Match Notes

The No. 8 University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team (2-1) opens Mountain Pacific Sports Federation play this week with two road matches at No. 3 Stanford, on Jan. 15 and 16, both starting at 7 p.m. (5 p.m. HT) at Maples Pavilion.

 

The Warriors are coming off a successful opening weekend to the 2010 season, winning the Outrigger Hotels Invitational for the first time since 2006. UH defeated then No. 10 Ohio State and No. 1 Southern California while dropping a tough five-set loss to then No. 5 Penn State.

 

In the process, junior Joshua Walker earned tournament most outstanding player honors and was named the MPSF Player of the Week.

 

Following the two matches at Stanford, the Warriors will remain on the road to play two matches at Pacific on Tuesday, Jan. 19, and Wednesday, Jan. 20. Those matches will be the first return trip to Stockton, Calif., for Head Coach Charlie Wade, who coached the Pacific women's volleyball team from 2006-08. Associate coach Dan Fisher also played for the Tigers from 1998-99.

 

Who: No. 8 Hawai'i (2-1) vs. No. 3 Stanford (0-0)

When: Friday, Jan. 15, and Saturday, Jan. 16

Time: 7:00 p.m. each day

Where: Maples Pavilion, Stanford, CA
Television Coverage: None
Radio Coverage: None

Live Stats: Live stats available on gostanford.com

 

Jan. 15  Stanford           Maples Pavilion       7 p.m. (5 p.m. HT)

Jan. 16  Stanford           Maples Pavilion       7 p.m. (5 p.m. HT)

 

Warriors In the MPSF: Hawai'i holds a 222-123 (.643) all-time record in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation since the 1993 season. UH posted one perfect season of 19-0 during the 1996 campaign and made 14-straight MPSF playoffs, until ending that streak in 2008.

 

MPSF Openers: The Warriors are 11-6 all-time in MPSF openers, but have lost their last four. Hawai'i last opened conference play against Stanford in 2003, defeating the Cardinal in four sets at the Stan Sheriff Center.

 

Series vs. Stanford: UH holds an 34-28 advantage in the all-time series with the Cardinal, despite Stanford winning the last four meetings. SU posted two sweeps over the Warriors in the only two meetings, both in the Stan Sheriff Center, last year.

 

Taking the Outrigger: Hawai'i won its Outrigger Invitational for the first time since 2006, taking the team's sixth title overall. The Warriors finished the tournament in a three-way tie with Southern California and Penn State at 2-1, but won due to the set differential tie-breaker. UH finished with a winning record in each of the previous years that it won the Outrigger Invitational.