HONOLULU — After splitting a Big West homestand, the University of Hawai'i women's volleyball team travels to CSU Bakersfield and CSUN this week in the first road trip of the conference season.
 
The Rainbow Wahine (5-8) make their first stop in Bakersfield, Calif., to take on the Roadrunners on Friday at 6:30 p.m. Pacific Time (3:30 p.m. Hawai'i Time). They'll continue on to Northridge to face the Matadors on Saturday at 6 p.m. PT (3 p.m. HT).
 

HAWAI'I RAINBOW WAHINE (5-8, 1-1 BIG WEST) AT CSU BAKERSFIELD ROADRUNNERS (3-11, 0-2)  |  CSUN MATADORS (7-6, 0-2)
Schedule				Hawai'i at CSU Bakersfield: Friday, Oct. 3 | 6:30 p.m. PT (3:30 p.m. HT) Hawai'i at CSUN: Saturday, Oct. 4 | 6:00 p.m. (3:00 p.m. HT)
Location				Friday — Icardo Center; Bakersfield, Calif. Saturday — Premier America Credit Union Arena; Northridge, Calif.
Television				None
Live Stream				ESPN+: CSU Bakersfield | CSUN
Radio				ESPN Honolulu | 1420 AM / 92.7 FM | Tiff Wells (play-by-play)
Live Audio Stream				ESPNHonolulu.com
Live Stats				CSU Bakersfield | CSUN
Game Notes				Hawai'i |  CSU Bakersfield | CSUN
Social Media				@HawaiiWVB  | #HawaiiWVB #GoBows #SISTAHHOOD | @HawaiiWVB  | Facebook

OPENING SERVE

• The Rainbow Wahine opened the Big West schedule with a five-set win over UC Riverside on Sept. 26 at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. UH then dropped a four-set decision to UC Davis to cap the opening weekend of conference play.
• UH setter Adrianna Arquette posted the program's first triple-double since 2018 in the win over UC Riverside. Arquette set career highs with 11 kills and 15 digs to go along with 41 assists in the win.
• UH libero Victoria Leyva also set a career best against UCR with 29 digs, the highest single-match total in the Big West this season. The sophomore has four matches of 20-plus digs this season.
• UH ranks first in the Big West with 1.64 aces per set. Freshman Cha'lei Reid leads the conference and ranks 22^nd nationally with 26 aces.
• Reid leads the team and ranks seventh in the Big West with 3.43 kills per set. 
• Middle blocker Bri Gunderson leads the Big West with 61 total blocks and ranks second in the conference with 1.20 per set. Miliana Sylvester ranks third in the conference with 53 total blocks and is sixth with 1.08 blocks per set.

THE MATCHUPS

Hawai'i at CSU Bakersfield

Series Record: UH leads 9-0
Streak: UH won 9
Last Meeting: UH 3-1 (28-26, 25-15, 18-25, 25-21); Oct. 22, 2024; Bakersfield, Calif
Co-Interim Head Coaches: Felipe Nogueira and Cinthia Angus (first year)

• The Rainbow Wahine and Roadrunners meet for the 10^th time in a series that dates back to 2015.
• UH is 4-0 against the Roadrunners in Bakersfield.
• CSUB entered the week at 3-11 overall and 0-2 in Big West play after dropping matches at UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly last week.  
• CSUB ranks second in the Big West in service aces per set (1.62), just behind Hawai'i.
• The Roadrunners are second in the Big West with 13.96 digs per set.
• Sophmore Nicole Zake leads CSUB with 163 total kills and 3.47 per set.
  

Hawai'i vs. CSUN Matadors

Series Record: UH leads 33-2
Streak: UH won 18
Last Meeting: UH 3-2 (25-22, 17-25, 30-28, 25-19, 15-12); Oct. 27, 2024, Honolulu
Head Coach: Aquiles Montoya (second year, 17-25)

• The Rainbow Wahine and Matadors meet for the 36^th time in a series that began in 1975.
• UH has won the last 18 meetings since Nov. 8, 2014.
• CSUN's last win in the series came on Oct. 10. 2014 in Northridge.
• UH is 10-2 against CSUN on the road.
• CSUN entered the week at 7-6 after dropping road matches at Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara on the opening weekend of Big West play.
• Paige Sentes leads the Big West with 255 total digs and 4.64 per set. As a team, the Matadors lead the conference with 14.42 digs per set.
• Julia Bazylevych leads the team and ranks fifth in the Big West with 3.48 kills per set.