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STANDINGS FIRST SERVE Conference Overall Hawai‘i In Driver’s Seat Team W L H A Pct. W L Pct. H A N Streak Hawai‘i won a pair of hotly contested Big West matches against Long Beach State to remain undefeated at 11-0 for the season. Hawai‘i 6 0 4-0 2-0 1.000 11 0 1.000 4-0 7-0 0-0 W11 The Rainbow Warriors also improved to 6-0 in conference play, UC Santa Barbara 5 3 3-2 2-1 .625 10 4 .714 7-3 3-1 0-0 W5 and own a sizable lead over the rest of the conference for the regular season title. Long Beach State 3 3 2-0 1-3 .500 3 3 .500 2-0 1-3 0-0 L2 UC San Diego 3 3 2-0 1-3 .500 3 7 .300 2-2 1-5 0-0 W2 In fact, UH can clinch the regular season title this week with two victories at CSUN. No other team can get to eight league wins. The UC Irvine 2 6 2-2 0-4 .250 2 11 .154 2-5 0-6 0-0 L6 Rainbow Warriors would also nail down the No. 1 seed for the 2021 CSUN 1 5 1-2 0-3 .167 1 5 .167 1-2 0-3 0-0 L4 Big West Men’s Volleyball Championship, presented by the Hawaii Tourism Authority. UH is the host for the three-day event, April 22-24 at the SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center.

The last time UH visited CSUN’s Matadome, the Matadors posted WEEK EIGHT SCHEDULE RECENT RESULTS back-to-back sweeps on Mar. 15-16, 2018.

Friday, April 9 Wednesday, March 31 Streaks Alive *Hawai‘i at CSUN 4 pm *at No. 3 UC Santa Barbara 3, No. 14 UC Irvine 1 Hawai‘i is 11-0 this season and has won 12 straight overall dating *Long Beach State at UC San Diego (ESPN3) 4 pm back to the fnal match of the shortened 2020 campaign. The 12-match winning streak is tied with Daemen for the longest current Friday, April 2 streak in the country. UH also boasts the nation’s longest current Saturday, April 10 *No. 3 UC Santa Barbara 3, at No. 14 UC Irvine 0 (ESPN3) road winning streak (13). The last UH road loss occurred in the 2019 *Hawai‘i at CSUN 4 pm *No. 14 UC San Diego 3, at CSUN 0 national championship match at Long Beach State. *UC San Diego at Long Beach State 4 pm *at No. 1 Hawai‘i 3, No. 7 Long Beach State 1 Sweeps A Plenty Since the 2019 season, Hawai‘i has won 54 matches and 43 of those *Big West Conference match Saturday, April 3 have been by sweep. During that stretch, UH is 43-1 in three-set contests with the only loss coming to No. 2 BYU on March 5, 2020. Big West teams in bold No. 3 UC Santa Barbara 3, at No. 14 UC Irvine 0 (ESPN3) All times Pacifc *at No. 14 UC San Diego 3, CSUN 2 (ESPN3) Beach Back In The Pyramid *at No. 1 Hawai‘i 3, No. 7 Long Beach State 2 Long Beach State faces UC San Diego in a home-and-home conference series this weekend. The Beach play the Tritons at RIMAC Arena on Friday with ESPN3 streaming the match. On Saturday, *Big West Conference match LBSU seeks to keep a streak intact as the program has won 21 Big West teams in bold straight home conference contests dating bakc to the 2017 season.

Resiliency Long Beach State’s two losses last weekend at Hawai‘i represented a rare occurrence for the Beach program. It marked the frst time in nearly six years that LBSU lost back-to-back matches. That had not happened since March 20 and 26 during the 2015 season.

Knipe Coaches 500th Career Match The April 3 fve-set showdown at Hawai‘i represented the 500th career match for Long Beach State head coach Alan Knipe. Knipe is 347-153 in his 18th season at the helm.

