VOLLEYBALL
Oliveira, Toreros climb to No. 2
A record crowd of more than 2,000 showed up for San Diego’s women’s volleyball match against then-No. 1 USC last Friday.
The records kept coming three days later.
The Toreros, led by senior libero C’era Oliveira, a 2010 Hawaii Baptist alumna, earned the highest ranking for any sport ever at USD when they jumped to No. 2 in the AVCA Coaches Top 25 poll that was released Monday.
Oliveira had a match-high 25 digs as the Toreros beat the Trojans in four sets on Friday, followed by sweeps against Eastern Washington and UC Santa Barbara to move to 7-1 on the season.
The Toreros earned 13 first-place votes to surpass the baseball team’s No. 4 ranking in 2007 as the highest ever by a USD program.
Oliveira is ranked 50th in the country, averaging 4.88 digs per set.
FOOTBALL
Mariota at top in Heisman Watch
Saint Louis alumnus and Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota has moved into the top spot in the latest ESPN.com Heisman Watch poll released Tuesday.
With 58 points from the panel of 16 expert voters, Mariota is seven points ahead of Clemson’s Tajh Boyd and reigning Heisman winner Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M.
Mariota received three first-place votes and nine second-place votes among the voters after handing Tennessee its worst loss since 1910 last Saturday.
Mariota threw for a career-high 456 yards and four touchdowns in a 59-14 win over the Vols and also ran for 27 yards and a score before being taken out late in the third period. He completed 23 of 33 passes and became the first Oregon QB to throw for more than 400 yards in a game since 2005, finishing with the third-highest total in school history.
Pacific’s Fukumoto earns honor
Pacific (Ore.) junior wide receiver Jordan Fukumoto, a 2010 Saint Louis alumnus, was named the Northwest Conference offensive student-athlete of the week for football on Monday.
Playing in his first home game since last August, Fukumoto finished with seven catches for a game-high 197 yards and three touchdowns in a 67-30 win over Occidental (Calif.) on Saturday.
Fukumoto, a 2011 All-NWC first-team selection, broke his leg against the Tigers last September and earned a medical redshirt year.
He caught a 74-yard touchdown pass from quarterback T.C. Campbell (Kamehameha ’10) in the second quarter, which is the sixth-longest scoring play in school history.
The two hooked up for a 32-yard touchdown later in the quarter and Fukumoto caught a 42-yard touchdown in the third quarterback from quarterback P.J. Minaya (Hanalani ’10).
Fukumoto currently leads the NWC with four touchdowns. He is also second with 27.1 yards per catch, third with 244 receiving yards and fifth with nine receptions.
Pacific is 2-0 for the first time since 1969.
AROUND THE NATION
Football
>> Kawehena Johnson, Kahuku ’13: The New Mexico State freshman defensive back made four tackles and returned an interception 25 yards in a 42-21 loss to UTEP on Saturday.
>> Kalei Auelua, Saint Louis ’12: The NMSU defensive end assisted on two tackles against UTEP.
>> Seali’i Epenesa, ‘Iolani ’10: The UCLA defensive tackle had three tackles and a sack in a 41-21 win over Nebraska on Saturday.
>> Cyrus Coen, Pearl City ’11: The Washington State linebacker made a game-high 10 tackles in a 48-10 win over Southern Utah on Saturday.
>> Taylor Taliulu, Kamehameha ’12: The Washington State safety made seven tackles against the Thunderbirds.
>> Solomon Dixon, McKinley ’11: The Idaho defensive back finished with eight solo tackles, a sack and a pass breakup in a 45-35 loss to Northern Illinois on Saturday.
>> Hau‘oli Kikaha, Kahuku ’10: The Washington defensive end assisted on five tackles and broke up a pass in a 34-24 win over Illinois on Saturday.
>> Mana Rosa, Baldwin ’09: The Oregon State defensive tackle assisted on five tackles, with two going for a loss, in a 51-48 overtime win over Utah on Saturday.
>> Jeremy Ioane, Punahou ’10: The Boise State safety made four tackles in a 42-20 win over Air Force on Friday.
>> DeForest Buckner, Punahou ’12: The Oregon defensive lineman made two solo tackles in a 59-14 win over Tennessee on Saturday.
>> Peni Vea, Kealakehe ’11: The UNLV defensive back had six solo tackles, two pass breakups and an interception in a 31-21 win over Central Michigan on Saturday.
