For the second straight week — and just the 12th time in program history — the Hawaii women’s volleyball team was unranked in the AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 poll released Monday.
The Rainbow Wahine (2-4), who received 30 points last week, were not among the 10 teams outside the Top 25 that received enough points to be mentioned. Big West member Cal Poly (5-1) garnered six points, placing the Mustangs 34th.
Hawaii concludes its tournament schedule with the Outrigger Resorts Invitational that runs Thursday through Saturday. The Wahine open with No. 10 Brigham Young (6-0), followed by Baylor (4-2) on Friday and Nevada (2-4) on Saturday.
Among the other ranked teams the Wahine have played, UCLA (5-0) stayed at No. 11, San Diego (4-2) moved up two spots to No. 15 and Utah (5-1) moved up four spots to No. 18.
Minnesota (5-0) moved up a spot to No. 1, receiving 29 first-place votes. Florida (4-0, 21 votes) also moved up one place to No. 2, while Penn State (5-0, three votes) moved up two spots to No. 3.
Previously top-ranked Stanford (4-1, one vote) dropped to No. 4 and Texas (4-1, one vote) moved one place down to No. 5.
Vulcans use big first half to top Silverswords
The Hawaii Hilo women’s soccer team scored three first-half goals, including one by Jamie Salas just 22 seconds into the match, in a 3-1 victory over Chaminade on Monday at Saint Louis School.
Carlee Reader scored at 33:53 and Callye Lehmann found the back of the net at 43:33 for the Vulcans (2-0).
Nicole Nishiki scored at 55:36 for the Silverswords (1-1).
Shoji’s OT goal lifts Chaminade men
Makoto Shoji scored at 91:47 off an assist from Tyler Ebisuya as the Chaminade men’s soccer team beat Hawaii Hilo 2-1 in overtime at Saint Louis School.
Nick Kraus scored on a penalty kick at 13:32 for the Silverswords (1-0).
Bryan Reynoso scored at 30:51 for the Vulcans (0-2).
Chaminade women’s hoops adds 4 players
The Chaminade women’s basketball team added four players for the upcoming season, coach Arthur King announced.
All four recruits are from Hawaii.
The players are Diamond Carter (Kapolei), Skye Haraga (Punahou), Breann Nueku (Kamehameha) and Alana Nuuanu (Nanakuli).
Carter is a transfer from Olympic College in Bremerton, Wash., and Nueku is transferring from Clark College in Vancouver, Wash.
Silverswords’ Wiley honored by PacWest
Chaminade setter Danielle Wiley was named Pacific West Conference women’s volleyball freshman of the week, the conference announced Monday.
Wiley, of Peoria, Ariz., averaged 9.1 assists as the Silverswords went 2-2 at the Hawaii Challenge. She totaled 100 assists and 14 digs with just one ball-handling error.
