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UH men's volleyball picked to finish 8th
Advertiser Staff and News Services
The University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team has been picked to finish eighth in the 12-team Mountain Pacific Sports Federation this season in balloting by the league's coaches.
Defending MPSF champion Pepperdine, Brigham Young and UCLA were the top three in the voting. National champion UC Irvine was picked fourth.
UH tied for sixth last year with a 13-14 (11-11 MPSF) record.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
WAC, GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT REACH DEAL
The Western Athletic Conference will send one team to the Great Alaska Shootout each year under an agreement with the University of Alaska Anchorage.
WAC commissioner Karl Benson said yesterday the tournament "has a national tradition that attracts top-caliber teams that we are excited to be a part of."
The annual college basketball tournament is held over the Thanksgiving weekend, with some games televised nationally.
UAA athletic director Dr. Steve Cobb said the five-year agreement will provide exposure to the WAC and ensure a quality team for the shootout.
Hawai'i played in the Great Alaska Shootout in 2006.
ALVES LEADS BYUH MEN TO 96-62 VICTORY
Lucas Alves, who earlier in the day was named the Pacific West Conference player of the week, scored 28 points to lead 16th-ranked Brigham Young-Hawai'i to a 96-62 non-league victory over Henderson State last night in La'ie.
Alves also grabbed a team-high nine rebounds in 23 minutes of play, as the Seasiders improved to 3-0 after their first home game of the season.
Trenson Akana scored 16 points for BYUH and Paul Peterson added 10.
Antoine Vinson led Henderson State, of Arkansas, with 17 points.