Worsley Earns Off The Block Honors BIG WEST CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE Hawai‘i senior libero Gage Worsley received the Off The Block National Libero of the Week award for his stellar defensive play in SIMPLIFI ARENA AT STAN SHERIFF CENTER • HONOLULU, O’AHU the back row against Long Beach State. Worsley tallied 31 digs in APRIL 22-24, 2021 the two wins, including a career-best 17 in Saturday’s fve set win. Worsley has recorded three straight contests with double-digit digs. Thursday, April 22 - Quarterfnals First Quarterfnal 4:35 pm HT/7:35 pm PT Rank And File The Big West remains the only conference in the nation with fve Second Quarterfnal 7:05 pm HT/10:05 pm PT schools ranked in the Apr. 5 American Volleyball Coaches Associa- tion poll. Hawai‘i is No. 1 in the AVCA Coaches top 15 for the sixth Friday, April 23 - Semifnals straight week. UC Santa Barbara stuck to No. 3 while Long Beach First Semifnal 4:35 pm HT/7:35 pm PT State rose one spot to No. 7. UC San Diego moved up one spot to No. 12 and UC Irvine dropped to No. 15. Second Semifnal 7:05 pm HT/10:05 pm PT Marathon Set Saturday, April 24 CSUN and UC San Diego combined for 72 points scored in the Championship Match 7:05 pm HT/10:05 pm PT fourth set of last Saturday’s match, as the Matadors won 37-35. 2021 BIG WEST MEN’S VOLLEYBALL NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK NOTEABLES Sports Imports/AVCA Big West Tournament Headed To Honolulu UH opposite Rado Parapunov is the national leader in points per set (5.44) as the “Rocket” has 174 kills, 13 aces and 43 blocks in 2021. Date Name School Pos. Yr. The 2021 Big West Men’s Volleyball Championship Presented by Hawai‘i Tourism Authority will be held April 22-24 at SimpliFi Arena UC Santa Barbara senior setter Casey McGarry is No. 1 in assists F23 Rado Parapunov Hawai‘i OPP Sr. at Stan Sheriff Center. Hawai‘i last hosted the event in 2019 and per set (11.21) M9 Randy DeWeese UC Santa Barbara OPP Sr. defeated Long Beach State in an epic fve-set battle for the championship in front of a sold out 10,300 at SimpliFi Arena. The No. 1 The Big West also leads the nation in four team categories. Hawai‘i Off The Block and No. 2 seeds will receive a bye to the semifnals while No. 3 will is No. 1 in hitting percentage (.366), kills per set (13.90) and blocks play No. 6 and No. 4 will play No. 5 on day one. per set (2.99), while UCSB leads the circuit in assists per set (12.71). Setter of the Week HTA Named Presenting Sponsor UH’s 2.99 blocks per set average is currently a Big West season Jakob Thelle, Hawai‘i (Mar. 29) record. The 2019 Rainbow Warrior squad held the previous record Jakob Thelle, Hawai‘i (Feb. 22) On January 7, the Big West Conference announced a three-year agreement with Hawai‘i Tourism Authority as the presenting sponsor at 2.62. of both the Big West Men’s and Women’s Basketball, and Men’s Opposite of the Week Volleyball Championships through 2023. NCAA Single Match Individual Leaders Randy DeWeese, UC Santa Barbara (Mar. 29) The Big West boasts several top notch individual performances that Rado Parapunov, Hawai‘i (Mar. 15) As an offcial Corporate Partner of the Big