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Rainbow Wahine host Cal Poly in Big West showdown

By Jason Kaneshiro on October 15, 2021

Hawaii has longer, more storied women’s volleyball rivalries, but the series with Cal Poly has carried Big West title implications for the last three seasons. The Mustangs swept the Rainbow Wahine in 2017 and went on to finish undefeated in conference play, two games ahead of UH in the final standings. The teams split their 2018 meetings and Cal Poly again edged Hawaii by a game for the conference title. Hawaii flipped the script in 2019 in placing a game […]

Rainbow Wahine travel to UC Irvine for Big West showdown

By Jason Kaneshiro on October 9, 2021

The Rainbow Wahine volleyball team will have a quick turnaround for today’s match at UC Irvine. Following Friday night’s four-set battle at UC San Diego, the Wahine were scheduled for a 10 a.m. Pacific time serve-and-pass session before facing the host Anteaters at the Bren Events Center at 5 p.m. (2 p.m. Hawaii time). UC Irvine enters the match with the top overall record in the Big West at 11-4 and has won three straight to remain a game behind […]

Rainbow Wahine venture to UC San Diego

By Jason Kaneshiro on October 8, 2021

The Rainbow Wahine volleyball team makes its first visit to RIMAC Arena for the program’s first Big West meeting with conference newcomer UC San Diego today in La Jolla, Calif. The match-up will be just the second between Hawaii (7-5, 4-0 Big West) and UC San Diego (6-10, 3-2) and the first since a 15-2, 15-7, 15-13 win on Oct. 8, 1982. The current Wahine squad began the day tied with UC Santa Barbara atop the Big West standings. The […]

Rainbow Wahine look to extend streaks vs. Titans

By Jason Kaneshiro on October 3, 2021

One of two undefeated teams left in Big West women’s volleyball, Hawaii closes its first conference homestand of the season by taking on Cal State Fullerton today at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. The Rainbow Wahine (6-5, 3-0) have swept through their first three Big West matches to extend their conference winning streak to 14 dating back to the 2019 season. They’ll look to build on Friday’s sweep of Long Beach State and keep pace with UC Santa Barbara […]

Rainbow Wahine return home to face Long Beach State

By Jason Kaneshiro on October 1, 2021

Coming off two sweeps on the road to open the Big West season, the Rainbow Wahine volleyball team returns to SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center tonight for the next chapter in the program’s rivalry with Long Beach State. UH (5-5, 2-0 BWC) has won the last seven meetings with the Beach (7-7, 1-2) dating back to 2016 and will look to get back over .500 for the first time since opening the season with a 2-1 showing in the […]

Rainbow Wahine close trip at UC Davis

By Jason Kaneshiro on September 25, 2021

After commanding sweeps of UC Riverside earlier this week, Hawaii and UC Davis meet today to close the opening weekend of the Big West women’s volleyball season. The Rainbow Wahine (4-5, 1-0 Big West) enter today’s 4 p.m. match at University Credit Union Center with a 15-1 advantage in the all-time series with the Aggies (5-7, 1-0), but were tested in two wins in 2019. UH rallied past UC Davis in five sets (22-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-17, 15-12) in a […]

Rainbow Wahine face Highlanders in Big West opener

By Jason Kaneshiro on September 23, 2021

Following a bye week to rest and recharge, the Rainbow Wahine volleyball team opens defense of the Big West title today at UC Riverside. The Rainbow Wahine enter the match at SRC Arena in Riverside, Calif., at 3-5 following a rocky non-conference schedule. UC Riverside (4-7, 0-1) was swept by UC Davis in the opening match of the Big West season on Tuesday. UH entered the season as the favorite in the coaches poll and is 27-0 in the all-time […]

Game Night: Rainbow Wahine vs. USC, Round 2

By Jason Kaneshiro on September 11, 2021

A night after outlasting USC in four sets, the Rainbow Wahine volleyball team will go for a sweep of the Outrigger Volleyball Series tonight at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. The Rainbow Wahine (3-4) got breakout performances from freshmen Annika de Goede and Anna Kiraly, who combined for 19 kills with just four errors between them in Friday’s 25-17, 11-25, 25-21, 25-20 win over the Women of Troy (3-4). Tayli Ikenaga contributed a season-high 15 digs in the win […]