Volleyball Set to Play in Hawaiian Airlines Rainbow Wahine Classic
August 30, 2007 | Women's Volleyball
Aug. 30, 2007
The University of Louisville volleyball team was met at the airport with flower leis and kisses but won't find the awaiting competition nearly as hospitable as it faces a weekend of steep competition.
The Cardinals will be playing in the 20th Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic along with UCLA, No. 25 Kansas State and host No. 16 Hawai'i. U of L opens against No. 5 UCLA Friday.
UH has won nine of the previous 19 tournaments, taking second six times and third four times.
All three of the visiting teams have also made appearances in the Wahine Classic. UCLA has appeared in 17 classics, playing in every one from 1988 to 2003, then returning to the classic in 2006. They have a 38-13 record (.745), winning seven titles. Louisville is making its third appearance in the classic, holding a 3-3 (.500) record. The Cardinals finished second in the 1996 classic with a 2-1 record and finished 1-2 in the 2003 classic. Kansas State will be making their second classic, going 1-2 in 2001.
No. 25 Kansas State is 3-0, Louisville is 3-0, Hawai'i is 1-2 and No. 5 UCLA is 1-1 going into in the 20th Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Classic Aug. 31-Sept. 2.
Tournament Schedule (All times local) (Hawai'i is 6 hours behind Eastern Time)Aug. 31..Louisville vs. UCLA, 5 p.m...............Hawai`i vs. Kansas State, 7 p.m.Sept. 1...Kansas State vs. Louisville, 2 p.m.Sept. 2...UCLA vs. Kansas State, 2:30 p.m...............Hawai`i vs. Louisville, 5 p.m.Sept. 3...Hawai`i vs. UCLA, 5 p.m.
