University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo and Western Washington will meet for the second time this season, this time with much more at stake at the NCAA West Region Tournament in San Bernardino, California. The Vulcans (No. 7 seed) and Vikings (No. 2 seed) meet in the second match on December 5 at 12:30 p.m. (Hawaiʻi time).
Four matches kick off the tournament on December 5, all single-elimination bouts with the winner moving on and the loser returning home.
The winner of the eight-team west region tournament will join seven other regional champs in Denver, Colorado. for the NCAA II National Championships (Elite Eight). The championships will run December 12–14 at the Auraria Events Center, on the campus of Metro State.
This is the sixth time that the Vulcans have qualified for the NCAA tournament, and the first time since 2011.
For more on the match-up go to the UH Hilo atletics website.