West, HTA will be able to rank in the top fve nationally this season. Randy DeWeese, UC Santa Barbara (Mar. 8) showcase the Hawaiian Islands through a host of partnership assets Rado Parapunov, Hawai‘i (Mar. 1) across the Conference’s print, digital and social platforms as well Kills 3-Set Match as in-venue signage. No. Player Team Kills Opponent Date t-3. Randy DeWeese UCSB 21 Hawai‘i 3/11 Outside Attacker of the Week The Big West Men’s Volleyball Championship presented by Hawai‘i t-3. Randy DeWeese UCSB 21 UC Irvine 3/7 Joel Schneidmiller, UC Irvine (Mar. 15) Tourism Authority will be hosted by Hawai‘i in 2021 and 2022, and UC Irvine in 2023. Kills 5-Set Match Middle Attacker of the Week No. Player Team Kills Opponent Date Simon Andersen, Long Beach State (Mar. 29) Hawai‘i Tabbed As League Favorite 3. Joel Schneidmiller UCI 28 UC San Diego 3/11 Daniel Wetter, CSUN (Mar. 22) For the second straight year, the six Big West head coaches unani- Patrick Gasman, Hawai‘i (Mar. 15) mously selected Hawai‘i to take home the regular season conference Aces 5-Set Match Keenan Sanders, UC Santa Barbara (Mar. 8) crown in their preseason poll results. The Rainbow Warriors earned No. Player Team Aces Opponent Date t-3. Ryan DeWeese CSUN 5 UC San Diego 4/3 Patrick Gasman, Hawai‘i (Mar. 1) all six frst-place votes and 36 points. UC Santa Barbara was a unanimous second place pick with 30 points. Rounding out the poll Assists 4-Set Match Libero of the Week was UC Irvine in third (21), followed by UC San Diego (18), Long Beach State (15) and CSUN (6). No. Player Team Asts Opponent Date Mason Briggs, Long Beach State (Mar. 22) 3. Aidan Knipe LBSU 57 UC Santa Barbara 3/21 Gage Worsley, Hawai‘i (Apr. 5) Start Another Streak Attacks 5-Set Match Long Beach State saw its 45-match home court win streak end on No. Player Team Asts Opponent Date Feb. 1, 2020, in a four-set loss to UCLA at the Walter Pyramid. The t-4. Spencer Olivier LBSU 62 Hawai‘i 4/3 45 consecutive wins represented the second longest streak in NCAA history, and one that had lasted since Mar. 26, 2016. LBSU fnished Blocks 3-Set Match 10-1 during the truncated 2020 season and later exacted revenge No. Player Team TB Opponent Date on UCLA in a fve-set win at Pauley Pavilion on Feb. 29. t-3. Patrick Gasman UH 9.0 UC Santa Barbara 3/11

Wade Wins 200th Career Match Blocks 5-Set Match Hawai‘i head coach Charlie Wade won his 200th career match No. Player Team TB Opponent Date on Feb. 25 in a sweep of UC San Diego. He is now 207-109 in his 2. Scott Stadick UCI 12.0 UC San Diego 3/11 12th season at UH. t-3 Simon Andersen LBSU 11.0 Hawai‘i 4/3

Streaking NCAA Single Match Team Leaders Hawai‘i has a pair of current win streaks going to begin the 2021 The Big West boasts several top notch team performances that rank season. The Rainbow Warriors have won 11straight conference in the top fve nationally this season. home matches and 17 consecutive non-conference road contests. Both streaks have held since the 2018 season. Kills 3-Set Match No. Team Kills Opponent Date Eleven Players Named Preseason All-Americans t-4 Hawai‘i 49 UC Santa Barbara 3/13 The Off the Block Preseason All-American Teams