Devin Tillis helped UC Irvine erase a 15-point, first-half deficit, rallying to edge the North Texas Mean Green during an NIT semifinal Tuesday night.

It’s senior week for the third-ranked University of Hawai‘i women’s water polo team, and the Rainbow Wahine are preparing for a high-stakes matchup against arch-rival UC Irvine on Saturday night at the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex.

The 11th-ranked Beavers (20-6), meanwhile, have their own motivations. OSU is looking to rebound from a miserable weekend in Lincoln, Nebraska, where they dropped two of three games to the Nebraska Cornhuskers and suffered their first series loss of the season.

In a tournament that could be the salvation for the mid-major class, the top-seeded Anteaters face North Texas in the semifinals on Tuesday night in Indianapolis.