The No. 17 University of Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine beach volleyball team makes its third consecutive trip to the state of California when it competes in the Best In the West tournament, April 4-5 in Laguna Beach. 

The Rainbow Wahine (10-12) enjoyed a bye last weekend after back-to-back appearances in the East Meets West Invitational in Manhattan Beach and the Big West Challenge in San Luis Obispo. The 'Bows went 5-5 over the course of those 10 away matches with more than half coming against ranked foes. 

UH now heads back to the Golden State for its second appearance in the Best In the West in the last three years. It will be a power-packed field as UH will take on top 10 squads UCLA, USC and Cal Poly as well as nationally-ranked Stetson and North Florida.
 
Following the Best In the West, the Rainbow Wahine will return to the island to play their final home matches of the season during Senior Weekend, April 12-13, at the Clarence T.C. Ching Complex. 

This Week's Schedule
Best in the West  (Laguna Beach, Calif.)
Friday, April 4
vs. No. 14 Stetson...........7:00 a.m. HT
vs. No. 7 USC................11:00 a.m. HT
 
Saturday, April 5
vs. No. 2 UCLA.............11:00 a.m. HT

Sunday, April 6
vs. No. 6 Cal Poly.............8:00 a.m. HT
vs. No. 16 North Florida…….10:00 a.m. HT

All-Time Series Records: UH is 4-0 all-time against Stetson…the teams have not met since the 2019 NCAA Tournament when the 'Bows bounced the Hatters, 3-0, in an elimination match…UH is 3-18 all-time against USC with six straight losses…the teams met earlier this season on the opening day of the 2025 season with the Women of Troy squeezing past UH, 3-2…UH is 6-17 versus UCLA, including a 5-0 loss in the Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic...the Bruins have won the last 14 meetings and 15 of the last 16…UH is 15-13 all-time against Cal Poly…the teams met less than two weeks ago in San Luis Obispo with the Mustangs winning, 5-0…UH and North Florida will meet for the first time on the sand.

Versus Ranked Squads: UH is 105-105 (.500) all-time versus ranked squads, including 1-12 this season…all but one of the losses this year have come against teams ranked in the Top 12…UH is 49-36 against ranked squads at a neutral site.  

'Bow Bits: UH has used 11 different combinations this year…Sarah Burton and Caprice Lorenzo are a team-best 12-10 on the season….the duo have played 15 of their 22 matches at the top of the order but recently played the Big West Challenge at the 2 and 3 spots, going a combined 5-1….Alana Embry and Julia Lawrenz, who are 11-5 overall, went 4-2 at the BWC after being elevated to the No. 1 flight…the BeachBows started the season 3-15 in three-set matches but went 6-2 in such scenarios during the Big West Challenge.