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VIDEO: Hawaii men’s basketball rallies on Samuta Avea’s hot shooting at UC Davis

By Stan Lee on March 6, 2020

Hawaii junior Samuta Avea had been looking for his shot since missing five games during the middle of the Big West season with an injury. He found it during a critical time on Thursday night. Avea scored a career-high 18 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with three seconds left in the Rainbow Warriors’ 67-65 win at UC Davis. Avea hit all four of his 3-pointers in the game’s final 3:45 as Hawaii closed out the game on an 18-3 […]

Hawaii baseball: Rainbow Warriors hang tough against Oregon, rewarded with big sixth-inning explosion

By Jonathan Chen on March 5, 2020

After trailing for five inning with no real sense of offensive production, the Hawaii baseball team came roaring back with a sixth-inning offensive eruption to take down the Oregon Ducks 6-4. Three Rainbow Warriors picked up RBIs in the three-hit and five-run inning, giving the ‘Bows (9-5) their first lead of the series. Hawaii would go on to hold on to the lead with a five-pitcher relay, capped off by a dominant relief performance by Jeremy Wu-Yelland. The junior lefty […]

NCAA baseball: Oregon vs. Hawaii Game 1

By Stephen Tsai on March 5, 2020

FINAL: It was a challenge early, but the Hawaii baseball team surged to a 6-4 victory over Oregon in tonight’s opener of a four-game series. Of note: > The ‘Bows were down 4-1 after five innings before rallying for five runs in the sixth. They did it against an Oregon bullpen that entered with a combined 2.14 ERA. > Shortstop Kole Kaler did two good things in that inning. He singled up the middle to drive in the tying and […]

Hawaii men’s volleyball: FINAL No. 2 BYU 3, No. 1 Hawaii 0

By Cindy Luis on March 5, 2020

FINAL: No. 2 BYU pulled off a stunner over No. 1 Hawaii on Thursday night, sweeping the Rainbow Warriors 25-15, 25-17, 25-20 and setting a UH opponent record for hitting percentage. The teams will rematch on Friday night in front of what is close to a sellout crowd. Set 3: BYU wins 25-20 FINAL: No. 2 BYU sweeps No. 1 #HawaiiMVB, 25-15, 25-17, 25-20. First loss of the season for UH (14-1, first home loss by sweep since BYU in […]

Hawaii women’s basketball: Rainbow Wahine have another adjustment to make

By Brian McInnis on March 5, 2020

Ninety-four points in one game. Eighteen 3-pointers in another. The Hawaii women’s basketball team turned heads by unleashing a fun-and-gun offense in January, yielding some gaudy numbers. The Rainbow Wahine followed that up with a six-game win streak that lasted through mid-February. It turns it out may have been a little too much attention. Teams have game-planned to emphasize limiting quality 3-point looks for the Wahine — the latest case being Wednesday night’s 57-56 tough loss at the buzzer to […]

Hawaii men’s volleyball: Tickets going steadily for matchups with No. 2 BYU

By Brian McInnis on March 3, 2020

This week’s marquee matchups between the top two men’s volleyball teams in the nation have become hot tickets. A UH spokesperson said as of Tuesday afternoon there were roughly 6,500 tickets issued for Thursday’s 7 p.m. match and about 8,800 issued for Friday’s 7 p.m. rematch. That would leave about 3,800 left for Thursday and 1,500 left for Friday. They are the biggest men’s volleyball matches at the Sheriff since UH conquered rival Long Beach State in front of a […]

Rainbow Forecast: Hawaii-BYU volleyball showdown; final week of basketball regular seasons; baseball hosts Oregon

By Brian McInnis on March 2, 2020

The Stan Sheriff Center is a great place to be this week. From Wednesday through Saturday, there’s a meaningful being game played in the SSC, with the long-awaited men’s volleyball matchup of No. 1 Hawaii vs. No. 2 BYU anchoring things on Thursday and Friday. The biggest matches here since UH-Long Beach State in last year’s Big West tournament final could very well serve as a national championship preview. It’s also senior week for the Rainbow Wahine basketball team, which […]

Hawaii volleyball: Warriors remain No. 1; SandBows up to No. 4

By Cindy Luis on March 2, 2020

Ahead of this week’s dual showdowns with BYU, Hawaii (14-0) remained at No. 1 in today’s AVCA poll, receiving 12 of the 16 first-place votes. BYU (16-0) received the other four in staying at No. 2. There was no change in the top seven that has five Big West teams ranked. UC Santa Barbara (12-2) is at No. 3 followed by Long Beach State (9-1), Lewis (13-4), UC San Diego (13-3) and UC Irvine (8-7). #NCAAMVB @AVCAVolleyball Coaches Poll 🏐📅 […]

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