BYUH, UHH soccer teams split

The Brigham Young-Hawaii and Hawaii-Hilo men’s and women’s soccer teams split two matches on Wednesday in Laie.

UHH’s men got the better of the Seasiders in a 1-0 decision on a breakaway goal by Xavier Fuerte in the sixth minute. The Vulcans improved to 2-7-1 and 2-6-1 in the PacWest. BYUH dropped to 3-6-1 and 2-6-1.

» The host Seasiders got the better of the women’s matchup, a 3-2 outcome. Junior MaKelle Yates had the golden goal on a corner kick from Abbie Fronk midway through overtime, allowing BYUH to move to 7-4-1 overall and 5-3-1 in the PacWest. UHH fell to 3-9 and 1-8.

HPU earns win and draw vs. ‘Swords

Six different Sea Warriors scored as Hawaii Pacific drubbed Chaminade 6-1 in PacWest women’s soccer action on Wednesday at Saint Louis Field.

HPU got goals in the 11th, 18th and 21st minutes to seize control early and improve to 5-7-1 overall and 4-4-1 in the PacWest. The Silverswords remained winless at 0-12 and 0-10.

» Chaminade and HPU battled to a scoreless draw in their men’s matchup, even with HPU outshooting the ‘Swords 12-1 at halftime and 27-3 for the match. HPU moved to 5-5-2, and 5-2-2 in league play. Chaminade is 2-8-2 and 2-6-2.

Shiraki selected to FLAME program

Kailua’s Emily Shiraki, a Trinity University senior, is one of 15 "minority student leaders" from colleges around the country chosen by the U.S. Olympic Committee to participate in this year’s FLAME (Finding Leaders Among Minorities Everywhere) Program.

The five-day series of seminars and workshops with U.S. Olympians and Paralympians will be at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., through Tuesday.

Now in its 19th year, FLAME is designed to "inspire minority college students to cultivate their desire to succeed and rise above the ordinary." It provides students with an in-depth look at the Olympic Movement and personal exploration of the Olympic ideals of excellence, friendship and respect. It also offers a pathway to become involved in the Olympic Movement, through the USOC’s internship program or other career and volunteer opportunities.

Students chosen have already demonstrated a "pursuit of excellence within their own communities." Shiraki, an ‘Iolani graduate, is a two-time conference pole vault champion who works with several groups including Sports Kids Rock and the San Antonio Health Collaborative.

FLAME speakers this year include Olympic silver medalist Judi Brown Clarke, three-time Olympians Cindy Stinger and Katrina McClain and Walt Glover, USOC chief financial officer. Keynote speaker is Teresa Edwards, a five-time Olympic medalist in basketball.