The University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team will seek its third national title in program history when it meets Big West rival UC Irvine in the NCAA Championship, Monday, May 11 at Pauley Pavilion. The Rainbow Warriors (29-5) advanced to the championship match after a 3-1 win over Long Beach State in Saturday's semifinals.

All UH fans attending are encouraged to WEAR GREEN!

MATCH #35
What				National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Championship
Who				#2-seed Hawai'i (29-5) vs. UC Irvine (21-8)
Date | Time				Monday, May 11 | 4:00 p.m. PT
Location				Los Angeles, Calif. - Pauley Pavilion (13,800)
Television				ESPN2. Anne Marie Anderson (play-by-play) and Kevin Barnett (analyst)
Live Stream				ESPN.com/watch
Radio				ESPN Honolulu (1500AM/92.7FM). Tiff Wells (play-by-play)
Streaming Audio				ESPNHonolulu.com; ESPN Honolulu app
Live Stats				NCAA.com
Game Notes				Hawai'i | UC Irvine
Digital Program				Click Here
Social Media				@HawaiiMensVB  | #HawaiiMVB #WarriorBall26 | @HawaiiMVB  | Facebook

NCAA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Regional Round | Friday, May 1
Pepperdine def. Fort Valley State, 3-0
UC Irvine def. Penn State, 3-2
Loyola Chicago def. Saint Francis, 3-0
Southern California def. Belmont Abbey, 3-0
 
Regional Finals | Saturday, May 2
No. 4 Ball State def. Pepperdine, 3-2
UC Irvine def. No. 1 UCLA, 3-2
No. 3 Long Beach State def. Loyola Chicago, 3-0
No. 2 Hawai'i def. Southern California, 3-1
 
Semifinals | Saturday, May 9 (Los Angeles, Calif.)
UC Irvine def. No. 4 Ball State, 3-1
No. 2 Hawai'i def. No. 3 Long Beach State, 3-1
 
Final | Monday, May 11 (Los Angeles, Calif.)
No. 2 Hawai'i vs. UC Irvine

SERIES INFORMATION

Overall: UH leads 55-24
            In Honolulu: UH leads 29-10
            In Irvine: UH leads 25-14
            Neutral: UH leads 1-0
Postseason: UH leads 4-3
Last Meeting: 4/4/26, UH 3-0
Streak: UH, 5

FIRST SERVE

• UH has advanced to the NCAA finals seven times in program history 1996, 2002, '19, '21, '22, '23, and '26 (2022 title was vacated).
• UH has two national championships (2021 & '22) and three runner-up finishes (1996, 2019, 2023).
• UH has reached the finals for the fifth time in the last seven years. Hawai'i made four straight finals appearances from 2019-23.
• UH and UC Irvine have met seven times in postseason play but none previously in the NCAA Tournament. Hawai'i holds a 4-3 advantage in postseason play.
• UH has a 14-8 all-time record in the NCAA Tournament.
• UH is making its third all-time appearance at Pauley Pavilion for the NCAA Tournament, having reached the finals all three times. Previously, Hawai'i lost in the 1996 finals to UCLA and captured the 2022 title with a win over Long Beach State.
• UH's 29 wins this season is tied for the most in a single-season in program history with the 2023 squad.
• Head coach Charlie Wade has led UH to eight NCAA appearances in 17 seasons—all since 2015—with a 11-5 record in the tournament.
• UH leads the all-time series against UC Irvine 55-24.
• UH won 21 of the last 23 matches in the series, including 15 consecutive wins from 2018-23. After dropping two of three in 2024, Hawai'i has since won five straight over the last two seasons.
• UH won both regular season matchups this season in Irvine, winning the opener in five sets and the rematch in straight sets.
• Wade has a 29-14 record against UCI since taking over the program in 2010.

 
UH IN THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP

• UH is making its 11th all-time NCAA Tournament appearance, eight of which have occurred in the last 11 seasons (2015, '17, '19, '21, '22, '23, '25, and '26).
• UH has a 14-8 all-time record in the NCAA Tournament, including a 3-3 record in the finals. (2002 title was vacated)
• UH captured the program's first national title in 2021 in Columbus, Ohio with a straight-set win over BYU and repeated in 2022 in Los Angeles, Calif., with a straight-set win over Long Beach State.
• Head coach Charlie Wade, who took over the program in 2010, led UH the national championship match in four straight seasons (2019, '21, '22. and '23), becoming the first school to do so since UCLA (1993-96), which made six straight appearances.
• Four different Warriors have been named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tournament — Yuval Katz (1996), Costas Theocharidis (2002), Rado Parapunov (2021), and Spyros Chakas (2022).
• UH has advanced to the NCAA Championship semifinals 10 times in its history and to the finals match six times — 1996, 2002, '19, '21, '22, and '23.
• UH made its first appearance in the NCAA Championship in 1995, travelling to Springfield, Mass., where they fell in a tight five-set semifinal battle against Penn State.