| Hawaii Rainbow Wahine beach volleyball | |
|---|---|
| University | University of Hawaii at Manoa |
| Athletic director | Matt Elliott |
| Head coach | Evan Silberstein (4th season) |
| Conference | Big West |
| Location | Honolulu,Hawaii |
| Home arena | Queen's Beach |
| Nickname | Rainbow Wahine |
| NCAA Tournament appearance | |
| 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
| Conference tournament champion | |
| 2016, 2017, 2018, 2024 | |
| AVCA Tournament appearance | |
| 2014, 2015 | |
TheHawaiʻi Rainbow Wāhine beach volleyball team, more commonly known as theHawaiʻi BeachBows, is thebeach volleyball team representing theUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa inNCAADivision I women's play.[1]
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 theNCAA 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 everyAVCA Top 10 Poll to date.[2] The university plays its home matches in the—five courted—The Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex.[3]
Angelica Ljungqvist assumed the role of head coach in August 2020 after the indoor and beach programs merged in a financial decision stemming from theCOVID-19 pandemic.[4]
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||||
| 2024 | Evan Silberstein | 24-12 | 9-1 | T-2nd | NCAA (T-9th) | ||||
| 2025 | Evan Silberstein | 14-21 | 6-5 | 3rd | |||||
| Evan Silberstein: | 89–59 (.601) | 35–11 (.761) | |||||||
| Total: | 271–124 (.686) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
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