{"id":237435,"date":"2026-07-16T12:44:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T22:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=237435"},"modified":"2026-07-16T12:46:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T22:46:26","slug":"wahine-2026-volleyball-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/07\/16\/wahine-2026-volleyball-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Wahine Volleyball announce 2026 schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

\"Women's<\/p>\n

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa women\u2019s volleyball team<\/a> announced its 2026 regular-season schedule, marking the start of a new era under first-year head coach Joshua Walker.<\/p>\n

The 29-match regular-season schedule features three early season tournaments and a 11-match non-conference slate before beginning the inaugural season in the Mountain West Conference.<\/p>\n

The Rainbow Wahine will open the season with the Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic, set for August 28 to 30 at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. UH<\/abbr> will officially open Walker’s tenure as head coach by taking on Georgia Southern, Baylor and San Diego.<\/p>\n

The \u2018Bows will then host the OUTRIGGER Invitational September 3 to 6 against Utah Tech, Loyola Marymount and UC<\/abbr> San Diego.<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> caps its season-opening homestand with a two-match series against Central Arkansas on Sept. 10 and 11. The \u2018Bows first road trip will take them to Las Vegas for matches against Texas A&M—Corpus Christi, Iowa State and UCLA<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n

The Rainbow Wahine\u2019s first Mountain West campaign opens a home series with New Mexico on Sept. 25 and 26.<\/p>\n

The final regular-season homestand features a two-match series against Nevada on November 5 and 7, followed by Air Force on November 12 and 13.<\/p>\n

Senior Night is scheduled for November 13.<\/p>\n

Season ticket sales are now live and may be purchased at www.etickethawaii.com<\/a> or at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center box office.<\/p>\n

For more details, visit hawaiiathletics.edu<\/a>. <\/p>\n

2026 Schedule<\/h3>\n

Preseason<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • August 28, 7 p.m.—Georgia Southern, at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center<\/li>\n
  • August 29, 7 p.m.—Baylor, at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center<\/li>\n
  • August 30, 5 p.m.—San Diego, at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center<\/li>\n
  • September 3, 7 p.m.—Utah Tech, at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center<\/li>\n
  • September 4, 7 p.m.—Loyola Marymount, at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center<\/li>\n
  • September 6, 5 p.m.—UC<\/abbr> San Diego, at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center<\/li>\n
  • September 10, 7 p.m.—Central Arkansas, at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center<\/li>\n
  • September 11, 7 p.m.—Central Arkansas, at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center<\/li>\n
  • September 18, 3:30 p.m.—Texas A&M—Corpus Christi, at Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada<\/li>\n
  • September 19, 1:30 p.m.—Iowa State, at Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada<\/li>\n
  • September 20, 11:30 a.m.—UCLA<\/abbr>, at Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Mountain West season<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • September 25, 7 p.m.—New Mexico, at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center<\/li>\n
    • September 26, 7 p.m.—New Mexico, at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center<\/li>\n
    • October 2, 3 p.m.—Grand Canyon, at Phoenix, Arizona<\/li>\n
    • October 3, 3 p.m.—Grand Canyon, at Phoenix, Arizona<\/li>\n
    • October 9, 7 p.m.—San Jos\u00e9 State, at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center<\/li>\n
    • October 10, 7 p.m.—San Jos\u00e9 State, at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center<\/li>\n
    • October 16, 2:30 p.m.—Wyoming, at Laramie, Wyoming<\/li>\n
    • October 17, 2:30 p.m.—Wyoming, at Laramie, Wyoming<\/li>\n
    • October 23, 7 p.m.—UNLV<\/abbr>, at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center<\/li>\n
    • October 24, 7 p.m.—UNLV<\/abbr>, at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center<\/li>\n
    • October 30, 3 p.m.—UC<\/abbr> Davis, at Davis, California<\/li>\n
    • October 31, 3 p.m.—UC<\/abbr> Davis, at Davis, California<\/li>\n
    • November 5, 7 p.m.—Nevada, at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center<\/li>\n
    • November 7, 7 p.m.—Nevada, at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center<\/li>\n
    • November 12, 7 p.m.—Air Force, at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center<\/li>\n
    • November 13, 7 p.m.—Air Force, at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center<\/li>\n
    • November 18, 3 p.m.—UTEP<\/abbr>, at El Paso, Texas<\/li>\n
    • November 19, 3 p.m.—UTEP<\/abbr>, at El Paso, Texas<\/li>\n
    • November 24–25, TBA<\/abbr>—Mountain West Women’s Volleyball Championship, at Las Vegas, Nevada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      The 2026 Wahine volleyball season will feature three non-conference tournaments before the Big West conference season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":237434,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1362],"tags":[58,9,550,80],"class_list":["post-237435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-athletics","tag-athletics","tag-uh-manoa","tag-manoa-athletics","tag-volleyball","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t