Hawaii Grown Notes

By Billy Hull

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 19, 2011

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WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL 
» Nevada junior outside hitter Elissa Ji (Maryknoll ’09) had eight kills, four digs and two block assists, and Tatiana Santiago (Kamehameha ’08) had a match-high 34 assists, three kills, two digs and an ace in a three-set loss to Utah State on Saturday. Kelly Chang (Hawaii Baptist ’09) added a team-high 12 digs for the Wolf Pack. 
» Fairfield (Conn.) senior Haililani Pokipala (Sacred Hearts ’08) hit .324 with 14 kills in her final home match to help the Stags defeat Iona College in five sets on Saturday. Carsen Mata (Moanalua ’10) added nine digs for Fairfield. 
» Lewis & Clark setter Leia Matsunaga (Kamehameha ’09) had a match-high 51 assists, and middle blocker Brigitte Russo (Punahou ’11) had 11 kills in a five-set win over Pacific Lutheran on Saturday. 
» Hofstra junior Kylee Maneja (Sacred Hearts ’09) had 23 digs in a three-set sweep of George Mason on Saturday. 
» Menlo (Calif.) College junior Mika Mendoza (Moanalua ’09) had 23 digs in a loss to Holy Names on Friday and 33 digs in a win over Simpson University on Saturday. 
» Western Oregon freshman LesLyne Satele (Punahou ’11) had 38 assists in a three-set sweep of Simon Fraser on Saturday. 
» New Haven freshman Kaulana Ane (Kamehameha-Maui ’11) had 41 assists in a three-set victory over Southern New Hampshire on Friday. 
» Grinnell College freshman Lindsay Fujimoto (St. Andrew’s Priory ’11) served six aces in a win over Buena Vista on Saturday.
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