were announced, and the Big West dominated the 20-player list with 11 selections. Kills 4-Set Match Five players dotted the First Team, led by UH’s Rado Parapunov, No. Team Kills Opponent Date the reigning Big West Player of the Year who enters the season 14 3. Long Beach State 66 UC Santa Barbara 3/21 kills shy of 1,000. UC San Diego senior Kyle McCauley also was named to the First Team after becoming the frst player in program Digs 4-Set Match history to earn AVCA Division I-II Newcomer of the Year accolades. No. Team Digs Opponent Date 3. Long Beach State 58 UC Santa Barbara 3/21 FIRST TEAM Kyle McCauley, UC San Diego | Sr. | OH Team Attacks 4-Set Match Casey McGarry, UC Santa Barbara | Sr. | S No. Team Attacks Opponent Date Rado Parapunov, Hawai‘i | Sr. | OPP t-5. UC Santa Barbara 144 Long Beach State 3/21 Scott Stadick, UC Irvine | Sr. | MB Gage Worsley, Hawai‘i | Jr. | L Team Assists 4-Set Match No. Team Assists Opponent Date SECOND TEAM t-3. Long Beach State 62 UC Santa Barbara 3/21 Mason Briggs, Long Beach State | So. | L Colton Cowell, Hawai‘i | Sr. | OH Team Assists 5-Set Match Randy DeWeese, UC Santa Barbara | Sr. | OPP No. Team Assists Opponent Date Patrick Gasman, Hawai‘i | Sr. | MB 4. Hawai‘i 68 Long Beach State 4/3 Keenan Sanders, UC Santa Barbara | Sr. | MB Joel Schneidmiller, UC Irvine | Sr. | OH Take A Break UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara are idle this week as the only National Stat Leaders two Big West clubs to have logged eight conference matches. The Big West players lead the country in four stat categories. Gauchos return to action next week with three matches against UC San Diego. The frst two will be played in La Jolla on Apr. 14-15 with Hawai‘i senior middle blocker Patrick Gasman tops the NCAA in the second meeting a nonconference contest.The third meeting will two categories – hitting percentage (.500) and blocks per set (1.54). take place on Apr. 17 in Santa Barbara and is a Big West contest. He has hit .400 or better in nine of 11 contests this season. He has The Anteaters will conclude the regular season against No. 1 Hawai‘i fve or more blocks in seven contests. in Honolulu on Apr. 16-17. 2021 BIG WEST MEN’S VOLLEYBALL CSUN HAWAI‘I 1-5, 1-5 Big West 11-0, 6-0 Big West gomatadors.com • @CSUNMensVB hawaiiathletics.com • @HawaiiMensVB

Date Day Opponent Time Set Scores Date Day Opponent Time Set Scores 3/20 Sat. at No. 12 UC Irvine* (ESPN3) L, 1-3 14-25, 18-25, 25-21, 24-26 F21 Sun. at No. 8 UC Irvine (ESPN3) W, 3-1 22-25, 25-16, 25-13, 25-17 3/21 Sun. No. 12 UC Irvine* W, 3-1 25-20, 22-25, 25-12, 25-17 F22 Mon. at No. 8 UC Irvine (ESPN3) W, 3-0 25-14, 25-13, 28-26 3/26 Fri. No. 3 UC Santa Barbara* L, 0-3 13-25, 18-25, 18-25 F24 Wed. at No. 11 UC San Diego (ESPN3) W, 3-0 25-20, 25-23, 25-18 3/27 Sat. at No. 3 UC Santa Barbara* L, 0-3 19-25, 17-25, 19-25 F25 Thur. at No. 11 UC San Diego (ESPN3) W, 3-0 25-20, 25-19, 25-23 4/2 Fri. No. 13 UC San Diego* L, 0-3 18-25, 14-25, 23-25 M11 Thur. at No. 3 UC Santa Barbara* W, 3-1 16-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-20 4/3 Sat. at UC San Diego* (ESPN3) L, 2-3 20-25, 25-12, 23-25, 37-35, 10-15 M12 Fri. at No. 