Hawaii ranked second in preseason poll
The Hawaii women’s water polo team was ranked second in the Big West Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll on Monday and sophomore center Bia Mantellato Dias was voted to the All-Big West Preseason Coaches’ Team.
One of the eight Big West coaches gave a first-place vote to the Rainbow Wahine, who totaled 42 points in the poll. First-place UC Irvine received five first-place votes to lead with 47 points.
Hawaii and UC Irvine finished last season in the same positions. The Rainbow Wahine went 6-1 (21-6 overall) to claim second place behind the conference-leading Anteaters (20-7, 7-0) in the regular-season standings.