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.
Roster Defensive Specialist/Libero 3 Logan Sharp - Freshman 4 Brett Sheward - Sophomore 5 'Eleu Choy - Freshman 15 Avery Enriques - Senior 22 Reyn Miyazawa - Freshman
Middle blockers 7 Cole Hogland - Sophomore 8 Kyler Presho - Senior 9 Kurt Nusterer - Freshman 13 Max Rosenfeld - Junior 14 Alka'i Todd - Sophomore 21 Guilherme Voss - Sophomore Outside hitters 1 Chaz Galloway - Sophomore 6 Makua Marumoto - Freshman 16 Filip Humler - Junior 17 Trevalyan Kelly - Freshman 18 Cole Ottmar - Freshman 20 Keoni Thiim - Sophomore 23 Spyros Chakas - Sophomore 25 Kana'i Akana - Junior Opposite hitters 7 Cole Hogland - Sophomore 11 Dimitrios Mouchlias - Sophomore 14 Alka'i Todd - Sophomore 16 Filip Humler - Junior 17 Trevalyan Kelly - Freshman 23 Spyros Chakas - Sophomore
Setters 2 Jack Walmer - Freshman 4 Brett Sheward - Sophomore 10 Jakob Thelle - Junior 12 Austin Buchanan - Freshman
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.
DateTimeOpponent Rank(Tournament Seed)ArenaCity(Tournament)TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord(Big West Record)1/057 p.m.#7 Loyola Chicago#1Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HI(Outrigger Challenge)SPECW 3–0(25–14, 25–23, 25–18)3,4491–01/077 p.m.#7 Loyola Chicago#1Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HI(Outrigger Challenge)SPECW 3–1(25–19, 25–16, 18–25, 25–14)3,3552–01/147 p.m.Edward Waters#1Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HISPECW 3–0(25–11, 25–7, 25–10)3,1993–01/165 p.m.Edward Waters#1Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HISPECW 3–0(25–10, 25–7, 25–12)3,0204–01/292 p.m.@ #15 Ball State#1Worthen ArenaMuncie, INESPN+L 0–3(20–25, 18–25, 19–25)2,0034–11/312 p.m.@ #10 Ball State#1Worthen ArenaMuncie, INESPN+L 2–3(18–25, 25–22, 25–27, 25–22, 11–15)1,5414–22/047:30 a.m.vs. Fairleigh Dickinson#1Austin Convention CenterAustin, TX(First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge)SPECW 3–0(25–10, 25–14, 25–15)3635–22/043 p.m.vs. Queens#1Austin Convention CenterAustin, TX(First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge)SPECW 3–0(25–10, 25–11, 25–8)2976–22/052 p.m.vs. #14 Stanford#1Austin Convention CenterAustin, TX(First Point Men's Volleyball Collegiate Challenge)SPECW 3–1(19–25, 25–13, 25–19, 25–20)1,8757–22/087 p.m.LIU#3Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HISPECW 3–0(26–24, 25–11, 25–15)2,8928–22/097 p.m.LIU#3Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HISPECW 3–0(25–9, 25–13, 25–17)3,2809–22/117 p.m.LIU#3Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HISPECW 3–1(25–18, 22–25, 25–15, 25–9)3,15910–22/187 p.m.#15 Lincoln Memorial#3Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HIW 3–0(25–21, 25–21, 25–21)3,41511–22/197 p.m.#15 Lincoln Memorial#3Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HISPECW 3–0(25–11, 25–16, 25–17)3,28412–22/205 p.m.#15 Lincoln Memorial#3Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HISPECW 3–1(25–14, 22–25, 25–13, 25–23)3,28813–23/025 p.m.@ #10 UC San Diego*#3RIMACLa Jolla, CAESPN+L 2–3(22–25, 23–25, 27–25, 25–18, 9–15)75113–3(0–1)3/045 p.m.@ #10 UC San Diego*#3RIMACLa Jolla, CAESPN+W 3–0(25–22, 25–20, 25–19)95714–3(1–1)3/107 p.m.#12 Lewis#4Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HISPECW 3–0(25–15, 25–21, 25–19)3,86915–33/127 p.m.#12 Lewis#4Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HISPECW 3–1(25–18, 27–29, 25–19, 26–24)4,36216–33/257 p.m.CSUN*#4Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HISPECW 3–1(25–20, 25–20, 23–25, 25–19)4,40717–3(2–1)3/267 p.m.CSUN*#4Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HISPECW 3–0(25–11, 25–17, 26–24)4,34418–3(3–1)4/014 p.m.@ #2 Long Beach State*#4Walter PyramidLong Beach, CAESPN+L 1–3(25–22, 23–25, 24–26, 25–27)2,60718–4(3–2)4/024:30 p.m.@ #2 Long Beach State*#4Walter PyramidLong Beach, CAESPNUL 1–3(23–25, 20–25, 25–21, 19–25)3,01418–5(3–3)4/087 p.m.#5 UC Santa Barbara*#4Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HISPECW 3–0(25–16, 25–23, 28–26)4,96019–5(4–3)4/097 p.m.#5 UC Santa Barbara*#4Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HISPECW 3–2(19–25, 25–20, 24–26, 25–18, 15–10)6,74420–5(5–3)4/154 p.m.@ #14 UC Irvine*#4Bren Events CenterIrvine, CAESPN+W 3–0(25–21, 25–18, 25–22)95221–5(6–3)4/164 p.m.@ #14 UC Irvine*#4Bren Events CenterIrvine, CAESPN+W 3–2(21–25, 25–18, 25–27, 25–20, 15–11)1,03122–5(7–3)4/227 p.m.#6 UC Santa Barbara (3)#4(2)Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HI(Big West Semifinal)SPECW 3–0(25–18, 26–24, 25–14)5,23823–54/237:30 p.m.#3 Long Beach State(1)#4(2)Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HI(Big West Championship)SPECW 3–0(27–25, 28–26, 25–23)6,63624–55/34:30 p.m.North Greenville#1Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, CA(NCAA Opening Round)SPECW 3–0(25–15, 25–17, 25–16)1,81425-55/54:30 p.m.#4 Ball State(2)#1Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, CA(NCAA Semifinals)NCAA.comW 3–2(28-26, 19-25, 20-25, 25-20, 15-11)4,43026-55/72 p.m.#2 Long Beach State(1)#1Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, CA(NCAA Championship)ESPN2W 3–0(25-22, 25-21, 25-20)5,78427-5 *-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
^The Media did not release a Pre-season poll.
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