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HAWAI I VOLLEYBALL SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: @HawaiiMVB Facebook: @HawaiiMensVB Instagram: @HawaiiMVB #HawaiiMVB #WarriorBall 2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Overall: 0-0; BWC: 0-0 Date Opponent Time/Result Texaco Rainbow Warrior Classic (Jan. 4-6) Jan. 4 STEVENS INSTITUTE 7:00 p.m. Jan. 5 JUNIATA COLLEGE 7:00 p.m. Jan. 6 USC (#12) 7:00 p.m. Grow the Game Challenge (Jan. 12-14; Nashville, Ten.) Jan. 12 vs. Lincoln Memorial 7:00 p.m. CT Jan. 13 vs. Barton College 5:30 p.m. CT Jan. 14 vs. Grand Canyon 3:00 p.m. CT Jan. 26 UCLA 7:00 p.m. Jan. 28 UCLA 7:00 p.m. Waikiki Beachcomber by Outrigger Classic (Feb. 1-3) Feb. 1 LEES-MCRAE 7:00 p.m. Feb. 2 SACRED HEART 7:00 p.m. Feb. 3 THOMPSON RIVERS 7:00 p.m. Feb. 18 ALUMNI TBA Feb. 23 UC IRVINE* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 25 UC IRVINE* 7:00 p.m. March 2 CONCORDIA 7:00 p.m. March 4 CONCORDIA 7:00 p.m. 24th Outrigger Resorts Invitational (March 8-10) March 8 LEWIS 7:00 p.m. March 9 PENN STATE 7:00 p.m. March 10 BYU 7:00 p.m. March 15 at CSUN* 7:00 p.m. PT March 16 at CSUN* 7:00 p.m. PT March 18 at Pepperdine 5:00 p.m. PT March 30 UC SAN DIEGO* 7:00 p.m. March 31 UC SAN DIEGO* 7:00 p.m. April 6 at UC Santa Barbara* 7:00 p.m. PT April 7 at UC Santa Barbara* 7:00 p.m. PT April 13 LONG BEACH STATE* 7:00 p.m. April 14 LONG BEACH STATE* 7:00 p.m. April 19-21 Big West Tournament (Long Beach, Calif.) April 28/May 1 NCAA Opening Round (Los Angeles, Calif.) May 4 & 6 NCAA Semifinals & Finals (Los Angeles, Calif.) * Big West Matches NO. 5 HAWAI I HOSTS INAUGURAL TEXACO CLASSIC THIS WEEK The University of Hawai i men s volleyball team opens the 2018 season with the inaugural Texaco Rainbow Warrior Classic, Jan. 4-6 at the Stan Sheriff Center. The Texaco Classic is the first of two new tournaments UH will host this season in addition to the 24th Outrigger Invitational, which moved out of its traditional early January time slot to March. The Rainbow Warriors (0-0) begin the season ranked No. 5 in the preseason AVCA Coaches poll. USC (0-0) is No. 12. Juniata (0-0) and Stevens (0-0) are Division III members who play out of the Continental Volleyball Conference and United Volleyball Conference, respectively. UH is coming off an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2017 and its best win total (27) in program history. The Warriors return three starters and 11 lettermen from that squad, including All-Americans Stijn van Tilburg and Larry Tuileta. Tournament Schedule Jan. 4 Juniata USC Hawai i vs. Stevens Institute Jan. 5 USC vs. Stevens Institute Hawai i vs. Juniata Jan. 6 Stevens Institute vs. Juniata Hawai i vs. USC 4:00 pm 7:00 pm 4:00 pm 7:00 pm 4:00 pm 7:00 pm Matches #1-3 2018 RAINBOW WARRIORS ROSTER What: Texaco Rainbow Warrior Classic Who: No. 5 Hawai i (0-0), No. 12 USC (0-0) Stevens Institute (0-0), Juniata (0-0) When: Thursday, Jan. 4 through Saturday, Jan. 6 Time: 4 p.m. & 7 p.m. each day Where: Stan Sheriff Center; Honolulu, HI Television Coverage: Spectrum Sports will air Saturday s match only; Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play), Chris McLachlin (color) Streaming Video: www.bigwest.tv Radio Coverage: NBC Sports