2023 University of Hawai’i at Hilo Women’s Volleyball schedule

The 2023 Hawai’i Hilo Women’s Volleyball team faces a 28-match slate led by head coach Chris Leonard, who is in his fifth season.

The Vulcans open with eight road matches starting with a trip to Fairbanks, Alaska for contests against Alaska-Fairbanks and Alaska-Anchorage before island-hopping to O’ahu to take on American International College, Cal Poly Pomona, West Virginia State and Sonoma State.

“We’re excited for the upcoming season with a tough non-conference schedule in Alaska and Honolulu, including matches against three defending conference champions,” Leonard said. “The non-conference will prepare us to pursue our goal of a PacWest Conference Championship and NCAA Tournament berth. The level of play continues to rise in conference and we anticipate hard-fought battles each week.”

“We look forward to playing in front of our fans in a packed Vulcan Gym for 10 home conference matches, including a first-time matchup against the PacWest’s newest member Westmont College of Santa Barbara, California,” Leonard said.

The Warriors are making the transition from National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to the The National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II and the PacWest Conference. Westmont College is coming off a Golden Sun Athletic Conference championship with an appearance in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics National Championships.

Hawai’i Hilo posted a 4-22 overall record in 2022 and will have 12 returnees from a season ago in addition to the incoming recruiting class to be announced shortly.

See the 2023 Full Schedule.