# 2022 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors volleyball team

The 2022 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors volleyball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UH) in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by 13th-year head coach Charlie Wade, played home games at Stan Sheriff Center on the UH campus in the Honolulu neighborhood of Mānoa. The Rainbow Warriors, members of the Big West Conference, were picked by Big West coaches to share the conference in its preseason poll with Long Beach State. The Rainbow Warriors entered the season the defending national champions after defeating BYU in the 2021 national championship. The national championship was Hawai'i's first men's volleyball national championship after they had to vacate the 2002 national championship.

## Season highlights

* Will be filled in as the season progresses.

## Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:
    All home games will be televised on Spectrum Sports. All conference road games will be streamed on ESPN+ or the respective schools streaming service.
| Date Time | Opponent | Rank $^{(TournamentSeed)}$ | Arena City (Tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record (Big West Record) |
| 1/05 7 p.m. | #7 Loyola Chicago | #1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI (Outrigger Challenge) | SPEC | W 3–0 (25–14, 25–23, 25–18) | 3,449 | 1–0 |
| 1/07 7 p.m. | #7 Loyola Chicago | #1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI (Outrigger Challenge) | SPEC | W 3–1 (25–19, 25–16, 18–25, 25–14) | 3,355 | 2–0 |
| 1/14 7 p.m. | Edward Waters | #1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | SPEC | W 3–0 (25–11, 25–7, 25–10) | 3,199 | 3–0 |
| 1/16 5 p.m. | Edward Waters | #1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | SPEC | W 3–0 (25–10, 25–7, 25–12) | 3,020 | 4–0 |
| 1/29 2 p.m. | @ #15 Ball State | #1 | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | ESPN+ | L 0–3 (20–25, 18–25, 19–25) | 2,003 | 4–1 |
| 1/31 2 p.m. | @ #10 Ball State | #1 | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | ESPN+ | L 2–3 (18–25, 25–22, 25–27, 25–22, 11–15) | 1,541 | 4–2 |
| 2/04 7:30 a.m. | vs. Fairleigh Dickinson | #1 | Austin Convention Center Austin, TX (First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge) | SPEC | W 3–0 (25–10, 25–14, 25–15) | 363 | 5–2 |
| 2/04 3 p.m. | vs. Queens | #1 | Austin Convention Center Austin, TX (First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge) | SPEC | W 3–0 (25–10, 25–11, 25–8) | 297 | 6–2 |
| 2/05 2 p.m. | vs. #14 Stanford | #1 | Austin Convention Center Austin, TX (First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge) | SPEC | W 3–1 (19–25, 25–13, 25–19, 25–20) | 1,875 | 7–2 |
| 2/08 7 p.m. | LIU | #3 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | SPEC | W 3–0 (26–24, 25–11, 25–15) | 2,892 | 8–2 |
| 2/09 7 p.m. | LIU | #3 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | SPEC | W 3–0 (25–9, 25–13, 25–17) | 3,280 | 9–2 |
| 2/11 7 p.m. | LIU | #3 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | SPEC | W 3–1 (25–18, 22–25, 25–15, 25–9) | 3,159 | 10–2 |
| 2/18 7 p.m. | #15 Lincoln Memorial | #3 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | | W 3–0 (25–21, 25–21, 25–21) | 3,415 | 11–2 |
| 2/19 7 p.m. | #15 Lincoln Memorial | #3 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | SPEC | W 3–0 (25–11, 25–16, 25–17) | 3,284 | 12–2 |
| 2/20 5 p.m. | #15 Lincoln Memorial | #3 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | SPEC | W 3–1 (25–14, 22–25, 25–13, 25–23) | 3,288 | 13–2 |
| 3/02 5 p.m. | @ #10 UC San Diego* | #3 | RIMAC La Jolla, CA | ESPN+ | L 2–3 (22–25, 23–25, 27–25, 25–18, 9–15) | 751 | 13–3 (0–1) |
| 3/04 5 p.m. | @ #10 UC San Diego* | #3 | RIMAC La Jolla, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–20, 25–19) | 957 | 14–3 (1–1) |
| 3/10 7 p.m. | #12 Lewis | #4 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | SPEC | W 3–0 (25–15, 25–21, 25–19) | 3,869 | 15–3 |
| 3/12 7 p.m. | #12 Lewis | #4 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | SPEC | W 3–1 (25–18, 27–29, 25–19, 26–24) | 4,362 | 16–3 |
| 3/25 7 p.m. | CSUN* | #4 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | SPEC | W 3–1 (25–20, 25–20, 23–25, 25–19) | 4,407 | 17–3 (2–1) |
| 3/26 7 p.m. | CSUN* | #4 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | SPEC | W 3–0 (25–11, 25–17, 26–24) | 4,344 | 18–3 (3–1) |
| 4/01 4 p.m. | @ #2 Long Beach State* | #4 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN+ | L 1–3 (25–22, 23–25, 24–26, 25–27) | 2,607 | 18–4 (3–2) |
| 4/02 4:30 p.m. | @ #2 Long Beach State* | #4 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPNU | L 1–3 (23–25, 20–25, 25–21, 19–25) | 3,014 | 18–5 (3–3) |
| 4/08 7 p.m. | #5 UC Santa Barbara* | #4 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | SPEC | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–23, 28–26) | 4,960 | 19–5 (4–3) |
| 4/09 7 p.m. | #5 UC Santa Barbara* | #4 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | SPEC | W 3–2 (19–25, 25–20, 24–26, 25–18, 15–10) | 6,744 | 20–5 (5–3) |
| 4/15 4 p.m. | @ #14 UC Irvine* | #4 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–21, 25–18, 25–22) | 952 | 21–5 (6–3) |
| 4/16 4 p.m. | @ #14 UC Irvine* | #4 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–2 (21–25, 25–18, 25–27, 25–20, 15–11) | 1,031 | 22–5 (7–3) |
| 4/22 7 p.m. | #6 UC Santa Barbara $^{(3)}$ | #4 $^{(2)}$ | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI (Big West Semifinal) | SPEC | W 3–0 (25–18, 26–24, 25–14) | 5,238 | 23–5 |
| 4/23 7:30 p.m. | #3 Long Beach State $^{(1)}$ | #4 $^{(2)}$ | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI (Big West Championship) | SPEC | W 3–0 (27–25, 28–26, 25–23) | 6,636 | 24–5 |
| 5/3 4:30 p.m. | North Greenville | #1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (NCAA Opening Round) | SPEC | W 3–0 (25–15, 25–17, 25–16) | 1,814 | 25-5 |
| 5/5 4:30 p.m. | #4 Ball State$^{(2)}$ | #1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (NCAA Semifinals) | NCAA.com | W 3–2 (28-26, 19-25, 20-25, 25-20, 15-11) | 4,430 | 26-5 |
| 5/7 2 p.m. | #2 Long Beach State$^{(1)}$ | #1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (NCAA Championship) | ESPN2 | W 3–0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-20) | 5,784 | 27-5 |
    *-Indicates conference match.
    Times listed are Hawaii Time Zone.

