ISLE FILE
BYUH clinches PacWest volleyball championship
Advertiser Staff
Agnes Tuilevuka had 14 kills and 14 digs as Brigham Young-Hawai'i clinched the Pacific West Conference volleyball championship with an 11-25, 25-11, 25-22, 25-11 victory over Grand Canyon last night at Cannon Activities Center in Lai'e.
Faylynn Merrick and Ane Vea each had eight kills, Melanie Manutai added 14 digs and LeeAnn Mapu contributed 12 digs for the Seasiders (14-5), who improved to 11-0 in the conference with three matches to play.
Heather Baron had nine kills and 11 digs, and Laurann Durbin added 22 digs for the Antelopes (13-12, 6-5).
Elsewhere in the PacWest, Josimara Pinheiro had 13 kills and 11 digs as Hawai'i-Hilo beat Chaminade, 25-21, 25-15, 25-16, at McCabe Gym.
Morgan Bonney added 11 kills for the Vulcans (17-7, 7-4). Samantha Miller had 10 kills for the Silverswords (9-13, 4-8).
CROSS COUNTRY
BYUH, HPU PREVAIL
The Brigham Young-Hawai'i women and the Hawai'i Pacific men captured team titles of the Pacific West Conference Cross Country Championships yesterday at Turtle Bay.
Amanda Whitford defended her PacWest title by winning the 5-kilometer race in 18 minutes, 22 seconds and leading the Seasiders to a low-best score of 29 points. HPU was second with 36 points and Hawai'i-Hilo third with 59.
Whitford was followed by HPU's Johanna Berggren (19:05) and Emma Palmer (19:13).
In the men's 8K race, HPU amassed 26 points, led by Dany Malley's fifth-place finish in 26:07. BYUH (49) was second and Hilo (56) third.
Academy of Art, which is not yet a full-fledged PacWest member, took the top four places with Edward Taragon Kibet winning in 25:06.
SOCCER
HILO, HPU SPLIT
Adele Letro and Alyssa Salvador scored as host Hawai'i-Hilo defeated Hawai'i Pacific, 2-0, yesterday in a Pacific West Conference women's match.
Salvador had six shots on goal for the Vulcans (11-4, 6-1), who outshot the Sea Warriors (3-11, 1-6) 13-3.
Veronica Ellman made eight saves for HPU.
In the men's match, Mark Rogers scored in the 82nd minute as the Sea Warriors (7-5-1, 5-2-0) posted a 1-0 win over the Vulcans (7-4-2, 2-3-2).
Matt Terry made six saves for HPU. Dustin Daley had three shots for Hilo, which outshot HPU 10-6.
BYUH SWEEPS CU
Viktor Bezhani scored two goals as Brigham Young-Hawai'i beat Chaminade, 3-0, yesterday in a Pacific West Conference men's match in rainy, muddy La'ie.
Adam Maciejewski added a goal and an assist for the Seasiders (4-8-2, 2-3-2), who outshot the Silverswords (1-13-1, 0-7) 21-8.
Marvin Mendoza had two shots on goal for Chaminade.
In the women's match, Lauren McCullough scored three goals as the Seasiders (9-4, 5-2) rolled to an 11-0 victory over the Silverswords (1-10, 0-7).
Margaret Sekona and Kahanu Ah Puck each added two goals for BYUH. Marissa Minor made 18 saves for Chaminade.
BASEBALL
WINTER POSTPONEMENT
Both Hawaii Winter Baseball games scheduled for last night were postponed because of heavy rains.
The games between the Waikiki BeachBoys and North Shore Honu at Les Murakami Stadium, and the West Oahu CaneFires and Honolulu Sharks at Hans L'Orange Park were called off after officials at both sites determined that the playing surfaces as well as the possibility of more rain later warranted postponement.
No makeup dates are scheduled.
BASKETBALL
UH WOMEN HOST BYUH
The University of Hawai'i women's basketball team opens its season tomorrow night with an exhibition game against Brigham Young-Hawai'i. Tipoff at Stan Sheriff Center is 7 p.m.
Admission is free and the Rainbow Wahine will be available for autographs and photos after the game. Team posters and schedule cards will be given away during the post-game festivities.
The Rainbow Wahine open the regular season Nov. 14 against Loyola Marymount in the Bank of Hawaii Invitational at UH-Hilo.
