Posted on: Wednesday, April 8, 2009
HOMEGROWN REPORT
Hall is sturdy in goal for Stanford water polo
By Kalani Takase
Advertiser Staff Writer
Life is good for the Stanford women's water polo team.
The top-ranked Cardinal have compiled a 21-1 record and sit atop the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation standings at 5-0. But records are thrown out the door when it comes to The Big Game.
Saturday, Stanford will make the short road trip — some 40 miles north — to the Berkeley campus of their archrival California.
The Golden Bears (28-5, 3-3 MPSF) are currently ranked fifth behind USC, UCLA and Hawai'i.
One-half of the platoon Stanford has used at goalie is sophomore Kim Hall, a 2007 Punahou graduate from Kane'ohe.
The system has worked so far for the Cardinal. Amber Oland, who was named MPSF Newcomer of the Year last season, has played in 14 games, making 100 saves while allowing 90 goals. She is averaging 6.43 goals against and 7.14 saves per game.
Hall has played in 13 games with 58 saves while allowing 49 goals. Hall averages 3.77 goals against and 4.46 saves per game.
Stanford finished 27-5 last year, 11-1 in the MPSF and third nationally.
The Cardinal concludes its regular season a week from Saturday with a road game at USC. The Trojans are the lone team to beat Stanford this season, back on Feb. 7.
MORE WATER POLO
Pacific (Calif.) sophomore Dara Tawarahara ('Iolani '07 of Honolulu) scored three goals in a 10-4 loss to Long Beach State Saturday. She scored four goals in a 9-6 loss to UC Irvine and three in a 6-5 win over UC Santa Cruz Sunday.
UC San Diego sophomore attacker Hanalei Crowell (Kamehameha '07 of Kailua) scored a goal in Saturday's 7-6 win over Sonoma State and again found the net in Sunday's 10-7 loss to Santa Clara.
Occidental sophomore attacker Karie Nickle (Kamehameha '07 of Honolulu) scored two goals and had four steals in a 19-1 win over Cal Tech. Senior defender Haley Rosehill (Kamehameha '05 of Honolulu) added a goal for the Tigers.
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Stanford freshman outside hitter Brad Lawson ('Iolani '08 of Honolulu) hit .425 with 19 kills, six digs and two aces in a five-set win over Long Beach State Friday. Lawson's final kill put the Cardinal ahead 19-18 in the fifth set, before a 49er error ended the match. Junior setter Kawika Shoji ('Iolani '06 of Honolulu) had 54 assists, seven digs, seven kills and an ace. Sophomore outside hitter Spencer McLachlin (Punahou '07 of Honolulu) added 11 kills and nine digs and freshman libero Erik Shoji (Punahou '08 of Honolulu) recorded 22 digs. Kawika Shoji had 57 assists in Saturday's four-set win over UC San Diego. Lawson put away 15 kills and Erik Shoji came up with 15 digs. Junior outside hitter Will Ehrman (Punahou '06 of Honolulu) had 19 kills and 11 digs for the Tritons.
UC Irvine senior libero Brent Asuka ('Iolani '05 of 'Aiea) had 13 digs in a four-set loss to Brigham Young Thursday. Freshman middle blocker Futi Tavana (Kaua'i '05 of Kalaheo) had nine kills and four block assists for the Cougars. Asuka had 10 digs in Friday's rematch, a four-set win for the Anteaters. Tavana put away five kills with four digs and nine block assists.
Southern California sophomore setter Riley McKibbin (Punahou '07 of Honolulu) recorded 62 assists, eight digs, four kills, two block assists and an ace in last Wednesday's five-set win over UC Santa Barbara. Sophomore outside hitter Tri Bourne (Academy of the Pacific '07 of Honolulu) had 11 kills, 10 digs, four block assists and three aces for the Trojans. In a four-set loss to Cal State Northridge Friday, McKibbin had 61 assists, seven digs and five block assists, and Bourne added eight kills and 10 blocks.
