Hawai‘i vs. Penn State Match Notes

University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

Post-Match Notes
NCAA Des Moines Regional
No. 7 Hawai‘i 3, No. 8/7^th-Seed Penn State 0

No. 7 Hawai‘i won its 24^th-straight match with a sweep over two-time defending NCAA champions, No. 8/7-seeded Penn State, 25-22, 27-25, 25-16.
Hawai‘i is the only unseeded team left in the tournament as well as the only non-Power Five conference team remaining.
It marked UH’s 18^th sweep of an opponent this season
It was Hawai‘i’s first win over Penn State in six tries
This is UH’s 19^th NCAA regional final that they’ve appeared in. UH has a 9-9 record in regional final matches.
It is UH’s first regional final appearance since 2009
This is the 12^th time that Hawai‘i has reached the regional final as a member of the Big West Conference with a 5-6 record. When UH was a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), the ‘Bows advanced to the Regional final seven times.
UH is the first Big West to reach an NCAA regional final since Long Beach State in 2001.
Hawai‘i advanced to three final fours and two other regional finals between 2002 and 2009 as a member of the Western Athletic Conference)
Hawai‘i has an all-time NCAA tournament record of 78-30 (.722)