Pepperdine’s Chow named WCC’s golfer of the month

Pepperdine sophomore Marissa Chow (‘Iolani ’12) was recognized Tuesday as the West Coast Conference’s female golfer of the month.

Chow was the Waves’ top finisher at both October tournaments, finishing 11th at the Stanford Intercollegiate and tied for 16th at the Schooner Fall Classic.

Three of her six rounds were below par as she averaged 71.67 strokes per round for the month. Chow finished in the top 20 in all four fall tournaments and is ranked fifth nationally by Golfstat and ninth by Golfweek/Sagarin.

Oregon’s Isagawa ties for third in Pac-12 Preview

Oregon junior Cassy Isagawa (Baldwin ’11) recorded the second-lowest round in program history on Monday and finished in a tie for third place at 6 under on Tuesday at the inaugural Pac-12 Preview in Kailua-Kona. Isagawa opened the day on Monday carding a 6-under 67. The two-time All-Pac-12 selection played every hole at par or better and was 6 under through her first nine holes, opening on No. 13. She made five consecutive birdies at one point. Isagawa finished the tournament with consecutive rounds of even-par 73 to finish two shots behind the leader.

Second-ranked Southern California fired a final-round 289 at Nanea Golf Club to win the event by a shot over top-ranked UCLA. The Trojans finished at 15-under-par 861. UCLA’s Bronte Law, who shot an 8-under-par 65 in Monday’s second round, earned medalist honors at 8-under 211.

Washington junior Cyd Okino (Punahou ’11) finished in a tie for 26th place at 5 over at the Pac-12 Preview. Okino opened with a 1-under 72, but was doomed after shooting 5 over during Monday’s afternoon round.

AROUND THE NATION

Football

>> Kona Schwenke, Kahuku ’10: The Notre Dame defensive lineman made a team-high 11 tackles in a 38-34 win over Navy on Saturday.
>> Wave Ryder, Kamehameha ’10: The Navy safety made six tackles in the loss to Notre Dame.
>> Jeremy Ioane, Punahou ’10: The Boise State safety made nine tackles in a 42-30 win over Colorado State on Saturday.
>> Maika Mataele, Kamehameha ’09: The UNLV receiver had six catches for 89 yards and a touchdown in a 34-24 loss to San Jose State on Saturday.
>> Peni Vea, Kealakehe ’11: The UNLV defensive back had nine tackles and intercepted a pass in the loss to the Spartans.
>> Brian Suite, Punahou ’10: The Utah State safety made six tackles and intercepted a pass in a 47-10 win over Hawaii on Saturday.
>> Elvis Kamana-Matagi, King Kekaulike ’10: The Utah State defensive lineman assisted on two tackles, including one for a loss, against the Rainbow Warriors.
>> Isaac Savaiinaea, Punahou ’13: The UCLA freshman linebacker had a career-high seven tackles in a 45-23 win over Colorado on Saturday.
>> Kaimi Fairbairn, Punahou ’12: The UCLA place-kicker converted all six extra points and made one of his two field-goal attempts from 45 yards in the win over Colorado.
>> Juda Parker, Saint Louis: The Colorado defensive lineman made four tackles in the loss to UCLA.
>> Kawehena Johnson, Kahuku ’13: The New Mexico State defensive back picked off his second pass of the season for the Aggies in a 49-35 loss to Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday.
>> Patrick O’Neill, Punahou ’11: The Brown defensive back made four tackles and forced a fumble in a 27-0 win over Penn on Saturday.
>> Geoffrey Miller, Punahou ’10: The Cornell (Iowa) College linebacker had 10 tackles and returned an interception 42 yards in a 48-22 win over Carroll on Saturday. Miller had six solo tackles to set the school record with 221 in his career.
 