Radio 1500AM (Thursday and Saturday) and ESPN 1420AM (Friday), Tiff Wells (play-by-play). Audio Webcast: NBCSportsRadioHawaii. com or espn1420am.com Live Stats: Available at HawaiiAthletics.com Tickets: Lower Adult $14-16, Senior Citizen (ages 65+) $10, Student (4-HS) $5; Upper Adult $14, Senior Citizen $10, Student $5; UH-Manoa students receive admission with validated ID. No Name Pos Ht Cl Hometown / Last School 1 Joe Worsley S 6-0 Jr. Moraga, Calif. / Campolindo HS 2 James Anastassiades OH 6-5 So. Huntington Beach, Calif. / Huntington Beach HS 3 Brett Rosenmeier OH 6-6 Jr. Virginia Beach, Va. / Frank W. Cox HS 4 Stijn van Tilburg OH/OPP 6-8 Jr. Amsterdam, Netherlands / Redhead University Nijmegen 5 Nathan Yung L 5-11 Fr. Honolulu, O ahu / Iolani School 6 Gage Worsley L/DS 6-1 Fr. Moraga, Calif. / Campolindo HS 7 Austin Matautia OH 6-3 So. Ewa Beach, O ahu / Moanalua HS 8 Jayce Ashment S 6-5 Jr. Mesa, Calif. / Long Beach CC 9 Brandon Rattray OPP/OH 6-5 So. San Diego, Calif. / Rancho Bernardo HS 10 Jake Meyer MB 6-8 Fr. Corona del Mar, Calif. / Corona del Mar HS 11 Dalton Solbrig MB 6-6 Jr. Lidenhurst, Ill. / Lakes Community HS 12 Mamane Namahoe L 6-0 Jr. Hilo, Hawai i / Waiakea HS 13 Max Rosenfeld MB 6-7 Fr. New Lenox, Ill. / Lincoln-Way West HS 14 Larry Tuileta OH/L 6-2 Sr. Honolulu, O ahu / USC 15 Patrick Gasman MB 6-10 So. Clovis, Calif. / Buchanan HS 17 Colton Cowell OH 6-2 So. Makawao, Maui / King Kekaulike HS 19 Rado Parapunov OPP 6-9 So. Sofia, Bulgaria / National High School of Math 20 Jackson Van Eekeren S 6-6 Fr. Naperville, Ill. / Beret Academy 24 Isaac Liva MB/OPP 6-5 Fr. Mililani, O ahu / Mililani HS 25 Matt Larson MB 6-5 Fr. San Jose, Calif. / Saint Francis HS Head Coach: Charlie Wade (Cal State Fullerton, 1991), 9th season Associate Coach: Milan Zarkovic (Belgrade, 1988), 5th season; Assistant Coach: Josh Walker (Hawai i, 2011), 3rd season; Volunteer Coach: Chad Giesseman; Video Coordinator: Gabriella Matautia 2018 Rainbow Warrior Volleyball Weekly Release 1 HawaiiAthletics.com

AVCA Top 15 Division I-II Poll Preseason Rk School (First Place Votes) Pts 15 Record 16 Rk. 1 Ohio State (19) 361 32-2 1 2 Long Beach State (4) 345 27-4 3 3 BYU (1) 326 26-5 2 4 UCLA (1) 297 17-10 6 5 Hawai i 274 27-6 4 6 Lewis 248 23-7 7 7 UC Irvine 204 20-7 5 8 Stanford 194 13-13 9 9 Penn State 172 21-11 10 10 Pepperdine 163 10-12 8 11 CSUN 99 12-15 15 12 Southern California 89 14-14 11 13 Loyola-Chicago 76 16-12 14 14 Ball State 68 19-10 12 15 Grand Canyon 55 19-11 13 Others Receiving Votes: Princeton 13; UC Santa Barbara 7; George Mason 5; UC San Diego 2 Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. Media Poll FINAL; May 10, 2017 Rk School (First Place Votes) Pts 1. Ohio State (9) 90 2. BYU 81 3. Long Beach State 72 4. Hawai i 63 5. UC Irvine 54 6. UCLA 44 7. Lewis 33 8. Pepperdine 22 9. Stanford 13 10. Penn State 9 Others Receiving Votes: Grand Canyon 7; Ball State 3; Barton 2; Loyola 1; USC 1 BIG WEST CONFERENCE STANDINGS Jan. 2, 2018 BWC Overall Team W L Pct. W L Pct. CSUN 0 0-0 0 - Hawai i 0 0-0 0 - Long Beach State 0 0-0 0 - UC Irvine 0 0-0 0 - UC San Diego 0 0-0 0 - UC Santa Barbara 0 0-0 0 - PRESEASON BIG WEST COACHES POLL Rk School Pts (1st place) 17 Record 1. Long Beach State 34 (4) 27-4 2. Hawai