In a word, dominating.

That would be both the Hawaii volleyball teams of 1982 and ’83 — a combined 67-3 with two NCAA titles — and the Rainbow Wahine’s No. 11. More than 30 years have passed, but Deitre Collins-Parker’s legacy remains.

A three-time All-American. A two-time Broderick Award winner for volleyball. And, in 1983, the Broderick Cup winner as the best female athlete in college sports.

The 1988 Olympian and UH Sports Circle of Honor inductee still ranks in the program’s top 10 lists in six career categories, including No. 2 in block solos (209). Yet one thing has eluded the head coach of San Diego State, which faces No. 25 Arizona State in Friday’s opening match of the Chevron Invitational.

"No, I haven’t beaten Dave yet," Collins-Parker said of her former college coach. "I would like to but I may be running out of time."

It might not happen Sunday. Collins-Parker said her young team will be missing two projected starters — 6-foot-2 freshman middle Deja Harris and 6-2 redshirt freshman Alexis Cage, the daughter of Aztec basketball great and NBA rebounding champ Michael.

"We’ve been a little injured, at one point we had seven players out," she said. "And we’re young. I normally wouldn’t have brought my team this year but Dave asked and we needed it for our scheduling, which has been a bear. It’s getting harder and harder for mid-majors.

"I’m glad we’re here for his 40th (season). That is exciting. Oh my gosh, how great is it for someone to have the longevity in our sport, have accomplished all the things that he has done, with the program remaining at the high level it has."

Collins-Parker bemoans the fact that middle blockers such as herself are rarely six-rotation players, the game giving way to the libero and defensive specialist substitutions.

Her "bigs" train to serve and pass because "you never know when you’ll be stuck (with no more substitutions) and you’ll need them," the AVCA Hall of Fame inductee said. "Everyone should be able to handle a free ball and dig.

"It’s disheartening that young middle blockers are coming up and can’t pass or play defense. Coming from the program that I did and an era where you did everything, I’m shocked at the specialization. I know I was considered the serving target but, as Dave told me after looking at old tapes, ‘You weren’t bad at passing.’"

In her sixth season on Montezuma Mesa, Collins-Parker continues her quest to build an elite program, one that will be a consistent power, not just in the Mountain West Conference, but in the West. And 54-year-old Peterson Gym was redone over the summer, in line with the team’s theme of "A New Era."

"It’s a volleyball gym, no longer a volleyball court in a basketball gym," said Collins-Parker, who also played one season of basketball for Hawaii. "Volleyball is the main focus. It’s great for our fans and for this group of players who are a part of our new era of volleyball."

The field (last year’s record in parenthesis):

No. 17 Hawaii (25-5): The Rainbow Wahine return three starters from the team that was upset in the NCAA tournament’s second round by BYU. However, one of those starters, sophomore hitter and AVCA sand All-American Nikki Taylor is out indefinitely with an elbow injury.

Scheduled to start against Ohio in the season opener are returnees Kalei Adolpho, a senior middle, and junior hitter Tai Manu-Olevao.

Four other Hawaii prep products will likely join Adolpho (Molokai) and Manu-Olevao (Punahou) in the lineup — setter Tayler Higgins (Punahou), libero Savannah Kahakai (Farrington), and outside hitters Ginger Long (Kamehameha-Maui) and junior transfer Keani Passi (Pearl City). The other starter will be Arizona transfer Olivia Magill.

Freshman outside Kalei Greeley is expected to be in the mix for all three matches. It is pretty much a given that she will start Sunday’s match against San Diego State because Manu-Olevao will sit out due to religious beliefs.

Ohio (27-6 ): The Bobcats, the favorite again to win the Mid-American Conference, return five starters from the squad that claimed the school’s 10th MAC regular-season title in 11 years. Named to the preseason All-MAC East Division team were senior hitter Kelly Lambert, junior setter Abby Gilleland and junior middle Karin Bull.

AVCA All-America honorable mentions Lambert and Gilleland give Ohio the distinction of being the only team in the country with two conference players of the year on the roster, Lambert in 2012 and Gilleland 2013. Lambert was ranked eighth in the MAC in kills (3.14 kps) and Gilleland was fourth in the MAC in assists (10.69 aps).

Bull was fourth in the conference in blocks (1.22 bps). Junior libero Meredith Ashy averaged 4.48 digs in playing all 122 sets. Ohio is 0-1 against Hawaii, swept during the 2008 Hawaiian Airlines Classic.

Coach Dean Webb makes his debut with Ohio after 11 seasons at Belmont, where he was the school’s all-time winningest coach (207-138). His Bruins were swept by the Wahine in the opening round of the 2008 NCAA tournament at USC.

No. 25 Arizona State (19-14): The Sun Devils open the season ranked for the first time since 1996. ASU returns four starters from a team that might have changed Hawaii’s postseason fortunes in 2013 had the Sun Devils not lost in five to BYU in last December’s NCAA tournament first round at the Stan Sheriff Center. (The Cougars went on to sweep host Hawaii the next night).

Among the returnees are outside hitters Macey Gardner (4.56 kps, 2.47 dps) and BreElle Bailey (3.08 kps, 0.56 bps). Also back is senior reserve setter Shannan McCready (Punahou 2011), third in aces (19) and fourth in digs (244)

The Sun Devils are picked to finish fourth in the Pac-12. UH leads the series 8-1.

San Diego State (15-14): Collins-Parker brings her Aztecs back to Honolulu for the second time in three season. SDSU, picked to finish fourth in the Mountain West, went 1-2, finishing third in the 2012 Outrigger Resorts Challenge.

The Aztecs lost a majority of their offense from a year ago, including Summer Nash and her 352 kills. Returning is senior right-side hitter Chaiymin Steel (2.07 kps).

Among the five redshirts is versatile sophomore middle Jessica Pino, a transfer from UC Santa Barbara.

Hawaii leads the all-time series 38-3 and has won the past 22 meetings. SDSU’s last victory was in 1985, when the Aztecs split the PCAA regular-season series with the Wahine, the first year of UH’s conference membership.