The top four in the PacWest volleyball standings are starting to pull away from the rest of the pack, with Biola standing out with a pair of big wins for Team of the Week. Point Loma’s Sophia Baugh is the Player of the Week after leading Point Loma to two more wins, and Hilo’s LC Nakagawa’s defense sparked the Vulcans to two more sweeps for Defender of the Week.

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TEAM OF THE WEEK: Biola Eagles                                                                                                                                                                         
Biola is the Team of the Week after propelling themselves into first place with wins over Concordia and Westmont. The Eagles are now 11-2 in PacWest play (16-4 overall), one-half game ahead of the Golden Eagles. Biola took out previous first-place holder Concordia in four sets, and rallied back for a five-set victory over Westmont. The Eagles have now won four in a row and are 7-0 at home. Haylee La Fontaine led the offense with 28 total kills in two matches, seven aces and 20 digs. She also hit .250. Caprice Cooper paced the defense with 36 total digs. The Eagles totaled 120 kills while hitting .235 across nine sets and held their opponents to a combined .179 hitting percentage. Biola also recorded 22 service aces during the two-match stretch.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Point Loma’s Sophia Baugh, S, Sr., 5-8, Poulsbo, Wash.                                                     
Point Loma’s Sophia Baugh directed the Sea Lions to a pair of wins over Dominican and Jessup with 90 assists in seven sets for a 12.86 assist-per-set average. The senior from Washington had 48 digs against the Penguins and 42 vs. the Warriors, and she also totaled 30 digs, 21 against Dominican. She also chipped in four service aces and four total blocks. The two-time All-American leads the PacWest in assists with 10.35 per set. This is the fourth PacWest Player of the Week award in her career.

DEFENDER OF THE WEEK: Hilo’s LC Nakagawa, L/DS, Sr., 5-7, Mililani, Hawai`I                                                        
Hawai`i Hilo’s LC Nakagawa kept balls in play over and over during two Vulcan sweeps over Westmont and Hawai`i Pacific. The Oahu native and former Academy of Art standout had 21 digs in three sets against HPU and added 11 more in the win over Westmont. The 21 digs is her second highest total of the year, and she has had double-figure totals in 21 of her 22 matches this fall. This is the second all-time Defender of the Week award for Nakagawa, who was also honored in 2025.

PACWEST NEWS AND NOTES: The top four team in the PacWest are starting to pull away from the pack. Biola leads the way at 11-2 after their win over Concordia, followed by the Golden Eagles at 10-2. Hawaii Hilo has won seven consecutive matches to move to 9-2, where Point Loma also sits. 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…Anolani Santos averaged 13 assists per set last week for the red-hot Vulcans…Concordia’s Nevada Knowles had three-double-doubles in her team’s 2-1 week, averaging 8.36 assists and 3.36 digs…On defense CUI’s Halen Kiefer had 25 digs against Jessup…Sophia Bernabe of Dominican had 26 digs against Point Loma.

WEST REGION RPI: Four PacWest teams landed in the first official NCAA West Region rankings, announced today (Monday) by the national office. Biola is sixth, Concordia seventh, Hawaii Hilo eighth and Point Loma is tenth.  To see the Top 10 list, click here.

LOOKING AHEAD: 13 matches are on the slate this week as teams head into the final three weeks of the regular season. Hawaii Hilo heads to northern California for three matches, while Biola and Concordia square off on Wednesday in Irvine. CUI will then go to Point Loma on Saturday for another titanic match-up. To see the complete PacWest schedule, click here.