Hawaii Volleyball To Host BYU On Maui

WAILUKU -- University of Hawai‘i Athletics Director Jim Donovan and Maui County Mayor Charmaine Tavares announced the details of a men’s volleyball match between Hawaii and BYU to be held on the Valley Island in February during a press conference Monday at the Mayor’s Office.

The match will be played at 2,900-seat War Memorial Gym, Saturday, February 27 at 5:00 p.m. One day earlier, Hawai‘i and BYU will play at the Stan Sheriff Center. Both matches count toward the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation standings.

Ticket prices for the Maui match are $8 (adults) and $3 (students) and will be available beginning Tuesday, Nov. 10 at the Stan Sheriff Center Box Office, (808) 944-2697 and http://HawaiiAthletics.com. All seats are general admission.

The match will mark the first time UH will host a ticketed regular season match on Maui in any sport since the football team opened the 2001 season against Montana. In 2003, the Rainbow Warrior basketball team participated in the Maui Invitational which was hosted by Chaminade University. UH’s tennis teams have also played there in recent years.

“We’re excited to be able to take our men’s volleyball team to Maui to play an important conference match,” Donovan said. “BYU has been a rival for many of our teams and men’s volleyball is no different. We’re thankful for Hawaiian Airlines’ support of UH Athletics throughout the years and Mayor Tavares and Senator (Shan) Tsutsui for making this event possible. Our Maui fans will be treated to high quality volleyball and I know Coach (Charlie) Wade will have his team ready to put on a show for them.”

“By bringing UH athletics to the neighbor islands, the university is supporting our Maui community in many ways,” said Senator Shan Tsutsui, a UH Mānoa alum, who was instrumental in bringing the game to his hometown. “Our local school athletics programs are filled with enthusiastic young fans who will have a chance to experience collegiate volleyball and gain an understanding of the many opportunities in sports that are available to them at the state’s largest university.”

“We pride ourselves as being Hawai‘i’s team and this is an excellent opportunity to showcase our squad in front of our fans on Maui,” said Charlie Wade, UH men’s volleyball head coach. “The neighbor islands are rich in volleyball talent we’re thrilled to be able to bring the highest level of college volleyball there.”