Women’s Volleyball

>> Shannan McCready, Punahou ’11: The Arizona State junior had a match-high 56 assists, 11 digs and two aces in a four-set win over Oregon on Friday and finished with a match-high 49 assists, 11 digs and four block assists in a four-set victory over Oregon State on Saturday.
>> Malia Patterson, Punahou ’10: The UTEP senior setter posted her third double-double of the year with 45 digs and 13 assists in a five-set victory over Marshall on Friday.
>> Sarah Palmer, Hawaii Baptist ’10: The Texas senior libero had a match-high 16 digs in a four-set victory over Oklahoma on Saturday.
>> Kat Brooks, Punahou ’12: The Texas sophomore had four digs, two assists and an ace against the Sooners.
>> Carly Kan, Punahou ’13: The Missouri outside hitter had six kills, nine digs, two block assists and two aces in a three-set sweep of Kentucky on Sunday to remain undefeated this season at 27-0.
>> Misty Ma‘a, Kamehameha ’12: The Miami outside hitter had 12 kills, eight digs, two assists and a block assist in a five-set win over North Carolina on Sunday.
>> C’era Oliveira, Hawaii Baptist ’10: The San Diego senior had a match-high 15 digs and two assists in a four-set victory over Loyola Marymount on Saturday to extend the Toreros’ winning streak to 10.
>> Kaeli Patton, Radford ’10: The Portland State senior had 11 kills, three digs, an assist and a block assist in a three-set sweep of Montana on Saturday.
>> Kea-Marie Olaso, Le Jardin ’12: The New Haven (Conn.) sophomore was named the Northeast-10 Conference libero of the week on Tuesday. Olaso averaged 5.57 digs per set in two victories, including 25 digs in a four-set win over Stonehill on Friday. She also had six assists and four aces in the two matches.
>> Carsen Mata, Moanalua ’10: The Fairfield (Conn.) senior had a match-high 21 digs, five assists and an ace as the Stags extended their winning streak to 11 with a three-set sweep of Rider University on Sunday.
>> Malia McGuinness, Maryknoll ’10: The Manhattan (N.Y.) College junior hit .308 with 11 kills and 10 digs in a three-set sweep of Niagara on Sunday on senior day to tie the program record for conference wins.
>> Juliana Behrens, Punahou ’10: The Manhattan senior had seven kills and three block assists against Niagara.
>> Allie Yamashiro, Kamehameha ’13: The Manhattan libero had nine digs and an assist against Niagara.
>> Taylor Akana, Kamehameha ’10: The Siena (N.Y.) outside hitter had a game-high 15 kills, 12 digs and two block assists in a four-set lost to Marist (N.Y.) on Saturday.
>> Bobbi Lin Kalama, Kamehameha-Maui ’13: The Siena (N.Y.) freshman had a team-high 22 digs against Marist (N.Y.).
>> Lexis Satele, St. Francis ’13: The New Mexico Highlands freshman had 13 assists and three digs in a four-set loss to Western New Mexico on Sunday.
>> Sina Mauga, Pearl City ’11: The New Mexico Highlands junior had three block assists, two kills and a solo block against Western New Mexico.
>> Kailana Ritte-Camara, Molokai ’11: The Linfield (Ore.) junior had a career-high 27 kills, 15 digs and two block assists in a five-set win over Pacific (Ore.) on Saturday.
>> Casie Gaza, Mililani ’13: The Linfield (Ore.) setter had a team-high 32 assists and 13 digs against the Boxers.
>> Quinn Takashima, Punahou ’12: The Linfield (Ore.) defensive specialist had 15 digs and two aces against Pacific (Ore.).
>> Lia Zablan, Kamehameha ’13: The Pacific (Ore.) freshman had 14 digs against Linfield (Ore.).
>> Kylee Oshiro, Moanalua ’11: The Pacific (Ore.) libero had nine digs against the Wildcats.
>> Shannon Waltz, La Pietra ’10: The Willamette (Ore.) middle blocker hit .550 with 11 kills and no errors in 20 swings and added three block assists in a three-set sweep of Lewis & Clark last Wednesday.
>> Lizzy Balding, Punahou ’10: The Willamette (Ore.) senior had nine digs and two assists against the Pioneers.
>> Taylor Lum, Maryknoll ’13: The Bearcats freshman had two digs and two aces against Lewis & Clark.
>> Alexe Navarro, Mid-Pacific ’13: The Lewis & Clark defensive specialist had a match-high 20 digs, three assists and an ace against the Bearcats.
>> Brigitte Russo, Punahou ’11: The Pioneers junior had 10 kills and a block assist against Willamette (Ore.).
>> Christina Chun, Maryknoll ’10: The Puget Sound senior defensive specialist had a team-high 16 digs and an ace in a three-set loss to Whitman (Wash.) on Saturday.
 
Men’s Golf

>> Justin Keiley, Baldwin ’10: The Brigham Young senior shot a final-round, 1-under 70 on Saturday to finish in a tie for second place at 8 under in the Pacific invitational.
>> SeungJae Maeng, Moanalua ’12: The Pacific sophomore finished with consecutive even-par rounds of 71 to finish in a tie for 28th place at 2 over at the Pacific Invitational.
>> Alex Chiarella, Seabury Hall ’12: The San Diego sophomore opened with a 1-over 73 on Tuesday before shooting a 68 in the afternoon to sit at 3 under in a tie for 23rd place at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational on Tuesday on Kauai.
 
Men’s Soccer

>> Tyler Yates, Kealakehe ’12: The Willamette (Ore.) sophomore scored the Bearcats’ only goal in the 63rd minute of a 1-1 tie against Whitworth (Wash.) on Saturday.
 
Women’s Soccer

>> Ashley Park-Hunt, ‘Iolani ’13: The Pacific (Ore.) freshman came off the bench to score twice in the second half of a 3-1 win over George Fox (Ore.) on Sunday.
>> Tani Costa, Kalani ’09: The Penn State senior came off the bench to attempt three shots and assisted on a goal in a 3-0 win over Michigan State on Friday. The Nittany Lions are the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten tournament that starts this week.
>> Alana Munger, Punahou ’09: The UCLA senior played 15 scoreless minutes in goal in a 3-0 win over Oregon State on Friday.
 
Men’s Cross Country

>> Justin Higa, ‘Iolani ’11: The Puget Sound junior finished the men’s 8-kilometer race in a personal-best time of 26 minutes, 21.81 seconds to place 27th at the Northwest Conference championships on Saturday.
>> Gary Fanelli, Damien ’13: The Pacific (Ore.) freshman finished 62nd at the NWC championships with a time of 28:05.00.
 
Women’s Cross Country

>> Sophie Curatilo, Moanalua ’11: The Seattle University junior finished ninth in the women’s 5K race with a time of 18 minutes, 27.60 seconds at the Western Athletic Conference championships on Saturday to earn second-team All-WAC honors.
>> Breanne Ball, ‘Iolani ’12: The TCU sophomore finished 84th at the Big 12 championships with a time of 25:09.3, which was second on the team.
 
Men’s water polo

>> Jimmy Field, Punahou ’09: The Harvard senior goalkeeper made 11 saves in a 9-5 win over Fordham on Sunday in its home finale.
>> Brett Carter, Punahou ’10: The Chapman (Calif.) senior utility player scored three times in a 15-9 loss to Concordia (Calif.) on Saturday.