University of Hawaii 2017 Beach Schedule Includes Two Home Tournaments

The University of Hawaii released its 2017 Beach Volleyball Schedule and the program will face top competition both on the road, and at home. The team is the defending Big West Conference champion, winning the title after defeating Long Beach State in twice in 5-set matches, back-to-back.

The season will begin on March 3^rd, when the Arizona Invitational kicks off. The “SandBows” then play Grand Canyon University before their first appearance at home. The Queen’s Cup Tournament begins on March 10^th with games against Stetson and Loyola Marymount.

The main event in Hawaii will be the Outrigger Hawaii Invitational, which will take place March 17-18. Florida State, University of Arizona, University of Nebraska, and University of Utah will all be in attendance, in addition to defending national champion University of Southern California.

For their first trip to a neighboring island, the team will travel to Lihue, Kauai to face Florida Atlantic, Grand Canyon, New Mexico, Saint Mary’s, and USC in the Aloha Invitational from February 14-15.

After the Aloha Invitational marks the end of regular season play, the team will head to the Big West Championship on April 28^th in Pismo Beach, CA.

The NCAA Championships will take place from May 5-7 in Gulf Shores, AL. Last year, the University of Hawaii finished fourth in the tournament.

FULL 2017 UH BEACH SCHEDULE

ARIZONA INVITATIONAL

MAR 3 (FRI) 9:00 AM HT

VS ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

TUCSON, ARIZ.

MAR 3 (FRI) 3:00 PM HT

VS UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

TUCSON, ARIZ.

MAR 4 (SAT) 6:00 AM HT

VS JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY

TUCSON, ARIZ.

MAR 4 (SAT) 3:00 PM HT

AT GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY

PHOENIX, ARIZ.

QUEEN’S CUP

MAR 10 (FRI) 12:30 PM HT

VS STETSON UNIVERSITY

QUEEN’S BEACH

MAR 10 (FRI) 3:00 PM HT

VS LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY

QUEEN’S BEACH

MAR 11 (SAT) 10:00 AM HT

VS LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY

QUEEN’S BEACH

MAR 11 (SAT) 3:00 PM HT

VS STETSON UNIVERSITY

QUEEN’S BEACH

OUTRIGGER HAWAI‘I INVITATIONAL

MAR 17 (FRI) 2:00 PM HT

VS UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA

QUEEN’S BEACH

MAR 17 (FRI) 4:30 PM HT

VS FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY

QUEEN’S BEACH

MAR 18 (SAT) 10:30 AM HT

VS UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

QUEEN’S BEACH

MAR 18 (SAT) 1:00 PM HT

VS UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

QUEEN’S BEACH

MAR 18 (SAT) 4:45 PM HT

VS UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

QUEEN’S BEACH

MAR 20 (MON) 4:00 PM HT

VS UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA

CHING COMPLEX

MAR 26 (SUN) TBA

VS STANFORD UNIVERSITY

IRVINE, CALIF.

MAR 26 (SUN) TBA

VS TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

IRVINE, CALIF.

MAR 26 (SUN) 8:00 AM HT

AT IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE

IRVINE, CALIF.

MAR 29 (WED) 1:00 PM HT

AT PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY

MALIBU, CALIF.

BIG WEST CHALLENGE

APR 1 (SAT) 9:00 AM HT

BWCVS LONG BEACH STATE UNIVERSITY

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF.

APR 1 (SAT) 1:30 PM HT

BWCVS CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF.

APR 2 (SUN) 9:00 PM HT

BWCVS SACRAMENTO STATE

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF.

APR 2 (SUN) 10:30 AM HT

BWCVS CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF.

APR 7 (FRI) 1:00 PM HT

VS PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY

CHING COMPLEX

APR 7 (FRI) 4:00 PM HT

VS CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY

CHING COMPLEX

APR 8 (SAT) 10:00 AM HT

VS CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY

CHING COMPLEX

APR 8 (SAT) 4:00 PM HT

VS PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY

CHING COMPLEX

ALOHA INVITATIONAL

APR 14 (FRI) APR 15 (SAT)

VS FLORIDA ATLANTIC, GRAND CANYON, NEW MEXICO, SAINT MARY’S, USC

LIHUE, KAUA’I

BIG WEST CHAMPIONSHIP

APR 28 (FRI) APR 29 (SAT)

VS TBA

PISMO BEACH, CALIF.

NCAA BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

MAY 5 (FRI) MAY 7 (SUN)

VS TBA

GULF SHORES, ALA.