Hawaii Rainbow Wahine beach volleyball

The Hawaiʻi Rainbow Wāhine beach volleyball team, more commonly known as the Hawaiʻi BeachBows, is the beach volleyball team representing the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in NCAA Division I women's play.^[1]

Hawaii Rainbow Wahine beach volleyball
University	University of Hawaii at Manoa
Athletic director	Matt Elliott
Head coach	Evan Silberstein (4th season)
Conference	Big West
Location	Honolulu, Hawaii
Home arena	Queen's Beach
Nickname	Rainbow Wahine
NCAA Tournament appearance
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference tournament champion
2016, 2017, 2018, 2024
AVCA Tournament appearance
2014, 2015

History

The university has a rich volleyball tradition. They have had four head coaches since the team's inception in 2012. In 2014 under head coach Scott Wong, they appeared in the NCAA Division I Final Four. During the 2015 season, they ranked first in attendance among all Division 1 volleyball beach programs. The "SandBows" averaged over 330 fans, each, for six home matches. With Collegiate Beach's inception, the Bows have been ranked in every AVCA Top 10 Poll to date.^[2] The university plays its home matches in the—five courted—The Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex.^[3]

Angelica Ljungqvist assumed the role of head coach in August 2020 after the indoor and beach programs merged in a financial decision stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4]

Year-by-year results

Statistics overview

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Scott Wong (Big West Conference) (2012–2014)
2012	Scott Wong	4–6			AVCA Pool Play
2013	Scott Wong	5–7
2014	Scott Wong	19–4	3–0		AVCA Semifinals
Scott Wong:		28–17 (.622)	3–0 (1.000)
Jeff Hall (Big West Conference) (2015–2020)
2015	Jeff Hall	18–3			AVCA Quarterfinals
2016	Jeff Hall	18–10	3–0	1st	NCAA (4th)
2017	Jeff Hall	28–7	8–1	1st	NCAA (3rd)
2018	Jeff Hall	37–5	8–0	1st	NCAA (3rd)
2019	Jeff Hall	28–11	7–3	2nd	NCAA (4th)
2020	Jeff Hall	7–2 [n 1]		T–1st
Jeff Hall:		137–38 (.783)	26–4 (.867)
Angelica Ljungqvist (Big West Conference) (2021–202_)
2021	Angelica Ljungqvist	17–10	11–7	2nd
Angelica Ljungqvist:		17–10 (.630)	11–7 (.611)
Evan Silberstein (Big West Conference) (2022–present)
2022	Evan Silberstein	24–17	9–3	2nd	NCAA (T-9th)
2023	Evan Silberstein	27–9	11–2	T-1st	NCAA (T-9th)
2024	Evan Silberstein	24-12	9-1	T-2nd	NCAA (T-9th)
2025	Evan Silberstein	14-21	6-5	3rd
Evan Silberstein:		89–59 (.601)	35–11 (.761)
Total:		271–124 (.686)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

Notes

1. Season not played past March 1 due to COVID-19 pandemic

Home Court/Practice and Training facilities

• Queen's Beach located on the Waikiki shore is the home court for the women's beach volleyball team.^[5]
• Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex is the practice facility for the women's beach volleyball team.

See also

• List of NCAA women's beach volleyball programs