>> Asten Koki, Roosevelt ’11: The UNLV junior assisted on two tackles against the Chippewas.
>> Maika Mataele, Kamehameha ’09: The UNLV receiver caught a 23-yard pass against CMU.
>> Wave Ryder, Kamehameha ’10: The Navy safety made two solo tackles in a 51-7 win over Delaware on Saturday.
>> Andrew Skalman, ‘Iolani ’10: The Washington (Mo.) senior made three solo tackles and forced a fumble in a 10-7 double-overtime win over Rhodes on Saturday.
>> Quincy Marting, Punahou ’12: The Washington (Mo.) defensive back made five tackles and broke up a pass against Rhodes.
>> Sean McFadden, Punahou ’10: The Pacific Lutheran defensive back had six tackles, a sack and a pass breakup in a 31-24 loss to Cal Lutheran on Saturday.
>> Keanu Yamamoto, Hawaii Prep ’12: The Linfield (Ore.) defensive back made five tackles, including one for loss, and broke up a pass in a 71-21 win over Hardin-Simmons on Saturday.
>> Bryson Calma, Mililani ’11: The Puget Sound sophomore had eight catches for 39 yards and a touchdown in a 57-14 loss to Chapman (Calif.) on Saturday.
>> Kupono Park, Kamehameha ’10: The UPS junior rushed for 37 yards on 12 carries and caught three passes for 8 yards against Chapman.
>> Roy Fuchigami, Punahou ’10: The UPS defensive back made 10 tackles against the Panthers.
Women’s volleyball
>> Carly Kan, Punahou ’13: The Missouri freshman was named to the Rice Invitational all-tournament team on Saturday. Kan averaged 3.22 digs and 3.11 kills per set while hitting .324 in helping the Tigers win all three matches. Missouri is 11-0 for the first time since 2005.
>> Loxley Keala, ‘Iolani ’13: The Missouri freshman finished with 22 digs and six assists in the Rice Invitational.
>> Haley Pa‘akaula, Kamehameha ’12: The Towson (Md.) sophomore was named to the Lobo Invitational all-tournament team on Saturday. Pa‘akaula hit .257 with 25 kills and 19 digs in three matches as the Tigers went 1-2.
>> Capri Tirrell, Maryknoll ’11: The Towson junior had 20 digs and four aces in the Lobo Invitational.
>> Penina Snuka, Kahuku ’13: The Arizona setter had 37 assists, five digs, three kills and two block assists in a four-set loss to Hawaii on Saturday in the Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Volleyball Challenge.
>> Kaeli Patton, Radford ’10: The Portland State outside hitter had nine kills, six digs and two block assists in a three-set loss to Hawaii on Thursday.
>> Shelbi Miyashiro, Mid-Pacific ’12: The Portland State redshirt freshman had two digs against Hawaii.
Women’s soccer
>> Alex Scholz, Punahou ’13: A goalkeeper at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Scholz was named the Liberty League rookie of the week for the second time this year. Scholz went 2-0 last week, recording both a shutout and a combined shutout. She made three saves in a 2-0 win over SUNY New Paltz on Wednesday and made one save in 67 minutes of a 3-0 win over Castleton State on Saturday.
>> Caprice Dydasco, Kamehameha ’11: The UCLA junior assisted on a goal in a 2-0 win over San Diego State on Friday.
Men’s golf
>> David Fink, ‘Iolani ’09: The Oregon State senior shot a final-round 74 to finish in a tie for 20th place at 2-over 218 at the Kikkor Husky Invitational on Tuesday.
>> Justin Keiley, Baldwin ’10: The Brigham Young senior finished in a tie for 57th place at 12 over in the Kikkor Husky Invitational.
Men’s water polo
>> Brett Carter, Punahou ’10: The Chapman (Calif.) senior scored three times in a 15-10 win over Occidental (Calif.) and added two goals in a 12-5 loss to Long Beach State on Saturday at the Inland Empire Tournament.
>> Jimmy Field, Punahou ’09: The Harvard goalkeeper made three saves off the bench in an 11-6 loss to George Washington on Sunday at the Princeton Invitational.
Women’s cross country
>> Sophie Curatilo, Moanalua ’11: The Seattle University junior finished 23rd at the Sundodger Invitational with a time of 21:56 in the women’s 6-kilometer race Saturday.
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Compiled by the Star-Advertiser’s Billy Hull. To submit a collegiate athlete for publication, email bhull@staradvertiser.com.
