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POSTED: Sunday, October 26, 2008

Elimimian breaks tackles record

Hawaii linebacker Solomon Elimimian finished with a game-high 10 tackles, becoming the program's career leader along the way.

Elimimian now has 373 stops; he passed former UH defensive lineman Levi Stanley, who held the previous record of 366 since finishing his career in 1973.

Elimimian tied the record on Nevada's second possession by teaming with R.J. Kiesel-Kauhane on a sack. He then made the record his own on the Wolf Pack's next drive with a hard hit on Vai Taua.

“;The tackle record is big to me,”; Elimimian said. “;It doesn't just highlight this season or this game, it highlights my four years here and it starts with the decision God made to bring me to Hawaii.”;

 

UH defense gets on the board

Those scoop-and-score drills finally paid off for the Warriors.

UH defensive ends David Veikune and John Fonoti teamed up for the defense's first touchdown of the season, giving the Warriors the lead in the first quarter.

Veikune, making his first sack of the season, knocked the ball from Colin Kaepernick's hands. Fonoti picked up the loose ball and took it 9 yards for his first career touchdown.

 

Wolf Pack hurry UH quarterbacks

Nevada sophomore defensive ends Dontay Moch and Kevin Basped got in the hair of Hawaii quarterbacks all night.

Moch had eight tackles, including four for losses with three sacks, and Basped made five tackles, three of which went for losses with two sacks.

But the Wolf Pack defensive unit didn't get the job done when the game was on the line.

“;Defensively, we didn't make the stops in the second half,”; Nevada coach Chris Ault said. “;The defense was excellent in the first half, but put us in some tough spots in the second half.”;

Meanwhile, Saint Louis graduate Jared Silva-Purcell, a Wolf Pack sophomore linebacker, started his first college game in place of injured Joshua Mauga.

Silva-Purcell made two tackles.

 

Mouton morphs into slotback

Senior Ryan Mouton's Hawaii debut on the other side of the ball proved to be a successful one.

The cornerback turned slotback had five catches for 58 yards, including a 16-yard out-route reception to get the Warriors' game-winning drive started with less than 1:30 to play.

His transition was classified information at Hawaii practices leading up to last night's game.

“;I'm going to need a lot of work or whatever,”; said Mouton with a shrug. “;I just wanted to get out there and do my best, that's all the coaches asked me to do. I felt like the offense started a little slow but kind of turned it up. We got things done.”;

Mouton starred on both sides of the ball at Katy High, leading his team to the Texas 5A Division II championship.

 

Miano, Belgrave at QB club

Hawaii associate head football coach Rich Miano and assistant track and field coach Althea Belgrave will speak at tomorrow's meeting of the Honolulu Quarterback Club.

Miano will talk about Hawaii's win over Nevada and how his defense plans to reign in Utah State's pass offense in next week's game.

Belgrave was recently appointed assistant track and field coach at UH in charge of distance runners.

The meeting begins at noon tomorrow at the Pagoda Hotel's International Ballroom with lunch served at 11:30 a.m.

 

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HPU men run away with championship

Hawaii Pacific finished first in the team portion of the Hawaiian Airlines Pacific West Conference Championships, held yesterday at Turtle Bay. Dany Malley placed fifth for the Sea Warriors with a time of 26:07 on the muddy 8k course. New conference member Academy of Art claimed the top four spots but was ineligible for the win because they are not yet a full-fledged member of the NCAA. Brigham Young-Hawaii finished second and UH-Hilo third.

>>On the women's side, BYU-H placed five runners in the top ten to claim first place. Amanda Whitford turned in a time of 18:22 to defend her 5k conference title. HPU landed runners in the second and third spots en route to a second place finish; UH-Hilo was third.

 

Rogers' header beats Vulcans

Mark Rogers scored in the 81st minute from a corner-kick assist by teammate Linus Ekden to lead the Sea Warriors past the host Vulcans 1-0 yesterday in Hilo.

Hawaii-Hilo (7-4-2, 2-3-2) outshot Hawaii Pacific (7-5-1, 5-2) 7-3 in the second period but failed to get the ball past Sea Warrior goalie Matt Terry.

>>Chaminade's Viktor Bezhani scored twice in a 3-0 victory over BYU-Hawaii yesterday in Laie.

The Seasiders (4-8-2) outshot and Silverswords (1-13-1) 21-8.

 

Vulcans edge Sea Warriors

Nationally-ranked Hawaii-Hilo defeated Hawaii Pacific 2-0 yesterday in a women's soccer game in Hilo.

The Vulcans, ranked eighth in the NCAA Division II west region, were led by Alyssa Salvador, who scored her 17th goal of the season in the game's 68th minute.

Hawaii Hilo (11-4, 6-1) outshot Hawaii Pacific (3-11, 1-6) 13-3.

>>Lauren McCullough scored four goals to lead BYU-Hawaii in an 11-0 rout of Chaminade yesterday in Laie.

 

Seasiders win in 4

BYU-Hawaii rebounded from a first-game loss to defeat Grand Canyon 11-25, 25-11, 25-22, 25-11 yesterday in a volleyball match in Laie.

Agnes Tuilevuka paced the Seasiders with 14 kills while Faylynn Merrick and Ane Vea added eight apiece.

BYU-Hawaii remains undefeated in PacWewst conference play with a 11-0 record, 14-5 overall.

>>UH-Hilo defeated Chaminade in straight sets 25-21, 25-15, 25-16 in a match played yesterday at McCabe Gym. Josimara Pinheiro led the Vulcans with 13 kills, helping them improve to 17-7 for the season. The loss dropped the Silverswords to 9-13.