HONOLULU – The University of Hawai’i seashore volleyball staff declared its 2023 schedule with a entire slate of far more than 30 typical-year matches. The BeachBows home plan consists of nine standard-time dates for its most considering the fact that 2018. UH will also host the 2023 Massive West Championships at Queen’s Beach in Waikiki.
“We have a wonderful combine of talent, encounter and drive in the program proper now,” head mentor Evan Silberstein mentioned. “Collectively, we’re targeted on generating this a unforgettable and successful season culminating in re-claiming the Massive West Championship and producing an eventful operate at the NCAAs in Gulf Shores. We are playing to win and are excited for the option to contend in a multitude of household events in front of our great supporters.”


Beauty Queens: UH will host a few tournaments at earth-famous Queen’s Seashore. The Rainbow Wahine open the period with the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Seashore Vintage, Feb. 23-25, with a industry highlighted by nationally-rated Stanford and UCLA. Two months later on, UH battles for the Heineken Queen’s Cup, March 10-12, from 5 squads from the Pac-12 and the Big 12. The BeachBows will close their residence plan April 21-22 by web hosting the Huge West Championships at Queen’s for the very first time in five yrs.


Our Dwelling: UH will participate in 6 matches on campus at the Clarence T.C.Ching Complex where they have received superior than 72 percent of its matches above 7 seasons. The BeachBows will take on Nebraska and Texas on March 14, before experiencing Arizona and Georgia Condition in a series of matches, April 14-15.
Deliver It On: The BeachBows will confront 10 groups that completed in the Best 20 rankings and 5 that finished in the Major 10, highlighted by No. 2 Florida Point out and No. 3 UCLA. UH will confront the Bruins both equally at house and on the highway.
Fresh Faces: Hawai’i will face 3 colleges for the to start with-time ever: Georgia Point out, Stephen F. Austin, and Texas. Ga Point out finished in the best six of very last year’s NCAA Championships and will participate in the BeachBows three occasions this year — to start with at the East Fulfills West Challenge in Manhattan Beach in late March, just before a pair of meetings in Manoa two weeks later for the duration of UH’s remaining regular-season weekend of competition. Indoor volleyball blueblood Texas introduced its 1st season of seashore volleyball this earlier August and will make its debut in Honolulu for the Queen’s Cup. Stephen F. Austin, moving into its fourth 12 months of seaside volleyball, is element of the time-opening Duke Kahanamoku Seaside Traditional.
Common Foes: The 19 other teams on UH’s timetable have participating in history with the squad. Outside of Massive West rival Extensive Seaside Point out (28 meetings) UH has performed no other staff a lot more than UCLA (18). The Bruins, who came to Honolulu for exhibition motion in the drop, open the period in the Duke Kahanamoku Typical, before hosting the Rainbow Wahine in Westwood for the second straight calendar year on March 29.


Remaining Close To Residence: For the second straight yr, UH will keep on being West for its complete frequent-season slate, participating in solely in Honolulu (Queen’s Beach and Ching Intricate) and four distinct websites in California (Laguna Beach front, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles, and Manhattan Seaside).


The Struggle For the Massive West: UH will confront its Significant West foes numerous instances in 2023, starting with the Very best of the West tourney in Laguna Seashore that includes Cal Poly and Very long Beach State in early March. Many weeks later, all 7 league teams will converge to San Luis Obispo for the annual Big West Obstacle, a spherical-robin party and a prelude to the article-time tournament. The Massive West Championships will take place, April 21-22, in Hawai’i. It will be the to start with time UH hosts the party because 2018, which also marked the very last time the ‘Bows won the match. After beforehand successful three consecutive conference titles, UH has concluded runner-up to Cal Poly the very last a few moments.


Sweet House Alabama: The BeachBows have produced 5 of the six all-time NCAA Tournaments, including previous year when the area expanded to 16 teams. UH will look to make it again to Gulf Shores, Ala., once more when the 3-day tournament runs May perhaps 5-7.


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