UNLV freshman Jamie Smith ('Iolani '08) got some recent love from ESPN, but she isn't the only youngster from Hawaii running rampant in college basketball.

Fresh off a 19-point performance on 6-for-8 shooting in a road win over San Jose State, Idaho's Shaena-Lyn Kuehu (Punahou '08) found herself back in the starting lineup and had 12 points and three rebounds in a 55-52 win over Fresno State.

The win propelled the Vandals to a 3-1 record in the Western Athletic Conference, tying their best start ever in league play.

Picked to finish last in the WAC preseason coaches poll, the surprising Vandals have won three in a row heading into tonight's game against Louisiana Tech, the first of a three-game homestand.

Kuehu is third in the WAC in 3-point percentage and 19th in scoring, but those numbers should only increase as her minutes go up.

In four WAC games, Kuehu is averaging 14 points and nearly six boards while playing 25 minutes a game. She's scored in double digits in each of the last five games.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

» Holy Names senior guard Chelsie Kadota (Roosevelt '05) hit three 3-pointers and finished with 13 points in 27 minutes to help the Hawks beat William Jessup University 68-58 on Saturday. Junior Larisa Nakasone (Roosevelt '05) added five points, seven assists and two steals and sophomore Jamie-Leigh Ronolo (Moanalua '07) scored a bucket off the bench for Holy Names. Sophomore Danielle Lovell (Waianae '07) played just over a minute, but didn't record a statistic.

» Menlo College senior Kelci Fushikoshi (Lahainaluna '05) had 15 points, eight rebounds and four assists in a 67-57 victory over Simpson on Saturday.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

» Colorado School of Mines senior Kyle Pape ('Iolani '05) was named to the Rocky Mountain Conference all-academic first team. Pape carries a 3.25 grade-point average while majoring in civil engineering. Pape leads the Orediggers in scoring (18.3 ppg) and 3-pointers made (25) and is second on the team with 17 steals.

FOOTBALL

» New Mexico State sophomore Kaua Adolpho (Kahuku '02) and senior Oren Long (Saint Louis '04) were named to the Western Athletic Conference all-academic team.

MEN'S VOLLEYBALL

» Southern California sophomore Riley McKibbin (Punahou '07) converted both of his kill attempts and finished with 33 assists and 10 digs as the Trojans swept Hope International in their home opener last Friday.

» Stanford sophomore Spencer McLachlin (Punahou '07) and freshman Brad Lawson ('Iolani '08) each finished with 11 kills in a three-game sweep of Ball State on Saturday. Junior setter Kawika Shoji ('Iolani '06) finished with 38 assists, seven digs and three kills and sophomore defensive specialist Jordan Inafuku (Kamehameha '07) chipped in two digs off the bench for the Cardinal.

MEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING

» N.C. State senior Andrew Lester (Moanalua '05) finished first in the 1,000 freestyle with a time of 9:28.94 in a duel meet loss to Georgia Tech on Saturday. Lester took second in the 400 individual medley with a time of 3:59.84, which was the third fastest by a Wolfpack swimmer this season.

» Air Force senior Kai Yamashiro ('Iolani '05) won the 200 backstroke in a time of 1:51.87 in a duel-meet loss to Denver on Saturday. Yamashiro and fellow senior Bryan Avery (Mililani '05) each swam a leg in the 400 individual medley to help the Falcons finish with a season-best time of 3:23.97.

WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING

» Florida State junior Aleia Monden (St. Andrew's '06) placed first in the 1-meter dive with a score of 283.73 to help the Seminoles beat Clemson on Saturday and earn head coach Neil Harper his 200th career victory.

» Linfield junior Yusuke Kobayashi (Kaiser '06) won the 100 and 200 freestyle events and was part of the 400 freestyle-relay team in a dual-meet loss to Pacific Lutheran on Saturday. Kobayashi finished the 100 free in 49.91 seconds, the 200 free in 1:48.13 and helped the relay team finish in 3:21.71.