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Hawaii Beat
Star-Bulletin staff
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Ching might miss match
Kamehameha graduate Brian Ching might not play in the U.S. soccer team's exhibition match against Guatemala tomorrow after after getting kicked in the face Sunday against Ecuador.
Ching did not suffer any breaks and left the match in the 63rd minute. Ching fed Landon Donovan for the second of his three goals in a 3-1 victory.
"Physically, I think he's OK," interim coach Bob Bradley said. "We also have some other forwards in camp, so it's a question mark in terms in how we will choose to use him, so that's something that we'll discuss. I thought he had a very good game. His ability to be in good positions, hold the ball, fight for the ball, and obviously, the second goal was as a result of his ability to turn a play into a great pass."
Hawaii drops in volleyball poll
Despite two sweeps last week, Hawaii dropped a spot to No. 13 in yesterday's CSTV/AVCA Division I-II Top 15 volleyball poll.
The Warriors (7-13, 5-11 MPSF) take their four-match winning streak on the road for contests at UC San Diego on Thursday and Friday.
The top seven spots in the coaches poll remained unchanged, led by top-ranked Pepperdine, which received 15 of 16 first-place votes. The remaining vote went to No. 4 UCLA.
Cavaco takes over at Oberlin
OBERLIN, Ohio » Isaiah Cavaco, a native of Honolulu, has been named the new men's basketball coach at Oberlin, effective immediately, the school athletic department announced yesterday.
Cavaco was interim head coach at the NCAA Division III school this season and had worked as top assistant for the previous two seasons.
He was named interim coach in March 2006, when the college announced that Frank Dobbs had resigned as head coach and assistant athletic director.
UH's Mason leads tournament
Hawaii water polo player Kelly Mason, a member of the New Zealand national team, is the leading scorer at the FINA World Championships in Australia.
Mason, a UH sophomore, scored 13 goals in the team's first four matches of the tournament. New Zealand plays Brazil today and either Germany or the Netherlands on Thursday.
UH players Anna Sieprath, Amy Logan and Emily Cox are also on the New Zealand roster. Rainbow Wahine goalie Meike De Nooy is a backup for the Netherlands.
Sea Warriors split with Tritons
The Hawaii Pacific baseball team split a doubleheader with UC San Diego yesterday to end the two-day series even at 2-2.
UC San Diego won the first game 8-3 with HPU claiming the second 8-5. Kaimi Mead (2-1) earned the seven-inning, complete-game win for the Sea Warriors. Mark Veneri went 2-for-2 and drove in two runs for HPU (17-11).
In yesterday's opener, HPU pitchers walked four and hit seven batters in the loss. Danny Lee had two RBIs for the Sea Warriors.
Hawaii-Hilo tennis teams roll
The Hawaii-Hilo women's tennis team swept Grand Canyon 9-0 yesterday in Pomona, Calif.
The Vulcans won all three doubles matches and got singles wins from Christie Pagatpatan, Nicole Campbell, Carolina Ardila, Susan Souksavath, Akimi Kifune and Kari Rodrigues.
The UH-Hilo men's and women's tennis teams both earned wins over Cal Poly Pomona on Saturday. The men won 7-2, and the women earned a 6-3 victory.
Seasiders lose at Grand Canyon
The Brigham Young-Hawaii softball team lost to Grand Canyon 5-2 yesterday in Phoenix.
Rachelle Wade hit a first-inning home run for the Seasiders (11-13) in a make-up game for last Thursday's rainout.
Vulcans 15th in golf tournament
The UH-Hilo golf team opened the University of Colorado Stevinson Ranch Invitational with a 58-over-par 634 in the first two rounds yesterday in California. The Vulcans were led by Stephen Zane's 9-over 153 and are in 15th place.