i 32 (2) 27-6 3. CSUN 21 12-15 UC Irvine 21 20-7 5. UC Santa Barbara 10 10-16 6. UC San Diego 8 7-20 QUICK FACTS Location Honolulu, O ahu Founded 1907 Enrollment 20,000 Nickname Rainbow Warriors Colors Green, Black, Silver and White Interim Chancellor David Lassner Athletics Director David Matlin Conference Big West Home Facility Stan Sheriff Center/10,300 2017 Overall Record 27-6 2017 MPSF Record 14-4 (3rd) 2017 Postseason NCAA Semifinals 2017 Final AVCA Ranking No. 4 SEASON OPENERS: UH is 30-9 all-time in seasonopeners including a 6-2 mark under head coach Charlie Wade. The Warriors have won four straight season-openers dating back to 2014. This season marks the second time in the last four years that UH will open the season against Stevens Institute. The Warriors defeated the Ducks in straight sets in 2015 at the SSC. PRESEASON WATCH LISTS: Off the Block, one of the nation s leaders in college men s volleyball coverage, released its preseason list watch lists which featured several UH players. Lloy Ball Award (Best Setter): Joe Worsley Bryan Ivie Award (Best Opposite): Stijn van Tilburg Karch Kiraly Award (Best Outside Hitter): Brett Rosenmeier Erik Shoji Award (Best Libero): Larry Tuileta Ryan Millar Award (Best Middle Blocker): Patrick Gasman PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA: A trio of Rainbow Warriors were picked to the 2018 Off the Block/ Springbak, Inc. Preseason All-America teams. Returning AVCA All-Americans Stijn van Tilburg and Larry Tuileta were selected to the 10-member first team while Rado Parapunov was honorable mention. UH PICKED 5TH IN AVCA; 2ND IN BWC: UH begins the 2018 season ranked No. 5 in the preseason AVCA Coaches Poll and No. 2 in the inaugural preseason Big West Conference Coaches Poll. UH finished last season fourth in the final AVCA poll and third in its final season of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. UH s No. 5 ranking is its highest preseason rank since 2007 (4th). Two-time defending national champion Ohio State received 19 of 25 first place votes and was picked No. 1 followed by Long Beach State, BYU, UCLA and UH. LBSU was No. 1 in the BWC poll followed by UH, CSUN and UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, and UC San Diego. A NEW ERA: The 2018 season marks the inaugural year of the Big West Conference, the first Division I conference to sponsor the sport of men s volleyball. UH completed a long history in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation dating back to the conference s inaugural year in 1992-93. Although without an MPSF title, Hawai i played in the championship match four times and represented the league at the NCAA Tournament five times. UH finished with an alltime MPSF record of 321-203 (.613) with two players of the year certificates, three freshmen of the year, and one coach of the year. A FIRST FOR EVERYTHING: UH s 2018 schedule includes seven first-time opponents - Juniata (Texaco Classic), Lincoln Memorial and Barton (Grow the Game Challenge), Lees McRae, Sacred Heart, and Thompson Rivers (Waikiki Beachcomber by Outrigger Classic), and Concordia. UH and Thompson Rivers met in a twomatch exhibition series at the SSC in 2014, which each team winning one match. OUTRIGGER MOVES TO MARCH: