{"id":118620,"date":"2020-05-15T11:28:41","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T21:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=118620"},"modified":"2020-08-07T12:53:43","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T22:53:43","slug":"vote-uh-tokyodachi-mascot-mania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/15\/vote-uh-tokyodachi-mascot-mania\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep UH<\/abbr> Tokyodachi character’s win streak alive!"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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Mark your calendars and keep your support coming!<\/p>\n

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa\u2019s “May Madness” run rolls on. If UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s character keeps its 2020 Tokyodachi Mascot Mania tournament<\/a> win streak alive, voting for the remaining rounds will happen daily. But, keep in mind, this is a single elimination “one-and-done” contest so teams need to win to advance.<\/p>\n

Round 5 (Sweet 16): Saturday, May 16 vs. University of Washington UPDATE: We did it! It was close, but thanks to every single one of your votes UH<\/abbr> has moved on to face…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Quarterfinals (Elite 8): Sunday, May 17 vs. Fresno state<\/p>\n

Semifinals (Final 4): Monday, May 18<\/p>\n

Finals: Tuesday, May 19<\/p>\n

How to vote<\/h2>\n

UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s round 5 matchup is against yet another Pac-12<\/abbr> school in the University of Washington on Saturday, May 16. To vote, log on to Tokyodachi\u2019s Instagram<\/a> and click on its profile photo in the upper left. This will open Tokyodachi\u2019s Instagram stories where you can select one of two options on a poll at the bottom of each post. To skip through the Instagram stories, tap either side of the post. The polls are open at approximately 5 a.m. HST<\/abbr> for 24 hours, and results will be shared daily.<\/p>\n

Scouting Report<\/h2>\n

If UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa takes down the University of Washington, its Elite 8 matchup will be against the winner of the University of Oregon and Fresno State. And if UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa keeps advancing, potential matchups include Big West Conference foes UC<\/abbr> Irvine and Cal State Fullerton, and other Pac-12<\/abbr> powerhouses USC<\/abbr>, Colorado and Arizona.<\/p>\n

Mascot mania tournament<\/h2>\n

The tournament began on April 20 with 256 schools. Thanks to YOU<\/abbr>, UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa took down ACC<\/abbr> members Pittsburgh (round 4) and Syracuse (round 2), the Pac-12<\/abbr>\u2019s UCLA<\/abbr> (round 3) and Radford University (round 1).<\/p>\n

This light-hearted tournament is an opportunity to showcase the UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa character and remain engaged on social media with fellow ʻBows<\/span>.<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s character was designed by Zephyr and the winning campus will earn its own custom Tokyodachi merchandise line.<\/p>\n

—By Marc Arakaki<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa takes on the University of Washington in round 5 on May 16.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[9,550],"class_list":["post-118620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-uh-manoa","tag-manoa-athletics","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t