national championship seasons at UH. The Manhattan Beach, Calif., native redshirted in 2021 and was as a backup in 2022 appearing in 27 matches with two starts. He served NCAA Championship-match point against Long Beach State.