Bows’ Sakanoko earns top BWC honor; Hawaii falls in rankings
Despite the series sweep to move to 21-2 overall this season, the Rainbow Warriors dropped one spot to No. 5 in this week’s AVCA National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Poll. Read more
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The NCAA men’s basketball tournament isn’t going anywhere, but say aloha to March Madness as we know it. Read more
Hawaii topples UC San Diego in 4 in a match that gets testy
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Hawaii men’s volleyball turns back UC San Diego in heated match
The fourth-ranked Hawaii men’s volleyball team turned back No. 11 UC San Diego 27-25, 25-23, 17-25, 25-18 tonight in a chirpy match that got heated between the two teams. Read more
Hawaii is sole undefeated team in Big West after sweeping UC San Diego
Three matches into the Big West Conference season and fourth-ranked Hawaii is already the lone remaining undefeated team. Read more
Hawaii men’s volleyball sweeps UC San Diego
The fourth-ranked Hawaii men’s volleyball team took over first place early in the Big West season with a 25-21, 25-21, 25-18 sweep of No. 11 UC San Diego tonight. Read more
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Hawaii gets back into action against No. 11 UC San Diego
The fourth-ranked Hawaii men’s volleyball team used its final bye week of the regular season to refuel and recharge. Read more
Softball Top 10: Mililani No. 1 for fourth straight week
The Mililani Trojans are a unanimous pick by coaches and media at No. 1 for a fourth consecutive week. Read more
Rainbow Wahine come up short in Las Vegas
The Hawaii women’s basketball team avoided the slow start that has plagued it multiple times this season. Read more
Hawaii women’s basketball sees season end in WBIT
Senior guard Lily Wahinekapu scored 12 of her game-high 18 points in the fourth quarter for Hawaii, which finishes the season 22-10 and remains winless in nine postseason games under head coach Laura Beeman. Read more
Wahine still playing, but not in their preferred tournament
Hawaii (22-9) has remained in Las Vegas for the first round of the Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament, which begins today with the Rainbow Wahine playing host UNLV in Cox Pavilion at 3:30 p.m. Hawaii time. Read more
Hawaii to face UNLV in Thursday’s WBIT
UH, which lost to California in the first round a year ago, is playing in the postseason for the ninth time in 13 seasons under head coach Laura Beeman. Read more
Hawaii draws UNLV in first round of WBIT
The game marks the fourth consecutive season Hawaii will play in a postseason game. The Rainbow Wahine made the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back years before playing in the first round of the WBIT last year. Read more
No. 3 Hawaii has no answers in loss to No. 5 USC
Playing free and loose, the Trojans took home the Outrigger Invitational with a statement-making 25-21, 25-20, 26-28, 25-21 win over No. 3 Hawaii on Saturday night at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. Read more
Hawaii men’s volleyball sweeps Penn State in warm up for huge USC test
It was hard to tell the third-ranked Hawaii men’s volleyball team rested one of the top attackers in the country on Friday night. Read more
Another heartbreak for Rainbow Wahine in Big West semifinals
Hawaii (22-9), which had won five straight against the Tritons (19-15), went one-and-done in the conference tournament for the second consecutive season as the No. 1 seed. Read more
Hawaii men’s volleyball sweeps Penn State
Hawaii has won 10 matches in a row. Read more
No. 1 seed Hawaii ousted in Big West tournament on last-second shot
Lily Wahinekapu had 12 points, seven rebounds and six assists in 35 minutes to lead UH (22-9), which will play in the Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament beginning Thursday. Read more
No. 3 Hawaii sweeps No. 12 Ball State with a big rally in the third set
All three starting pin hitters finished in double figures in kills and the Rainbow Warriors survived seven set points in the third set to sweep No. 12 Ball State 25-19, 25-13, 29-27 on Thursday night. Read more
Rainbow Wahine take on UC San Diego in BWC semifinals
The team and coaching staff watched UC San Diego come back to beat Cal Poly 59-54 and lock up a spot opposite the Rainbow Wahine in today’s first semifinal at 9 a.m. Read more
No. 3 Hawaii sweeps No. 12 Ball State with big third-set rally
All three starting pin hitters recorded double figures in kills for the third-ranked Hawaii men’s volleyball team, which opened the 29th Outrigger Invitational in impressive fashion with a 25-19, 25-13, 29-27 sweep of No. 12 Ball State tonight. Read more
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