3 UC Santa Barbara* W, 3-0 25-18, 25-21, 25-20 4/9 Fri. No. 1 Hawai‘i* 4 pm M13 Sat. at No. 3 UC Santa Barbara W, 3-0 25-22, 25-19, 26-24 4/10 Sat. No. 1 Hawai‘i 4 pm M26 Fri. No. 12 UC San Diego* W, 3-1 25-21, 23-25, 25-21, 25-15 4/16 Fri. Long Beach State* 7 pm M27 Sat. No. 12 UC San Diego* W, 3-0 25-15, 25-19, 25-21 4/17 Sat. at Long Beach State 7 pm A2 Fri. No. 7 Long Beach State* W, 3-1 23-25, 25-14, 25-13, 26-24 A3 Sat. No. 7 Long Beach State* W, 3-2 24-26, 32-30, 25-17, 20-25, 15-8 * Big West Conference match All times Pacifc Home matches in bold A9 Fri. at CSUN* 4 pm A10 Sat. at CSUN* 4 pm A16 Fri. UC Irvine* 10 pm A17 Sat. UC Irvine* 10 pm

* Big West Conference match All times Pacifc Home matches in bold

LONG BEACH STATE UC IRVINE 3-3, 3-3 Big West 2-11, 2-6 Big West

longbeachstate.com • @lbsumvb ucirvinesports.com • @ucimvb Date Day Opponent Time Set Scores Date Day Opponent Time Set Scores M20 Sat. at No. 3 UC Santa Barbara* L, 1-3 21-25, 15-25, 27-25, 20-25 F21 Sun. No. 2 Hawai‘i (ESPN3) L, 1-3 25-22, 16-25, 13-25, 17-25 M21 Sun. No. 3 UC Santa Barbara* W, 3-1 23-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-21 F22 Mon. No. 2 Hawai‘i (ESPN3) L, 0-3 14-25, 13-25, 26-28 M26 Fri. No. 13 UC Irvine* W, 3-1 22-25, 25-20, 25-17, 25-13 M7 Sun. at No. 4 UC Santa Barbara L, 0-3 23-25, 19-25, 19-25 M27 Sat. at No. 13 UC Irvine* (ESPN3) W, 3-2 28-30, 21-25, 25-18, 25-19, 15-7 M7 Sun. at No. 4 UC Santa Barbara L, 1-3 15-25, 25-16, 21-25, 22-25 A2 Fri. at No. 1 Hawai‘i* L, 1-3 25-23, 14-25, 13-25, 24-26 M11 Thur. No. 13 UC San Diego* W, 3-2 25-21, 23-25, 21-25, 25-21, 17-15 A3 Sat. at No. 1 Hawai‘i L, 2-3 26-24, 30-32, 17-25, 25-20, 8-15 M12 Fri. at No. 13 UC San Diego* L, 2-3 16-25, 26-24, 26-28, 25-21, 7-15 A9 Fri. at No. 12 UC San Diego* (ESPN3) 4 pm M20 Sat. CSUN* (ESPN3) W, 3-1 25-14, 25-18, 21-25, 26-24 A10 Sat. No. 12 UC San Diego* 4 pm M21 Sun. at CSUN* L, 1-3 20-25, 25-22, 12-25, 17-25 A16 Fri. at CSUN* 7 pm M26 Fri. at No. 7 Long Beach State* L, 1-3 25-22, 20-25, 17-25, 13-25 A17 Sat. CSUN* 7 pm M27 Sat. No. 7 Long Beach State* (ESPN3) L, 2-3 30-28, 25-21, 18-25, 19-25, 7-15 M31 Wed. at No. 3 UC Santa Barbara* L, 1-3 17-25, 21-25, 25-22, 19-25 * Big West Conference match All times Pacifc Home matches in bold A2 Fri. No. 3 UC Santa Barbara* (ESPN3) L, 0-3 20-25, 14-25, 18-25 A3 Sat. No. 3 UC Santa Barbara (ESPN3) L, 0-3 18-25, 19-25, 19-25 A16 Fri. at Hawai‘i* 10 pm A17 Sat. at Hawai‘i* 10 pm

* Big West Conference match All times Pacifc Home matches in bold 2021 BIG WEST MEN’S VOLLEYBALL UC SAN DIEGO BIG WEST AMONG NCAA LEADERS 3-7, 3-3 Big West TEAM (TOP 25) – as of Apr. 4, 2021 ucsdtritons.com • @UCSDmvb HITTING PERCENTAGE ASSISTS PER SET Date Day Opponent Time Set Scores 1. Hawai‘i ...... 366 1. UC Santa Barbara ...... 12.71 F24 Wed. No. 2 Hawai‘i (ESPN3) L, 0-3 20-25, 23-25, 18-25 5. UC Santa Barbara ...... 328 2. Hawai‘i ...... 12.69 19. Long Beach State ...... 260 10. Long Beach State ...... 11.88 F25 Thur. No. 2 Hawai‘i (ESPN3) L, 0-3 20-25, 19-25, 23-25 24. UC Irvine ...... 246 M3 Wed. at No. 4 UC Santa Barbara L, 1-3 18-25, 28-26, 18-25, 19-25 BLOCKS PER SET M4 Thur at No. 4 UC Santa Barbara L, 0-3 22-25, 14-25, 20-25 KILLS PER SET 1. Hawai‘i ...... 