Hawaii Hilo is the Team of the Week after sweeping Biola and Vanguard at home. Dominican’s Alexis Schwartz put down more balls than anyone in the PacWest since 2023 with 31 kills for Player of the Week while Westmont’s Jordan Weston had a PacWest season high 10 blocks in a big win over Chaminade.

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TEAM OF THE WEEK: Hawaii Hilo Vulcans                                                                                                     
Hawaii Hilo is the Team of the Week after two home sweeps, one over Vanguard and the other over Biola, handing the Eagles just their second loss of the PacWest season. Those were the fourth and fifth straight sweeps for the Vulcans. Against Biola, UHH avenged an earlier five-set loss to the Eagles with the 25-20, 25-22, 25-18 victory in front of 803 fans. Alohi Garcia had 16 kills to lead the Vulcans and she also had a double-double with 10 kills and 10 digs against Vanguard, her 10^th double-double of the season. The Vulcans hit a sizzling .317 against the Lions to improve to 15-5 overall and 7-2 in the PacWest (third place).

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Dominican’s Alexis Schwartz, OH, Soph., 5-10, Carlsbad, Calif.                        
Dominican’s Alexis Schwartz slammed down 31 kills in a narrow five-set loss to Jessup last week, hitting .296 in the process and she also added 11 digs on the defensive side. The San Diego area native smashed the school kill record for the Penguins, one that she shared previously with 26 kills in a 2025 match. That 31 kills is also the highest total in the PacWest since the 2023 season. Schwartz is currently sixth in the conference with 3.10 kills per set.

DEFENDER OF THE WEEK: Westmont’s Jordan Weston, MH, Fr., 6-1, Bellflower, Calif.                          
Westmont’s Jordan Weston played a huge defensive role during the Warriors’ 5-set road win over Chaminade last week. The 6-foot-1 freshman had 10 total blocks against the Silverswords, the highest total in the PacWest this season. Weston also had five kills in the Westmont comeback win, where her team trailed 2-1 but won the last two sets by the counts of 25-22 and 16-14. Weston’s previous best block total was nine and she currently is fourth in the PacWest in blocks per set with 0.95.  

PACWEST NEWS AND NOTES: Point Loma handed Concordia their first conference loss of the season during a wild 3-2 match in Irvine. Kyra Miles had 26 kills and six blocks in the match, while Sophie Baugh had 54 assists and 23 digs. CUI’s Nevada Knowles had 45 assists and 23 digs, while Emma Wegleitner had 16 kills…Wegleitner had a career-best 22 kills in a win over Vanguard…Westmont’s Audrey Hyde had a career-best 22 kills in their win over Hawaii Pacific…Biola’s Savannah Simpson averaged 2.25 kills per set and hit .358 as the Eagles won two of three matches in Hawaii…Simpson’s teammate Caprice Cooper averaged 4.50 digs (including 25 at Chaminade)…Dominican’s Sophia Bernabe picked up 30 digs against the Jessup, the second highest total in the PacWest this year…Chaminade’s Kyra Pagud had 28 digs against Biola…Concordia leads the PacWest with a 8-1 mark, followed closely by Biola (9-2), Point Loma (7-2) and Hawaii Hilo (7-2). To see the complete standings, click here. At the end of the regular season, the top four teams in the conference qualify for the Pacific West Conference Championships, held November 13-14 in Costa Mesa at Vanguard University.

LOOKING AHEAD: PacWest play continues tonight (Monday) when Westmont plays at Hilo and Vanguard is at Chaminade. On Tuesday, Concordia visits Biola in a massive match-up and Vanguard is at Hawaii Pacific. Friday features Jessup at Concordia, Dominican at Point Loma and Hawaii Pacific at Hilo and Saturday wraps the week with Dominican at Concordia, Jessup at Point Loma and Westmont at Biola. To see the complete PacWest schedule, click here.