The Rainbow Wahine opened the OUTRIGGER Invitational with a straight-set win over Utah Tech on Thursday at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center.
Hawaiʻi scored three second-half goals to shut out New Mexico State, 3-0, in the OUTRIGGER No Ka Oi opener.
1. Walker’s First Win - For a program coming off its first ever losing season, then seeing an offseason include its Head Coach stepping down in late April (April 29th) and its successor hired on June 5th, there was an unusual amount of buzz and optimism throughout the summer as the Rainbow Wahine got ready for its season opener.
The Rainbow Wahine pushed No. 21 Baylor to the limit Saturday night before falling in five sets at Bankoh Arena.
The Rainbow Warriors erased a 16-point fourth-quarter deficit and briefly took the lead, but Stanford answered late to hand Hawaiʻi a 37-27 loss in Saturday’s season opener.
