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Greeley named Freshman of Week in Big West volleyball

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM
Kalei Greeley and the Rainbow Wahine look to rebound from Friday night’s sweep by UCLA when they take on San Francisco.

Hawaii outside hitter Kalei Greeley earned her first Freshman of the Week honor from the Big West on Monday after helping the Rainbow Wahine open conference play with two road wins last week.

Greeley hit .314 and averaged 3.33 kills per set in the sweeps at UC Davis and UC Riverside. She had eight kills and nine digs against the Aggies and turned in her first career double-double with 12 kills and 12 digs against the Highlanders in her home town of Riverside, Calif.

Also Monday, Hawai (10-3, 2-0 Big West)i, riding a five-match win streak, moved up a spot to No. 24 in the AVCA Coaches Top 25 volleyball poll.

The top four teams remained unchanged, led by Stanford (12-0 which received 55 first-place votes. Following the Cardinal are Texas (9-0, 4 votes), Penn State (14-1) and Washington (13-0, 1 vote).

Rounding out the Top 10 are Florida State (13-0), Wisconsin (10-2), Colorado State (14-1), Nebraska (8-3), Florida (8-3) and BYU (11-2).

The teams that have defeated Hawaii this season continue to be ranked, led by Oregon (12-0), up a spot to No. 11. Arizona State (11-3) moved up two spots to No. 17 while UCLA (10-3) stayed at No. 20. 

Cal State Northridge (11-3, 2-0) is the only Big West team receiving votes. The Matadors have six points, four more than last week, which puts them at 31st. 

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