SALT LAKE CITY -- The Utah women's soccer team took advantage of Hawaii's inability to play a first half with authority en route to a 4-1 Western Athletic Conference Pacific Division triumph yesterday. Wahine still
winless in WACThe Utes (9-4 overall, 1-1 WAC) scored three goals in the first half and Hawaii suffered its 12th consecutive conference defeat. UH, in its third WAC campaign, has yet to win a conference match.
Tricia Nishikawa scored for Hawaii (7-4, 0-2) at 70:17 of the second half. Kelly Keohen made a nice run down the right side and centered a pass that set up the goal.
Nishikawa's fifth goal ties her with Lara Anzai and Nicki Arakawa (1995) for most goals scored in a season.
"We've got the road-trip blues," said UH head coach Pinsoom Tenzing. "We gave away three goals in the first half with silly mistakes.
"I don't know what it is, but the kids are coming out after five or 10 minutes unable to breathe. Then, as the game goes along, they get stronger.
"We actually were dominating toward the end. We created a lot of chances, but just couldn't put them away."
The Wahine end the road trip tomorrow with a nonconference match against Weber State (10-2).
Wendell Kop fired a 4-under-par 66 during yesterday's final round to win the Mayor's Cup golf tournament by a stroke at the Ala Wai Golf Course. Mayor's Cup to Kop
Kop finished with a 137, one stroke ahead of Joey Tadeo.
The Ladies gross winner by a stroke was Audry Mori while the net winner was Cheryl Lynn Daquip.
WEIGHTLIFTING RECORDS SET: Led by the brother-sister duo of Catherine and LeGrand Sakamaki, 13 state records were set at last Saturday's Hawaii Open Weightlifting Championships.
The 16-year-old, 113-pound Catherine Sakamaki set marks in snatch (132 pounds) and total (286 pounds). LeGrand Sakamaki, who weighs 137 pounds, had a record snatch (270) and total (589).
TOP SEEDS ADVANCE: Defending champion and top seed Eric Sandblom met No. 2 seed Jesse Walter today for the men's singles title of the 46th Dillingham Grand Prix Tennis Championship at Punahou School courts.
Sandblom defeated third-seeded Joel Finnegan, 6-2, 6-2 yesterday. Walter eliminated Chris Leong, 6-1, 6-2.
It was also No. 1 against No. 2 for the women's singles title. Top-seed Ei Oyama, the defending champion, faced Erin Hoe. Oyama toppled Tracy Chong, 6-0, 6-2, yesterday. Hoe ousted Stacy Hakikawa, 6-0, 6-0.