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Men's Volleyball Meets Rival Long Beach State For Big West Title

HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team will face No. 1 Long Beach State in the championship match of the OUTRIGGER Big West Championship, Saturday, April 26 at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. First serve is 7:00 p.m. The teams will meet in the finals for the fourth time, with UH winning the last two meetings (2019 and '22), both in Honolulu. The teams split the regular season series at SimpliFi Arena with the Beach (27-2) winning the opener and Rainbow Warriors (25-5) winning the rematch. 

  
MATCH #31
What OUTRIGGER Big West Men's Volleyball Championship
Who Championship - No. 2 seed Hawai'i (25-5) vs. No. 1 seed Long Beach State (27-2)
Date | Time Saturday, April 26 | 7:00 p.m. HT
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 | LBSU
Digital Program Click Here
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SERIES HISTORYOverall: LBSU leads 53-49
            In Honolulu: UH leads 28-21
            In Long Beach: LBSU leads 29-17
            Neutral: UH leads 4-3
Postseason: UH leads 5-4
Last Meeting: 4/12/25, UH 3-2
Streak: UH 1

FIRST SERVE
  • UH and Long Beach State will meet in the Big West Championship finals for the fourth time. The Beach won in 2018 in Long Beach while Hawai'i won in 2019 and '22 in Honolulu.
  • The schools also met in the 2017 MPSF Tournament championship match in Long Beach, which the Beach won in four sets.
  • Hawai'i will be making its ninth conference championship match appearance (MPSF & BWC) with an 3-5 mark. UH lost in the finals in its first five appearances — 1995, 2001, '02, '17, and '18 — then won its last three — 2019, '22, and '23.
  • UH is hosting the Big West Championship at SimpliFi Arena for the second consecutive year, fourth time in the last five seasons, and fifth time overall. Hawai'i previously hosted the tournament in 2019, '21, '22, and '24.
  • UH has a 6-2 record in the Big West Championship as hosts of the tournament.
  • UH, which has won three Big West Championship titles (2019, '22, and '23), is 3-1 in the championship match with its lone loss to Long Beach State in 2018.
  • UH head coach Charlie Wade surpassed former coach Mike Wilton's all-time program record with his 317th victory in Friday's semifinal win over UC Irvine. Wade has a 317-130 record in 16 seasons.
  • Wade is 16-21 against the Beach since taking over the program in 2010. In head-to-head match-ups with LBSU coach Alan Knipe, Wade has a 12-19 record however a 4-3 advantage in postseason play.
  • UH and LBSU split the season series in Honolulu with the Beach taking the opener in four sets and the Warriors winning the rematch in five.
  • LBSU leads the all-time series, 53-49, however UH holds a 28-21 advantage in Honolulu.
  • UH has won seven of the last 10 home matches in the series since 2018. Two of those wins were in the Big West Championship match (2019 & '22).
  • Over the last four seasons, the teams have split the last 12 matches played overall.
  • The 102 matches in the series is the most against one opponent in UH history.
  • UH was the No. 2 seed in the Big West Championship three previous times (2018, '19, and '22) winning twice (2019 and '22), both of which were against Long Beach State in the finals in Honolulu.
  • UH's 25 wins this season is tied for sixth-most in program history.

CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
  • UH has captured three Big West Championship titles (2019, '22, and '23) and have how appeared in the title match five times (2018, '19, '22, '23, and '25).
  • UH has an 9-3 all-time record in the Big West Championship.
  • Hawai'i is 3-1 in the title match with its lone loss to Long Beach State in 2018.
  • UH was the No. 2 seed for two of its titles in 2019 and '22 and was the No. 1 seed for its 2023 championship.
  • Hawai'i previously hosted the Big West Championship in 2019, '21, '22, and '24. Long Beach State hosted and won the title in 2018 and UC Irvine hosted the 2023 tournament, which UH won.
 
 
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