The full 2019-20 Hawaii women’s basketball schedule was released on Thursday afternoon, featuring 17 home dates and four power-conference opponents in nonconference play.
UH opens at home — the second straight year it has done so after going on the road all six years prior under coach Laura Beeman — on Nov. 5 against San Diego State.
Highlights include home dates against North Carolina State and Texas in the Rainbow Wahine Showdown (Nov. 29-Dec. 1) and a road trip to play Oregon State and Washington (Dec. 6 and 8).
There are also separate road trips to face Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine (Nov. 13 and 15), and Idaho (Dec. 21) in a stand-alone game before Christmas.
Other nonconference opponents at home are Texas-San Antonio and Texas Southern (Nov. 22, 24) in the Bank of Hawaii Classic; North Texas (Nov. 29); NAIA Hope International (Dec. 15); and Pennsylvania (Dec. 31).
Beeman messaged the Star-Advertiser: “We always schedule to prepare our team for conference and postseason play. This schedule is no different. Our returning players’ experience is going to be important and our youngsters are going to be battle tested very quickly.”
UH (15-17 overall) rallied down the stretch to earn the No. 2 seed in last year’s Big West tournament, and was a few minutes away from upsetting top seed UC Davis in the title game. This season, UH opens Big West play at Cal State Northridge on Jan. 9.
The Wahine close the conference schedule at home against Cal Poly on March 7 before the Big West tournament begins in Southern California the following week.
2019-20 HAWAII WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
Oct. 29 — Hawaii Pacific (exhibition), 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 5 — San Diego State, 7 p.m.
Nov. 13 — at Loyola Marymount, 5 p.m.
Nov. 15 — at Pepperdine, 5 p.m.
Nov. 22 —Texas-San Antonio, 2:30 p.m.
Nov. 24 —Texas Southern, 2:30 p.m.
Nov. 29 — North Texas, 5 p.m.
Nov. 30 —North Carolina State, 2:30 p.m.
Dec. 1 —Texas, 2:30 p.m.
Dec. 6 — at Oregon State, TBD
Dec. 8 — at Washington, TBD
Dec. 15 —Hope International, 2 p.m.
Dec. 21 — at Idaho, Noon
Dec. 31 — Pennsylvania, 2 p.m.
Jan. 9 — at Cal State Northridge*, 5 p.m.
Jan. 11 — at UC Davis*, Noon
Jan. 16 — UC Riverside*, 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 18 — Cal State Fullerton*, 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 23 — at Long Beach State, 5 p.m.
Jan. 25 — at UC Riverside*, 3 p.m.
Jan. 30 — UC Irvine*, 7 p.m.
Feb. 1 — Long Beach State*, 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 6 — at Cal Poly*, 5 p.m.
Feb. 8 — at UC Santa Barbara*, Noon
Feb. 13 — Cal State Northridge*, 7 p.m.
Feb. 22 — UC Davis*, 7 p.m.
Feb. 27 — at UC Irvine*, 5 p.m.
Feb. 29 — at Cal State Fullerton*, 4 p.m.
March 4 — UC Santa Barbara*, 7 p.m.
March 7 — Cal Poly*, 7 p.m.
Home games at Stan Sheriff Center. All times Hawaii time; schedule subject to change
* — Big West Conference game
