After opening the season with a seven-match homestand, the No. 3 University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team will make its first road trip of the season to the state of Pennsylvania for non-conference matches against Saint Francis, Wednesday, Jan. 28 and 14th-ranked Penn State, Friday, Jan. 30 and Saturday, Jan. 31. The Rainbow Warriors (7-1) will make their first-ever trip to Loretto, Pa., to face the Red Flash (2-2) and will play the Nittany Lions (4-2) in University Park, Pa., for the first-time since the 2002 NCAA Championship semifinals.

MATCH #9
Who				#3 Hawai'i (7-1) vs. Saint Francis (2-2)
Date | Time				Wednesday, Jan. 28 | 7:00 p.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. HT
Location				Loretto, Pa. - DeGol Arena
Live Video				NEC Network
Radio				ESPN Honolulu (1420AM/92.7FM). Tiff Wells (play-by-play)
Streaming Audio				ESPNHonolulu.com; Sideline Hawaii app
Live Stats				SFUAthletics.com
Game Notes				Hawai'i

SERIES INFORMATION vs. SAINT FRANCIS Overall: UH leads 3-0
            In Honolulu: UH leads 2-0
            In Loretto: None
            Neutral: UH leads 1-0
Postseason: None
Last Meeting: Jan., 20, 2023; UH 3-0
Streak: UH, 3
 

MATCHES #10-11
Who				#3 Hawai'i (7-1) vs. #14 Penn State (4-2)
Date | Time				Friday, Jan. 30, 6:00 p.m. ET and Saturday, Jan. 31, 5:00 p.m. ET
Location				University Park, Pa. - Rec Hall
Live Stream				B1G+
Radio				ESPN Honolulu (1420AM/92.7FM). Tiff Wells (play-by-play)
Streaming Audio				ESPNHonolulu.com; Sideline Hawaii app
Live Stats				GoPSUSports.com
Game Notes				Hawai'i

SERIES INFORMATION vs. PENN STATE Overall: UH leads 19-10
            In Honolulu: UH leads 14-8
            In University Park: UH leads 1-0
            Neutral: UH leads 4-2
Postseason: UH leads 5-2
Last Meeting: May 8, 2025; UH 3-1
Streak: UH, 3

FIRST SERVE

• UH leads the all-time series with Saint Francis, 3-0, including a two-match series sweep in 2023 in Honolulu. The teams also played at a neutral site in Charlotte, N.C., in 2019.
• SFU (2-2), who competes in the Northeast Conference, was scheduled to host the Red Flash Invitational last weekend but the tournament was cancelled due to weather. SFU's match versus Queens was cancelled and its match against NJIT is postponed until a later date.
• SFU dropped a pair of matches at BYU in Provo, Utah to open the season and rebounded with a two-match series sweep of Northern Kentucky in Highland, Ky.
• UH leads the all-time series with Penn State, 19-10, and won the teams' only meeting in State College in the 2002 NCAA Championship semifinals.
• The teams have met 22 times in Honolulu, all in the OUTRIGGER Invitational, which the Nittany Lions have made 23 appearances. The teams have also met seven times in the NCAA Tournament with Hawai'i holding a 5-2 advantage, including in last season's quarterfinals in Columbus, Ohio, which UH won in four sets.
• UH coach Charlie Wade and PSU coach Mark Pavlik have met head-to-head 12 times with Wade holding a 7-5 advantage. 
• Pavlik previously announced this season will be his last after 32 seasons at PSU. Pavlik is Division I-II's active wins leader with 698 and with two more wins, he'll become the fourth men's volleyball coach to reach 700 along with UCLA's Al Scates (1,239), Ball State's Don Shondell (769), and Ohio State's Pete Hanson (712).
• Hawai'i (7-1) is coming off a pair of two-match series sweeps of Rockhurst and Roberts Wesleyan. UH played two doubleheaders against the teams.