HONOLULU — The University of Hawai’i girls’s volleyball group closes the common season with a two-match homestand beginning with a matchup with UC San Diego on Friday, Nov. 21 at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. The Rainbow Wahine then face Long Beach State on Saturday, Nov. 22 of their Senior Night match.
The Rainbow Wahine enter the ultimate weekend of the common season tied with UC Irvine for sixth place within the Big West race as they vie for a berth within the six-team The Hawaiian Islands presents the 2025 Outrigger Big West Women’s Volleyball Championship.
This week’s homestand will even mark the ultimate house matches for 3 UH seniors — Bri Gunderson, Tyla Reese Mane and Morghn Monahan. The trio can be honored following Saturday’s match, which has been designated as a “White Out.”
| HAWAI’I RAINBOW WAHINE (11-16, 7-9 BIG WEST) vs. UC SAN DIEGO TRITONS (6-22, 4-12) | LONG BEACH STATE BEACH (19-8, 12-4) |
| Schedule |
Hawai’i vs. UC San Diego: Friday, Nov. 21 | 7:00 p.m.
Hawai’i vs. Long Beach State: Saturday, Nov. 22 | 7:00 p.m. |
| Location |
Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center (10,300) – Honolulu, O’ahu |
| Tickets |
ETicketHawaii.com |
| Promotions |
Friday, Nov. 21 vs. UC San Diego: Youth Night
Calling all youth volleyball groups! Friday’s match is proudly sponsored by First Hawaiian Bank and Youth Night is all about celebrating the subsequent technology of Hawaii’s athletes. Bring your power and exhibit your group spirit by sporting your group jerseys to the match.
Ticket Promotions: - Group Discounts — Volleyball fanatics can rating large with particular group reductions Click right here. Want to raise your match-day expertise? Contact Wyatt Villarmia at Wyattkav@hawaii.edu to study extra about unique group alternatives.
- Aloha Friday: ‘Bows & Brews — It’s Aloha Friday, no work ’til Monday! Join us as we rejoice the weekend with our ‘Bows & Brews promotion the place you may snag 2 sport tickets and a couple of grownup drinks for under $30 in any respect Wahine Volleyball Friday matches.
Saturday, Nov. 22 vs, Long Beach State: Senior Night / White Out
It’s time to indicate your love and appreciation for the Senior Class! Join us for Senior Night, sponsored by the University of Hawaii Federal Credit Union. UHFCU can be awarding superb prizes all through the match.
- Saturday is a “White Out“, so present up sturdy in your favourite white UH gear!
- In the spirit of Thanksgiving, UH Athletics in partnership with Food Vault Hawai’i is internet hosting a meals and toiletries drive. Bring non-perishable meals objects or toiletries to Gate A from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. and assist help these in want.
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| Game Day Information |
Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center Game Day Information web page |
| Television |
Spectrum OC16 — Ch. 16 (SD) / 1016 (HD)
Kanoa Leahey (PxP), Chris McLachlin (Color). Pregame/Postgame: Scott Robbs, Lisa Strand, Ryan Kalei Tsuji. |
| Live Stream |
ESPN+ (Blacked out in Hawai’i) |
| Radio |
Friday — CBS Sports Radio Hawai’i | 1500-AM | | Tiff Wells (play-by-play)
Saturday — ESPN Honolulu | 1420 AM / 92.7 FM | Tiff Wells (play-by-play) |
| Live Audio Stream |
ESPNHonolulu.com |
| Live Stats |
Statbroadcast.com |
| Game Notes |
Hawai’i | UCSD | LBSU |
| Social Media |
@HawaiiWVB | #HawaiiWVB #GoBows #SISTAHHOOD | @HawaiiWVB | Facebook |
UH HEAD COACH ROBYN AH MOWAt Hawai’i: 164-71 (Eighth season, ninth yr)
OPENING SERVE
- The Rainbow Wahine returned house after dropping each ends of their ultimate regular-season highway journey at UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly.
- UH center blocker Bri Gunderson has earned two Big West Defensive Player of the Week awards this season, Adrianna Arquette picked up two Setter of the Week awards, and Cha’lei Reid has two Freshman of the Week honors and an Offensive Player of the Week award.
- Gunderson is hitting .352 with 2.78 kills per set and averaging 1.05 blocks per set over the past 12 matches since transferring again to the center following a midseason stint at reverse. Gunderson ranks fourth within the Big West with 1.11 blocks per set general.
- Arquette has 9 double-doubles this season, together with two triple-doubles. She ranks fourth within the Big West with 8.53 assists per set.
