After missing an opportunity to clinch the Big West regular season title over the weekend, the University of Hawai‘i men's volleyball team will get the chance to do at home against CSUN on Friday and Saturday.
At 24-4 overall and 7-1 in Big West play, the Rainbow Warriors remain atop the conference standings despite a four-set loss at UC San Diego on Saturday, a match in which star setter Tread Rosenthal was sidelined until the tail end of the third set.
With a key tiebreakers over Long Beach State and UC Irvine, the 'Bows still control their destiny, needing just one win over the Matadors to earn the Big West regular season title and top seed in next week's conference tournament in Irvine, Calif.
UH's set of matches against CSUN will be its final set of regular season home matches in 2026, though the possibility of hosting an NCAA regional remains. Tickets to this week's matches against CSUN can be found at this link.
Both of UH's diamond sports teams will be on the road this week. Hawai‘i's baseball team will begin at two-week road trip at Cal State Bakersfield, while the UH softball team will play at San Diego on Thursday and at UC San Diego on Friday and Saturday.
PacWest sports
Hawai‘i Pacific's baseball team continues its current stretch of 11 road games in 10 days, taking on Biola on Monday, Westmont on Wednesday, followed by four games at Vanguard from Thursday to Saturday. The Sharks will wrap up their road trip with another doubleheader against Westmont on Monday. The games against Westmont were made up after a home series on O‘ahu in March was rained out due to Kona low storms. Meanwhile, HPU's softball team returns to action with home doubleheaders against Westmont on Monday and Tuesday.
Chaminade's baseball team will have a road doubleheader against Biola on Friday and Saturday, while CUH's softball team hosts HPU for a Saturday doubleheader beginning at noon.
Hawai‘i-Hilo's four-game series with Concordia wraps up with a doubleheader on Monday, while the UHH softball team will host Menlo for doubleheaders on Thursday and Friday.
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Christian Shimabuku can be reached at christian@alohastatedaily.com.
