The University of Hawaii men’s volleyball team, which split on the road against then-No. 12 Pepperdine last week, dropped to No. 6 in Monday’s AVCA Division I-II Coaches Top 15.
The Rainbow Warriors (4-1) traded places with defending national champion Loyola-Chicago (3-2). The Ramblers moved up to No. 5.
UCLA (5-0) was a near-unanimous No. 1 pick, the Bruins receiving 19 of the 20-first place votes and moving up a spot. Long Beach State (5-0), with the other vote, moved to No. 2, while former No. 1 BYU (3-1) dropped to third after splitting a pair of five-set matches at home with Stanford.
UC Irvine (2-2) stayed at No. 4. Rounding out the top 10 were Ohio State (4-2), Stanford (3-1), UC Santa Barbara (5-2) and Penn State.
The Waves (2-1), who handed the Warriors their first loss Friday, moved up to No. 11.
Hawaii returns to the court with two nonconference matches Thursday and Friday against Grand Canyon of the MIVA. Both matches have a 7 p.m. start at the Stan Sheriff Center.
Chaminade’s Kaupu, Goodwin honored
Chaminade’s Courtney Kaupu, a junior forward on the women’s basketball team, and Rohndell Goodwin, a junior guard on the men’s squad, were named defenders of the week in the Pacific West Conference’s weekly honors.
Kaupu, who played at Konawaena, set career highs with nine rebounds and five steals in Saturday’s win over Fresno Pacific. She also had eight points in the victory.
Goodwin, from Oakland, Calif., set career highs with 28 points and 15 rebounds in Saturday’s win over Fresno Pacific, his second consecutive double-double and his third of the season. He hit 10 of 15 field-goal attempts, including four of five from 3-point range.
