The No. 13 Hawai'i beach volleyball team will take on their conference foes as they remain in California for the Big West Challenge at Rosie's Dog Beach in Long Beach, Calif. from March 20-22.
 
Over the course of the three-day tournament, the Rainbow Wahine (7-8) will take on all six Big West Conference opponents in a preview of April's Big West Championships in San Luis Obispo, Calif. The last time the seven teams met at the 2025 Big West Championships, the BeachBows came up one step short of a return trip to the conference finals, falling to Long Beach State 3-0 in the semifinals.
 
Through the first month of the season, Hawai'i has already faced eight ranked opponents, with seven of those opponents ranked within the top 10. A ninth top-10 matchup was canceled due to inclement weather. The BeachBows upset No. 1 UCLA in one of those ranked matchups, taking down the Bruins 3-2 on the opening day of the season at the OUTRIGGER Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic in February.
 
The Rainbow Wahine have two more ranked matchups on deck at the Big West Challenge this weekend. The BeachBows will take on host and No. 11 Long Beach State on Friday, before facing No. 3 Cal Poly on Saturday.
 
This will be UH's second consecutive California tournament after competing at the East Meets West Invitational at Manhattan Beach last weekend.
 
This Week's Schedule
Big West Challenge  (Long Beach, Calif.)
Friday, March 20
vs. Sacramento State...............7:00 a.m. HT
at No. 11 Long Beach State.......9:30 a.m. HT

Saturday, March 21
vs. No. 3 Cal Poly....................10:50 a.m. HT
vs. CSU Bakersfield..................1:10 p.m. HT

Sunday, March 22
vs. UC Davis............................6:10 a.m. HT
vs. CSUN……………….…….......10:50 a.m. HT
 
All-Time Series Records: UH is 8-0 against Sacramento State, including five shutout wins against the Hornets…the BeachBows are 26-11 all-time against LBSU…the Beach won the last two meetings against the 'Bows, including a 3-0 Big West semifinal win last season…UH is 15-14 all-time against Cal Poly…the Mustangs have beaten UH in four straight meetings, outscoring the 'Bows 17-3 in the past three seasons…UH's last win against the Mustangs came in 2023…CSU Bakersfield earned its first ever win 3-2 against the Rainbow Wahine in pool play at last year's Big West Championships…the 'Bows are 12-1 all-time against the Roadrunners, winning the first 12 matchups…UH is 12-1 against UC Davis…after the Aggies snapped UH's 105-match win streak against unranked opponents in 2022, the 'Bows have responded with six straight wins against UC Davis…the Aggies are led by former BeachBows Ari Homayun who remains the school's all-time winningest player...UH is a perfect 11-0 against CSUN, with 10-of-11 wins being shutouts…the Matadors took their first ever point against the 'Bows at last year's Big West Challenge in a dual that UH won 4-1...CSUN is led by former UH skipper Jeff Hall.
 
Versus Ranked Squads: UH is 108-120 (.474) all-time against ranked squads, and 1-7 this season…six of the seven losses this season have come against Top 10 teans…UH is 51-53 against ranked squads at a neutral site.  

Versus Unranked Squads: UH is 165-6 (.965) all-time vs unranked squads, including 72-3 at neutral sites. 
 
'Bow Bits: UH has used a total of 17 different combinations this season…the number one pair of Julia Lawrenz and Izadora Stedile are the only pair to appear in all 15 matches together…Lawrenz and Stedile are 10-4 together this season (one match unfinished)…they are 8-3 at the top of the order, which they have occupied for the past 12 matches…Sophie Buschmann and Julia Thelle, who have toggled between the No. 2 and 3 courts have appeared in 14-of-15 matches together.