HONOLULU — The University of Hawai'i women's basketball team will make its first appearance under the direction of new head coach Khalilah Mitchell in an exhibition game against Hawai'i Pacific University on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Tipoff at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center is set for 7:00 p.m.
 
The Rainbow Wahine enter a new era in the program's history with Mitchell taking over as head coach as UH heads into its inaugural season in the Mountain West Conference. The exhibition with the Sharks highlights the run-up to UH's regular-season opener at Oregon on Nov. 2.

EXHIBITION: HAWAI'I vs. HAWAI'I PACIFIC
Date | Time				Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2025  |   7:00 p.m. HT
Location				Honolulu, O'ahu | Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center (10,300)
Tickets				Free Admission
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• Khalilah Mitchell enters her first season as head coach after spending seven seasons as an assistant coach with the Rainbow Wahine.
• UH enters its inaugural season in the Mountain West after competing in the Big West for the last 14 years. The 'Bows are coming off a 22-11 campaign in 2025-26, which ended in the final of the Big West Championship.
• The Rainbow Wahine enter the 2026-27 season with a roster of eight returnees and four newcomers and were voted fourth in the Mountain West Preseason Poll.
• The 12-player roster includes eight international student-athletes: four from Australia, three from New Zealand, and one from Italy.
• The returnees are led by guard Bailey Flavell, who was voted to the Preseason All-Mountain West Women's Basketball Team. The sophomore led the 'Bows in scoring last season with 12.6 points per game and earned Big West Freshman of the Year and second-team All-Big West honors.
• Center Ritorya Tamilo, named the Big West's Best Sixth Player last season, enters her junior season with 89 career blocked shots and is closing in on becoming the ninth player in program history to reach 100 blocks.
• Guard Jovi Lefotu returns for her senior year as the program's longest-tenured player and the lone Hawai'i product on the roster. 
• UH's 2026-27 schedule features 15 home dates at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center, and includes matchups with 10 opponents that participated in postseason tournaments last season. 
• The 'Bows' home schedule opens with the annual Bank of Hawai'i Classic set for Nov. 13 and 15. UH faces Saint Mary's in the home opener and closes the weekend against LMU.