{"id":141292,"date":"2021-05-11T16:20:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T02:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=141292"},"modified":"2021-05-11T16:20:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T02:20:00","slug":"volleyball-drive-thru-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/05\/11\/volleyball-drive-thru-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Volleyball fans show aloha with drive-thru celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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More than 500 cars loaded with University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> men’s volleyball fans drove through the lower campus of 糖心视频<\/abbr> Mānoa welcoming back the Rainbow Warriors, one day after the team steamrolled their way to the program\u2019s first national championship.<\/p>\n

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The team defeated Brigham Young University in a three-set sweep in the NCAA<\/abbr> title match in Columbus, Ohio, on May 8, 2021.<\/p>\n

The vehicles wound their way near the Stan Sheriff Center. Fans decorated their cars, trucks and SUV<\/abbr>s with banners and signs thanking the team members for bringing home the school\u2019s first NCAA<\/abbr> team title since 1987, when the Rainbow Wahine volleyball team won the NCAA<\/abbr> championship.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s great,” Head Coach Charlie Wade<\/strong> said about the fan turnout. “It\u2019s unbelievable! The fans in Hawaiʻi<\/span> are like nowhere else on Earth. They are so appreciative and so it\u2019s great to be able to celebrate with them a little bit. I\u2019m thrilled we had this opportunity.”<\/p>\n

Gov. David Ige will also host the Rainbow Warriors at Washington Place to honor the team\u2019s victory.<\/p>\n

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The University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> men’s volleyball team celebrates with fans with a drive-by celebration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1362],"tags":[58,911,660,9,550,80],"class_list":["post-141292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-athletics","tag-athletics","tag-program-recognition","tag-student-recognition","tag-uh-manoa","tag-manoa-athletics","tag-volleyball","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t