2.99 M11 Thur. at No. 12 UC Irvine* (ESPN3) L, 2-3 21-25, 25-23, 25-21, 21-25, 15-17 1. Hawai‘i ...... 13.90 4. Long Beach State ...... 2.75 M12 Fri. No. 12 UC Irvine* (ESPN3) W, 3-2 25-16, 24-26, 28-26, 21-25, 15-7 2. UC Santa Barbara ...... 13.52 17. UC Santa Barbara ...... 2.06 M26 Fri. at No. 1 Hawai‘i* L, 1-3 21-25, 25-23, 21-25, 15-25 9. Long Beach State ...... 12.73 M27 Sat. at No. 1 Hawai‘i* L, 0-3 15-25, 19-25, 21-25 25. UC San Diego ...... 11.66 OPPONENT HITTING PERCENTAGE 9. Hawai‘i ...... 221 A2 Fri. at CSUN* W, 3-0 25-18, 25-14, 25-23 DIGS PER SET 23. Long Beach State ...... 249 A3 Sat CSUN* (ESPN3) W, 3-2 25-20, 12-25, 25-23, 35-37, 15-10 3. UC Santa Barbara ...... 10.48 24. UC Santa Barbara ...... 250 A9 Fri. No. 6 Long Beach State* (ESPN3) 4 pm 10. Long Beach State ...... 9.38 A10 Sat. at No. 6 Long Beach State* 4 pm 16. Hawai‘i ...... 8.95 TEAM ATTACKS PER SET A14 Wed. UC Santa Barbara* (ESPN3) 5 pm 24. UC San Diego ...... 8.61 3. Long Beach State ...... 30.0 A15 Thur. UC Santa Barbara (ESPN3) 5 pm 6. UC Santa Barbara ...... 29.2 A17 Sat. at UC Santa Barbara* 4 pm ACES PER SET 10. CSUN ...... 28.5 5. CSUN ...... 1.64 18. UC San Diego ...... 27.7 * Big West Conference match All times Pacifc Home matches in bold 12. Hawai‘i ...... 1.41 19. UC Irvine ...... 27.6 20. UC Santa Barbara ...... 1.19 23. Hawai‘i ...... 27.2

INDIVIDUAL (TOP 25) – as of Apr. 4, 2021 HITTING PERCENTAGE DIGS PER SET 1 Patrick Gasman, UH ...... 500 7. Gage Worsley, UH ...... 2.46 4. Keenan Sanders, UCSB .... .478 10. Mason Briggs, LBSU ...... 2.38 7. Daniel Wetter, CSUN ...... 462 11. Casey McGarry, UCSB ...... 2.33 12. Simon Andersen, LBSU ...... 389 12. Matt Palma, UCSD ...... 2.26 14. Scott Stadick, UCI ...... 376 18. Ryan Wilcox, UCSB ...... 2.08 16. Chaz Galloway, UH ...... 360 24. Sean Mitchell, CSUN ...... 2.00 17. Rado Parapunov, UH ...... 356 UC SANTA BARBARA 19. Cole Chea, CSUN ...... 348 ACES PER SET 10-4, 5-3 Big West 6. Maciej Ptaszynski, CSUN ...... 0.50 KILLS PER SET 11. Ryan Wilcox, UCSB ...... 0.44 ucsbgauchos.com • @UCSBgauchos 3. Rado Parapunov, UH ...... 4.46 23. Joel Schneidmiller, UCI ...... 0.39 6. Randy DeWeese, UCSB .... 4.21 Date Day Opponent Time Set Scores 12. Spencer Olivier, LBSU ...... 3.88 BLOCKS PER SET M3 Wed. No. 13 UC San Diego W, 3-1 25-18, 26-28, 25-18, 25-19 21. Joel Schneidmiller, UCI ...... 3.75 1. Patrick Gasman, UH ...... 1.54 24. Kyle McCauley, UCSD ...... 3.68 3. Simon Andersen, LBSU ...... 1.42 M4 Thur. No. 13 UC San Diego W, 3-0 25-22, 25-14, 25-20 10. Rado Parapunov, UH ...... 1.10 M7 Sun. No. 11 UC Irvine W, 3-0 25-23, 25-19, 25-19 ASSISTS PER SET 21. Scott Stadick, UCI ...... 0.98 M7 Sun. No. 11 UC Irvine W, 3-1 25-15, 16-25, 25-21, 25-22 1. Casey McGarry, UCSB .....11.21 23. Spencer Olivier, LBSU ...... 0.96 M11 Thur. No. 1 Hawai‘i* L, 1-3 25-16, 20-25, 20-25, 20-25 4. Jakob Thelle, UH ...... 10.59 M12 Fri. No. 1 Hawai‘i* L, 0-3 18-25, 21-25, 20-25 22. Kyle Merchen, CSUN ...... 9.09 POINTS PER SET M13 Sat. No. 1 Hawai‘i L, 0-3 22-25, 19-25, 24-26 1. Rado Parapunov, UH ...... 