A week after finals, Hawaii released its nearly final Rainbow Wahine volleyball schedule on Wednesday. It still starts with reigning NCAA champion Texas on Aug. 30. UH coach Dave Shoji hopes it ends for the second straight year in Seattle.

The Wahine went 27-3 last season, falling in five to Washington in the NCAA tournament’s second round. The final four is in Seattle this year.

Along with the Longhorns, the Wahine play San Diego, UCLA, New Mexico State and Arizona in tournaments the first three weeks. The fourth week they take a rare non-conference trip to the Shocker Challenge in Wichita, Kan. Wichita State beat Nebraska in a spring exhibition last month.

The Wahine open and close their Big West season against UC Riverside, hosting the Highlanders Sept. 27 and playing at Riverside Nov. 30. Hawaii takes a 73-match conference winning streak into the season, the longest such streak in the nation.

Shoji could become his sport’s winningest coach the second week. He has 1,103 wins going into his 39th season and needs four to pass former UCLA coach Andy Banachowski and move into No. 1 on the career list.

2013 Schedule

Aug. 30-Sept. 1: Chevron Rainbow Wahine Invitational—Aug. 30—San Diego vs. UTEP, 5 p.m.; Hawaii vs. Texas, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 31—Texas vs. UTEP, 11 a.m.; Texas vs. San Diego, 6 p.m.; Hawaii vs. UTEP, 8:30 p.m. Sept. 1—Hawaii vs. San Diego, 5 p.m.

Sept. 5-7: Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Classic—5—UCLA vs. Santa Clara, 5 p.m.; Hawaii vs. New Mexico State, 7:30 p.m.. 6—UCLA vs. New Mexico State, 5 p.m.; Hawaii vs. Santa Clara, 7:30 p.m. 7—Santa Clara vs. New Mexico State, 5 p.m.; Hawaii vs. UCLA, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 12-14: Verizon Challenge—12—Northwestern vs. Arizona, 5 p.m.; Hawaii vs. Portland State, 7:30 p.m. 13—Arizona vs. Portland State, 5 p.m.; Hawaii vs. Northwestern, 7:30 p.m. 14—Portland State vs. Northwestern, 5 p.m.; Hawaii vs. Arizona, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 20-21: At Shocker Challenge, Wichita, Kan.

Sept. 27: UC Riverside*

Sept. 29: Cal State Fullerton*

Oct. 4: at Long Beach State*

Oct. 5: at UC Irvine*

Oct. 11: UC Santa Barbara*

Oct. 12: Cal Poly*

Oct. 18: Alumnae exhibition

Oct. 24: at Cal State Northridge*

Oct. 26: at UC Davis*

Nov. 1: UC Irvine*

Nov. 2: Long Beach State*

Nov. 8: at Cal Poly*

Nov. 9: at UC Santa Barbara*

Nov. 15: TBA

Nov. 22: UC Davis*

Nov. 23: Cal State Northridge*

Nov. 29: at Cal State Fullerton*

Nov. 30: at UC Riverside*

Dec. 6-7: NCAA Subregionals

Dec. 13-14: NCAA Regionals (Nebraska, USC, Kentucky and Illinois)

Dec. 19, 21: NCAA final four at Seattle

* Big West matches

All home matches at Stan Sheriff Center, beginning at 7 p.m. unless noted