LONG BEACH, Calif. — The top-seeded University of Hawai'i water polo team begins its Big West Championship title defense against eighth-seeded UC Santa Barbara in a quarterfinal match on Friday at the Ken Lindgren Aquatics Complex in Long Beach, Calif.

The Rainbow Wahine captured their third consecutive Big West regular-season title and take on the Gauchos in the opening match of the Big West Championship at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time (7:00 a.m. Hawai'i Time). The winner will face No. 4-seed UC Irvine or No. 5-seed UC San Diego in the semifinals on Saturday. The final is set for Sunday at 2 p.m. PT (11 a.m. HT) with the champion claiming the Big West's automatic bid to the National Collegiate Women's Water Polo Championship (April 24-26, La Jolla, Calif.).

No. 6 HAWAI'I RAINBOW WAHINE (13-5, 6-0 Big West) vs. UC SANTA BARBARA GAUCHOS (1-18, 0-7)
Date | Time				Friday, April 10 | 10:00 a.m. PT (7:00 a.m. HT)
Location				Long Beach, Calif. | Ken Lindgren Aquatics Complex
Live Streams				None
Live Stats				theFOSH
Game Notes				Hawai'i
Tournament Central				BigWest.org

BIG WEST CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULEAll times Hawai'i Time
Quarterfinals - Friday, April 10 
No. 1 seed Hawai'i vs. No. 8 seed UC Santa Barbara, 7 a.m.
No. 4 seed UC Irvine vs. No 5 seed UC San Diego, 9 a.m.
No. 2 seed Long Beach State vs. No. 7 seed Cal State Fullerton, 11:30 a.m.
No. 3 seed UC Davis vs. No. 6 seed CSUN    1:30 p.m.
Semifinals - Saturday, April 11 
No. 1/8 winner vs. No. 4/5 winner, 11 a.m.
No. 2/7 winner vs. No. 3/6 winner, 1 p.m.
Final - Sunday, April 12
Championship, 11 a.m.

OPENING SPRINT

• The Rainbow Wahine enter the Big West Championship on a 26-game winning streak in conference matchups (regular season and championship) dating back to the 2024 season. 
• The 'Bows captured the Big West regular-season crown for the eighth time since joining the conference in 2013 and for the fifth time in the last six seasons.
• UH is 25-6 all-time in the Big West Championship, including 7-0 in first-round or quarterfinals matches.
• Agatha Weston leads the Rainbow Wahine with 42 goals and a .627 shooting percentage. The sophomore ranks second in the conference with 1.5 steals per game and also ranks second in field blocks (13).
• Weston also paces the team with 26 steals, followed by Gabrielle Doyle with 20.
• Freshman Ariadna Temprano Xambó leads the 'Bows in total points (63) and assists (29). She ranks second on the team with 34 goals scored and holds a .425 shooting percentage.
• Temprano Xambó (1.7) and Roni Perlman (1.6) rank third and fourth in the Big West in assists per game.
• Senior Raha Peiravani posted a hat trick in the regular-season finale against Cal State Fullerton and has created scoring opportunities throughout the season with a team-high 41 drawn exclusions.
• Goalkeeper Daisy Logtens has 133 saves (.459 save percentage) and 13 steals on the season. The junior's goals-against average (10.17) is the lowest in the Big West. 
• Logtens ranks fourth on UH's career saves chart with 558.

THE MATCHUP
UC Santa Barbara
Series Record: Hawai'i leads 33-8 
Last Meeting: Hawai'i 18, UC Santa Barbara 4 (March 28, 2026; Honolulu)

• UH and UC Santa Barbara meet in the Big West Championship for just the second time and the first time since the Gauchos defeated the 'Bows 11-5 in the 2016 title match.
• UH has won the last nine meetings with UC Santa Barbara starting with an 8-3 win on March 30, 2017.
• UH won this year's regular-season meeting with the Gauchos 18-4 on March 28 at the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex. The 'Bows led 12-0 at halftime on their way to the win.
• Ariadna Temprano Xambó led UH with a team-high four goals, tying her season high, and an assist. Roni Perlman facilitated the attack with one goal and a season-best five assists.
• UCSB utility Cami Mras leads the team 27 goals (.375 SH%), while Keira Wall leads the Gauchos defensively with 63 saves and 19 steals.
• UCSB is 0-15 versus CWPA Top 25 opponents.