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Wahine roll out 2018-19 team at scrimmage

By Brian McInnis on October 21, 2018

It was no subs allowed at the Hawaii women’s basketball 2018-19 preseason Green and White scrimmage on Sunday at the Stan Sheriff Center. Ten healthy players meant those 10 were going the distance of two 10-minute periods of 5-on-5 action (plus an impromptu five-minute overtime period) in the first real look that fans had at this year’s Rainbow Wahine. Fifty or more diehards appeared to greet the team. Seventh-year coach Laura Beeman said the quality of play was “a little […]

Warrior Beat: The next step

By Stephen Tsai on October 21, 2018

In the aftermath of a 40-22 loss to Nevada in which little went right — five drops, some mis-reads, many missed tackles — the Warriors are preparing for the next step. Here’s a look at some areas. > Health: As of this morning, there was no update on the status of linebacker Jahlani Tavai, who did not play in the second half because of what appeared to be a shoulder ailment. Earlier in the season, it was thought he would […]

RAPID REACTION: Nevada 40, Hawaii 22

By Billy Hull on October 20, 2018

Three quick takeaways from Hawaii’s 40-22 loss to Nevada on Saturday night at Aloha Stadium. The Rainbow Warriors fail for the second straight week to become bowl eligible and drop to 6-3 on the season and 3-1 in Mountain West Conference play. OFFENSE STUCK IN NEUTRAL >> After scoring at least 40 points in five of its first six games, Hawaii has been held to 23 points or less in three consecutive games. To be fair, Hawaii quarterback Cole McDonald […]

Game Day: Hawaii vs. Nevada

By Stephen Tsai on October 20, 2018

Hawaii falls to Nevada, 40-22, tonight at Aloha Stadium. Too many missed tackles and too much of Nevada’s power game resulted in the Warriors falling to 6-3 and 3-1 in the MWC. ————————- UH closes to 33-22 with 3:15 to play on Cole McDonald’s 2-yard scoring pass to JoJo Ward, and then John Ursua’s ensuring two-point conversion toss to Marcus Armstrong-Brown. * * * * Dayton Furuta is stopped on fourth-and-1, ending yet another UH drive. Chevan Cordeiro was the […]

Hawaii sweeps Fullerton, 25-3, 25-14, 25-13

By Cindy Luis on October 20, 2018

UPDATE: Here’s the breaking on Hawaii’s sweep of Cal State Fullerton on Saturday night. Big West scores from today Hawaii def. CSU Fullerton, 25-3, 25-14, 25-13 No. 12 Cal Poly def. Long Beach State, 25-19, 20-25, 25-16, 25-16 UC Santa Barbara def. Cal State Northridge, 19-25, 25-15, 23-25, 25-19, 20-18 UC Davis def. UC Irvine, 22-25, 25-15, 25-18, 26-28, 15-7 ***** Top 25 from today Another good win for Kansas State, which should help Hawaii’s RPI 1) BYU def. Pepperdine […]

Football Throwbacks: Nevada

By Brian McInnis on October 20, 2018

Nevada has become a new-school football rival of Hawaii, though there are a few old school meetings in the head-to-head series from which to choose an entry for this week’s “Football Throwbacks.” Reno is the rare opponent that UH has played every year since the year 2000. In fact, Fresno State is the only other. (UH did not encounter San Jose State in the Warriors’ first year in the Mountain West in 2012, otherwise the Spartans would be on that […]

Strom-Okimoto goes off in key victory

By Brian McInnis on October 19, 2018

Raisa Strom-Okimoto recorded the 13th hat trick in Hawaii soccer history to carry the Rainbow Wahine to a 4-0 win at Cal Poly on Friday night. It was a breakthrough on multiple fronts for UH (8-5-1, 3-2 Big West), which moved above .500 in conference play for the first time in its seven-year Big West history. “The team was just so ready to play. We had that week off (last week) and we were hungry,” UH coach Michele Nagamine said […]

Warrior Beat: Kitamura joins baseball staff / MBB Tip-Off Event photos

By Stephen Tsai on October 19, 2018

Pi‘ikea Kitamura, a versatile player during his UH career, has joined the Rainbow Warriors’ baseball staff as a volunteer assistant. Kitamura is a Kamehameha-Kapalama alumnus who was valued at UH as an infielder, backup catcher and leader. Jerry Kleman, an assistant coach last year, departed the program this summer. Mike Brown was hired to fill a coaching position that was initially vacated when Rusty McNamara and his family decided to move to Italy last year. * * * * * […]

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