Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Volleyball | |
University | University of Hawaii at Manoa |
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Conference | WAC |
Location | Manoa, HI |
Head Coach | Dave Shoji (37th year) |
Arena | Stan Sheriff Center (Capacity: 10,300) |
Nickname | Hawaii Rainbow Wahine |
Colors | Green and White
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AIAW and NCAA Tournament Champions | |
1979, 1982, 1983, 1987 | |
AIAW and NCAA Tournament Runner Up | |
1974, 1975, 1977, 1988, 1996 | |
AIAW and NCAA Tournament Final Four | |
1976, 1978, 1980, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 | |
AIAW and NCAA Tournament Appearances | |
1974-1991, 1993-2011 | |
Conference Regular Season Champions | |
Big West: 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995; WAC: 1996-2011; Big West: |
The Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Volleyball Team is the NCAA Division I women's volleyball team for the University of Hawaiʻi. The Rainbow Wahine volleyball program remains the second-largest source of financial income for the University of Hawaii athletic department second only to University of Hawaii Warrior Football. Over the past 16 years, the Rainbow Wahine Volleyball Program has led the nation in attendance averaging over 6,800 fans per match.
The team has won four national championships: one AIAW title and three NCAA Division I titles. Since joining the WAC in 1996 the Rainbow Wahine have at least clinched a share of the conference title in all those years. Hawaii had won 10 straight conference tournaments, beating New Mexico State between the years of 2006 thru 2009 and again--with conference exit--in 2011. On Nov. 24, 2010, at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV, the WAC Tournament Title went to the Aggies of Utah State University; Na Wahine was beat 3 sets to 0 in a most stunning, improbable, yet proficient defeat. It hadn't been since 1997 that the automatic tourney bid went to any other. That year the BYU Cougars beat the Rainbows, again in Las Vegas, NV.
The program in addition has made 30 NCAA postseason appearances out of 31 years, only missing the 1992 NCAA tournament. The program has produced Olympians, All-Americans and two individuals named AVCA National Player of the Year since 1996, of a sum four total; it presents an eminence that can be matched by no other Hawaii sports team (no matter what the athletic attempt).
Amongst all active statewide NCAA volleyball teams, the Rainbow Wahine have almost always been the most wildly successful collegiate program; their combined records in the islands total 42 wins and amazingly only 1 loss. Against women's traditional volleyball power UH-Hilo (AIAW-Div.II Champions: '79, '81; NAIA Champions: '82–85, '88 and Runner-up, '93) the Rainbows are 24–0. Against women's traditional volleyball power HPU (NCAA-Div.II Champions: '98, 2000; NAIA Champions: '90 and Runner-up, '89) the Rainbows are 6–0. Against women's traditional volleyball power Brigham Young University-Hawaii (NCAA-Div.II Champions: '99, 2002; NAIA Champions: '86–87, '94–97 and Runner-up, '84) the Rainbows are 11–1.
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Year | Head Coach | Overall Record |
Conference Record |
Conference Standing |
Postseason | |||
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1974 | Alan Kang | 9–1 | AIAW Runners-up | |||||
1975 | Dave Shoji | 16–2 | AIAW Runners-up | |||||
1976 | Dave Shoji | 14–5 | AIAW 3rd Place | |||||
1977 | Dave Shoji | 22–5 | AIAW Runners-up | |||||
1978 | Dave Shoji | 28–10–1 | AIAW 3rd Place | |||||
1979 | Dave Shoji | 36–5 | AIAW Champions | |||||
1980 | Dave Shoji | 34–10 | AIAW 3rd Place | |||||
1981 | Dave Shoji | 37–2 | NCAA Regional Final | |||||
1982 | Dave Shoji | 33–1 | NCAA Champions | |||||
1983 | Dave Shoji | 34–2 | NCAA Champions | |||||
1984 | Dave Shoji | 33–11 | NCAA First round | |||||
' (PCAA) (1985–1987) | ||||||||
1985 | Dave Shoji | 28–13 | 10–6 | 3rd | NCAA Regional Semifinal | |||
1986 | Dave Shoji | 31–7 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA Regional Final | |||
1987 | Dave Shoji | 37–2 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Champions | |||
' (Big West) (1988–1995) | ||||||||
1988 | Dave Shoji | 33–3 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA Runners-Up | |||
1989 | Dave Shoji | 29–3 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Regional Final | |||
1990 | Dave Shoji | 28–6 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Regional Semifinal | |||
1991 | Dave Shoji | 26–5 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA Regional Final | |||
1992 | Dave Shoji | 15–12 | 11–7 | 4th | ||||
1993 | Dave Shoji | 19–11 | 13–5 | 3rd | NCAA Regional Final | |||
1994 | Dave Shoji | 25–5 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA Regional Semifinal | |||
1995 | Dave Shoji | 31–1 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA Regional Final | |||
' (WAC) (1996–2011) | ||||||||
1996 | Dave Shoji | 35–3 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Runners-Up | |||
1997 | Dave Shoji | 25–8 | 14–0 | 1st | NCAA First round | |||
1998 | Dave Shoji | 32–3 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA Regional Final | |||
1999 | Dave Shoji | 29–2 | 14–0 | 1st | NCAA Regional Semifinal | |||
2000 | Dave Shoji | 31–2 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | |||
2001 | Dave Shoji | 29–6 | 13–0 | 1st | NCAA Regional Semifinal | |||
2002 | Dave Shoji | 34–2 | 13–0 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | |||
2003 | Dave Shoji | 36–2 | 13–0 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | |||
2004 | Dave Shoji 'Born-again' Pronunciamento | 30–1 | 13–0 | 1st | NCAA Regional Semifinal | |||
2005 | Dave Shoji | 27–7 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Regional Semifinal | |||
2006 | Dave Shoji | 29–6 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA Regional Final | |||
2007 | Dave Shoji | 27–6 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA Second round | |||
2008 | Dave Shoji | 31–4 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA Regional Final | |||
2009 | Dave Shoji | 32–3 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | |||
2010 | Dave Shoji | 29–3 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Second round | |||
2011 | Dave Shoji | 31-2 | 16-0 | 1st | NCAA Regional Semifinal | |||
' (Big West) (2012–present) | ||||||||
2012 | Dave Shoji | |||||||
2013 | Dave Shoji | |||||||
2014 | Dave Shoji | |||||||
Total | 1,085–182–1 | 357–35 |
All-time series samplings—of established Division I, venerable, collegiate women's teams--records: the Nebraska Cornhuskers volleyball team with a leading head-to-head advantage, (standing: 5–7)..the Rainbows lopsidedly victorious over the University of Texas Longhorns, (standing: 10–2)..the most daunting of challenges, unsuccessfully overcome in the Penn State Nittany Lions, (standing: 0–5)..thee cultivated of rivalries with volleyball's original UCLA Bruins, (standing: 36–33).
On September 12, 2009, the program notched its 1000th win with a sweep of Stanford University, (standing: 18–13).[1]
Historically the Rainbow Wahine have been more greatly achieved (and thereby even more subjectively popular) than their university counterparts, the NCAA Division I Men's Rainbow Volleyball Warriors ('95 NCAA 4th Place finish, '96 NCAA Runner-up, 2002 National Champions).Addendum
See also