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Alaska Anchorage senior Kiki Robertson, a 2013 Mid-Pacific graduate, was named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference defensive player of the year on March 1.
Robertson, who also was named to the All-GNAC second team for the fourth consecutive season, won the defensive award for the second time in her career.
She led the league averaging 3.4 steals per game and helped the Seawolves lead the entire NCAA Division II in steals at 16.1 per game.
Robertson ranked in the top 25 nationally in four categories as of March 1 — sixth in steals per game (3.4), 12th in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.5), 20th in free-throw percentage (.867) and 21st in assists per game (5.5).
She finished with six points, six assists and two steals in a 79-70 win over Western Washington on Saturday to clinch a third consecutive GNAC title for the Seawolves.
UAA was selected as the top seed and will host the NCAA Division II West Region Championships on Mar. 10-13, opening against Hawaii Pacific.
Dunhour earns All-CCAA honors
Cal State East Bay senior Micah Dunhour was named to the All-California Collegiate Athletic Association second team last Thursday.
Dunhour, a 2011 Academy of the Pacific alumnus, became the first Pioneer to make the second team since 2012.
He finished fourth in the conference with a team-leading 16.9 points per game and was sixth in the CCAA averaging 7.0 rebounds per game. He also ranked seventh in minutes played (32.1 mpg) and field-goal percentage (.482).
Dunhour scored in double figures in 24 of 28 games with a career-high 31 against Cal State San Marcos on Jan. 5. In the final game of his collegiate career, Dunhour hit a game-winning fadeaway jumper with three seconds left to defeat Stanislaus State 68-66 and finished with 28 points and a career-high 15 rebounds.
AROUND THE NATION
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
>> Maegan Martin, Maryknoll ’15: The Whitman (Wash.) forward came off the bench to lead the Blues with 16 points on 8-for-13 shooting and added four rebounds and a steal in 17 minutes of a 69-67 win over Puget Sound in the second round of the NCAA Division III Championships in Tacoma, Wash., on Saturday. The Blues will play Trinity (Texas) University on Friday.
>> Casey Poe, KS-Hawaii ’14: The Whitman (Wash.) point guard hit a crucial jumper with 34 seconds remaining and finished with seven points, eight assists, seven rebounds and a steal in the two-point win over the Loggers.
BASEBALL
>> Kaimana Souza-Paaluhi, Mililani ’16: The Kansas freshman went 3-for-7 with two RBIs, a run scored, a walk and a stolen base in the first two games of a series sweep over Northwestern State over the weekend.
>> Codie Paiva, Kamehameha ’15: The Loyola Marymount right-hander improved to 2-0 for the season with 32⁄3 shutout innings of relief, allowing one hit with no walks and three strikeouts in a 3-2 win over Arizona State on Saturday.
>> Brent Sakurai, Mid-Pacific ’13: The New Mexico State third baseman went 4-for-16 with two doubles, a triple, four runs scored, two RBIs and three walks to help the Aggies win three of four against Yale over the weekend.
>> KJ Harrison, Punahou ’14: The Oregon State junior went 3-for-11 with two walks, two runs scored and a stolen base in a three-game sweep of UC Davis over the weekend.
>> Christian Donahue, ‘Iolani ’14: The Oregon State left fielder started the last two games of the series against the Aggies and was 2-for-7 with a walk, two runs and two RBIs.
>> Tyler Yamaguchi, Mid-Pacific ’15: The Northern Colorado sophomore shortstop finished 5-for-14 with two doubles to help the Bears win three of four against North Dakota State over the weekend.
>> Keenan Lum, Kamehameha ’14: The Northern Colorado junior left-hander won his first game of the season, allowing two earned runs on 10 hits with no walks and four strikeouts over six innings in an 8-2 win over North Dakota State in the series finale on Sunday.
>> Dylan Shiraki, Honokaa ’12: The Northern Colorado senior left-hander pitched 22⁄3 scoreless innings of relief, allowing two hits and two walks with three strikeouts to earn the win in a 7-6 victory over North Dakota State on Saturday.
>> Austin Darmawan, ‘Iolani ’13: The Washington (Mo.) infielder went 4-for-11 with three walks, three runs, an RBI and a stolen base to help the Bears win two of three against Luther College over the weekend.
WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS
>> Kristi Hayashida, Home school ’13: The Seattle Pacific senior, who was named the MPSF gymnast of the week last week, tied for fourth place with a mark of 9.675 on the beam at the Sacramento State triangular on Saturday.
SOFTBALL
>> Kamalani Dung, Kamehameha ’15: The Fresno State sophomore pitcher appeared in four of the five games the Bulldogs played in the Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif., over the weekend and went 2-1 with one save to improve to 9-4 this season. She pitched 172⁄3 innings and allowed five earned runs on 11 hits with eight walks and 19 strikeouts.
