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For a third consecutive week, a duo from the Hawaii beach volleyball team earned the Big West Pair of the Week.

Picking up the honor were freshman Ari Homayun and junior Hannah Zalopany, who went 3-0 in dual matches last week. They swept their contests at No. 5 against Loyola Marymount and USC on Saturday, and against Nebraska on Sunday. The Rainbow Wahine tandem also finished third in the silver bracket of Friday’s Hawaii Invitational pairs tournament.

Hawaii (4-5) went 2-1 last week to remain at No. 5 in the Monday’s AVCA Collegiate Beach rankings. There was no change in the top 10, with Pepperdine (9-0) at No. 1, Florida State (12-0) No. 2 and USC (9-2), which defeated the Rainbow Wahine twice last week, at No. 3. UCLA (4-3) stayed at No. 4. Rounding out the top 10 were Long Beach State (2-5), Arizona (5-1), Georgia State (10-2), Stetson (13-1 and Florida International (5-2).

Hawaii left Monday night for the Stetson Invitational in Deland, Fla. The Wahine will play Tulane Thursday, No. 9 Stetson and Florida Atlantic Friday, and No. 2 Florida State and No. 10 Florida International Saturday.

UH men move up to No. 8 in AVCA poll

The Hawaii men’s volleyball team moved up a spot to No. 8 in the AVCA Division I-II top 15 on Monday.

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The Rainbow Warriors (12-9, 7-9 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation), idle last week, return to the Stan Sheriff Center court when hosting No. 14 UC Irvine (7-14, 5-11 MPSF) in matches Friday and Saturday.

For the first time this season, a non-MPSF team holds the top spot. Ohio State (18-3, 9-1 MIVA) jumped three places to No. 1, courtesy of losses by both previous Nos. 1 (BYU) and 2 (Long Beach State).

UCLA (19-3, 13-3 MPSF) also was a beneficiary of the losses, the Bruins moving to No. 2. BYU (17-3, 13-3 MPSF), upset at home by Pepperdine, fell two spots to No. 3 and Long Beach State (19-4, 13-3 MPSF) two spots to No. 4 after a road loss to No. 11 Cal State Northridge (13-10, 6-10 MPSF).

Stanford (15-3, 13-3 MPSF) remained at No. 5, Pepperdine (11-7, 10-7 MPSF) leapfrogged two spots to No. 6 and UC Santa Barbara (14-8, 9-7 MPSF ) stayed at No. 7. Ball State (17-5, 9-1 MIVA) moved a spot to No. 9 while Penn State (12-6, 7-1 EIVA), losing twice last week, fell four spots to No. 10.