HONOLULU — The University of Hawai'i women's volleyball team announced a two-match "Our Team, Hawai'i's Team" series with Louisville to headline the Rainbow Wahine spring schedule.
 
The Rainbow Wahine will take on the Cardinals on March 9 and 10 at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. Both matches are set for 7 p.m. Admission for the matches will be free of charge.
 
The Rainbow Wahine return eight letterwinners from the 2025 team including Big West All-Freshman team selection Cha'lei Reid and fellow All-Conference Honorable Mention picks Adrianna Arquette, Victoria Leyva and Miliana Sylvester.
 
Reid was just the fourth freshman to lead the team in kills since 1981 with 335. She averaged 3.35 kills per set and also led the Big West with 44 service aces. Arquette finished fourth in the Big West with 8.63 assists per set and posted 10 double-doubles and two triple-doubles. Leyva recorded a total of 435 digs and her season average of 4.14 digs per set ranked fourth in program history. Sylvester averaged 2.43 kills and 0.91 blocks per set and finished second on the team and 10^th in the Big West with a .288 hitting percentage.
 
The 'Bows also welcomed two newcomers to the program in the spring in outside hitter/opposite Maëli Cormier, a transfer from Oregon State, and outside hitter Panna Ratkai, who transferred from Dayton.
 
Louisville went 26-7 overall and 16-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference last season in Dan Meske's first year as head coach. The Cardinals advanced to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 before falling to eventual national champion Texas A&M in five sets.