The Warriors will host three tournaments during the regular season including the 24th Outrigger Invitational, which moves from its traditional early January time slot to March 8-10. This year field features a star-studded lineup including NCAA Championship participants BYU of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation and Penn State of the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. UH s match-up with the Nittany Lions on day two of the tournament will mark a rematch of last year s NCAA Opening Round match, won the Warriors in five sets. UH and BYU met three times last season with the Warriors defeating the Cougars in the MPSF Tournament semifinals. Also making the trip to Honolulu is Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association runner-up Lewis. HELPING GROW THE GAME: The Rainbow Warriors will participate in the inaugural Off the Block Grow the Game Challenge, Jan. 12-14, in Nashville, Ten. UH s opponents in the 10-team tournament are Lincoln Memorial, Barton College, and Grand Canyon. This non-conference tournament will feature 13 matches taking place at Lipscomb University s Allen Arena in Nashville and will feature teams from all five of the nation s NCAA Division I-II men s volleyball conferences Big West, Conference Carolinas, EIVA, MIVA and MPSF. The other participating teams include Erskine, Lindenwood, Charleston, Limestone, North Greenville, and McKendree. WELCOME ABOARD: Chad Giesseman joins the Warrior program as the new volunteer assistant coach. At the prep level, Giesseman has served as boys varsity head coach at McKinley High School since 2001 and held a dual role as girls varsity head coach from 2008-2015. He is also an established coach at the club level, serving as director, founder, and head coach of the Kailua Volleyball Club since 1990. In addition, Giesseman is head coach of the SportConX squad of the Premier Volleyball League. LONE SENIOR: UH s 2018 roster features only one senior - libero/outside hitter Larry Tuileta, a transfer from USC, whose appeal to the NCAA for another year was denied. The Punahou graduate played one full season at USC and participated in the team s fall exhibition matches during his sophomore season. After sitting out the 2016 season, his first full year with UH in 2017 was considered his junior season. STREAKING: UH boasts several key win streaks that will carry over into this season, including a program-best 22 straight home wins. 4 Consecutive Home Wins: 22 (Last loss vs. BYU, March 4, 2016) 4 Consecutive Conference Home Wins: 13 (Last loss vs. BYU, March 4, 2016) 4 Consecutive Non-Conference Regular Season Wins: 21 (Last loss vs. Penn State, Jan. 11, 2013) REPRESENTING THE USA: Outside hitters Brett Rosenmeier and Austin Matautia, middle blocker Patrick Gasman, and libero Gage Worsley were part of the 12-member U.S. Men s Junior National Team which competed and placed 14th at the FIVB Under-21 World Championship in the Czech Republic. UH had the most players represented on the squad. Libero Larry Tui Tuileta also competed for Team USA at the Pan American Cup in Canada, which took fifth place. 2018 Rainbow Warrior Volleyball Weekly Release 2 HawaiiAthletics.com