Lindenwood (Mo.) senior outside hitter Devin Shiroma (Damien '05 of Honolulu) was a unanimous choice as Player of the Year by the Mid-America Men's Volleyball Intercollegiate Conference Monday. Shiroma averaged 4.5 kills and 2.1 digs per set.
BASEBALL
Penn State senior second baseman Landon Nakata (Punahou '05 of Honolulu) batted 4-for-7 with a double, two RBIs and scored a run in a 16-5 win over Michigan Sunday.
Brigham Young senior first baseman Kasey Ko (Punahou '05 of Kailua) batted 2-for-4, including a double and three RBIs in a 15-11 win over Western Carolina Friday. Ko was 3-for-4 in Saturday's 18-12 win over the Catamounts. His single in the eighth inning put the Cougars ahead, 13-12, and he finished with two RBIs and two runs scored. Ko went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in Monday's 12-8 loss at Washington State.
Southern Utah senior outfielder Nick Freitas (Kamehameha '05 of Honolulu) batted 3-for-5, including his fifth home run, with three RBIs and three runs scored in a 9-6 win over North Dakota State Thursday. Freshman catcher Justin Neuhart (Moloka'i '07 of Kualapu'u) drove in a pair of runs and senior Keli'i Zablan (Saint Louis '05 of 'Ewa Beach) also had an RBI and earned his second save of the season. In Saturday's first game of a doubleheader, junior designated hitter Bucky Aona (Punahou '06 of Makakilo) and senior first baseman Chester Wilson (Saint Louis '05 of Honolulu) both had an RBI and freshman pitcher Kelsey Outram ('Iolani '08 of Mililani) gave up one run on two hits in one inning. In the series finale, junior pitcher Alec Reichle (Kaua'i '04 of Koloa) worked seven innings, but took the loss and Wilson had the Thunderbirds' lone RBI.
Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) senior outfielder Kaohi Downing (Punahou '05 of Honolulu) had an RBI, stole three bases and scored two runs in a 6-2 win over San Diego Christian Thursday. In a 7-4 loss to Westmont Saturday, Downing was 3-for-4 with a homer, two RBIs and two runs scored. In the second game of the doubleheader, Downing batted 3-for-5 with three doubles, an RBI and two runs scored. He continued his hot hitting with a 2-for-3 performance in a 10-3 win over San Francisco State Monday. Downing doubled, stole a base and scored three times.
Colorado School of Mines sophomore outfielder Nick Wong (Roosevelt '07 of Honolulu) batted 3-for-5 with two homers, three RBIs and three runs scored in a 12-6 loss to New Mexico Highlands Friday.
Willamette (Ore.) senior right-hander Kelsey Nakata (Mililani '05) pitched five scoreless innings of four-hit ball in a 14-2 win over Whitman (Wash.) Saturday. Nakata (1-1) earned honorable mention from the Northwest Conference as pitcher of the week.
Central Washington junior catcher Sheldon Santiago (Saint Louis '05 of Waipahu) went 5-for-6 with three RBIs in a doubleheader against Northwest Nazarene Saturday.
SOFTBALL
Purdue junior third baseman Liane Horiuchi (Kamehameha '05 of Wahiawa) singled, stole a base and scored in a 3-1 loss to Michigan Saturday. In the second game of the doubleheader, a 10-inning, 4-3 loss to the Wolverines, Horiuchi had a triple, walked, stole two bases and scored twice.
Mississippi State freshman outfielder Ka'ili Smith (Kapolei '08) had the Bulldogs only three hits in a 6-2 loss to Florida Saturday. She was 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI and finished 5-for-9 for the series.
California sophomore catcher Sanoe Kekahuna (Baldwin '07) drove in three runs and scored another in a 12-3 win over Oregon State Sunday.
East Carolina junior third baseman Cristen Aona (Punahou '06 of Kapolei) hit a first-inning, two-run single in a 2-1 win over Tulsa Saturday.
