The No. 2-ranked University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team is the top seed in this week's OUTRIGGER Big West Championship, which runs April 23-25 at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, Calif. The Rainbow Warriors (26-4) will meet No. 5 seed UC San Diego in Friday's semifinal round at 5:00 p.m. PT. UH is the defending tournament champions after captured its fourth championship last season.

MATCH #31
What				OUTRIGGER Big West Men's Volleyball Championshp
Who				#1-seed Hawai'i (26-4) vs. #5-seed UC San Diego (13-13)
Date | Time				Friday, April 24 | 5:00 p.m. PT
Location				Irvine, Calif. - Bren Events Center (5,000)
Television				Spectrum Sports. Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play) and Chris McLachlin (analyst)
Live Stream				ESPN+ (blacked out in Hawai'i)
Radio				ESPN Honolulu (1500AM/92.7FM). Tiff Wells (play-by-play)
Streaming Audio				ESPNHonolulu.com; ESPN Honolulu app
Live Stats				BigWest.org
Game Notes				Hawai'i | UCSD
Digital Program				Click Here
Social Media				@HawaiiMensVB  | #HawaiiMVB #WarriorBall26 | @HawaiiMVB  | Facebook

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Thursday, April 23 (Quarterfinals)
(5) UC San Diego def. (4) UC Santa Barbara, 3-0
(3) UC Irvine def. (6) CSUN, 3-1

Friday, April 24 (Semifinals)
(1) Hawai'i vs. (5) UC San Diego, 5:00 p.m. PT
(2) Long Beach State vs. (3) UC Irvine, 7:30 p.m. PT

Saturday, April 25 (Finals)
Championship Match, 5:00 p.m. PT

SERIES INFORMATION

Overall vs. UC San Diego: UH leads 67-8
            In Honolulu: UH leads 33-2
            In La Jolla: UH leads 31-6
            Neutral: UH leads 3-0
Postseason: UCSD leads 1-0
Last Meeting: 4/11/26, UCSD 3-1
Streak: UCSD 1

FIRST SERVE

• UH has the most Big West Championship titles among the league (2019, '22, '23, and '25).
• UH is the tournament's No. 1 seed for the third time after previously earning the nod in 2021 (lost in semis) and 2023 (won championship).
• The only other time the tournament was held in Irvine, Calif., was 2023 when UH defeated UC Santa Barbara (semis) and host UC Irvine (finals) en route to the championship.
• UH has an 10-3 all-time record in the Big West Championship tournament.
• Hawai'i is 5-2 all-time in the semifinal round having reached the finals in 2018, '19, '22, '23, and '25. UH's two losses in the semifinals were to UC San Diego in 2021 and UC Irvine in 2024.
• UH head coach Charlie Wade has an all-time record of 14-9 in 13 conference tournament appearances (MPSF and Big West) having advanced to the championship match six times with four titles.
• UH is 0-1 versus UCSD in the Big West Championship having lost the only meeting in the 2021 semifinals in Honolulu.
• UH and UCSD split the season series in La Jolla, with UH winning the opener in straight sets and the Tritons taking the rematch in four sets to hand the Warriors their only loss in conference play.
• UH's 26 wins this season is seventh-most in program history and tied for the most wins in a regular season. The six previous UH teams with 26+ wins all reached the NCAA semifinal round or greater.

 
BIG WEST CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

• UH has captured four Big West Championship titles (2019, '22, '23, and '25) and have appeared in the title match five times (2018, '19, '22, '23, and '25).
• UH has an 10-3 all-time record in the Big West Championship.
• UH has the most tournament titles among the Big West schools.Hawai'i is 5-2 in the semifinal round having reached the finals in 2018, '19, '22, '23, and '25. UH's two losses were to UC San Diego in 2021 and UC Irvine in 2024.
• UH has been the tournament's No. 1 seed twice prior, in 2021 and 2023.
• A Rainbow Warrior has won the tournament's Most Outstanding Player award four times, including two-time winner Jakob Thelle (2022-23).
• Hawai'i hosted the Big West Championship in 2019, '21, '22, '24, and '25, winning the title in three of those years (2019, '22, and '25). Long Beach State hosted and won the title in 2018 and UC Irvine hosted the 2023 tournament, which UH won.