BYUH to host volleyball regional

They won their conference. They were ranked first in the west region.

But nothing is ever a given when it comes to the NCAA awarding a Hawaii school hosting duties for a regional.

It happened Sunday when the sixth-ranked Brigham Young-Hawaii Seasiders were awarded the NCAA Division II West Regional women’s volleyball tournament. The top-seeded Seasiders (21-3) will host the eight-team regional Nov. 29-Dec. 1 at the Cannon Activities Center.

BYUH, the PacWest champion at 16-0, opens with eighth-seeded UC San Diego (20-10). The other matches are: PacWest rival Grand Canyon (23-6), the second seed, facing No. 7 seed San Francisco State (21-8); No. 3 Cal State San Bernardino (22-8) against No. 6 Central Washington (21-7); and No. 4 Western Washington (23-3) against No. 5 Sonoma State (22-8).

The regional winner advances to the elite eight Dec. 6 in Pensacola, Fla. The semifinals are Dec. 7 and the final is Dec. 8.

BYUH last won the national championship in 2002. The Seasiders have won 10 national titles (NAIA and NCAA Division II) dating back to 1986.

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NAPLES, Fla. » If nothing else, Na Yeon Choi proved to be a big-money player this year on the LPGA Tour.

Choi captured her first major this summer at the U.S. Women’s Open, the biggest purse of the year. She turned a great season into her best one yet Sunday by winning the Titleholders and a $500,000 check, the second-biggest prize on tour.

For someone who has an appointment today in Orlando to buy a new house, the timing couldn’t have been better.

"I think I can buy bigger than I thought," Choi said.

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