Coaches rank UH women’s volleyball team No. 6 in AVCA poll
STAR-ADVERTISER / DEC. 2015
Hawaii’s Nikki Taylor pumped her fist as the Rainbow Wahine celebrated the winning point against TCU in the fifth set of the first round of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament in Dec. 2015 in College Station Texas.
The Hawaii women’s volleyball team was ranked No. 6 in today’s AVCA Coaches Top 25 poll, the highest ranking since 2005 when opening at No. 4.
Defending national champion Nebraska was favored to repeat, receiving 60 first-place votes. Texas, with three votes, came in at No. 2 followed by Minnesota, Wisconsin and Kansas. No. 11 Stanford had the final vote.
The Rainbow Wahine open the season on Aug. 26 when hosting the fourth-ranked Badgers. Other ranked teams Hawaii’s scheduled are No. 7 Washington and No. 12 UCLA with Arizona 31st and Long Beach State 33rd.
