Hawaii thrived and advanced today, beating UC Santa Barbara in the opening round of the Outrigger Big West Men’s Volleyball Championship Tournament.
Hawaii’s Guilherme Voss has been tested on a volleyball court more this season than any other he has played.
Hawaii is the No. 3 seed in the Big West Tournament and will likely need at least two wins to head into the NCAA Tournament.
Hawaii took on UC Santa Barbara in the first round of the Big West Tournament on Thursday.
Long Beach State has finished with the best record in the Big West in each of the past three regular seasons.
The Rainbow Wahine won for the Big West Tournament for the first time since 2018.
Hawaii won its pool on Thursday and advances to Friday’s semifinals.
After an intense final week of the regular-season that saw all the seeds in flux heading into Friday’s matches, the bracket has been finalized with Long Beach State holding the top line as The Hawaiian Islands presents the 2024 Outrigger Big West Men’s Volleyball Championship.
The cards will be available across dozens of locales on Oahu.
Bethea hit home runs in three straight games over the weekend.