Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Saturday, December 14, 2024 77° Today's Paper


Sports BreakingTop News

Hawaii men’s volleyball continues reign atop AVCA poll

GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARADVERTISER.COM

Stanford Cardinal volleyball player Jordan Ewert blasted the ball past University of Hawaii Warriors Rado Parapunov and Joe Worsley in a Feb. 1 game at the Stan Sheriff Center. Undefeated Hawaii remained a unanimous No. 1 in today’s AVCA Coaches Division I-II Top 15 for men’s volleyball.

Undefeated Hawaii remained a unanimous No. 1 in today’s AVCA Coaches Division I-II Top 15 for men’s volleyball.

The Rainbow Warriors (23-0) received 16 first-place votes for a second straight week. Hawaii hasn’t dropped a set this season, riding an NCAA-record 69 consecutive sets-won streak.

The top five stayed unchanged with defending NCAA champion Long Beach State (21-1) again the unanimous No. 2. Behind the 49ers are UC Santa Barbara (17-5), Pepperdine (18-6) and UCLA (17-7).

USC (15-8), which has defeated Long Beach State, Stanford and Brigham Young in the past 10 days, jumped from ninth to sixth.

Hawaii closes out its regular-season home schedule Friday and Saturday with Big West matches against UCSB. The Warriors finish the regular season at Long Beach State on April 12-13 then host the second Big West tournament April 18-20 at the Stan Sheriff Center.

By participating in online discussions you acknowledge that you have agreed to the Terms of Service. An insightful discussion of ideas and viewpoints is encouraged, but comments must be civil and in good taste, with no personal attacks. If your comments are inappropriate, you may be banned from posting. Report comments if you believe they do not follow our guidelines. Having trouble with comments? Learn more here.