Match Notes

The No. 9 University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team will look to bounce back from consecutive straight-set losses to third-ranked Stanford with a two-match Mountain Pacific Sports Federation series against Pacific, Tuesday, Jan. 19 and Wednesday, Jan. 20. Both matches will be played at the Alex G. Spanos Center in Stockton, Calif.

 

This week's matches will be a homecoming of sorts for UH head coach Charlie Wade, who spent the past three seasons as the head coach of the Pacific women's volleyball team. In addition, UH associate coach Dan Fisher played for the Tigers from 1998-99.

 

The Warriors (2-3, 0-2 MPSF) dropped their conference-opening series to No. 3 Stanford last week, falling in three sets in each match. Opposite Jonas Umlauft led Hawai'i with 11 kills each night and averaged 3.67 kills per set during the series. Outside hitter Steven Hunt sparked the Warriors off the bench and averaged 3.25 kills per set and hit .391.

 

The Tigers (4-2, 0-2) also dropped a two-match MPSF series to No. 5 BYU - each in straight sets - that extended their conference losing streak to 38 matches dating back to 2008. UOP is 1-0 at home this season, defeating UC Santa Cruz in its season-opener.

 

Hawai'i leads the all-time series over the Tigers, 34-1. Its only loss occurred in 1997 and since then, the Warriors have reeled off 24 straight wins.

 

Who: No. 9 Hawai'i (2-3, 0-2 MPSF) vs. Pacific (4-2, 0-2 MPSF)

When: Tuesday, Jan. 19 and Wednesday, Jan. 20

Time: 7:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. HT), Jan. 19 and 8:00 p.m. PT (6:00 p.m. HT), Jan. 20

Where: Alex G. Spanos Center - Stockton, Calif.

Television Coverage: None

Video Streaming: None

Radio Coverage: None

Audio Webcast: Available at pacifictigers.com

Live Stats: Available on pacifictigers.com

Series Information: UH leads 34-1.

 

Warriors In the MPSF: Hawai'i holds a 222-125 (.640) 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.

 

Series vs. UOP: UH leads the all-time series 34-1, which includes a current 24-match win streak. In addition, the Warriors have won the last 10 matches in Stockton, Calif. UH's only loss in the series was a 15-13, 10-15, 16-17, 15-9, 10-15 decision April 5, 1997. Last season, UH swept the two-match series at the Stan Sheriff Center, winning 30-24, 25-30, 30-26, 30-25 the first night and 30-20, 31-29, 30-28 in the rematch.

 

UOP Ties: New Warriors head coach Charlie Wade posted a 28-36 record in three seasons as UOP's women's volleyball head coach from 2006-08. In his inaugural season, the Tigers won just eight matches but improved 10 wins the next season to finish with an 18-9 mark. In 2008, his team went 12-18 but finished fourth in the Big West Conference. UH associate coach Dan Fisher completed his playing career with the Tigers in 1998-99 after spending his first two seasons with UH. He also was an assistant coach with the UOP men's team from 2004-07 and while he was there, the Tigers achieved a No. 14 final national ranking and rose as high as No. 8 in 2007. During his two-year playing career with the Tigers, Fisher ranks second with 3,007 career assists and his 82 aces rates fifth on the Tigers all-time charts. He was an all-MPSF First Team selection in 1998.