- Reid leads the group with 17 double-digit kill performances this season. She averages a team-high 3.30 kills per set and is on tempo to turn into the fourth freshman since 1981 to guide the ‘Bows within the class.
- Reid additionally leads the convention with 41 aces and 0.45 per set. Her present complete is this system’s highest since Norene Iosia had 48 aces in 2019.
- As a group, the ‘Bows rank first within the Big West with 158 complete aces and 1.63 per set.
- Sophomore libero Victoria Leyva has posted double-figure digs in every of the final 10 matches and has 21 such performances this season. She’s posted 20-plus digs in seven matches and her season common of 4.18 digs per set is on tempo to rank third in program historical past.
- UH is 504-82 all-time in Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center because the facility opened in 1994.
CELEBRATING THE SENIORSBri Gunderson, Tyla Reese Mane and Morghn Monahan traveled assorted paths to converge in Mānoa this season to comprise the 2025 Rainbow Wahine senior class. The trio wll be honored in UH’s annual Senior Night ceremony following Saturday’s match towards Long Beach State.
- Gunderson, who has household on Maui, was recruited by UH in highschool however started her faculty profession at BYU. She spent two years at Eastern Washington, the place she earned a spot among the many nation’s most prolific blockers, earlier than coming to UH for her senior season. She enters the ultimate week of the common season main the ‘Bows and ranked fourth within the Big West with 101 blocks.
- Mane was a multi-sport athlete at ‘Aiea High School and went on to Casper College in Wyoming. She joined the UH program in 2023 and redshirted her first yr and performed sparingly in 2024. This season she has established a beginning position at exterior hitter and averages 1.90 kills per set.
- Originally from Oregon, the 6-foot-3 Monahan spent two seasons at Hawai’i Pacific University earlier than transferring to UH. She moved from center blocker to reverse and earned six begins this season.
THE MATCHUPS
Hawai’i vs. UC San Diego
Series Record: UH leads 10-0
Streak: UH gained 10
Last Meeting: UH 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-21), Oct. 18, 2025; La Jolla, Calif.
Head Coach: Melanie Greene (23-35, second yr)
- The Rainbow Wahine and Tritons meet for the 11th time in a sequence that started in 1982.
- UH is 4-0 in house video games towards UCSD
- The ‘Bows swept the Tritons on this season’s first assembly on Oct. 18 at LionTree Arena in La Jolla, Calif. Cha’lei Reid led UH with 18 kills and the ‘Bows hit a season-high .385 as a group.
- Current UH setter/reverse Audrey Hollis performed for UCSD final season and was named to the Big West All-Freshman group.
- UCSD entered the week at 6-22 general and 4-12 in Big West play.
- The Tritons misplaced their final three matches, all coming in 4 units, to Cal Poly, UC Riverside and UC Davis.
- UCSD’s Molly McCluskey entered the week main the Big West in complete factors (426.5) and complete kills (371).
Hawai’i vs. Long Beach State
Series Record: UH leads 45-20-1
Streak: LBSU gained 1
Last Meeting: LBSU 3-0 (25-16, 25-23, 25-19), Oct. 17, 2025; Long Beach, Calif.
Head Coach: Natalie Reagan (38-19, second yr).
- The Rainbow Wahine and Beach meet for the 67th time in a sequence that dates again to 1977.
- UH had gained 4 consecutive conferences with Long Beach State earlier than the Beach swept the ‘Bows on this season’s first assembly on Oct. 17 on the Walter Pyramid.
- The ‘Bows are 26-6 in house matches towards the Beach have gained 9 straight in Mānoa since LBSU’s five-set win on Nov. 7, 2014.
- LBSU final swept a season sequence with UH in 2014. The ‘Bows are 17-3 within the general sequence since that season.
- UH and Long Beach State performed to a 1-1 tie on Nov. 4, 1978. The match performed in Los Angeles accounts for the lone tie in program historical past.
- Long Beach State entered the week at 19-8 general and tied for third within the Big West standings at 12-4.
- The Beach entered the week second within the Big West in kills per set (13.58) and third in blocks per set (2.53)
- Freshman Logan King leads LBSU and ranks third within the Big West with 3.58 kills per set. She can be third within the convention with 4.17 factors per set.
- Nieko Thomas leads the Big West with 111 complete blocks and ranks third with 1.12 blocks per set.
- Long Beach State will host the The Hawaiian Islands presents the 2025 Outrigger Big West Women’s Volleyball Championship subsequent week on the Walter Pyramid.
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