Freshman Despoina Vogasari has helped bolster her Cougars to No. 64 in the nation. UH will have tough competition in their view, as it will face Washington and Washington State. | Courtesy of Stephen Pinchback
For the second consecutive week, the Cougars find themselves nationally ranked, as they moved up two spots to No. 64 in the country.
UH (5-1) is off to its best six-match start since 2009, as it posted a record of 1-1 last week, with its only defeat coming by the slimmest of margins, 4-3, to No. 70 Kansas last Friday. The Jayhawks are placed at No. 60 nationally in this week’s poll.
However, UH responded by earning a 5-2 win against Mississippi State on Sunday. The Bulldogs were ranked as high as No. 75 just three weeks ago.
The Cougars’ No. 64 ranking is just two spots shy of the program’s highest-ever placement, as it was ranked 62nd in the country on Feb. 20, 2002.
The Cougars will have a chance to bolster their national status even more, as each of their next four matches are against ranked opponents, starting with their first road tests of the year this weekend. They will take on No. 59 Washington State at noon Friday and finish their road trip at No. 40 Washington at 2 p.m. Sunday.
