Ask a question, expect an answer.

The problem with the Hawaii women’s volleyball team this season may be that there is more than one right answer. The Rainbow Wahine treated their annual Green-White scrimmage more like a multiple-choice exam on Friday, with multiple lineups and players in multiple positions during nearly two hours in Gym 1.

For sure, Hawaii will have options this season, for both offense and defense. At lot of options.

There are also a lot of questions looming in advance of next Friday’s opener against No. 21 San Diego, the two biggest being:

>> How to settle on a lineup against the Toreros?

>> How to adjust to a Stan Sheriff Center crowd that could be 100 times larger than the 60 family and friends that showed up for the scrimmage?

“I felt we kind of played with a lot of nerves,” said senior Norene Iosia, trading sides with senior Bailey Choy at setter during the scrimmage. “That’s pretty normal and I thought we worked through those nerves.

“As Coach Robyn (Ah Mow) said, once we’re in ‘The Stan’ … if you’re nervous now, come game will be way different.”

That was Ah Mow’s critique as well.

“I think practice was better,” said Ah Mow, entering her third season at her alma mater. “I told them, ‘You know, there’s going to be more people in the arena.’

“We’ve been doing a whole bunch of different lineups in practice, just seeing how everybody plays. We have options. It’s good if someone (is) not working out we can flip someone else in.”

That was evident in Set 1, when Riley Wagoner, one of five true freshmen among nine newcomers, started at libero before moving to her traditional spot at outside.

“I wasn’t expecting to play libero today, although they’ve been throwing me in there at practice,” she said. “The coaches are trying to mix it up.

“(The scrimmage) was a lot of fun. We’ve been practicing for so long (started Aug. 10). It was fun to actually finally play.”

Versatility was on display, including freshmen Tiffany Westerberg and Braelyn Akana playing both middle and outside. Besides Wagoner, juniors Rika Okino and Kyra Hanawahine also donned the libero jersey.

It did not look like a team that had officially been together for two weeks, especially given there are nine newcomers out of the 16-player roster.

According to unofficial stats, the White defeated the Green 3-1. The White finished out the final set on a 10-2 run behind the serves of freshman Hanna Hellvig and Choy, including the last three points on blocks by juniors Skyler Williams and Jolie Rasmussen.

The last set also saw the White go without a libero.

“We’ve got people with ball control, so we may go without a lib,” Ah Mow said. “I’ll take more hitters over a lib.”

“If we have all five hitters ready to hit, the other side is going to be thrown off,” Iosia said. “We have a lot of options. Basically everyone can hit a ball. It’s about everyone buying into what the coaches are saying.

“It’s a different vibe this season. All the seniors are making our last year the best we can. It’s exciting.”

The season-opening Hawaiian Airlines Classic runs Aug. 30 through Sept. 1. Friday’s first match has No. 13 Washington against St. John’s at 4:45 p.m. followed by the Wahine against the Toreros.