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Seasiders dominate Lady Yellowjackets

BILLINGS, Mont. >> The Brigham Young-Hawaii women's volleyball team held Montana State-Billings to a .000 hitting percentage in a 30-12, 30-17, 30-17 nonconference win last night.

The second-ranked Seasiders (9-2) needed just 65 minutes to sweep the Lady Yellowjackets (3-8). Ashley Moeai had a match-high 15 kills and hit .545, and Chun Yi Lin added 11 kills and three blocks to lead BYUH.

Seasider setter Kaala Lo had 32 assists and four of the team's 10 aces. Former Kahuku High School standout Alberta Letoa had 10 digs for MSU-Billings (3-8).

BYUH finished 4-0 on this road trip. The Seasiders next host Western New Mexico in a Pacific West Conference match Oct. 3.

Sea Warriors sweep: At Silver City, N.M., Nadica Karlesau had a match-high 18 kills to lead Hawaii Pacific to a 30-23, 30-28, 30-23 nonconference win over host Western New Mexico.

Flavia Brakling added 16 kills and 11 digs for the Sea Warriors, who continue their road trip with matches at MSU-Billings tomorrow and Friday.

Seasiders stay No. 2: BYUH remained ranked second for the third straight week in the AVCA coaches' poll.

The Seasiders (9-2) received three first-place votes and 818 total points. Continuing at No. 1 is UC San Diego, which received 32 first-place votes and 872 points.

Four of the top five teams in the poll are from the Pacific Region, including No. 3 Cal State San Bernardino and No. 5 Western Washington.

Despite not playing last week, Hawaii Pacific (5-2) moved up a spot to No. 14. The Sea Warriors have 337 points.

Seasiders win in men's water polo

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. >> All-American Vanja Kalabic scored seven goals to lead the 17th-ranked Brigham Young-Hawaii men's water polo team to a 12-7 victory over UC Santa Cruz yesterday.

Mike Rieben added a pair of goals for the Seasiders (2-0), who take on defending NCAA Division I national champion Stanford today. Also scoring for BYUH yesterday were Douglas Turley, Jordan Brink and Vlada Stankovic.

BYUH goalie Peter Caley stopped six UCSC shots, adding two steals and two assists.

The Seasiders continue their first road trip of the season with a match at Cal tomorrow and the UC Santa Cruz Slugfest on Friday and Saturday.

4-peat for Otsuji in sailing canoes

Marvin Otsuji captained the Kamakakoa to a fourth consecutive series title Saturday as the Hawaiian Sailing Canoe Association completed its season.

The final event of the Aston Hotels and Resorts' nine-race series was the Kendall Pacific Challenge, a 24-mile race along the Kauai coast from Nawiliwili to Waimea.

Finishing second in the series was Tui Tonga, captained by Jason Dameron of Oahu. The La'amaomao, with Oahu's Matt Buckman as captain, was third.

The all-wahine division was won by Moa E Ku, captained by Terry Galpin of Oahu.

The series began with the April 26 Alenuihaha Channel Race from Keokea on the Big Island to Hana Maui. The HSCA schedule includes races across nearly every channel in the main Hawaiian chain in order to perpetuate the cultural tradition of sailing canoes.

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