Hawaii women’s volleyball: 2019 Rainbow Wahine schedule announced, season tickets on sale
The Hawaii women’s volleyball team was waiting on one contract, which was returned this morning by St. John’s, for its 2019 schedule.
The schedule (in full below) has been updated to reflect that the Red Storm are in the opening tournament.
UCLA, Washington and San Diego headline three of the nonconference volleyball tournaments this season, Hawaii announced today.
The Rainbow Wahine open the Hawaiian Airlines Classic on Aug. 30 with San Diego. Also in the field is Washington and St. John’s.
The Sept. 5-6 Rainbow Wahine Invitational has Sacramento State, Denver and Army, while the Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Challenge, Sept. 12-14, has UCLA, West Virginia and Utah Valley entered.
Hawaii also will travel to the Baylor Tournament, Sept. 21-22, and play Missouri and the host Bears. The Wahine open the Big West season on the road at Long Beach State Sept. 27 and Cal State Northridge Sept. 28.
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Season tickets are available for purchase online, at the Stan Sheriff Center Box Office (Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.) or by calling 944-BOWS (2697) during the same hours.
Ticket prices remain the same from 2018
Lower level: Sections A,B,C,FF,GG,HH – $315*
Lower level: Sections AA,BB,CC,D,DD,E,EE,JJ – $295*
Upper level: Sections A-J, AA, BB, HH-SS, Q
Adult – $150
Senior citizen (65 and over) – $125
Student (ages 4-high school) – $90
Upper Level: K-P, CC-GG
Adult – $135
Senior citizen (65 and over) – $110
Student (Ages 4 – High School) – $75
* = Price includes applicable Seat Premiums
RECORD: 26-4, 14-2 Big West
| DATE | OPPONENT | LOCATION | TIME/RESULT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/30/2019 | San Diego | Stan Sheriff Center | W, 3-2 | ||
| 8/31/2019 | St. John's | Stan Sheriff Center | W, 3-2 | ||
| 9/1/2019 | Washington | Stan Sheriff Center | W, 3-1 | ||
| 9/5/2019 | Army | Stan Sheriff Center | W, 3-1 | ||
| 9/6/2019 | Sacramento State | Stan Sheriff Center | W, 3-0 | ||
| 9/8/2019 | Denver | Stan Sheriff Center | W, 3-1 | ||
| 9/12/2019 | West Virginia | Stan Sheriff Center | W, 3-1 | ||
| 9/13/2019 | Utah Valley | Stan Sheriff Center | W, 3-1 | ||
| 9/14/2019 | UCLA | Stan Sheriff Center | W, 3-0 | ||
| 9/21/2019 | vs. Missouri | Waco, Texas | W, 3-2 | ||
| 9/22/2019 | at Baylor | Waco, Texas | L, 0-3 | ||
| 9/27/2019 | at Long Beach State* | Long Beach, Calif. | W, 3-1 | ||
| 9/28/2019 | at Cal State Northridge* | Northridge, Calif. | W, 3-1 | ||
| 10/4/2019 | UC Irvine* | Stan Sheriff Center | L, 2-3 | ||
| 10/5/2019 | Cal State Fullerton* | Stan Sheriff Center | W, 3-2 | ||
| 10/11/2019 | at Cal Poly* | San Luis Obispo, Calif. | L, 0-3 | ||
| 10/12/2019 | at UC Santa Barbara* | Santa Barbara, Calif. | W, 3-0 | ||
| 10/18/2019 | UC Riverside* | Stan Sheriff Center | W, 3-0 | ||
| 10/20/2019 | UC Davis* | Stan Sheriff Center | W, 3-2 | ||
| 10/25/2019 | at Cal State Fullerton* | Fullerton, Calif. | W, 3-0 | ||
| 10/26/2019 | at UC Irvine* | Irvine, Calif. | W, 3-0 | ||
| 11/1/2019 | UC Santa Barbara* | Stan Sheriff Center | W, 3-2 | ||
| 11/3/2019 | Cal Poly* | Stan Sheriff Center | W, 3-1 | ||
| 11/8/2019 | at UC Davis* | Davis, Calif. | W, 3-1 | ||
| 11/10/2019 | at UC Riverside* | Riverside, Calif. | W, 3-0 | ||
| 11/21/2019 | Cal State Northridge* | Stan Sheriff Center | W, 3-0 | ||
| 11/22/2019 | Long Beach State* | Stan Sheriff Center | W, 3-0 | ||
| 12/6/2019 | Northern Colorado (NCAA first round) | Stan Sheriff Center | W, 3-1 | ||
| 12/7/2019 | San Diego (NCAA second round) | Stan Sheriff Center | W, 3-0 | ||
| 12/12/2019 | Nebraska (NCAA third round) | Madison, Wisc. | L, 0-3 | ||
| *—Big West match | |||||
| All times Hawaii time; schedule subject to change | |||||
Tough looking schedule. Looks like lots of competitive early season competition in the non-conference play. Excited for the new season, Go Bows!!!
