The No. 14 University of Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine beach volleyball team plays its third straight tournament on the road when it travels to Tucson, Arizona for the Wildcat Spring Challenge to be held April 3-4. UH will play Florida Gulf Coast, Colorado Mesa, No. 18 South Carolina and host Arizona over the course of the two-day tournament. 

The BeachBows (11-10) enjoyed a bye this past weekend at home after spending two straight weeks in Southern California competing in back-to-back tournaments. Most recently the 'Bows went 4-2 in the Big West Challenge competing against their conference foes in Long Beach. The BeachBows look to pick up their first win over a ranked opponent this season since upsetting top-ranked UCLA during the opening weekend.
 
This Week's Schedule
Wildcat Spring Challenge (Tucson, Ariz.)
Friday, April 3
vs. Florida Gulf Coast............7:15 a.m. HT
vs. Colorado Mesa.............9:45 a.m. HT

Saturday, April 4
vs. No. 18 South Carolina.............6:00 a.m. HT
vs. Arizona.................9:45 a.m. HT

All-Time Series Records: Hawai'i will face Florida Gulf Coast for just the second time ever…the teams first met in the 2018 Gamecock Challenge in Columbia, S.C., with UH defeating the Eagles, 5-0…this will also be the second meeting between UH and Colorado Mesa…the first meeting also came in Tucson as UH blanked the Mavericks, 5-0, in the 2022 Cactus Classic…UH and South Carolina will face each other for the first time since 2018…the BeachBows defeated South Carolina twice that season, once on the road at the Gamecock Challenge and then again on the opening day of the NCAA Tournament in Gulf Shores, Ala….UH is 8-1 all-time against Arizona, including a 2-0 mark in Tucson…in their last meeting on the sand, the BeachBows won a pair of matches over the Wildcats in Honolulu in April 2023. 

Versus Ranked Squads: UH is 108-122 (.470) all-time against ranked squads and 1-9 this season…seven of the nine losses this season have come against Top 10 teams…UH is 51-54 against ranked squads at a neutral site, including 0-4 this year.  

Versus Unranked Squads: UH is 169-6 (.966) all-time vs unranked squads, including 76-3 at neutral sites. 
 
'Bow Bits: UH has used a total of 19 different combinations this season…the number one pair of Julia Lawrenz and Izadora Stedile are the only pair to appear in all 21 matches together…Lawrenz and Stedile are 14-6 together this season (one match unfinished)…they are 12-5 at the top of the order, which they have occupied for the past 16 matches…Sophie Buschmann and Julia Thelle, who have toggled between the No. 2 and 3 courts have appeared in 18-of-21 matches together…UH pairs are 14-16 in matches that go to three sets...senior Caprice Lorenzo is a native of Mesa, Arizona an will return to her home state for the first time in her collegiate career...as a high school senior she placed third in the beach volleyball pairs state championships for Desert Ridge High School in Gilbert.