{"id":263411,"date":"2026-04-12T03:01:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T03:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/263411\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T03:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T03:01:08","slug":"water-polo-faces-long-beach-state-for-big-west-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/263411\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Polo Faces Long Beach State for Big West Title"},"content":{"rendered":"

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LONG BEACH, Calif. \u2014 The top-seeded University of Hawai’i water polo team will take aim at a third straight Big West Championship title when the Rainbow Wahine\u00a0face No. 2 seed and tournament host Long Beach State in the final on\u00a0Sunday, April 12 at the Ken Lindgren Aquatics Complex in Long Beach, Calif. The match is set for\u00a0at 11:00 a.m. HT (2:00 p.m. PT) and will be broadcast on ESPN+.<\/p>\n

The two-time defending champion Rainbow Wahine held off fourth-seeded UC Irvine 8-7 in the semifinals <\/a>on Saturday, while Long Beach State advanced with a 12-10 victory over third-seeded UC Davis. Sunday’s final will be the third meeting of the season between the ‘Bows and Beach with the winner\u00a0claiming\u00a0the Big West’s automatic bid to the National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo Championship (April 24-26, La Jolla, Calif.).<\/p>\n


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\n\t\t\tNo. 6\u00a0HAWAI’I RAINBOW WAHINE (15-5, 6-0 Big West) vs. No. 7 LONG BEACH STATE BEACH (17-10, 6-1)
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\n\t\t\tSunday, April 12 | 2:00 p.m.\u00a0PT (11:00 a.m. HT)
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\n\t\t\tLong Beach, Calif. | Ken Lindgren\u00a0Aquatics Complex
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\n\t\t\tESPN+<\/a>
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\n\t\t\ttheFOSH<\/a>
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\n\t\t\tHawai’i<\/a>
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\n\t\t\tTournament Central\u00a0
\n\t\t\tBigWest.org<\/a>
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\n\t\t\tlongbeachstate.evenue.net\/events\/BWWP<\/a>
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\nBIG WEST CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULEAll times Hawai’i Time<\/p>\n


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\n\t\t\t\u00a0Quarterfinals – Friday, April 10\u00a0
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\n\t\t\t\u00a0No. 1 seed Hawai’i vs. No. 8 seed UC Santa Barbara
\n\t\t\t\u00a0UH, 18-6
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\n\t\t\t\u00a0No. 4 seed UC Irvine vs. No 5 seed UC San Diego
\n\t\t\t\u00a0UCI, 22-14
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\n\t\t\t\u00a0No. 2 seed Long Beach State vs. No. 7 seed Cal State Fullerton
\n\t\t\t\u00a0LBSU, 18-5
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\n\t\t\t\u00a0No. 3 seed UC Davis vs. No. 6 seed CSUN\u00a0
\n\t\t\t\u00a0UCD, 16-4
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\n\t\t\t\u00a0Semifinals – Saturday, April 11\u00a0
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\n\t\t\t\u00a0Hawai’i\u00a0vs. UC Irvine
\n\t\t\t\u00a0UH, 8-7
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\n\t\t\t\u00a0Long Beach State\u00a0vs. UC Davis
\n\t\t\t\u00a0LBSU, 12-10
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\n\t\t\t\u00a0Final – Sunday, April 12
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\n\t\t\t\u00a0Hawai’i vs. Long Beach State
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OPENING SPRINT
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\n\tUH is seeking its third straight Big West Championship title and the seventh in program history.
\n\tUH will face Long Beach State for a third time this season with the ‘Bows leading the season series 2-0.
\n\tThe Rainbow Wahine have won 28 consecutive conference matchups (regular season and championship) dating back to the 2024 season.
\n\tThe ‘Bows captured the Big West regular-season crown for the eighth time since joining the conference in 2013 and for the seventh time in the last eight seasons.
\n\tUH is 27-6 all-time in the Big West Championship, including 6-4 in the title match. The ‘Bows are making their eighth straight appearance in the final.
\n\tIn Saturday’s semifinal match, Ariadna Temprano Xamb\u00f3 scored four goals, Daisy Logtens<\/a> tied her season high with 12 saves and the UH defense held off UC Irvine’s comeback bid in the fourth quarter.
\n\tTemprano Xamb\u00f3 leads UH in total points (74) and assists (33). She ranks second on the team with 41 goals scored and holds a .461 shooting percentage.
\n\tAgatha Weston<\/a> leads the Rainbow Wahine with 47 goals and a .588 shooting percentage. The sophomore led UH with five goals in the tournament opener.
\n\tWeston also paces the team with 29 steals, followed by Gabrielle Doyle<\/a> with 26.
\n\tGoalkeeper Daisy Logtens<\/a> has 148 saves (.465 save percentage) and 13 steals on the season. The junior’s goals-against average (9.51) is the lowest in the Big West. <\/p>\n


\nTHE MATCHUP
\nLONG BEACH STATE BEACH
\nSeries Record: Hawai’i leads 41-7
\nLast Meeting: Hawai’i\u00a09, Long Beach State 7\u00a0(March 1, 2026; Long Beach, Calif.)<\/p>\n


\n\tUH and Long Beach State meet for the third time this season. UH defeated Long Beach State 10-8 at the Triton Invitational\u00a0(Feb. 1) and 9-7 in their Big West regular-season meeting on March 1.
\n\tUH goalkeeper Daisy Logtens<\/a> had 12 saves in this season’s first meeting and 10 in the rematch.
\n\tThe ‘Bows hold a 9-1 advantage against the Beach in the Big West Championship. UH and LBSU met in the last two title matches with the ‘Bows winning 9-5 in 2024 and 8-6 in 2025.
\n\tLong Beach State’s lone win over UH in the Big West Championship came in the 2017 semifinals (8-7 on April 29, 2017).
\n\tSince the loss in 2017, UH has won its last 17 meetings with Long Beach State, starting on April 7, 2018.
\n\tLBSU’s Elisa Portillo is Big West’s points leader with 126. The senior is tied for the conference lead with 73 goals ranks second with 53 assists. Portillo is also tied for second with 38 steals.
\n\tLBSU goalkeeper Polina Synytsia is second in the Big West with 199 saves. <\/p>\n

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