20-7 maybe???
Tough schedule + Great recruits + great teacher/coach = BW champion this year and final four the following year.
I am glad to see UH is going on the road to play two good teams who went to the tournament last year. UH needs OOC road victories to improve its tournament resume, as road record and non-conference record are evaluative tools of the committee. 2013 was the last season that UH played on the road before the start of conference matches, beating three good teams (2 of which eventually played in the tournament). This is smart scheduling and I hope becomes the new normal, rather than playing a mediocre team twice during the fourth weekend (although Oregon was a pleasant exception last year).
4. they get who they can get. And when teams pull out at the last minute, they’ve scrambled to fill the schedule. even if it’s with a ‘mediocre’ team twice. That they had Coastal Carolina twice last year in the second week of the season was because of Pitt pulling out of a scheduled touranment.
Lots of factors come into play with scheduling and some of the ‘powers’ are asking who else is in a tournament before they’ll commit because of the RPI stuff.
Other thoughts on the schedule:
1. Obvious no brainers are Washington, Missouri and Baylor. Good teams from conferences with good RPIs (Pac12, SEC, Big12). All three return most if not all their major weapons. All 3 won 20 matches last year. All good for RPI if they have the same success in 2019.
2. Very smart to schedule Denver (avg. 25 wins/year over past 4 years); excellent RPI boost if they win 20+ again, although they have lost some key weapons–at least they play in a weak conference; Utah Valley won 20 matches last year and returns all of its major weapons, so odds are they will really help UH’s RPI. St. John’s won 23 last year and return most of its major weapons. Like Utah Valley, they could win another 20+ in 2019.
3. Sac St. and Army had really good seasons in 2015-2017, but fared poorly in 2018. Hopefully each will bounce back in 2019.
4. WVA, UCLA and San Diego are question marks. WVU had a poor season last year, but they return everyone, so perhaps they will have a winning recored in 2019. At least they bring a Big12 RPI boost. UCLA lost a lot from a sub .500 team. At least they bring the Pac12 RPI boost. San Diego won 18 matches but lost some key weapons. WCC RPI boost.
5. No obvious bad teams scheduled. But we will see how well these teams perform.
In an article today, it was stated the Long Beach St. Sharks is on our schedule. However, LB athletic director Fee has clarified that the Shark is their new mascot and their teams will continue to be referred to as the Beach and the baseball team, the Dirtbags.
5. “They get who they can get” does not address the point of my post, nor does the Coastal Carolina example apply (not fourth weekend matches and the Pittsburgh bailing was a scheduling aberration). UH has historically played all its pre-conference season games at home, with the recent exception of 2013, and given the criteria for awarding at-large bid and seeds, it makes sense for the team to travel for OOC matches. There is no fourth tournament in Hawaii, so UH has had to find a single team to play twice during that fourth weekend (remember 13-15 Bakersfield in 2015; twice!). Rather than play a mediocre team twice at home, UH should be aggressive about finding good OOC prospects to play on the mainland. UH has done that for 2019. My point is about a specific scheduling strategy to improve the team’s post-season prospects.
