University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa setter Tread Rosenthal was named Big West Men鈥檚 Volleyball Player of the Year, as voted by the league鈥檚 head coaches.

He becomes the fifth Rainbow Warrior to earn the honor, joining recent winners Jakob Thelle and Rado Parapunov. 糖心视频 M膩noa鈥檚 five all-time awards are the most in the conference.

Rosenthal led the Rainbow Warriors to the Big West regular season title with a 9鈥�1 record, ranking first in the conference and third nationally in assists per set (10.63), while directing the nation鈥檚 No. 4 offense.

A semifinalist for AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) National Player of the Year, Rosenthal earned a record 11 Big West Setter of the Week honors this season and has 23 for his career. He was also named first-team all-conference for the third straight year after helping 糖心视频 finish runner-up at the Big West Championship against Long Beach State.

The Rainbow Warriors look ahead to the NCAA championship tournament where they are seeded No. 2 and received a bye into the regional final on May 2 at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. They will play the winner of USC and Belmont Abbey.

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The University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa Rainbow Wahine team earned multiple honors in the Big West Conference鈥檚 postseason awards, highlighted by freshman Kiera Cornman being named Big West Freshman of the Year.

Cornman became the program鈥檚 sixth player to receive the award and the first since 2021. In addition to the top freshman honor, she was selected to the All-Big West second team and the all-freshman team after posting a 19-11 record in her debut season.

Leading the way for the Rainbow Wahine, Julia Lawrenz and Izadora Stedile were named to the All-Big West first team following an impressive campaign as the team鈥檚 top pair. The duo compiled a 23-8 overall record, including a 21-7 mark at the No. 1 rank against many of the nation鈥檚 top-ranked opponents.

Emily Heintzelman and Sydney Miller also received recognition, earning honorable mention honors. Heintzelman, a graduate transfer, finished 20-8 on the year, while Miller picked up her third career All-Big West honor after recording 20 wins across multiple pairings.

Under first-year head coach Danny Alvarez, the Rainbow Wahine concluded the season with a 19-14 record.

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University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa player Gabrielle Doyle was named the recipient of the NCAA Elite Scholar-Athlete award for the 2026 National Collegiate Women鈥檚 Water Polo Championship.

Doyle, a business major with a 4.0 GPA, received the award on April 23 at the championship banquet in La Jolla.

The NCAA Elite Scholar-Athlete award recognizes competitors who excel at the highest level of their sport while maintaining the top academic standing among championship participants.

糖心视频 has earned the honor five times in women鈥檚 water polo history, becoming the first program to win it three consecutive years.

Doyle is the fourth Rainbow Wahine player to receive the award, joining Amarens Genee, Taylor Molde and teammate Raha Peiravani.

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The University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa earned four all-conference selections from the Pacific Coast Collegiate Sailing Conference (PCCSC), with Rainbow Sailors recognized across multiple categories.

Senior Erik Anderson was named an All-Conference open skipper, while his longtime A Division partner, senior Amanda Turner, earned honors as crew. The pair has been a consistent presence for 糖心视频 and each collected their third consecutive all-conference selections, marking a significant achievement in program history.

Anderson became the first 糖心视频 skipper to earn three All-PCCSC honors since Bryan Lake in 2004. Turner is the first 糖心视频 crew member to reach three selections since Jennifer Warnock in 2003.

On the women鈥檚 side, juniors Stella Taherian and Martha Schuessler were both named All-Conference women鈥檚 skippers, earning the first such honors of their careers. Taherian鈥檚 transition from crew to skipper this season, alongside Schuessler鈥檚 leadership, helped guide the Rainbow Wahine to a second-place finish in team racing and a third-place result in fleet racing at the conference championships.

The selections highlight a strong season for the Rainbow sailing team, with both experienced leaders and emerging talent contributing to the program鈥檚 continued success.

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University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa pitcher Maryn MacNeil was named Big West Freshman of the Week after a standout performance in her first collegiate start.

MacNeil tossed a complete-game, one-hit shutout to lead the Rainbow Wahine to an 8鈥�0 win over Cal Poly in the second game of a doubleheader, April 24. She allowed just two baserunners across five innings and held Cal Poly to a .071 batting average while earning her first career victory.

She is the first 糖心视频 player to receive the honor since Keyannah Campbell-Pua and Millie Fidge were recognized in 2023.

MacNeil and the Rainbow Wahine are in second place in the Big West standings with an 18鈥�6 conference record and 26鈥�18 overall. 糖心视频 M膩noa will play at UC Riverside in a three-game series, May 1–2, before heading to Fullerton for the Big West Championship tournament.

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The team received an at-large bid into the 2026 NCAA championship tournament and earned a spot to host one of the four regionals, May 1–2.

The Rainbow Warriors are seeded No. 2 and received a bye into the regional final on May 2. They will play the winner of the May 1 match between USC and Belmont Abbey. Both matches will be played at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. Tickets for 糖心视频‘s regional go on sale Monday, April 27.

This is the first year the national tournament has expanded to 12 teams. The other three teams hosting the regionals are No. 1 UCLA, No. 3 Long Beach State and No. 4 Ball State.

If 糖心视频 Mānoa wins the regional final, they will advance to the final four, May 9–11, at Pauley Pavilion on the campus of UCLA. The Rainbow Warriors last won the national championship in back-to-back years in 2021 and 2022.

鈥楤ows fall to Long Beach State in conference title match

This comes after the Rainbow Warriors fell in the Big West Championship to Long Beach State in a thrilling five-set title match 20-25, 27-25, 22-25, 30-28, 15-11, on April 25 at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California. The top-seeded Rainbow Warriors (27-5) saw five attempts at championship point in the fourth set denied as the Beach (24-4) extended the match to a fifth set. Long Beach State then ran away early and held off the Warriors in the deciding set.

