ESPNW included USD in its "Weekly 5 Things."

Full article written by ESPNW's Vicki L. Friedman, and can be viewed here.

Quietly, San Diego (13-2, 4-0 West Coast) keeps rising in the rankings behind a 12-game winning streak, including a sweep over BYU on Friday. The Toreros, unranked in the preseason poll, inched from No. 6 to No. 5 this week.

San Diego's slate includes wins over Stanford, Colorado, UCLA, Santa Clara and a five-setter against Loyola Marymount from 0-2 down a week ago. The Toreros' only two losses were to Minnesota and Wisconsin.

San Diego came into the season with a highly touted recruiting class. Among the newbies: 6-2 Canadian Thana Fayad and Spaniard Anna Newsome.

Coach Brent Hilliard says Fayad has a chance to be the best outside hitter in program history and regards Newsome, of Sabadell, Barcelona, as "99 percent more developed than the setters coming into college."