COLUMBUS, Ohio – The second-seeded University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team will make its ninth all-time appearance in the NCAA Championship semifinal round where they will face third-seeded and two-time defending champion UCLA Saturday, May 10 at the Covelli Center. Match time is 8:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. HT). In Thursday's quarterfinals, the Rainbow Warriors (27-5) got past Penn State in four sets while the Bruins (21-6) swept Belmont Abbey. Saturday's meeting is a rematch of the 2023 NCAA finals, won by UCLA in Fairfax, Va.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals, Thursday, May 8
No. 3 seed UCLA def. No. 6 seed Belmont Abbey, 3-0
No. 2 seed Hawai'i def. No. 7 seed Penn State, 3-1
No. 1 seed Long Beach State def. No. 8 seed Fort Valley State, 3-0
No. 5 seed Pepperdine def. No. 4 seed Loyola Chicago, 3-1
 
NCAA Tournament Semifinals, Saturday, May 10
Long Beach State vs. Pepperdine, 5:00 p.m. ET
Hawai'i vs. UCLA, 8:00 p.m. ET
 
NCAA Tournament Finals, Monday, May 12
Championship, 7:00 p.m. ET 
  

MATCH #33 - NCAA NC Men's Volleyball Championship
Who				Semifinal - No. 2 seed Hawai'i (27-5) vs. No. 3 seed UCLA (21-6)
Date | Time				Saturday, May 10 | 8:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. HT)
Location				Columbus, Ohio - Covelli Center
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 HISTORY
Overall: UCLA leads 65-31
            In Honolulu: UCLA leads 35-20
            In Los Angeles: UCLA leads 28-11
            Neutral: UCLA leads 2-0
Postseason: UCLA leads 8-1
Last Meeting: 5/6/23, UCLA 3-1
Streak: UCLA 1

MATCH NOTES

• Hawai'i (27-5) advanced to the NCAA Championship semifinals for the ninth time all-time after a four-set win over Penn State in Thursday's quarterfinal round.
• UH has a 6-2 all-time record in the semifinals.
• Hawai'i has won its last four semifinal matches dating back to 2019. Its last loss occurred in the 2017 tournament to host Ohio State.
• A UH victory on Saturday would mark its seventh trip to the championship match all-time and fifth in the last six years.
• UH and UCLA have won the last four NCAA titles (UH-2021, '22; UCLA-'23, '24).
• The teams met twice previously in the NCAA Championship tournament — both in the finals and both won by the Bruins. UCLA won in five sets on its homecourt in the 1996 finals in Los Angeles and in four sets in the 2023 finals in Fairfax, Va.
• UCLA leads the all-time series 65-31, including an 8-1 advantage in the postseason. UH's only win occurred in the 1999 MPSF Playoffs in Honolulu. The Bruins have won five straight postseason match-ups since then.
• UH went 3-2 against the MPSF this season with a series sweep of BYU, series split with Stanford, and a loss to USC.
• UCLA defeated Belmont Abbey in straight sets in Thursday's quarterfinals. The Bruins have won their last six matches in the NCAA Championship tournament.
• UH is making its 10th all-time NCAA Championship appearance with an 12-7 mark and two national championships (2021 & '22).
• Head coach Charlie Wade has led UH to seven NCAA appearances in 16 seasons—all since 2015—with an 9-4 record.
• Wade has a 12-13 all-time record versus UCLA, including a 11-6 advantage dating back to 2013.
• UH is making its third trip to Columbus, Ohio for the NCAA Championship, having also competed in 2017 (advanced to semifinals) and 2021 (won title). Hawai'i has advanced to the semifinals in each of the three appearances.
• UH is the No. 2 seed in the tournament for the second consecutive time. In 2023, Hawai'i advanced to the title match against No. 1 seed UCLA and lost in four sets.
• UH's 27 wins this season is tied for third-most in a single-season in program history. It also marks the sixth season of 27 or more wins.