The season ahead

• AVCA/NACWAA Volleyball Showcase, Omaha, Neb.: Aug. 26: Nebraska Aug. 27: Penn State or Stanford
• 18th Hawaiian Airlines Classic Aug. 31: Penn State vs. USC Sept. 1: Western Michigan vs. Penn State, 4:30 p.m.; Hawaii vs. USC Sept. 2: W. Michigan vs. USC, 4:30 p.m.; Hawaii vs. Penn State Sept. 4: W. Michigan, 5 p.m.
• Waikiki Marriott Challenge Sept. 8: CSU Northridge vs. UCLA, 4:30 p.m.; Hawaii vs. Cincinnati Sept. 9: UCLA vs. Cincinnati, 4:30 p.m.; Hawaii vs. CSU Northridge Sept. 10: Cincinnati vs. CSU Northridge, 4:30 p.m.; Hawaii vs. UCLA
• Sept. 16: Washington
• Sept. 17: Washington, 6 p.m.
• Sept. 22: x-Boise State
• Sept. 23: Loyola Marymount
• Sept. 24: Loyola Marymount (Alumnae match, 5 p.m.)
• Sept. 29: x-at Louisiana Tech
• Oct. 1: x-at New Mexico State
• Oct. 7: x-Fresno State
• Oct. 8: x-Nevada
• Oct. 13: x-at Idaho
• Oct. 15: x-at Boise State
• Oct. 20: x-Utah State
• Oct. 22: x-San Jose State
• Oct. 27: x-at Nevada
• Oct. 29: x-at Fresno State
• Nov. 5: x-Idaho
• Nov. 9: x-at Utah State
• Nov. 11: x-at San Jose State
• Nov. 17: x-New Mexico State
• Nov. 18: x-Louisiana Tech
• WAC Tournament Nov. 24-26: at Reno, Nev.
• NCAA Tournament Dec. 1-4: first and second rounds, school sites
• NCAA regionals Dec. 8-11: at Omaha, Neb.; Stanford; Penn State; Texas A&M
• NCAA final four Dec. 15-17: at San Antonio, Texas

All home matches are at 7 p.m. unless noted otherwise