Hawaii Rainbow Wahine | |
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University | University of Hawaii at Manoa |
Head coach | Evan Silberstein (2nd season) |
Conference | Big West |
Location | Honolulu, Hawaii |
Home arena | Queen's Beach |
Nickname | Rainbow Wahine |
Colors | Green, black, silver, and white
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NCAA Tournament appearance | |
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 | |
Conference tournament champion | |
2016, 2017, 2018 | |
AVCA Tournament appearance | |
2014, 2015 |
The Hawaiʻi Rainbow Wāhine beach volleyball team, more commonly known as the Hawaiʻi BeachBows, is the beach volleyball team representing the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in NCAA Division I women's play. [2]
The university has a rich volleyball tradition. They have had four head coaches since the team's inception in 2012. In 2014 under head coach Scott Wong, they appeared in the NCAA Division I Final Four. During the 2015 season, they ranked first in attendance among all Division 1 volleyball beach programs. The "SandBows" averaged over 330 fans, each, for six home matches. With Collegiate Beach's inception, the Bows have been ranked in every AVCA Top 10 Poll to date. [3] The university plays its home matches in the—five courted—The Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex. [4]
Angelica Ljungqvist assumed the role of head coach in August 2020 after the indoor and beach programs merged in a financial decision stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Scott Wong ( Big West Conference) (2012–2014) | |||||||||
2012 | Scott Wong | 4–6 | AVCA Pool Play | ||||||
2013 | Scott Wong | 5–7 | |||||||
2014 | Scott Wong | 19–4 | 3–0 | AVCA Semifinals | |||||
Scott Wong: | 28–17 (.622) | 3–0 (1.000) | |||||||
Jeff Hall ( Big West Conference) (2015–2020) | |||||||||
2015 | Jeff Hall | 18–3 | AVCA Quarterfinals | ||||||
2016 | Jeff Hall | 18–10 | 3–0 | 1st | NCAA (4th) | ||||
2017 | Jeff Hall | 28–7 | 8–1 | 1st | NCAA (3rd) | ||||
2018 | Jeff Hall | 37–5 | 8–0 | 1st | NCAA (3rd) | ||||
2019 | Jeff Hall | 28–11 | 7–3 | 2nd | NCAA (4th) | ||||
2020 | Jeff Hall | 7–2 [n 1] | T–1st | ||||||
Jeff Hall: | 137–38 (.783) | 26–4 (.867) | |||||||
Angelica Ljungqvist ( Big West Conference) (2021–202_) | |||||||||
2021 | Angelica Ljungqvist | 17–10 | 11–7 | 2nd | |||||
Angelica Ljungqvist: | 17–10 (.630) | 11–7 (.611) | |||||||
Evan Silberstein ( Big West Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
2022 | Evan Silberstein | 24–17 | 9–3 | 2nd | NCAA (T-9th) | ||||
2023 | Evan Silberstein | 27–9 | 11–2 | T-1st | NCAA (T-9th) | ||||
Evan Silberstein: | 51–26 (.585) | 20–5 (.750) | |||||||
Total: | 205–81 (.717) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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