BYUH up to No. 2 in volleyball poll
By Brandon Masuoka
Advertiser Staff Writer
The Brigham Young-Hawai'i women's volleyball team moved up four spots to second in the AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 poll released yesterday.
The Seasiders won all three of their matches last week, including two conference victories that clinched the Pacific West title. BYUH (18-2) is guaranteed a spot in the NCAA Pacific Regional Tournament, Nov. 20 to 23. The top-ranked team in the Pacific Region will host the tournament.
NAVALTA
Meanwhile, Hawai'i Pacific (15-2) dropped two places to 19th after losing three consecutive conference matches.
Hawai'i Pacific can only qualify for the regionals with an at-large bid. The top six teams in the region will receive bids to the tournament. The Pacific Region poll will be posted today at Web site: http://www.ncaa.org/polls/m_w_volleyball.html
Last season, BYUH went into the regionals as the second seed and went on to win the Division II national championship under head coach Wilfred Navalta.
Hilo wins in four: Emily Hutchinson pounded a match-high 17 kills to lead four teammates in double figures as Hawai'i-Hilo defeated host Montana State-Billings, 30-20, 25-30, 30-26, 30-23, in a non-conference match yesterday.
The Vulcans hit .196 for the match and held the Yellowjackets to .098 hitting. Tiffanie Ollison had 15 kills for the Vulcans followed by Cori Sutter (13 kills), Christina Cooley (10) and Sara Pilgreen (10).
The Vulcans improved to 7-15, while the Yellowjackets fell to 6-18.
Chaminade swept: Laree Green finished with nine kills as host Western New Mexico swept Chaminade, 30-23, 30-19, 30-23, in a non-conference match yesterday.
Kahala Kabalis led Chaminade with 11 kills.
Western New Mexico improved to 16-13. Chaminade fell to 10-12.
AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25
(First-place votes) Pts Rec Pvs
1. UC-San Diego (8) 814 20-4 4-tie
2-tie. BYU-Hawai'i (10) 767 18-2 6
2-tie. Cal State-San Bernardino (1) 767 20-4 1
4. Western Washington (3) 751 21-1 4-tie
5. Truman (5) 749 28-4 3
6. Barry (7) 720 20-2 9
7. Metro State (1) 715 22-5 2
8. Tampa 668 23-3 7
9. North Florida 651 25-2 8
10. Nebraska-Kearney 560 25-4 10
11. Minnesota-Duluth 497 22-4 13
12. Concordia-St.Paul 472 23-2 12
13. North Dakota State 430 21-7 11
14. Northern Michigan 418 21-0 16
15. Augustana (S.D.) 341 18-7 14
16. Minnesota State, Mankato 322 17-8 19
17. Pittsburg State 288 24-6 18
18. Wheeling Jesuit 285 34-2 15
19. Hawai'i Pacific 269 15-5 17
20. Fort Hays State 182 24-4 21
21. Grand Valley State 167 22-5 23
22. Central Missouri State 158 21-9 20
23. North Alabama 117 24-6 24
24. Washburn 85 25-8 22
25. Rockhurst 54 24-11 25
Pacific West Conference Standings
Conference Overall
W-L W-L
#BYU-Hawai'i 9-0 18-2
Hawai'i Pacific 6-3 15-5
Chaminade 4-5 10-12
Western New Mexico 3-6 16-13
Hawai'i-Hilo 3-6 7-15
Montana State-Billings 2-7 6-18
#clinched Pacific West Conference title
Last week's results
Oct. 27
BYUH def. UHH 30-20, 30-23, 30-18*
Oct. 28
BYUH def. UHH 30-14, 30-22, 30-23
Chaminade def. HPU 19-30, 30-25, 30-24, 30-24*
Oct. 31
BYUH def. HPU 30-19, 30-20, 30-28*
Western New Mexico def. UHH 30-23, 30-24, 30-22*
Montana State-Billings def. Chaminade 30-28, 30-26, 24-30, 30-24*
Nov. 1
Western New Mexico def. UHH 30-25, 22-30, 30-23, 30-22
Chaminade def. Montana State-Billings 29-31, 30-22, 33-31, 30-23
Monday's results
Western New Mexico def. Chaminade 30-27, 30-23, 30-25*
Montana State-Billings def. UHH 30-19, 27-30, 30-28, 26-30, 16-14*
Yesterday's results
Western New Mexico def. Chaminade 30-23, 30-19, 30-23
UHH def. Montana State-Billings 30-20, 25-30, 30-26, 30-23
Friday's match
HPU at BYUH
*non-conference
Pacific West Conference Individual Statistics
Through Monday
HITTING PERCENTAGE (Minimum .200/3.0 attacks per game)
Player G Kills Errs Total Pct
Lin, Chun Yi (BYUH) 67 295 36 560 .463
Martin, Barbara (HPU) 73 193 44 383 .389
Moeai, Ashley (BYUH) 67 264 71 537 .359
Karleusa, Nadica (HPU) 68 284 85 650 .306
Hardimon, Patti (CU) 73 220 76 502 .287
Weng, Yu Chuan (BYUH) 67 272 95 656 .270
KILLS (Minimum 2.00 per game)
Player G No. Avg.
Kabalis, Kahala (CU) 72 341 4.74
Lin, Chun Yi (BYUH) 67 295 4.40
Pilgreen, Sara (UHH) 80 350 4.38
Brakling, Flavia (HPU) 73 310 4.25
Karleusa, Nadica (HPU) 68 284 4.18
Weng, Yu Chuan (BYUH) 67 272 4.06
Sepulona, Valasi (CU) 73 292 4.00
Munro, Olivia (MSUB) 79 313 3.96
ASSISTS (Minimum 5.00 per game)
Player G No Avg.
Lo, Kaala (BYUH) 67 926 13.82
Oliveira, Vera (HPU) 66 778 11.79
Norman, Michelle (CU) 73 850 11.64
Denman, Megan (UHH) 63 612 9.71
Jones, Kari (MSUB) 62 597 9.63
Kauhi, Malia (WNMU) 83 715 8.61
ACES (Minimum 0.10 per game)
Player G No. Avg.
Lo, Kaala (BYUH) 67 39 0.58
Kabalis, Kahala (CU) 72 38 0.53
Nascimento, Paula (HPU) 57 29 0.51
Hardimon, Patti (CU) 73 31 0.42
Oliveira, Vera (HPU) 66 28 0.42
Weng, Yu Chuan (BYUH) 67 28 0.42
BLOCKS (Minimum 0.50 per game)
Player G Solo Asst Total Avg.
Lin, Chun Yi (BYUH) 67 27 50 77.0 1.15
Martin, Barbara (HPU) 73 14 69 83.0 1.14
Dahlgren, Katrina (MSUB) 73 17 64 81.0 1.11
Green, Laree (WNMU) 93 18 83 101.0 1.09
Bruchhauser, S. (WNMU) 99 12 90 102.0 1.03
DIGS (Minimum 1.00 per game)
Player G No. Avg.
Silva, Kahealani (UHH) 78 329 4.22
Pilgreen, Sara (UHH) 80 310 3.88
Letoa, Alberta (MSUB) 79 281 3.56
Tonon, Federica (BYUH) 40 142 3.55
Araujo, Kalae (CU) 72 254 3.53
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