Update April 28: The BeachBows received the No. 9 seed and will open the 2024 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship against No. 8 seed Loyola Marymount University (27-13). UH will square off against the Lions on Friday, May 3 at 7 a.m. HST on ESPNU. It will be a familiar postseason foe for the ‘Bows who have now drawn LMU in the NCAA opening round in each of the last three years.
Original story:
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa beach volleyball team captured the Big West Championship with a pair of wins, April 26, on the campus of Long Beach City College. The Rainbow Wahine defeated UC Davis, 3-0, in the semifinals before edging host Long Beach State, 3-2, in a dramatic title match.
It marked UH’s fourth title in eight seasons of Big West beach volleyball and its first since 2018. In the process, the BeachBows (24-11) also earned the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Championships in Gulf Shores, Alabama. UH will enter the tourney riding a season-long eight-match win streak after going a perfect 4-0 during the Big West Championship.
UH improved to 11-1 all-time against Long Beach State in the Big West tournament and 4-0 in the title match. The ‘Bows also earned redemption from last year when the Beach upset the host Rainbow Wahine in the 2023 Big West semifinals.
The ‘Bows will now await their postseason destiny with the NCAA Selection Show. The show will air at 5 a.m. Hawaiʻi time on Sunday, April 28 at NCAA.com.
For more on the title match, visit the UH Mānoa athletics website.