HEAD COACH CHARLIE WADE 9th season Alma Mater: CS Fullerton, 1991 In eight years as head coach, Charlie Wade has resurrected the University of Hawai i men s volleyball program and into a national contender. The Rainbow Warriors have made two NCAA Tournament trips in the last three years while the 2017 squad advanced to the national semifinals and tied the program record with 27 wins. Wade has guided UH to postseason play six times, including a trip to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championship match in 2017. His teams also reached the semifinal round two other times, including in 2015 when the Warriors earned an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament. That team finished with a 24-7 mark their best since 2003 and finished second in the MPSF standings (18-4) while ascending to the No. 1 national ranking for five weeks for the first time since 2004. During the 2016 season, Wade became the program s third head coach to reach 100 career victories with a thrilling four-set victory over No. 1 UCLA, February 5. Under Wade, UH has regained its title as national attendance leader, with averages of 3,671 in 2015 and 3,794 in 2017. After rebounding from a disappointing 7-20 season in 2012, Wade guided the Warriors back to the postseason in 2013 and not for a controversial call at match point in the fifth set against the Cougars in that quarterfinal match, UH may have pulled off the most improbable upset in tournament history. In 2011, Wade guided the Warriors to their second straight MPSF Tournament appearance and finished fifth in the final league standings. In his inaugural year, Wade led the Warriors to a 19-10 mark and a trip to the MPSF Tournament semifinals for the first time since 2003. Prior to Wade s arrival, UH had missed postseason play the previous two seasons and suffered through three straight losing seasons. YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD (AT HAWAI I) OVERALL CONFERENCE Season W L Pct. W L Pct. Postseason 2010 19 10.655 14 8.636 MPSF Semis 2011 15 13.522 13 9.591 MPSF Quarters 2012 7 20.259 4 18.182 None 2013 11 17.393 10 14.417 MPSF Quarters 2014 15 12.600 13 11.591 None 2015 24 7.774 18 4.818 NCAA Play-In 2016 16 12.571 11 11.500 MPSF Quarters 2017 27 6.818 14 4.778 NCAA Semis 2018 TOTAL 134 97.580 97 79.551 COACHING STAFF ACADEMIC WARRIORS: UH was recognized by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) as one of just 19 men s collegiate teams to earn the AVCA Team Academic Award for 2017. It is the first time that the Rainbow Warriors earned the prestigious national honor. In addition, five Rainbow Warriors earned MPSF All-Academic honors last season. UH INKS THREE FOR 2019: Three players signed their National Letter of Intent to join the Warriors in 2019 - Cole Hogland, Devon Johnson, and Filip Humler. Hogland of Iolani School is regarded as one of the best players in the state of Hawai i, Johnson, of the Westlake Village High School, he was a member of the gold medalwinning team representing the region of Southern California at the USAV High Performance Championship. This summer, Humler helped the Czech Republic to a seventh place finish at the 2017 Youth World Championship and a European Championship. In addition UH has secured verbal commitments from two additional local