5.44 M20 Sat. No. 10 Long Beach State* W, 3-1 25-21, 25-15, 25-27, 25-20 ATTACKS PER SET 6. Randy DeWeese, UCSB ...... 4.92 6. Randy DeWeese, UCSB ....9.29 9. Spencer Olivier, LBSU ...... 4.67 M21 Sun. at No. 10 Long Beach State* L, 1-3 25-23, 21-25, 20-25, 21-25 11. Kyle McCauley, UCSD ...... 8.92 21. Joel Schneidmiller, UCI ...... 4.39 M26 Fri. at CSUN* W, 3-0 25-13, 25-18, 25-18 15. Spencer Olivier, LBSU ...... 8.62 M27 Sat. CSUN* W, 3-0 25-19, 25-17, 25-19 18. Rado Parapunov, UH ...... 8.36 M31 Wed. No. 14 UC Irvine* W, 3-1 25-17, 25-21, 22-25, 25-19 A2 Fri. at No. 14 UC Irvine* (ESPN3) W, 3-0 25-20, 25-14, 25-18 A3 Sat. at No. 14 UC Irvine (ESPN3) W, 3-0 25-18, 25-19, 25-19 A14 Wed. at UC San Diego* (ESPN3) 5 pm A15 Thur. at UC San Diego (ESPN3) 5 pm A17 Sat. UC San Diego* 4 pm BIG WEST COACHING RECORDS

* Big West Conference match All times Pacifc Home matches in bold Coach, Team Yrs (School/Career) BW Overall Conf Career Alan Knipe, Long Beach State 17/17 69-7 22-4 347-153 Charlie Wade, Hawai‘i 11/11 73-12 20-6 207-109 Rick McLaughlin, UC Santa Barbara 12/12 53-29 14-15 179-159 David Kniffn, UC Irvine 8/8 51-39 13-17 152-89 Jeff Campbell, CSUN 23/23 34-41 9-17 323-328 Kevin Ring, UC San Diego 15/15 33-51 5-24 117-307 2021 BIG WEST MEN’S VOLLEYBALL NVA/AVCA DIVISION I-II POLL WEEKLY HONORS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Date Player Team Year as of April 5, 2021 PLAYER OF THE WEEK Ranking Points Record Feb. 23 Rado Parapunov Hawai‘i Sr. RADO PARAPUNOV, HAWAI‘I 1. Hawai‘i (15) 239 11-0 Mar. 1 Colton Cowell Hawai‘i Sr. Senior • OPP • Sofa, Bulgaria • National HS of Math 2. BYU (1) 225 16-2 Mar. 8 Randy De Weese UC Santa Barbara Sr. 3. UC Santa Barbara 200 10-4 Mar. 15 Rado Parapunov Hawai‘i Sr. 4. Lewis 184 17-2 • For the third time this season, Hawai‘i senior Rado Para- punov earned Big West Men’s Volleyball Player of the Pepperdine 184 11-5 Mar. 22 Daniel Wetter CSUN Jr. Week honors. 6. Long Beach State 158 3-3 Mar. 29 Spencer Olivier Long Beach State Jr. UCLA 158 13-4 • The 6-9 opposite owns the Big West record with 13 ca- Apr. 5 Rado Parapunov Hawai‘i Sr. 8. Penn State 122 17-3 reer Player of the Week awards after also collecting two in Apr. 12 9. Grand Canyon 99 4-10 2018, fve in 2019 and three in 2020. Apr. 19 10. NJIT 80 13-5 11. Loyola-Chicago 76 13-5 • Parapunov led the Rainbow Warriors in back-to-back 12. UC San Diego 61 3-7 wins over rival Long Beach State. He averaged 4.89 kills, 13. McKendree 47 10-5 1.33 digs, 1.11 blocks and 0.44 service aces per set. 14. George Mason 34 13-6 15. UC Irvine 27 2-11 • Parapunov led the team in kills in both matches. He had a team-high 17 kills in Friday’s four-set victory. He returned Others Receiving Votes: Ball State 17 Saturday with a match-high 27 kills on .321 (27-10-53) hitting. His 27 kills marked the 12th 20-plus kill match of his DEFENSIVE POW career. Date Player Team Year OFF THE BLOCK MEDIA POLL • He had a pair of service aces in each match, and posted Feb. 23 Gage Worsley Hawai‘i Jr. fve digs and seven blocks (one solo) in the Saturday’s fve- Mar. 1 Rado Parapunov Hawai‘i Sr. as of April 6, 2021 set thriller. Mar. 8 Keenan Sanders UC Santa Barbara Sr. Ranking Points Record Mar. 15 Patrick