3. Agreed. Although I am cautiously optimistic about the freshmen coming in. It’s one thing for Jolie to transfer as a Junior, it’s another thing coming in as a freshman into Div 1 volleyball. I hope they can hold their worth as lauded by their coaches and families. I can see winning BW this year, and making it to regionals. Next year should be finals. Too excited! GO BOWS!!!
Just , “very excited” about another season of Wahine Volleyball! Schedule looks alright , team has potential , so ready to “GO BOWS!” We’re all behind Coaches and Team!
If it’s in the budget, JoJo Persico is not turning down an invitation to come to Hawaii. She loves Hawaii. She’s consistently recruited the islands from as far back as Robyn Kurasaki (Maryknoll, ’00) and Roslyn Dang (Punahou, ’00). Lena Yee (Moanalua, ’05) and Patti Hardimon (Moanalua, ’03) helped guide the Red Storm to back-to-back Big East Conference Championships and NCAA tournament appearances. Yee, daughter of Debby Yee-Jammers VBC, went on to earn Honorable Mention All-America honors her senior year. Other players were Laurie Miyasato (St. Andrew’s Priory, ’05), Kayla Motoyama (Roosevelt, ’07), Ashley Asing (Moanalua, ’09), Nalani I (Mililani, ’09), Shawna Lei-Santos (Sacred Hearts Academy, ’12), Ariel Miyasaki (Mid-Pac, ’15), Sheena Yoshioka (Punahou, ’18).
This tournament will be a treat for Yoshioka to come home and play in front of the home crowd.
I think Robyn sees that not a lot of teams want to or are able to come to Hawaii, hence her scheduling the tourney at Baylor.
As much as home tournaments make money for UH, the object of the Head coach is to put the team in the best position as possible to make the postseason.
As mentioned earlier, Bailey Choy graduated from Utah a year early. It is official that she is coming home to be a Rainbow Wahine! Welcome Bailey!
Well that solves the lack of depth at setter.
13. i have seen it on social media about Choy however nothing official from UH
As we’ve discussed earlier when she was no longer on the Utah roster, that it was a likely scenario. especially given her Utah bio saying that Ah Mow was her favorite athlete
Probably nothing will be official until she enroll in school. I think its too late to sign LOI or even make any kind of announcement since she is not bound to attend UH even if she have already sign some kind of scholarship agreement.
She can say she will come but she can easily change her mind and decided not to come.
I think we are just going to have to wait for for July when the team reports for summer session 2 or just take Bailey’s word.
Get your season tickets FAST!
Wow this should be a REAL exciting year for the women’s volleyball. Yes, get your tickets fast. We are already to lock and load!!
Wow, great news about Bailey, hope she makes it to campus.
Yeah, Bailey Choy really stabilizes the setter position. The team looking the best since Nikki Taylor. I’m going to renew my season ticket.
16. she wouldn’t be signing NLI. it would be a scholarship agreement. if that is the case for her getting money.
can’t imagine her not coming.
It should make for a very competitive gym.
Aloha Cindy, Mahalo for all you do for us! Do you know how many years of eligibility Bailey will have with UH?
Let’s play more games?
How come we only scheduled 27-gms a season, while other teams play 30+?
Would that help with our RPI in case we don’t win the regular season?
I would love to see more games added.
Regarding # of games per season, the NCAA regulates the number of playing days. Often, other schools’ tournaments have multiple games per day.
22. Ditto on your question of how many years of eligibility Bailey Choy will have with the Wahine. Exciting!!
Choy played 3 years at Utah. So that leaves one year.
I think it more appropriate to say she has two years to play one. I don’t think she redshirted so if she wants to remain at UH for two years to get her master’s, she can redshirt this coming year and play in 2020-2021.
She can play beach this coming season so she have the option of redshirting indoor and play beach. Then next year she can play indoor and beach.
Wouldn’t address our need for another setter this year if she redshirts though.
22. One
26. thanks for getting to that.
28. True.