No. 1 UH men’s volleyball back this week after being idle

Hawaii setter Jakob Thelle serves against North Greenville during a quarterfinal in the NCAA men’s college volleyball tournament Tuesday, May 3, 2022, …

Hawaii setter Jakob Thelle serves against North Greenville during a quarterfinal in the NCAA men’s college volleyball tournament Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

by: Christian Shimabuku

Posted: Feb 6, 2023 / 06:19 PM HST

Updated: Feb 8, 2023 / 06:46 PM HST

The University of Hawaii men’s volleyball team was ranked a unanimous No. 1 in the NVA/AVCA men’s national collegiate coaches poll on Monday.

The Rainbow Warriors (7-0), despite being idle last week, earned all 22 first-place votes.

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Hawaii has not played since Jan. 28, back when it won all nine sets of its North Carolina road trip.

Absent from the trip was star player Jakob Thelle, who was held out due to injury precautions.

After missing recent road trip for precautionary reasons to rehab chronic knee pain, Jakob Thelle returns to lead top-ranked #HawaiiMVB against Stanford on the road this weekend https://t.co/8OYC18kyPh @HawaiiMensVB @AHoshidaSports @c_shimabuku 🤙🏽 pic.twitter.com/0Do5ySminj
— Rob DeMello (@RobDeMelloKHON) February 9, 2023

This week, Thelle and the ‘Bows are both back on the court to face No. 8 Stanford (7-2) in a two-match road trip, starting on Friday at 5 p.m. HST. The match will be streamed online by Stanford, as well as broadcast on radio via ESPN Honolulu.

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