Southern Oregon sophomore outfielder Meghan Laughlin (Mid-Pacific '07 of Honolulu) was named Cascade Conference Player of the Week after she hit .667 in four wins last week. Laughlin had eight hits — including two doubles and two triples — and nine RBIs.
GOLF
UCLA freshman Stephanie Kono (Punahou '08 of Honolulu) tied for 15th at the PING/Arizona State Invitational at the par-72 Karsten Golf Course in Tempe, Ariz. Kono shot 75-75-74 for 8-over 224. New Mexico junior Britney Choy (Leilehua '06 of Wahiawa) shot 76-75-74—225 to tie for 20th and Stanford senior Mari Chun (Kamehameha '05 of Pearl City) shot 73-74-80—227 to share 27th. Arizona senior Amanda Wilson (Waiakea '04 of Hilo) tied for 43rd with 77-80-74—231 and Pepperdine freshman Ayaka Kaneko (Sacred Hearts '08 of Honolulu) tied for 76th with 82-76-83—241 in her collegiate debut.
Santa Clara sophomore Miki Ueoka (Kaua'i '07 of Lihu'e) was named Women's Golfer of the Month by the West Coast Conference Monday. Ueoka won the Sacramento State Invitational on March 24 with rounds of 75 and 71. It was her third collegiate tournament title.
UC Davis sophomore Katie Sisler (Punahou '07 of Honolulu) finished in a tie for 55th with 89-77-83—249 at the UC Irvine Anteater Invitational last week. Cal State Northridge sophomore Ashlee Nagamine (La Pietra '07 of 'Aiea) tied for 60th with 85-81-85—251.
Pacific (Ore.) sophomore Max Bonk (Hawai'i Prep '07 of Kameula) and Willamette senior Whitney Ueno (Hilo '05) were named men's and women's golf Student-Athlete of the Week by the Northwest Conference yesterday. Bonk won the NWC Spring Classic for the second consecutive year with a 36-hole total of 147 and his fifth straight tournament title. Ueno also won her second straight Spring Classic with a 171. She also won the NWC Fall Classic last semester.
TENNIS
Junior Mikey Lim (Punahou '06 of Honolulu), who competes for Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.), won all three of his No. 3 singles matches last week in wins over Redlands, UC Davis and La Sierra.
UC Irvine senior Heidi Kaloi (Kamehameha '05 of Wahiawa) won her No. 6 singles match, 6-2 and 6-2, in a 7-0 win over Loyola Marymount Monday. Kaloi also was part on the winning No. 1 doubles team.
DePauw (Ind.) sophomore Janelle Arita (Punahou '07 of Mililani) helped the Tigers finish in third place at the Midwest Invitational in Madison, Wis. last week. Arita won 0-6, 6-1 and 1-0(10-5) in a 9-0 win over Wisconsin-Whitewater Friday and led 7-6(7-3) and 3-2 in Monday's third-place match against Gustavus Adolphus before the match was called because the Tigers had secured the win. She also helped DePauw win all three No. 2 doubles matches.
Pacific's (Ore.) Hawai'i contingent led the way in Saturday's 8-1 win over Pacific Lutheran. Freshmen Cat Goya (St. Andrew's '08 of Kane'ohe) and Megan Yoshimoto (Mililani '08) won their No. 1 doubles match and also at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, respectively. Juniors Dayna Wong (Waiakea '06 of Hilo) and Jaime Yoshino (Kaiser '06 of Honolulu) won their No. 2 doubles and Yoshino also won at No. 3 singles. Sophomore Stephanie Velligas (Kamehameha '07 of Waimanalo) part of the winning No. 3 doubles team.
LACROSSE
Pacific (Ore.) junior Lilia Lee (Kamehameha '05 of Waimanalo) scored eight goals and had 10 points — both single-game school records — in a 24-7 win over Dallas Sunday. Junior Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento (Hilo '05) added a pair of goals.. In a 19-18 win over Pomona-Pitzer Friday, Lee led Pacific with seven goals.
Reach Kalani Takase at ktakase@honoluluadvertiser.com.
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