players for the 2018 season, continuing in Wade s priority to recruit the state of Hawai i. PROTECT THIS HOUSE: UH finished last season with an undefeated regular season home record for the first time since 1988 with an 18-0 mark at the Stan Sheriff Center. In the SSC, Hawai i has an all-time record of 278-125 (.690) and 156-72 (.684) in conference play since 1995. THE BEST IN THE NATION: Bolstered by a seasonhigh crowd of 6,691 in an MPSF quarterfinal match vs. Pepperdine, UH finished the 2017 season, averaging a nation-best 3,794 per contest. BYU was second at 3,598. Hawai i was the nation s leader for 17 straight seasons from 1995-2011 until BYU took the lead from 2012-14. UH regained the top spot in 2015 while BYU edged Hawai i in 2016. REGULAR PARTICIPANT: Hawai i has appeared in the NCAA Tournament in two of the past three seasons (2015 & 17) under head coach Charlie Wade. Last season, UH reached the semifinals for the first time in 15 years after defeating Penn State in an opening round match. The Warriors posted 27 wins a year ago, tying the most in program history with the 1996 squad that advanced to the NCAA title match. UH IN NCAA TOURNAMENT Year Opponent Round Result Location 1995 Penn State Semi L, 2-3 Springfield, MA 1995 Ball State 3rd Pl. L, 1-3 Springfield, MA 1996 Penn State Semi W, 3-1 Los Angeles 1996 UCLA Final L, 2-3 Los Angeles 2002 Penn State Semi W, 3-1 State College, PA 2002 Pepperdine Final W, 3-1* State College, PA 2015 Penn State Play-In L, 1-3 Stanford, CA 2017 Penn State Play-In W, 3-2 Columbus, OH 2017 Ohio State Semi L, 0-3 Columbus, OH * denotes title later forfeited only the seventh time in program history that UH garnered multiple AVCA first team honors (1995, 96, 2002, 03, 05, 06, 17) and the 21st and 22nd first team certificates. A league-high seven Warriors were picked to the All-MPSF teams. van Tilburg and Franciskovic were selected to the first team while Tuileta and Mol were named to the second team. Outside hitter Kupono Fey was honorable mention and middle blocker Patrick Gasman and opposite Rado Parapunov were All-Freshman. NATIONAL LEADERS: UH finished last season ranked among the nation s leaders in all of the major statistical categories. The Warriors led the nation in blocks per set (2.73), ranked No. 2 in kills per set (13.43), No. 3 in assists per set (12.50), No. 6 in hitting percentage (.319) and digs per set (9.05), No. 9 in attacks per set (27.53), No. 11 in opponent hitting percentage (.223), and No. 19 in aces per set (1.22). THE TERMINATOR: Last season Stijn van Tilburg was the recipient of Off The Block s Bryan Ivie Award given to the nation s best opposite and was one of three finalists for OTB s International Player of the Year. The Amsterdam, Netherlands native finished No. 3 nationally in kills per set (4.25) and No. 11 in hitting percentage (.370). He cracked double-digits in kills in 24 of 32 matches played and notched his first career double-double of 14 kills (.619) and a career-high 10 digs against Pepperdine in the MPSF quarterfinals. He recorded his third 20-plus kill match of the season with 20 against Penn State in the NCAA Opening Round and had a season-high of 24 against UC Santa Barbara in February. DEFENSIVE WEAPON: In his first season