The third-ranked University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team will open Big West Conference play against rival No. 2 Long Beach State for a two-match series Friday, March 20 and Saturday, March 21 at LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid in Long Beach, Calif. The series pits the league's top two teams in the preseason coaches rankings, with the Beach predicted to finish first and the Rainbow Warriors second. LBSU is the league's defending regular season champion while UH is the defending tournament champion.

MATCHES #21-22
Who				#3 Hawai'i (17-3, 0-0 BWC) vs. #2 Long Beach State (14-2, 0-0 BWC)
Date | Time				Friday, March 20; 7:00 p.m. PT Saturday, March 21; 7:00 p.m. PT
Location				Long Beach, Calif. - LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid (4,200)
Live Video				ESPN+
Radio				ESPN Honolulu (1500AM/92.7FM). Tiff Wells (play-by-play)
Streaming Audio				ESPNHonolulu.com; ESPN Honolulu app
Live Stats				LBSU.Statbroadcast.com
Game Notes				Hawai'i | LBSU

SERIES INFORMATION Overall: LBSU leads 53-50
            In Honolulu: UH leads 29-21
            In Long Beach: LBSU leads 29-17
            Neutral: UH leads 4-3
Postseason: UH leads 6-4
Last Meeting: 4/26/25, UH 3-1
Streak: UH, 1
 

FIRST SERVE

• LBSU leads the all-time series, 53-50, including a 29-17 advantage in Long Beach.
• UH and LBSU split the regular season series in Honolulu last season with the Beach taking the opener in four sets and the Warriors winning the rematch in five. Hawai'i then went on to defeat Long Beach in the Big West Championship match in four sets in Honolulu.
• Over the last four seasons, UH holds a slight 7-6 advantage in the last 13 matches played.
• The Beach have won eight straight regular season home matches in the series at the Pyramid dating back to 2017. LBSU swept the regular season series in 2017, '19, '22, and '24.
• In contrast, UH has won eight of the last 11 home matches in the series at Bankoh Arena since 2018. Three of those wins were in the Big West Championship match (2019, '22, & '25).
• The 103 matches in the series is the most against one opponent in UH history.
• Hawai'i (17-3) went 2-1 in last week's OUTRIGGER Invitational to finish as tournament runner-up. UH lost to top-ranked UCLA in straight sets on Saturday.
• LBSU (14-2) has won its last five matches, including a two-match series sweep of Jessup last week in Long Beach. Both of the Beach's losses this season have come to No. 1 UCLA.
• UH is 5-0 on the road this season while the Beach is 9-1 at home.
• UH head coach Charlie Wade is 17-21 against the Beach since taking over the program in 2010.