The Wahine will battle two undefeated Big West leaders—two-time defending Big West champions, Cal Poly (12-5, 5-0 Big West) on Friday, October 11 and UC Santa Barbara (15-1, 5-0 Big West) on Saturday, Oct. 12.
“It’s not about anybody else, it’s about us," said Rolovich following Tuesday’s practice in Manoa. “You get psyched out because it’s Boise, or Washington, you won’t play your best football so it’s about staying together and staying dialed in on what we have to do.”
The Anteaters recorded their first win ever against Hawai’i in a reverse sweep, 25-11, 25-21, 23-25, 16-25, 13-15. UC Irvine was previously 0-40 all time against UH before Saturday night's victory.
The University of Hawai'i women's volleyball team (12-1, 2-0 Big West) returns to action to host their Big West home opener against UC Irvine (3-12, 0-3 Big West ) on Friday, Oct. 4 and Cal State Fullerton (8-6, 0-3 Big West) on Saturday, Oct. 5. Both matches are slated to start at 7:00 p.m.
McDonald played a near perfect game against the Wolfpack on Saturday, completing his first seven passes and finished the game completing 25 of his 30 passing attempts for 312 yards and four touchdowns.
At Long Beach State, Hellvig tied her career-high hammering 17 kills, while adding three blocks, two digs and an ace in the four-set win in UH’s BWC opener.
The No. 11 University of Hawai’i women’s volleyball team (10-1) will stay on the road to open their Big West season at Long Beach State (3-9) and CSUN (5-7).
“There’s some built in home field advantages that they have,” said Rolovich following Tuesday’s practice in Manoa. "We have to win games in conference on the road."
The No. 13 University of Hawai'i women's volleyball team (10-1) fell to No. 5 Baylor in the championship match of the Baylor Classic, 25-19, 25-23, 25-22.
“I want to thank the alumni for coming out,” said Rolovich. “It’s good to get a win on homecoming, its nice to be 3-1 going into conference, its a positive thing for this football team.”
Wide receiver Jared Smart tallied his first career touchdown as a Warrior, while Kaimana Padello led a swarming Warrior defense, and Cole McDonald moved to fourth on UH’s all-time passing touchdown list.
The Rainbow Wahine bested the Tigers in Game 2 of the Baylor Classic, 17-25, 28-26, 16-25, 25-16, 16-14 on Saturday afternoon at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas.
“They’re coming in with a chip on their shoulder,” said Reed. “We are going to stay vigilant and keep our eyes open, and play hard like we would against Washington or any other team.”
Hawai’i is one of just 10 undefeated programs left in the NCAA D1, and will travel to Texas this weekend to play a pair of nationally ranked opponents, No. 17 Missouri (8-1) and No. 5 Baylor (7-0).
“This weekend is a tremendous opportunity for us," said Nagamine following Wednesdays practice in Manoa. “We have a chance to showcase ourselves against some of the best teams in the country, and showcase the sport of women’s soccer to the entire island.”
The No. 18 University of Hawai’i women’s volleyball team (9-0) swept UCLA (5-3), 25-15, 25-22, 25-23 to capture the Outrigger Hotel and Resorts Volleyball Challenge Championship.
“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.
