For the third time in her brilliant career, University of Hawaii senior Kanani Danielson was named a first-team All-American.

The Rainbow Wahine volleyball team fell short in its bid to reach the NCAA Final Four with a five-set loss to USC.

The 10,300-seat capacity of Stan Sheriff Center will be tested tonight when 10th-seeded Hawaii faces USC in the regional round of the NCAA volleyball tourney.

Former UH standout Samson Satele was beaten out by a rookie for Oakland’s starting job at center.

University of Hawai‘i athlete Amber Kaufman, of San Jose, California, was named the recipient of the Western Athletic Conference’s Joe Kearney Award for 2009-10.  Kaufman, earned All-American honors in both volleyball and track & field this past year.  Kaufman joins former Rainbow Wahine volleyball players Kanoe Kamana‘o and Kim Willoughby as Kearney Award winners from [...]

With the exception of the third-ranked Hawaii women’s volleyball team, these are — and may continue to be — tough times for UH athletics.