This was something new for Jared Silva-Purcell (Saint Louis, '06).

But with the ball in his hands and open field ahead, the Nevada linebacker simply let instinct take over.

“;It felt like time froze,”; Silva-Purcell said of his 47-yard interception return for a touchdown to cap the scoring in the Wolf Pack's 44-17 win over Utah State last Saturday. “;I couldn't really grasp what was happening. It was shocking.”;

Fresh off the highlight moment of his young career in Reno, Silva-Purcell is looking forward to a return to Aloha Stadium tomorrow when the Wolf Pack face Hawaii in a Western Athletic Conference game.

Silva-Purcell is running second at middle linebacker for the Wolf Pack, backing up senior Joshua Mauga. The sophomore has played in all seven games this season, recording four tackles and last week's interception.

Silva-Purcell wasn't doing a whole lot of running at all last season, when he tore the meniscus and MCL in his knee. After two surgeries, he spent most of the summer rehabbing in Reno, further heightening his anticipation for this weekend's visit.

“;It's been way too long,”; said Silva-Purcell, who is also looking forward to catching up with his cousin and former Saint Louis teammate Elliott Purcell, now a Warriors defensive lineman.

Kalaheo graduate and defensive lineman Mike Andrews is also on the roster, but is expected to redshirt this season after transferring from Arizona Western College.

» Idaho freshman running back Kama Bailey (Damien '08) scored the first two touchdowns of his collegiate career in a 46-14 loss against Louisiana Tech. Bailey caught touchdown passes of 33 and 27 yards in the first half and returned six kickoffs for 104 yards. Sophomore linebacker JoJo Dickson (Baldwin '07) had eight tackles for the Vandals.

» Oregon State senior safety Al Afalava (Kahuku '05) had four tackles and an interception in a 34-13 win over Washington. Huskies junior defensive end Daniel Teo-Nesheim (Hawaii Prep '05) had four tackles in the loss.

» Utah sophomore linebacker Nai Fotu (Kahuku '07) had five tackles and a sack in a 49-16 win over Colorado State.

» Southern California senior linebacker Kaluka Maiava (Baldwin '05) made four tackles in a 69-0 rout of Washington State.

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

» Pepperdine sophomore setter Kealohilani Kea (Kamehameha '07) made her second career start Saturday and finished with 57 assists, seven digs and five kills in a five-set victory over Portland.

» Central Washington sophomore libero Brandie Vea (Kalani '07) leads NCAA Division II in digs per game at 6.33. Vea had 41 digs in a five-set loss to Western Oregon last Saturday.

MEN'S VOLLEYBALL

» Southern California sophomore setter Riley McKibbin (Punahou '06) was named MVP of the Husky Energy Can-Am Challenge after leading the Trojans to four wins in two games against a variety of teams from Canada.

WOMEN'S SWIMMING

» Lindenwood freshman Sarah Ballamosa (Pearl City '08) had three top-10 finishes in the University of Missouri Show-Me Showdown. Ballamosa finished sixth in the 100 IM, ninth in the 200 IM and 10th in the 50 butterfly.

» Fairfield freshman Michelle Yoshida (Punahou '08) was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Women's Swimmer of the Week after winning four individual events and two relay events in three meets over an eight-day span. She broke the school record in the women's 50 freestyle with a time of 27.06 seconds.

WOMEN'S GOLF

» UCLA freshman Stephanie Kono (Punahou '08) finished in a tie for ninth place at the Stanford Intercollegiate with a score of 1-under 212 to help the Bruins win the team championship. Stanford senior Mari Chun (Kamehameha '05) finished in a tie for 14th with a three-day total of 215, and Arizona senior Amanda Wilson (Waiakea '05) shot 220 to finish in a tie for 38th place.