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2023 Women's Volleyball Season Review

Big West Championship Team Photo

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

  • UH claimed its 12th Big West title and the program’s 27th conference title overall. The Rainbow Wahine have won four consecutive titles under head coach Robyn Ah Mow.

 

  • The ‘Bows advanced to their 30th straight and 41st overall NCAA Tournament.

 

  • UH defeated seventh-seeded Iowa State in the Round of 64 before falling to host Oregon to finish the season 24-9 overall and 14-4 Big West record.

 

  • The team finished the season leading the Big West with 17.48 points per set, 13.09 assists per set, 1532 total assists, 13.91 kills per set, 1627 total kills and 15.46 digs per set.

 

  • Six Rainbow Wahine earned all-Big West honors - Amber Igiede (first team), Kennedi Evans (second team) and Kate Lang (second team), Caylen Alexander (honorable mention), Paula Guersching (honorable mention) and Tali Hakas (freshman team)

 

  • Igiede earned third team AVCA All-American and AVCA North Pacific All-Region honors after leading the Big West with a career-high 435 kills. She was also the Big West leader in kill/set (3.72), hitting percentage (.396), points (540.0) and points/set (4.62).

 

  • UH alumnae and three-time Olympic teammates Ah Mow and Heather Bown were inducted into the USA Volleyball Hall of Fame.

AWARDS & HONORS

Amber Igiede - 2023 AVCA All-America

BIG WEST HONORS

2023 All-BW awardees
  • All-Big West First Team: Amber Igiede (MB)
  • All-Big West Second Team: Kennedi Evans (MB) and Kate Lang (S)
  • All-Big West Honorable Mention: Caylen Alexander (OH) and Paula Guersching (OH)
  • All-Big West Freshman Team: Tali Hakas (OH)
Amber Igiede all-Big West
Kennedi Evans all-Big West
Kate Lang all-Big West
Caylen Alexander all-Big West
Paula Guersching all-Big West
Tali Hakas all-Big West

BIG WEST CHAMPIONS

The Rainbow Wahine claimed their 12th Big West title and the program's 27th conference title overall. The 'Bows earned their fourth-consecutive title under head coach Robyn Ah Mow.

WVB Big West Champs Group

'BOWS DEFEAT CYCLONES IN NCAA TOURNAMENT

The Rainbow Wahine knocked off seventh-seeded Iowa State 3-1 in the first ever meeting between the teams in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

November 30, 2023. Eugene, ORE. NCAA women’s volleyball: Hawaii vs Iowa State in the first round of the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championships.

CLASS OF 2023

Women's Volleyball Senior Night
From left to right: Riley Wagoner, Kendra Ham, Amber Igiede, Kennedi Evans, Chandler Cowell, Talia Edmonds

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