LA JOLLA, Calif. — The University of Hawai'i water polo team will add another postseason chapter to its series with California when the Rainbow Wahine take on the Golden Bears in the National Collegiate Women's Water Polo Championship quarterfinals on Friday at the Canyonview Aquatic Center in La Jolla, Calif.

The quarterfinal matchup between UH (16-5) and fourth-seeded Cal (14-7) is set for 11 a.m. Hawai'i Time (2 p.m. Pacific Time) and will be broadcast on NCAA.com.

UH will make its 10th NCAA Championship appearance after claiming a third straight Big West Championship title with a win over Long Beach State on April 12 in Long Beach, Calif. The 'Bows' run of three consecutive NCAA berths is the longest in program history. 

UH and Cal will meet for the fourth time season and for the third straight year in the NCAA Championship.

HAWAI'I RAINBOW WAHINE (16-5, 6-0 Big West) vs. CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS (14-7 3-3 MPSF)
Date | Time				Friday, April 24 | 11:00 a.m. HT (2:00 p.m. PT)
Location				Canyonview Aquatic Center | La Jolla, Calif.
Live Stream				NCAA.com
Live Stats				thefosh.net
Game Notes				Hawai'i
Championship Central				NCAA.com
Social Media				Instagram | Twitter/X | Facebook

ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDUH is 15-39 all-time against Cal (1-2 in the NC Women's Water Polo Championship)
Last Meeting: Hawai'i 12, Cal 11 (Feb. 22, 2025; Irvine, Calif.)

OPENING SPRINT

• UH defeated Long Beach State 14-9 on April 12 to capture its third consecutive Big West Championship title and claim the conference's automatic berth to the NCAA Championship.
• UH swept through the Big West regular-season schedule and conference championship for a third straight year. The Rainbow Wahine have won 29 consecutive conference matchups (regular season and championship) dating back to the 2024 season.
• UH has reached the national semifinals each of the last two years, defeating Princeton in the 2024 NCAA Championship quarterfinals, and Cal in last year's quarterfinals.
• UH holds a 7-14 record at the NCAA Championships, with a 6-3 record in first round matches.
• UH is 3-7 at NCAA Championship games held in California.
• Agatha Weston leads the Rainbow Wahine with 51 goals and a .586 shooting percentage. The sophomore earned MVP honors at the Big West Championship and was voted the Big West Player of the Year. 
• Ariadna Temprano Xambó, the Big West Freshman of the Year, leads UH in total points (78) and is second on the team in goals (43) and assists (35).
• Goalkeeper Daisy Logtens earned All-Big West first-team recognition for the third straight year and enters the NCAA Championship with 157 saves (.465 save percentage) and 13 steals on the season. 
• All five of UH's losses have come against teams seeded in the NCAA Championship's top four (three to Cal and one each against UCLA and USC).

THE MATCHUP
California
Series Record: Cal leads 39-15
Last Meeting: Cal 10, Hawai'i 8 (March 15, 2026; Berkeley, Calif.)

• UH and Cal meet for the fourth time this season. The Golden Bears lead the season series 3-0 with 14-9 (Jan. 17), 16-8 (Feb. 13), and 10-8 (March 15) wins.
• In the latest meeting, Agatha Weston led UH with three goals, while defensively, Daisy Logtens recorded 10 saves in the 10-8 loss in Berkeley, Calif.
• UH is 1-2 against Cal in the NC Women's Water Polo Championship.
• UH defeated Cal, 8-7, in last year's NC Women's Water Polo Championship quarterfinals. Ema Vernoux and Alia Burlock each posted a team-high two goals in the victory. Logtens anchored the defense with 12 saves.
• Cal defeated UH 14-13 in the 2019 NC Women's Water Polo Championship quarterfinal in Stanford, Calif., and 9-6 in the 2024 semifinals in Berkeley.
• Cal head coach Coralie Simmons began her coaching career in 2005 as an assistant coach at UH. The 'Bows finished in the top-four of the NC Women's Water Polo Championship for the first time in program history that season.
• Cal is making the program's 12th appearance in the NC Women's Water Polo Championship.
• Cal finished fourth in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championship, defeating Arizona State 14-12 in the quarterfinal, before falling to USC 17-14 in the semifinal and UCLA 10-9 in the third-place match.

NC WOMEN'S WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

Opening Round - Wednesday, April 22 (ESPN+)
Wagner vs. Concordia, 4:00 p.m. HT

Quarterfinals - Friday, April 24 (NCAA.com)
No. 1 Stanford vs. Wagner/CUI, 9:00 a.m. HT
No. 4 California vs. Hawai'i, 11 a.m. HT
No. 2 UCLA vs. Harvard, 1 p.m. HT
No. 3 USC vs. Loyola Marymount, 3 p.m. HT

Semifinals - Saturday, April 25 (NCAA.com)
Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner, 1 p.m. HT 
Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner, 3 p.m. HT

Championship - Sunday, April 26 (ESPNU)
Championship, 3 p.m. HT