The 2019 Big West Conference men's volleyball tournament was a postseason men's volleyball tournament for the Big West Conference during the 2019 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. It was held from April 18 through April 20, 2019 at University of Hawaii's Stan Sheriff Center. The winner received the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Volleyball Tournament.
| 2019 Big West Conference Men's Volleyball Tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I/II |
| Teams | 6 |
| Site | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Champions | Hawai'i (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Charlie Wade (1st title) |
| MVP | Stijn van Tilburg (Hawaii) |
| Attendance | 10,300 |
| Television | SPEC HI |
Big West Conference Men's Volleyball Tournaments | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Long Beach State †y | 10 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 28 | – | 2 | .933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Hawaii ‡y | 8 | – | 2 | .800 | 28 | – | 3 | .903 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 UCSB | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | 18 | – | 10 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 UC Irvine | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 CSUN | 2 | – | 7 | .222 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC San Diego | 0 | – | 9 | .000 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2019 Big West Tournament champion
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Seeds
editAll six teams were eligible for the postseason, with the top two seeds receiving byes to the semifinals. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1[1] | Long Beach State | 10–0 | – |
| 2 | Hawai'i | 8–2 | – |
| 3 | UC Irvine | 4–5 | 2–0 vs. UCSB |
| 4 | UCSB | 4–5 | 0–2 vs. UC Irvine |
| 5 | CSUN | 2–7 | – |
| 6 | UC San Diego | 0–9 | – |
Schedule and results
edit| Time Network |
Matchup | Score | Attendance | Broadcasters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, April 18 | ||||
| 5:00 pm Big West TV/SPEC |
No. 3 UC Irvine vs. No. 6 UC San Diego | 3–0 (26–24, 25–15, 25–14) |
7,287 | Kanoa Leahey & Lisa Strand Ma'a |
| 7:30 pm Big West TV/SPEC |
No. 4 UCSB vs. No. 5 CSUN | 3-2 (25-16, 25–27, 26–28, 25–13, 15–9) |
Kanoa Leahey & Ryan Kalei Tsuji | |
| Semifinals – Friday, April 19 | ||||
| 5:00 pm Big West TV/SPEC |
No. 1 Long Beach State vs. No. 4 UCSB | 3–1 (25–19, 21–25, 25–18, 25–17) |
8,534 | Kanoa Leahey & Lisa Strand Ma'a |
| 7:30 pm Big West TV/SPEC |
No. 2 Hawai'i vs. No. 3 UC Irvine | 3–0 (25–17, 25–16, 25–18) |
Kanoa Leahey & Ryan Kalei Tsuji | |
| Championship – Saturday, April 20 | ||||
| 8:00 pm Big West TV/SPEC |
No. 1 Long Beach State vs. No. 2 Hawai'i | 2–3 (15–25, 23–25, 25–22, 25–20, 8–15) |
10,300 | Kanoa Leahey & Ryan Kalei Tsuji |
| Game times are Hawaiian Time. Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals Thursday, April 18 | Semifinals Friday, April 19 | Championship Saturday, April 20 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Long Beach State | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | UCSB | 3 | 4 | UCSB | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | CSUN | 2 | 1 | Long Beach State | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | Hawai'i | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Hawai'i | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UC Irvine | 3 | 3 | UC Irvine | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | UC San Diego | 0 | ||||||||||||
Hawai'i won the 2019 Big West Conference men's volleyball tournament. The title is their first Big West men's volleyball title.[2]
References
edit- ^ "No. 2 Long Beach State men's volleyball wraps up Big West regular-season title with win over No. 1 Hawaii". Press-Telegram. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
- ^ "Hawaii wins Big West title over Long Beach". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved April 21, 2019.