at UH in 2017, libero Larry Tui Tuileta drastically improved the team s defensive play. The Warriors ranked second in the MPSF and sixth nationally with 9.05 digs per set while individually, Tuileta ranked 14th nationally and fourth in the league with a 2.36 average. He reached double-figures in digs 12 times with a season-high of 15 in the regular season finale versus UCLA. BEACH BOWS: Brett Rosenmeier and Colton Cowell represented UH at the USA Volleyball Collegiate Beach Championships, May 11-13 in Hermosa Beach, Calif. The tandem finished in fourth place among a dozen pairs. The tournament was the first stop of the Team USA Summer Champions Series. Milan Zarkovic Associate Coach 5th Season Josh Walker Assistant Coach 3rd Season Chad Giesseman Volunteer Coach 1st Season AWARDS & HONORS: UH placed four members on both the AVCA and Volleyball Magazine All- America teams last season - opposite Stijn van Tilburg and setter Jennings Franciskovic (first team); libero Larry Tuileta (second team); and middle blocker Hendrik Mol (honorable mention). The two AVCA first-teamers were the most since 2006 and the four selections was one shy of the program-record five in 2015. It is also 2018 Rainbow Warrior Volleyball Weekly Release 3 HawaiiAthletics.com

#1 JOE WORSLEY INDIVIDUAL PROFILES #4 STIJN VAN TILBURG #8 JAYCE ASHMENT K 4, 2x, last vs. UC Irvine (3/25/16) E 1, 3x, last vs. UC Irvine (3/26/16) TA 6 at USC (2/15/16) Hit% 1.000 (4-0-4) vs. Long Beach St. (2/24/16) AST 59 vs. UC Irvine (3/26/16) SA 2, 3x, last vs. Grand View (1/29/17) D 10, 2x, last vs. UC Irvine (3/26/16) BS 1 vs. Princeton (1/6/17) BA 5 at CSUN (3/11/16) TB 5 at CSUN (3/11/16) PTS 7.5 at CSUN (3/11/16) #2 JAMES ANASTIASSIADES K 27 vs. UC Irvine (3/26/16) E 10 vs. UCLA (2/6/16) TA 48 vs. UC Irvine (3/26/16) Hit%.933 (14-0-15) vs. King (1/7/16) AST 3 vs. Grand Canyon (1/21/16) SA 2, 5x, last vs. Pepperdine (4/15/17) D 10 vs. Pepperdine (4/15/17) BS 2 at Cal Baptist (2/11/17) BA 7, 2x, last vs. Cal Baptist (4/9/16) TB 7, 2x, last vs. Cal Baptist (4/9/16) PTS 29.0 vs. UC Irvine (3/26/16) #5 NATHAN YUNG Will likely redshirt. #9 BRANDON RATTRAY K 1 vs. Erskine (1/5/17) E 0 TA 2 vs. Erskine (1/5/17) Hit%.500 (1-0-2) vs. Erskine (1/5/17) SA 1 vs. Erskine (1/5/17) D 5 vs. Erskine (1/5/17) BA 0 TB 0 PTS 2.0 vs. Erskine (1/5/17) #3 BRETT ROSENMEIER #6 GAGE WORSLEY RE #7 AUSTIN MATAUTIA K 5 vs. Erskine (1/5/17) E 3 at Long Beach State (1/20/17) TA 6 vs. Erskine (1/5/17) Hit%.667 (5-1-6) vs. Erskine (1/5/17) SA 0 D 1 vs. Erskine (1/5/17) BA 1 vs. Erskine (1/5/17) TB 1 vs. Erskine (1/5/17) PTS 5.5 vs. Erskine (1/5/17) #10 JAKE MEYER Will likely redshirt. K 16 vs. CSUN (3/25/17) E 6 at UCLA (4/7/17) TA 30 at Lindenwood (2/15/17) Hit%.560 (16-2-25) vs. CSUN (3/25/17) AST 3, 2x, last vs. Stanford (3/11/17) SA 3 vs. UC Irvine (3/26/16) D 11 at Cal Baptist (2/11/17) BS 1, 2x, last vs. USC (3/2/17) BA 6 vs. Penn State (5/2/17) TB 6 vs. Penn State (5/2/17) PTS 17.0 vs. CSUN (3/25/17) K 16 at Long Beach State (1/18/17) E 6, 2x, last at UC Irvine (1/21/17) TA 40 at Long Beach State (1/18/17) Hit%.778 (7-0-9) vs. Penn State (5/2/17) AST 2 vs. UC Santa Barbara (2/4/17) SA 4 vs. Erskine (1/5/17) D 13 vs. Ball State (1/7/17) BS 1, 2x, last vs. Grand View (1/29/17) BA 3, 2x, last vs. USC (3/3/17) TB 3, 3x, last vs. USC (3/3/17) PTS 17.5 at Long Beach State (1/18/17) #11 DALTON SOLBRIG K 4 vs. Erskine (1/5/17) E 2 vs. Grand Canyon (1/13/17) TA 5 vs. Erskine (1/5/17) Hit%.800 (4-0-5) vs. Erskine (1/5/17) SA 0 D 3 vs. Penn State (5/2/17) BS 2 vs. Erskine (1/5/17) BA 5, 3x, last vs. Penn State (5/2/17) TB 6, 3x, last vs. USC (3/3/17) PTS 8.0 vs. Erskine (1/5/17) 2018 Rainbow Warrior Volleyball Weekly Release 4 HawaiiAthletics.com

