UH Wahine Volleyball

By: ESPN Honolulu Rainbow Wahine play-by-play voice, Tiff Wells 1 – Rainbow Shuffle…Again? 13 matches into the season and there’s hardly been any time to have a starting seven gel and work together consistently. Injuries to the pin hitters have forced both position changes for some and backups into the main rotation. With this modified […]

By: Kennedy Choo Down 24–13 in the fourth set, Maddie Way readied herself to receive a quick set from sophomore setter Adrianna Arquette. The swing was solid, but the ball sailed long, deflating the Stan Sheriff Center and encapsulating a rough night for the Rainbow Wahine. After a hard-fought five-set victory the night before against […]

By: Kennedy Choo In front of a packed Stan Sheriff Center, sophomore setter Adrianna Arquette stepped up at the service line with a do-or-die aloha ball in a grueling fifth set. Arquette was having a career night, recording the University of Hawai’i Wahine Volleyball team’s first triple double since 2018. Playing setter and outside hitter […]

By: Kennedy Choo After a tough 0-3 road trip to the Farm, the University of Hawai‘i Rainbow Wahine volleyball team returns to the Stan Sheriff Center this weekend to kick off Big West Conference play, facing UC Riverside on Friday and UC Davis on Saturday. Both matches are set for 7 p.m. Head Coach Robyn […]

By: ESPN Honolulu Rainbow Wahine play-by-play voice, Tiff Wells 1 – Play For 1 & 9. After learning of the season-ending injury to Tali Hakas a couple of weeks ago, Hawai`i was dealt another significant blow just seven points into Day 2 of the Stanford Tournament. After attacking a ball from the left side, Stella […]

By: Kennedy Choo On its first road trip of the year, the University of Hawai’i Rainbow Wahine Volleyball team went 0-3 at the Stanford Invitational, losing 3-0 to Stanford and UCLA, and 4-1 to Texas State. The Wahine could not get the offense going in Palo Alto, hitting .179 against Stanford, .090 against UCLA, and […]

By: Kennedy Choo Riding a four-match win streak, the University of Hawaiʻi Rainbow Wahine volleyball team hits the road for the first time this season to compete in the Stanford Invitational. There, they’ll face a trio of formidable opponents: Stanford, UCLA, and Texas State. The Rainbow Wahine opens the tournament against No. 4-ranked Stanford, who […]

By: ESPN Honolulu Rainbow Wahine play-by-play voice, Tiff Wells 1 – Play For 9. Playing without their emotional leader in Week 2, the Rainbow Wahine bounced back after the tough loss to San Jose State and swept both Utah Valley and St. John’s en route to the Outrigger Invitational title. With the ‘not available’ designation […]

By: Kennedy Choo After a first set filled with miscues and errors, the University of Hawai’i Rainbow Wahine volleyball team found themselves in a back-and-forth second. Up 28-27 following a clutch kill by freshman outside hitter Cha’lei Reid, senior middle blocker Bri Gunderson entered the game hoping to provide an instant spark. On the ensuing […]

By: Kennedy Choo Up 14-11 in a crucial fifth set, senior outside hitter Tyla Reese Mane stepped to the service line in front of a tense crowd at the Stan Sheriff Center. The University of Hawaiʻi Rainbow Wahine volleyball team had been in this position before, most notably in the season opener, when they fell […]