Gasman Hawai‘i Sr. 1. Hawai‘i (12) 120 11-0 OTHERS NOMINATED: Spencer Olivier (Long Beach 2. BYU 108 16-2 State); Kyle McCauley (UC San Diego); Ryan Wilcox (UC Mar. 22 Ryan Wilcox UC Santa Barbara Jr. 3. Lewis 90 17-2 Santa Barbara) Mar. 29 Simon Andersen Long Beach State Sr. 4. UC Santa Barbara 87 10-4 Apr. 5 Gage Worsley Hawai“i Sr. 5. Long Beach State 66 3-3 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Apr. 12 6. Pepperdine 58 11-5 GAGE WORSLEY, HAWAI‘I Apr. 19 7. UCLA 56 13-4 Senior • L • Moraga, Calif. • Campolindo HS 8. Penn State 36 17-3 9. Loyola-Chicago 22 13-5 • Hawai‘i senior Gage Worsley earned his ffth career Big 10. NJIT 10 13-5 West Men’s Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week award – and second this season. Others Receiving Votes: Grand Canyon 3; Daemen 1 • The 6-1 libero tallied 31 digs in UH’s two-match sweep of No. 7 Long Beach State. FRESHMAN POW PRESEASON COACHES POLL • Worsley recorded 14 digs in the series opener and scooped a career-best 17 digs in the rematch that went Date Player Team Pos. 1. Hawai‘i (6) ...... 36 fve sets. Feb. 23 None 2. UC Santa Barbara ...... 30 Mar. 1 Spyros Chakas Hawai‘i OH 3. UC Irvine ...... 21 • He averaged 3.44 digs per set while also tallying nine 4. UC San Diego ...... 18 assists. Mar. 8 Francesco Sani UC Irvine OH 5. Long Beach State ...... 15 Mar. 15 Dylan Zhai UC Irvine S 6. CSUN...... 6 • Worsley was on point with serve receive, posting just one Mar. 22 Aidan Knipe Long Beach State S reception error in 58 receive attempts (.983). Mar. 29 Clarke Godbold Long Beach State OH ( ) Denotes frst place votes Apr. 5 Clarke Godbold Long Beach State OH OTHERS NOMINATED: Simon Andersen (Long Beach PRESEASON HONORS State); Scott Stadick (UC Irvine); Matt Palma (UC San Di- Apr. 12 ego); Casey McGarry (UC Santa Barbara) Apr. 19 OFF THE BLOCK ALL-AMERICANS FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK FIRST TEAM CLARKE GODBOLD, LONG BEACH STATE Name School Pos Year OH • San Pedro, Calif. • Palos Verdes Peninsula HS Kyle McCauley UC San Diego OH Sr. Casey McGarry UC Santa Barbara S Sr. • Long Beach State outside hitter Clarke Godbold earned Rado Parapunov Hawai‘i OPP Sr. his second straight Big West Men’s Volleyball Freshman of Scott Stadick UC Irvine MB Sr. the Week honor with two solid efforts against No. 1 Hawai‘i. TEAM RECORD IN MATCHES Gage Worsley Hawai‘i L Jr. • He averaged 2.33 kills, 1.33 digs and 0.67 blocks per set DECIDED IN: as the Beach took the Bows to fve sets on Saturday. SECOND TEAM TEAM 3 SETS 4 SETS 5 SETS Name School Pos Year CSUN 0-3 1-1 0-1 • Godbold collected double fgure kills in both matches with Mason Briggs Long Beach State L So. 10 on Friday and 11 more on Saturday. He had seven digs Hawai‘i 6-0 4-0 1-0 Colton Cowell Hawai‘i OH Sr. and six block assists in the fve-setter. Long Beach State – 2-2 1-1 Randy DeWeese UC Santa Barbara OPP Sr. UC Irvine 0-4 1-5 1-2 Patrick Gasman Hawai‘i MB Sr. OTHERS NOMINATED: Spyros Chakas (Hawai‘i); Con- UC San Diego 1-4 0-2 2-1 Joel Schneidmiller UC Irvine OH Sr. nor Campbell (UC Irvine); Dayne Chalmers (UC Santa UC Santa Barbara 6-2 4-2 – Keenan Sanders UC Santa Barbara MB Sr. Barbara)