University of Hawai'i running back Leon Wright-Jackson, who rushed for 167 yards and three touchdowns in a 49-36 victory over Utah State, was named the Western Athletic Conference offensive player of the week, the league announced yesterday.

Wright-Jackson, a senior from Pasco, Wash., led the way as the Warriors rushed for 360 yards against the Aggies to end a six-game losing streak last Saturday at Aloha Stadium.

Wright-Jackson's 167 yards (15 carries, 11.1 yards per carry) were the most by a Warrior since 1993.

UH plays host to New Mexico State Saturday.

VOLLEYBALL

FIRST 2 DAYS OF WAC TOURNAMENT ONLINE

The first two days of the Western Athletic Conference women's volleyball tournament in Las Vegas will be streamed online, Nov. 23 and 24, the league announced yesterday.

Hawai'i, the WAC regular-season champion, receives a bye on the first day and is seeded into the Nov. 24 semifinals at 5:30 p.m. (Hawai'i time) against a winner of a first-day match.

The matches will be available at www.WAC.tv for $9.95 each day. The first match each day is at 3 p.m.

The championship match on Nov. 25 will be shown at 4:30 p.m. on ESPNU.

The Rainbow Wahine remained at No. 3 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25 released yesterday. Penn State (24-0) is ranked No. 1.

WARRIORS WILL PLAY BYU ON MAUI

The Hawai'i men's volleyball team will play BYU at Maui's War Memorial Gym on Feb. 27.

Details of the match were announced in a press conference this morning at Maui County Mayor Charmaine Tavares' office.

The match will mark the first time UH will host a ticketed regular-season match on Maui in any sport since the football team opened the 2001 season against Montana. In 2003, the Rainbow Warrior basketball team participated in the Maui Invitational which was hosted by Chaminade University. UH's tennis teams have also played there in recent years.

Hawai'i also will host BYU on Feb. 26 at the Stan Sheriff Center. Both matches will count toward the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation standings.