“We’re not going in there with cocky heads,” said McDonald. "We’re going in there with the mindset to work, the mindset to play a full game against a good football team.”
UH’s Amber Igiede and Brooke Van Sickle both notched career-highs with 14 kills apiece to lead the Rainbow Wahine on Thursday night at the Stan Sheriff Center.
The Waco, Texas native set career highs in catches (10), receiving yards (189) and touchdowns (4). His four TD receptions equaled a single-game school record that was also matched by teammate Cedric Byrd II, just last week.
University of Hawai’i women’s volleyball player earned her first Big West Women’s Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week honor after being named the Most Valuable Player of the Heineken Rainbow Wahine Invitational on Sunday.
The tournament’s Most Valuable Player award was given to junior middle blocker Skyler Williams. The Wahine defeated the Pioneers, 25-16, 21-25, 25-15, 25-18 on Sunday night at the Stan Sheriff Center to remain unbeaten.
In his NFL debut former University of Hawai’i middle linebacker Jahlani Tavai, tallied a sack and assisted on three tackles in the Detroit Lions 24-24 season opening tie against the Arizona Cardinals.
The Rainbow Warriors (2-0) posted their second consecutive win over a Pac-12 opponent to start the season and got off to a 2-0 start for the third consecutive season.
The contest on Saturday, will be the 11th meeting between the Warriors and the Beavers, despite Oregon St.'s 2-10 record in 2018, Rolovich is expecting a much improved team when they hit Aloha Stadium.
The 20th-ranked University of Hawai’i women’s volleyball team (5-0) recorded its first sweep of the season, defeating Sacramento State in straight-sets, 25-19, 25-17, 25-18 on Day Two of the Heineken Rainbow Wahine Invitational.
For the third consecutive match the University of Hawai’i soccer team held its opponent scoreless, securing a 1-0 win on the road at North Dakota State on Friday.
The No. 20 University of Hawai’i women’s volleyball team (4-0) rolled to a four-set win over Army West Point, 22-25, 25-17, 25-19, 25-19 on the opening night of the Heineken Rainbow Wahine Invitational.
The 20th-ranked University of Hawai'i women's volleyball team hosts the Heineken Rainbow Wahine Invitational from Thursday, September 5-8 with Army West Point, Sacramento State and Denver all coming to Honolulu.
The Oregon transfer, was lights out throughout the Classic, leading the Wahine in kills in all three matches with 57 total while adding 17 digs, and 13 total blocks.
The University of Hawai’i volleyball team (3-0) steamrolled past No. 13 Washington, upsetting the Huskies in four sets, 25-20, 25-12, 20-25, 25-16 to capture the 31st Hawaiian Airlines Rainbow Wahine Classic.
The Rainbow Wahine took the first set, before falling in sets two and three, before recovering to take the final pair of frames, winning the fifth and final set 15-10.
Gabriel finished his collegiate debut going 9/13 for 127 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions, and his 227.4 passer rating was the highest among the three Knights quarterbacks who played in the game.
"We came out today and everyone was energized, said Matautia. “We’re ready to get back to work, we know that’s just one game and we need to keep working to get better.”
The Rainbow Wahine (0-2) will look to get in the win column against Nevada and Sacramento State in the Rainbow Wahine Soccer Invitational starting on Thursday.
On an episode of the ‘Nick Rolovich Show with Kanoa Leahey', Rolovich reiterated that as of now their quarterback situation is ‘the best anyone could ask for.’
On a night where it seemed like everything kept going wrong for the Rainbow Warriors, all it took was one play to go their way to secure a win in their home opener against the Arizona Wildcats.z
The University of Hawaii Wahine soccer team will begin its regular-season schedule with the Outrigger Soccer Kickoff on Thursday Aug. 22 against national power USC.
During his tenure at the university, Nelson led the ’Bows to three Western Athletic Conference titles and one Big West Conference regular season crown.
The University of Hawai’i women’s volleyball team was picked to finish second behind two-time defending Big West Champion, Cal Poly in the 2019 Big West Preseason Coaches Poll.
This year will mark the 100th season in school history. The Warriors will play 20 homes games, including 12 non-conference games at the Stan Sheriff Center.
For the first time in the program, starting August 4-16 the University of Hawai’i will offer fans the ‘H-Pass’. The annual pass will provide access to a ticket for a UH-sponsored regular-season home sporting event.
While Okasaki didn’t want to make his retirement a big deal, the coaches had no hesitation talking about one of the unsung heroes of the program for the past four decades.
The Warriors will put on full pads for the first time later this week, much to the joy of the Hawaii defense that is looking forward to make a statement with their physical play.
Padello and his Hawaii teammates have raised expectations for the 2019 season but with greater goals must come a greater work ethic - a notion not lost on the former Mililani Trojan.
“Pleased with the energy, pleased with the effort,” Rolovich said. “We got a lot of work to do … we gotta get in playing shape but they gave us a lot today.”
Despite running first team reps at practice, McDonald understands all too well that he can’t take his position lightly, knowing that he is in constant competition with the other quarterbacks on the roster.
From July 26-August 17th, the Warriors will host 20 practices in preparation for the 2019 season with the first eight scheduled practices open to the public.
The senior defensive lineman has been named to the Wuerffel Trophy Watch List, presented to the FBS player that best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement.
The Rainbow Warrior football team made its way to the ninth island this week for Mountain West Media Day to speak with local and national media outlets, and take a look into the future.
Byrd, a senior from Los Angeles, finished second for the ‘Bows in receiving yards behind John Ursua and eighth in the Mountain West with 970 receiving yards, averaging 69.3 yards per game.
Furuta, a former Mililani High School standout, started six games last season for Hawaii and finished second on the team with 459 rushing yards, averaging 4.9 yards per carry.
McDonald finished last season ranked in the nation’s Top 10 in six categories, including sixth in passing touchdowns (36) and eighth in passing yards per game (298.1) and total offense (325.7).
Allen will play for the Washington Wizards Summer League team this weekend in Las Vegas after spending last season with the Wizards’ G-League affiliate, the Capital City Go-Go.
Van Sickle is the fourth Pac-12 transfer and third from Oregon to join the Wahine for the 2019 season, joining former Ducks Kyra Hanawahine and Jolie Rasmussen.
The Eddie Hamada field played host to one of the most competitive preseason 7-on-7 high school passing tournaments in the state this afternoon at Iolani School.
“You play at Kahuku you grow up in that community hard-work is everything,” Parks said. “It’s not about hype or big names or any of that, and being able to represent that community is something that I’ll always be thankful for.”
Thomas was selected in the 13th round of the draft this morning by the same team that picked him last season, but this time he’s expected to sign on the dotted line to turn pro.