>> Kacie Oshiro, Mililani ’13: The East Carolina outfielder hit a two-run homer in a 15-14 win over Seton Hall on Sunday and finished 5-for-17 with two doubles, a homer, seven runs scored and four RBIs to help the Pirates finish 4-1 in the Louisville Slugger Invitational in Stockton, Calif.
>> Lindsey Matoi, Mid-Pacific ’14: The Loyola Marymount shortstop went 2-for-2 with a walk and a run scored in a 3-2 victory over UC Riverside on Thursday.
>> Jade Yadao-Valdez, Mililani ’14: The UNLV third baseman finished 5-for-13 with two runs, two RBIs and a stolen base to help the Rebels go 3-2 in the Red Desert Classic in St. George, Utah, that ended Sunday.
>> Rachel Ogasawara, Kamehameha ’15: The Washington catcher hit a solo homer in a 13-1 win over Indiana on Friday.
>> Jacy Watanabe, ‘Iolani ’14: The Cal Lutheran center fielder went 3-for-7 with a walk, four runs scored and a stolen base in a doubleheader sweep of Redlands on Saturday. Watanabe went 3-for-6 with a run scored in a doubleheader split against Whittier (Calif.) on Sunday.
>> Cassie Ho,‘Iolani ’16: The Canisius left fielder went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in a 12-4 win over Dayton to open the Upstate Classic on Thursday.
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
>> Wil Stanley, Punahou ’16: The Brigham Young freshman setter had eight assists in a four-set win over Cal Baptist on Friday.
>> Gabriel Vega, ‘Iolani ’12: The Stanford senior outside hitter hit .333 with 10 kills, two digs and an ace in a sweep of Penn State on Saturday.
>> Evan Enriques, KS-Hawaii ’14: The Stanford junior libero had six digs and three assists against the Nittany Lions.
WOMEN’S WATER POLO
>> Roxy Kiessling, Punahou ’14: The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps junior scored 10 goals in four matches in the Claremont Convergence to help the Athenas finish 2-2 over the weekend. She scored a weekend-best four goals in an 11-8 loss to Cal State Monterey Bay on Saturday.
>> Emma Choy, Punahou ’15: The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps junior added a goal in an 8-7 win over Saint Francis (Penn.) on Friday.
>> Lauren Boyer, Punahou ’13: The UC San Diego senior scored eight goals in five matches to help the Tritons finish 3-2 in the Harvard Invitational over the weekend. She scored her tournament high of three goals in a 7-5 loss to Princeton on Sunday.
>> Pua Wong, KS-Hawaii ’15: The Cal Baptist sophomore had two goals and a steal to help the Lancers defeat Cal State Monterey Bay 12-5 on Saturday to finish 3-1 in the Claremont Convergence. Wong scored once in an 18-3 win over McKendree University on Saturday and added a goal in a 10-9 overtime loss to Pomona-Pitzer on Friday.
>> Hi’ipoi Lee, Kamehameha ’14: The Occidental (Calif.) junior scored three times in a 14-8 win over Grove City on Tuesday in the Tigers’ home opener.
>> Nohea Kahauelelio, Kahuku ’15: The Pomona-Pitzer sophomore utility scored a goal in a 12-7 win over Sonoma State on Friday and added three goals in an 11-5 victory over Concordia (Calif.) in the Claremont Convergence on Saturday.
>> Kahea Kahauelelio, Kahuku ’15: The Pomona-Pitzer sophomore scored once against Sonoma State and added two more against Concordia (Calif.).
>> Nora Viarnes, Mid-Pacific ’16: The Claremont freshman had an assist and a steal in a 13-5 win over Grove City on Saturday.
>> Alea Weber, Baldwin ’14: The Redlands (Calif.) junior scored a goal in the third period of a 13-2 win over Grove City on Monday.
>> Kolby Kahahawai, Kamehameha ’15: The Redlands (Calif.) sophomore center chipped in a fourth-period goal against Grove City.
MEN’S WRESTLING
>> Josh Terao, Mid-Pacific ’14: The American University redshirt sophomore qualified for the NCAA tournament at 125 pounds after placing second at the EIWA Championships over the weekend in Lewisburg, Penn. Terao lost to the top seed in the final, 5-4, after tying the match with 20 seconds left with an escape. The NCAA Championships will be held March 16 to 18.
>> Blake Cooper, Pearl City ’14: The Warner Pacific redshirt sophomore fell one win short of defending his NAIA title with a second-place finish at 165 pounds at the NAIA National Championships on Saturday in Topeka, Kan. Cooper went 4-1 in the tournament, including a sudden victory in round 2 and a 17-6 decision in the semifinals, to earn All-America status.
Stats compiled by Billy Hull, Star-Advertiser. To submit an athlete for nomination, email: bhull@staradvertiser.com.
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