Rainbow Wahine draw Illinois in NCAA volleyball tournament
DENNIS ODA / NOV. 4
The Rainbow Wahine volleyball team received an at-large berth to the NCAA tournament. Hawaii faces Illinois in Seattle.
Hawaii will be heading to a familiar place for the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament: Seattle.
The Rainbow Wahine (20-7) will take on Illinois (21-10) in a first-round match on Friday at the University of Washington. The Huskies (24-7) are seeded No. 8 and face LIU Brooklyn (20-9).
It is the 24th consecutive year that Hawaii has made the NCAA tournament field. The Wahine have only missed the postseason once, in 1992 when finishing 15-12 and the field was 32.
Hawaii also was sent to UW for the opening rounds in 2010, 2012 and 2014. The Wahine lost to the host Huskies in the second rounds all three years.
Friday’s match is at 3 p.m. HST. Should the Wahine advance, Saturday’s second round is at 5 p.m. HST.
