Kan, Keala help Mizzou to hot start
The Missouri women’s volleyball team is a perfect 15-0 heading into SEC play starting Friday.
A couple of freshmen from Hawaii are part of the reason why the Tigers are off to their best start in 32 years.
Carly Kan (Punahou ’13), who is listed as a defensive specialist on the roster but has moved to outside hitter, has started all 15 games.
She is second on the team with 137 kills and is hitting .364 with 13 aces, 109 digs, 19 assists and 16 block assists.
She had a career-high 16 kills and hit .424 in Missouri’s biggest win of the season at Yale.
She ranks 12th in the SEC in hitting percentage, 17th in points per set (3.36) and 18th in aces.
Kan has been named to the all-tournament team in three of the four tournaments the Tigers have played.
Loxley Keala (‘Iolani ’13) has also started 15 games. Listed as a setter on the roster, Keala has posted 95 digs, 10 aces and 18 assists.
Together, the two have helped Missouri sweep its last nine matches, a first in the program’s history.
Isagawa recognized by Golf week
Golfweek magazine honored Oregon junior Cassy Isagawa, a 2011 Baldwin alumna, on Monday as its women’s golfer of the week.
Isagawa won the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational on Saturday, finishing at 12-under 207, which is the second-lowest 54-hole score in UO history.
Isagawa shot a final-round 69 to earn her second collegiate victory by six shots.
She topped the 90-player field with 16 birdies over three rounds and finished Friday’s opening two rounds at 8 under after shooting a 70 and a 68.
Through six rounds this season, Isagawa has a 71.67 stroke average.
Oregon finished second in the tournament to Pepperdine, which was led by sophomore Marissa Chow.
Chow, a 2012 ‘Iolani alumna, entered the final round tied for sixth before shooting a 68 to finish in sole possession of second place.
Northwestern freshman Kacie Komoto (Punahou ’13) recorded her first collegiate eagle during Friday’s second round and finished in a tie for 18th place at 4 over after shooting a 78 on Saturday.
Pepperdine junior Alina Ching (Punahou ’11) finished in a tie for 27th place at 6 over after a final-round 72.