#12 MAMANE NAMAHOE INDIVIDUAL PROFILES #17 COLTON COWELL #24 ISAAC LIVA AST 3 at CSUN (3/12/16) D 14 vs. Ball State (1/7/17) RE 6 vs. Grand View (1/29/17) #13 MAX ROSENFELD Will likely redshirt. #14 LARRY TUILETA K 0 E 0 TA 0 - SA 1 vs. BYU (3/4/16) D 0 BA 0 TB 0 PTS 1.0 vs. BYU (3/4/16) #19 RADO PARAPUNOV #25 MATT LARSON K 10 vs. Grand View (1/29/17) E 5 vs. Grand View (1/29/17) TA 27 vs. Grand View (1/29/17) Hit%.625 (5-0-8) vs. Erskine (1/5/17) AST 5, 2x, last vs. USC (3/2/17) SA 2 vs. Erskine (1/5/17) D 15 at UCLA (4/8/17) RE 3 at UCLA (4/7/17) BA 3 vs. Grand View (1/29/17) TB 3 vs. Grand View (1/29/17) PTS 12.5 vs. Grand View (1/29/17) #15 PATRICK GASMAN K 23 at Long Beach State (1/18/17) E 9 at Long Beach State (1/18/17) TA 47 at Long Beach State (1/18/17) Hit% 1.000 (9-0-9) vs. Grand View (1/27/17) AST 2 at Lindenwood (2/15/17) SA 2, 2x, last at UCLA (4/8/17) D 4, 3x, last at UCLA (4/8/17) BS 2 at Long Beach State (1/18/17) BA 3, 4x, last vs. USC (3/3/17) TB 5 at Long Beach State (1/18/17) PTS 27.5 at Long Beach State (1/18/17) #20 JACKSON VAN EEKEREN K 12 at Long Beach State (1/18/17) E 5 vs. Penn State (5/2/17) TA 22 at Long Beach State (1/18/17) Hit%.727 (9-1-11) at Long Beach St (1/20/17) AST 1, 2x, last vs. Grand Canyon (1/13/17) SA 2, 2x, last vs. Stanford (3/11/17) D 4, 2x, last at UC Irvine (1/21/17) BS 1, 10x, last vs. Penn State (5/2/17) BA 8 vs. Pepperdine (4/15/17) TB 8 vs. Pepperdine (4/15/17) PTS 15.0 at Long Beach State (1/18/17) 2018 Rainbow Warrior Volleyball Weekly Release 5 HawaiiAthletics.com

SEASON-HIGHS MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS TOP PERFORMANCES MISCELLANEOUS Team Kills: Attack Pct.: Attempts: Assists: Digs: Aces: Blocks: Individual Kills: Attack Pct.: Attempts: Assists: Digs: Aces: Blocks: 20+ Kills.600+ Hitting Percentage (min 9 kills) 3+ Service Aces 13+ Digs 50+ Assists 7+ Blocks Double Figure Kills 2018 Career S. van Tilburg - 42 R. Parapunov - 5 B. Rosenmeier - 5 A. Matautia - 3 P. Gasman - 2 L. Tuileta - 1 Double-Doubles (K-D-B) 2018 Career A. Matautia - 1 B. Rosenmeier - 1 S. van Tilburg - 1 20+ Kills 2018 Career S. van Tilburg - 5 R. Parapunov - 1 Double Figure Digs 2018 Career L. Tuileta - 12 J. Worsley - 3 M. Namahoe - 1 A. Matautia - 1 B. Rosenmeier - 1 S. van Tilburg - 1 15+ Digs 2018 Career L. Tuileta - 1 50+ Assists 2018 Career J. Worsley - 2 STARTING LINEUPS Opponent OH OH OPP MB MB SETTER LIBERO Stevens Institute Juniata USC vs. Lincoln Memorial vs. Barton vs. Grand Canyon UCLA UCLA Lees-McRae Sacred Heart Thompson Rivers UC Irvine UC Irvine Concordia Concordia Lewis Penn State BYU at CSUN at CSUN at Pepperdine UC San Diego UC San Diego at UC Santa Barbara at UC Santa Barbara Long Beach State Long Beach State 2018 Rainbow Warrior Volleyball Weekly Release 6 HawaiiAthletics.com