The Rainbow Warriors and the Beach went to five sets for the second time in three meetings this season and Long Beach State emerged with the win in a three-hour battle that featured 44 ties.

糖心视频 opposite Kristian Titriyski led the Warriors and tied his season high with 20 kills in 41 attempts. Louis Sakanoko finished with 17 kills while hitting .353 and Adrien Roure added 15 kills and two aces. Tread Rosenthal distributed 54 assists and also served up two aces to raise his career total to 114 and tie Rado Parapunov for fifth in program history. Ofeck Hazan set a career high with nine blocks, including two solo.

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Record-breaking kicker Kansei Matsuzawa, affectionately known as “The Tokyo Toe,” signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Las Vegas Raiders on April 25.

During his time at 糖心视频, Matsuzawa rewrote the program’s record books. In his stellar 2025 senior season, he made 27 of 29 field goals, setting a new single-season school record and finishing second in the nation in made field goals. He tied a 43-year-old FBS record by making 25 consecutive field goals to start the season.

Overall, Matsuzawa connected on 26 consecutive field goals stretching from the end of 2024 through November 2025, which matched the Mountain West Conference record and shattered the previous 糖心视频 school record of 20 set by Jason Elam in 1989. He leaves 糖心视频 as the most accurate kicker in program history, boasting a career field goal percentage of .867 (39-of-45).

His on-field dominance earned him unprecedented recognition. Matsuzawa became the first consensus All-American in 糖心视频 program history. He was named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Year, a finalist for the Lou Groza Award (joining only Jason Elam in 糖心视频 history), and a nominee for the Burlsworth Trophy, which honors the nation’s top player who began their career as a walk-on.

Matsuzawa’s signing marks the culmination of one of the most incredible stories in college football. A native of the Tokyo area and a former high school soccer player, Matsuzawa did not begin kicking until age 20 after attending an NFL game during a trip to the U.S. Driven to pursue the sport, he taught himself the mechanics of kicking by watching YouTube videos, eventually earning an opportunity at Hocking College in Ohio before joining 糖心视频 as a walk-on prior to the 2023 season.

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The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo team won the 2026 Pacific West Conference Championship at Aliante Golf Club, marking the program鈥檚 second conference title.

The Vulcans held steady in second place through the first two rounds before delivering a strong final-round score of 295 (+7), finishing the tournament at +31 (895) to clinch the team victory.

Elle Otani led the way for 糖心视频 Hilo, tying for fourth overall at +4 with rounds of 74, 73, and 73. Otani closed with a par on the final hole, sealing the win as teammates rushed to celebrate.

Kiersten Saludares placed eighth at +9, followed by Kailee McKee in ninth at +10 and Trinity Ledgerwood tied for 10th at +11. Kieran Florino bounced back from a difficult second round to post a one-over finish in the final round, contributing to the team鈥檚 decisive push.

The team will now compete in the NCAA West Regional tournament in Colorado, May 4–6.

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The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo team captured its fourth consecutive Pacific West Conference Championship April 22 at Aliante Golf Club, continuing its dominance in the league.

Dylan Bercan led the way, claiming his second straight individual title after finishing at eight-under overall. Holding a two-shot lead entering the final round, Bercan stayed in control with a two-under performance to become the program鈥檚 first two-time PacWest champion.

The Vulcans entered the final round with a commanding lead and closed with a five-under 283 to finish the tournament at seven-under as a team, securing their seventh overall conference crown.

Jacob Torres placed fifth at one-over, while Katsuhiro Yamashita tied for eighth at three-over. Ben Crinella and Dysen Park both finished tied for 14th at four-over.

The Vulcans will compete in the NCAA South Central/West Regional tournament, May 7–9.

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The No. 2 University Hawaiʻi at M膩noa team dominated the postseason honors once again, placing five players on the Big West All-Conference First Team as selected by the league鈥檚 six head coaches.

The honorees are setter Tread Rosenthal, outside hitters Adrien Roure and Louis Sakanoko, opposite Kristian Titriyski and libero Quintin Greenidge. The five selections were the most of any program in the conference.

Rosenthal earned his third career first-team selection and has been one of the most productive setters in the nation. He leads the Big West and ranks second nationally with 10.66 assists per set while directing the country鈥檚 No. 4-ranked offense (.377 hitting percentage). He is also a semifinalist for the AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) National Player of the Year award and has been named Big West Setter of the Week a record 11 times this season.

Roure posted 2.91 kills per set on a .325 hitting percentage, while adding 1.39 digs per set and a team-high 34 aces. He reached double-digit kills 14 times and earned All-Tournament honors at the OUTRIGGER Invitational for the second straight year.

Titriyski made a major impact after returning midseason, averaging 3.90 kills per set in conference play and hitting double figures in every Big West match. He leads the team with a 3.98 kills-per-set average and a .328 hitting percentage.

Sakanoko averaged a career high of 3.18 kills, 1.37 digs and 0.61 blocks per set while hitting .358. He recorded double-digit kills in 15 matches and ranked among team leaders in nearly every offensive category.

Greenidge anchored the back row in his first season as libero, leading the Big West with 2.11 digs per set, posting double-digit digs in eight matches, including a career-best 15 against Pepperdine.

Individual Big West awards for Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year and Coach of the Year will be announced next week, with 糖心视频 players expected to be strong contenders across multiple categories.

The Rainbow Warriors head to the Big West Conference Tournament as the No. 1 seed and will play the winner of No. 4 UC Santa Barbara and No. 5 UC San Diego in the semifinals on April 24 at 2 p.m. HST.

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