## Announcers for televised games

* Loyola-Chicago: Kanoa Leahey & Ryan Tsuji
* Loyola-Chicago: Kanoa Leahey & James Anastassiades
* Edward Waters: Kanoa Leahey & Ryan Tsuji
* Edward Waters: Kanoa Leahey & Ryan Tsuji
* Ball State: Joel Godett & Amber Seaman
* Ball State: Joel Godett & Kevin Owens
* Fairleigh Dickinson: Kanoa Leahey & Bill Walton
* Queens: Kanoa Leahey & Bill Walton
* Stanford: Kanoa Leahey & Bill Walton
* LIU: Kanoa Leahey & Ryan Tsuji
* LIU: Kanoa Leahey & Ryan Tsuji
* LIU: Kanoa Leahey & Ryan Tsuji
* Lincoln Memorial: Kanoa Leahey & Ryan Tsuji
* Lincoln Memorial: Kanoa Leahey & Ryan Tsuji
* UC San Diego: Bryan Fenley & Ricci Luyties
* UC San Diego: Bryan Fenley & Ricci Luyties
* Lewis: Kanoa Leahey & Ryan Tsuji
* Lewis: Kanoa Leahey & Ryan Tsuji
* CSUN: Kanoa Leahey & Chris McLachlin
* CSUN: Kanoa Leahey & Chris McLachlin
* Long Beach State: Matt Brown & Matt Prosser
* Long Beach State: Bryan Fenley & Mike Sealy
* UC Santa Barbara: Kanoa Leahey & Chris McLachlin
* UC Santa Barbara: Kanoa Leahey & Chris McLachlin
* UC Irvine: Rob Espero & Charlie Brande
* UC Irvine: Rob Espero & Charlie Brande
* Big West Tournament- UC Irvine: Kanoa Leahey & Chris McLachlin
* Big West Championship- Long Beach State: Kanoa Leahey & Chris McLachlin

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AVCA Coaches | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Off the Block Media | Not released | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
^The Media did not release a Pre-season poll.