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Hawaii soccer spreads
to East CoastToday some of the 60 freshmen not mentioned in previous columns are featured.
Elizabeth Kalama saw action in 18 matches for Point Loma Nazarene in San Diego. The midfielder from Kamehameha did not score, but both her shots were on goal.
"Elizabeth started pretty much every game for us," said Crusader assistant coach Andrea Alfiler. "I could see leadership qualities in her that were pretty quiet. I told her to recognize that she has that quality and to come into her own."
Erin Apo, a defender from Roosevelt, and Marley Shain, a midfielder from Punahou, took their talents to the East Coast and played in Boston for the NCAA Division III Simmons College Sharks.
"Marley had a solid year for us, and was instrumental in our defeat of Western New England College when she assisted on the game-winning goal. Erin was hurt most of the year, but was a great asset to the team off the field," said Simmons coach Dick Dawson.
Simmons (7-1-1) was the Great Northeast Athletic Conference regular-season champion.
Kealakehe graduate Brad Fyffe headed to Boston and played in 12 matches for the Emerson College Lions. The Big Island Interscholastic Federation North first-team defender a year ago turned striker scored once. Emerson finished 11-7-1 and advanced to the semifinal round of the GNAC Tournament.
Darin Fajota, a midfielder from Maryknoll, was a walk-on at Loyola Marymount and played in one match.
"He basically still must prove himself before he gets more playing time. Darin is a technically clean player with creative skills on the ball," said LMU assistant coach Brian Irvin.
JoBette Nabarro started five of the 14 matches she saw action in for the San Diego State Aztecs (7-10-2). The four-time BIIF All-Star and player of the year as a senior at Waiakea took five shots but did not score. Nabarro picked up her first college assist against Long Beach State.
Stephannie Pearson, who played her freshman season with the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine then transferred to SDSU, was in the goal for every minute this year. She has a 1.36 goals-against average and led the Mountain West Conference with seven shutouts.
Kristin Muramoto allowed two goals and made three saves in 211 minutes between the pipes for the 16-1-2 Willamette Bearcats. The Iolani alum played in five matches, starting three, and had a 0.85 goals-against average.
Christian Marston was a walk-on at Vanguard University (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and earned a starting berth in 13 of the 17 matches he played for the 13-6-1 Lions. The midfielder from Kapaa had three assists but did not connect on any of his 14 shots.
Chandi Bickford, who can play up top but was used primarily as a defender, logged time in 15 matches during her first season with the 11-6-4 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. The King Kekaulike graduate, who won the state long jump and triple jump competitions a year ago, did not take any shots, but recorded two assists.
David Semenza, a goalkeeper from Punahou, played in one match for the Ivy League's Brown Bears, a 2-2 overtime tie against Providence.
Semenza made five saves in 110 minutes between the pipes.
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