The Rainbow Wahine have been doing community service for a few years with Waikiki Health’s Youth Outreach (YO) program for homeless youth on Oahu. Saturday they’re asking fans to bring new or used sneakers that they can bring down to program. Game is at 5 p.m. Beeman said that the players are very committed to this and some of them know they were one bad step away from being homeless as well. So they have embraced the program while also […]
It’s been a pretty good week for University of Hawaii sports. Here are some of the highlights: >> Wins by both basketball teams, including a Big West regular-season championship-clincher for the Rainbow Wahine. This is huge since it guarantees UH a place in the conference tournament semifinals. They just need to win two games to advance to the NCAA Tournament. >> Football coach Norm Chow completed his staff for the upcoming season by promoting Lance Samuseva to full-time defensive line […]
Still don’t think UH makes banners big enough but at least its the first step. Jersey unveiled at halftime of today’s 5 p.m. game with CSUN. Next to the banner with the NCAA tournament appearances for women’s basketball.
updating from original post Destiny King tied her career-high with 17 points and Ashleigh Karaitiana added 13 as Hawaii won its first Big West road game of the season, defeating UC Davis 58-53 Thursday in Davis, Calif. Megan Huff missed her first career double-double, finishing with eight points and 13 rebounds for the Rainbow Wahine (10-7, 2-2). Alyson Doherty led the Aggies (8-9, 3-1) with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Sydnee Fipps added 10 points before fouling out with 5:22. […]
The University of Hawaii women’s basketball team’s depth in the post received a sizable boost with the addition of freshman Megan Huff, a member of the Rainbow Wahine volleyball team in the fall. Huff, a 6-foot-3 center, practiced with the Wahine this week as they prepared for a New Year’s Eve game against Hawaii Pacific on Wednesday at the Stan Sheriff Center. Tip off for the game between the Wahine (6-5) and Sharks (8-2) is set for 1 p.m. Huff […]
Hours before welcoming the new year, the Rainbow Wahine basketball team will try to close 2014 on a celebratory note. After splitting a road trip leading into Christmas, the Wahine return to the Stan Sheriff Center on Wednesday afternoon for a New Year’s Eve matchup with Hawaii Pacific to open a two-game homestand. Tip off between the Rainbow Wahine (6-5) and Sharks (8-2, 4-2 PacWest) is set for 1 p.m. “Hopefully people will come out and support us before they […]
Along with studying its upcoming opponents, the Rainbow Wahine basketball team will also focus on final exams during their second road trip of the season. The Rainbow Wahine departed for California on Wednesday morning and are scheduled to practice in Los Angeles in preparation for Saturday’s game at Loyola Marymount. They’ll also finish out finals week on the road and the UH coaching staff coordinated with LMU to help facilitate the tests some of the players have remaining. “We’ve already set […]