The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa women’s volleyball team went 1-1 over Thanksgiving weekend, falling in five sets to the University of California, Santa Barbara on senior night, after capturing the Big West title outright with a four-set win over California State University, Northridge (CSUN) on November 26. With the win, the Rainbow Wahine punched its ticket into the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament.
Hawaiʻi overcame a slow start and then rolled past CSUN to extend its win-streak to 10 and its home conference win streak to 16. The Rainbow Wahine were powered by Amber Igiede’s match-high 16 kills while Brooke Van Sickle, Riley Wagoner and Kate Lang all recorded double-doubles. Learn more about the game.
The team will be heading to Seattle, Wash. for the 2021 NCAA Tournament’s first and second rounds. The Rainbow Wahine will open play against No. 24 Mississippi State on Friday, December 3 at Washington’s Alaska Airlines Arena. First serve is set for 2:30 p.m. HST. Read more.
This marks the team’s 10th Big West title and sixth since rejoining the conference in 2012. It is UH’s 25th overall conference title (15 Western Athletic Conference regular season titles) and the second conference crown for fourth year head coach, Robyn Ah Mow.
