SAN DIEGO, CA (March 5, 2014) – For the second consecutive year, Hawai'i Pacific is the only school from Hawai'i to send both the men's and women's basketball teams to the PacWest Championships. With just the top six schools invited, HPU is in prime position to earn the coveted automatic qualifier to the NCAA playoffs.

Men's Basketball vs. Dixie State (3/6/14 at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time)

The sixth-seeded Sea Warriors will face the third-seeded Red Storm in the opening game of the tournament. While Dixie State enters action with the higher seed, based on its 15-5 league record, it was HPU that was victorious in the previous meeting. On January 6th, HPU thumped the Red Storm 96-77 in Honolulu, knocking them from their undefeated perch. All five Sea Warrior starters scored in double-figures, paced by Justin Long's 26 points. Center Farbod Farman had his way down low with 17 points, 16 rebounds, and six blocks.

If HPU prevails, Dominican is waiting in the second round. HPU beat the Penguins in California earlier this season.  

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Women's Basketball vs. UH Hilo (3/6/14 at 5:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time)

HPU enters the tournament as the third seed and will take on the sixth-seeded Vulcans in the opening game of the women's tournament. The two schools are very familiar, having played each other just four days ago, with HPU winning 78-61 on the Big Island. In early December, the teams got together in Honolulu with the Sea Warriors again coming out on top with a 70-62 win. In fact, HPU has beat UHH six consecutive times dating back to January 3rd 2012.   

If the Sea Warriors advance, it will set up a semifinal matchup with Cal Baptist. The two teams split the regular season series.

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