Point Loma, Concordia and Biola all clinched PacWest tournament berths this past week, with the Sea Lions and Golden Eagles earning Team of the Week for sweeping through Hawaii. Vanguard’s Meadow Hobbs is the Player of the Week after two impressive double-doubles and BU’s Caprice Cooper kept the ball in play all weekend to grab Defender of the Week honors.

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TEAM OF THE WEEK(s): Point Loma Sea Lions and Concordia Golden Eagles                                                                          
Point Loma and Concordia share the Team of the Week after running through Hawaii unblemished to clinch PacWest tournament berths. Both squads ironically took out Hawaii Pacific and Chaminade by 3-0 scores, and each went five grueling sets with tournament contender Hawaii Hilo. Sophia Baugh led the PLNU offense with 9.0 assists per set, while CUI's Livia Eyre averaged 3.36 kills per set and hit .305 over the three matches. Defensively Concordia's Delaney Gregg had eight blocks against Hilo and PL's Kara Federico had 21 digs against the Vulcans and 20 versus the Sharks. Point Loma (14-2) leads CUI (14-3) by a half-game in the PacWest standings in the fight for the regular season title.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Vanguard’s Meadow Hobbs, OH, 5-11, Fr., Peoria, Ariz.                                                                          
Vanguard’s Meadow Hobbs had a case for Player of the Week and Defender of the Week after a pair of impressive matches. The freshman from Arizona had 19 kills and 24 digs during a 4-set win over Dominican, hitting a sizzling .485 in the process. The kills and digs totals were both career bests for the rookie. She added an even 11 kills and 11 digs against Jessup, averaging 3.33 kills per set for the week. This is Vanguard’s first volleyball Player of the Week since joining the conference in 2024.

DEFENDER OF THE WEEK: Biola’s Caprice Cooper, DS/L, 5-6, Fr., Scottsdale, Ariz.                                                 
Biola’s Caprice Cooper helped her team to a pair of wins and a clinch of a PacWest tournament berth as well. The freshman averaged 4.86 digs per set, which included 21 in a 4-set win over Dominican. The Arizona native had 13 digs in a sweep of Jessup. Cooper now has double-figure dig totals in 13 consecutive matches.

PACWEST NEWS AND NOTES: Three teams have clinched a PacWest tournament berth, with one slot yet to be decided. Point Loma (14-2), Concordia (14-3) and Biola (14-3) have punched their ticket to Costa Mesa for the Nov. 13-14 tournament, and that threesome is also still fighting for the conference regular season title. The fourth slot is left to Hawaii Hilo (11-5) or Westmont (10-6). The Warriors play Vanguard on Wednesday and Point Loma on Saturday, while the Vulcans wrap up the regular season with island rivals Hawaii Pacific and Chaminade…Biola’s Savannah Simpson averaged 3.14 kills per set and hit .318 during two wins last week. She also had five aces and six blocks in two matches…Alohi Garcia had 22 kills in Hilo’s loss to Point Loma…Audrey Hyde had 17 kills in three sets for Westmont against Jessup…Emma Wegleitner of Concordia had six aces versus Chaminade in just three sets…Halen Kiefer of the Golden Eagles had 23 digs in their win over the Vulcans.

WEST REGION RPI: Point Loma is No. 5, Concordia 6^th, Biola 8^th and Hawaii Hilo 11^th in today’s (Nov. 2) NCAA West Region NPI ratings. To see the Top 10 list, click here.