ISLE FILE
BYUH, UHH off to 3-0 starts in volleyball
Advertiser Staff
Losaline Faka'osi had 16 kills and 18 digs as Brigham Young-Hawai'i defeated Cal State-East Bay, 25-20, 20-25, 25-22, 25-22, last night in the Aqua Hotels & Resorts Hawai'i Invitational at Cannon Activities Center.
Tanza Buroker added eight kills and four blocks, Camille Soto had 19 digs and Lacey Laycock registered 42 assists and three blocks for the Seasiders (3-0).
Sukhjit Athwal had 23 kills and Lauren Massa 24 digs for the Pioneers (0-4).
OTHER MATCHES
Losaline Faka'osi had 14 kills and 18 digs and Tanza Buroker added seven kills and five blocks for the Seasiders.
Lacey Laycock registered 46 assists, Melanie Manutai added 16 digs and Keisha Moeai had 11 digs for BYUH.
Audrey Goss led Adelphi with eight kills.
"We played pretty well," said UHH head coach Bruce Atkinson, whose team improved to 3-0. "We were able to stay aggressive throughout the match and play hard both on and off the net."
With Katie Swenson spreading the offense, middle hitter Seben hit 15 for 19 with four errors. Outside hitters Josimara Pinheiro and Kawena Cubi-Otineru each added 10 kills.
Swenson recorded 42 assists while Pinheiro contributed 12 digs.
Tricia Yoshimura added 18 digs and Gruszecka 14 for the Sea Warriors (2-1).
Kelsey Hackett had 11 kills and Hilary Pavels added 10 kills and 11 digs for Adelphi (2-2).
Hillary Morrison had 39 assists for the Yellowjackets (2-2).
Courtney Lorusso had 13 kills and 17 digs, Kylee Pedro added 12 kills and 10 digs, and Tanya Alvino contributed 47 assists for the Silverswords (1-2).
U.S. SWEEPS SERBIA
Three players from Honolulu helped the United States boys youth national team sweep Serbia, 25-17, 25-18, 25-18, yesterday in the second round of pool play at the FIVB Boys Youth (19-under) World Championship in Jesolo, Italy.
Opposite Joshua Taylor (Ku'ikahi Volleyball Club, Punahou), who played the first and third sets, scored five points on four kills and one block. Outside hitter Taylor Crabb (Outrigger, Punahou), who played just the third set, had three points on three kills. Setter Micah Christenson (Outrigger Canoe Volleyball Club, Kamehameha), who played all three sets, had two points on one kill and one ace.
SOCCER
BYUH WOMEN WIN
Junior forward Emily Mearns scored two goals within a two-minute period in the first half as host Brigham Young-Hawai'i beat Westminster (Utah), 2-1, yesterday in a non-conference women's match.
Sophomore Margaret Sekona assisted on each of Mearns' goals as the Seasiders improved to 2-0.
Corie Walch put Westminster ahead 1-0 with a long goal at the 12:38 mark.
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