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WARRIOR NOTEBOOK

Walk-on does
healthy job
as punter

By Paul Arnett

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UNIVERSITY of Hawaii punter Greg Kleidon sprained his ankle late in the week and wasn't able to handle the punting in Saturday night's loss to Portland State. In stepped walk-on Dan Berryman of Lake Oswego, Ore., who did a commendable job, despite learning he would be the man on short notice.

"Yes he did do well, especially under the circumstances,'' Hawaii head coach June Jones said yesterday afternoon. "Greg sprained his ankle on Thursday on his way to class. He rolled it up going down a hill, so we'll have to see what develops over the next two weeks."

When asked early on in training camp if Berryman had any chance to see playing time this year, Warriors special teams coach Dennis McKnight said, "If he were in a punt, pass, or kick competition, he would be fine. But he's not ready to kick under pressure."

Perhaps, but Berryman did manage an average of 40.3 yards on six punts, including a long of 65 at the end of the first half. He had three kicks inside the 20 and another three returned for 34 yards. Hawaii's net punting was a healthy 36.2 yards.

The Warriors were also solid on kickoffs, returning seven for 158 yards. Flex Armstrong had the longest at 30 yards and Jamal Garland brought one back 27. Hawaii has yet to return a kick for a touchdown under Jones' reign.

Place-kicker Eric Hannum had a good night. He overcame back problems early on in fall camp to nail field goals of 24 and 35 yards, and connected on two extra points as well.

Injury report

Hawaii came out of the game relatively injury-free. Offensive tackle Chris Pinkney went out early with what he thought was an irregular heartbeat. Trainers said after the game it was due to an illness and that his heart was fine. Still, he went to the hospital for precautionary measures.

Offensive guard Vince Manuwai played with a broken hand that he suffered early last week. He wore a heavy cast during practice, but had to use a light one in the game, in accordance with NCAA rules. He'll be in some kind of cast for four to six weeks.

Safety Dee Miller was sidelined with leg cramps, but returned in the fourth quarter. Tavis Campbell, who missed most of fall camp with a sprained shoulder, tried to play in the second half, but saw only limited action.

As expected, free safety Nate Jackson didn't play because of a sprained foot. Jones is hopeful he'll be back in the lineup for the game at Texas-El Paso in two weeks.

Defensive lineman Lui Funga had a few plays, but his shoulder is still bothering him. He could seek a medical redshirt before the season is out.

Not a no-show

UH quarterback Nick Rolovich had to be convinced by Jones to face the music after Saturday night's disappointing performance. He told media relations director Lois Manin he wasn't coming out, but Jones said he needed to answer questions.

"It wasn't how I visioned it," Rolovich said of his night. He hit 28 of 57 passes for 367 yards and two touchdowns. He also threw two interceptions and was sacked three times. "I just have to get back out there and work harder. I've got to do a better job of reading coverages."

Twice, Rolovich underthrew Ashley Lelie on apparent touchdowns. He also missed a wide open Craig Stutzmann early in the first quarter on a third-down play that led to a Hannum field goal."

"We had a chance to make some plays, but we didn't," Jones said. "That was the difference in the game. They made plays and we didn't."