UCLA’s Sataraka does it again

For the second time in 21 days, UCLA third baseman Mysha Sataraka was named on Monday the Pac-12 softball player of the week.

The 2012 Punahou alumna led the third-ranked Bruins to wins over No. 6 Arizona on Saturday and Sunday to open conference play.

Sataraka reached base in five of her seven plate appearances with three hits and two walks.

She hit the game-tying home run in Sunday’s 8-4 win, going deep for her team-leading eighth home run of the season to knot the game at 4-4 in the seventh inning.

UCLA finished off its first sweep of the Wildcats since 2006 with a 2-0 victory on Monday to improve to 26-1 overall.

Sataraka currently leads the Bruins with eight homers and 30 RBIs and is hitting .342 with 19 runs, five doubles, 18 walks and a .724 slugging percentage.

Sataraka was also named Pac-12 player of the week on Feb. 25.

Maeda helps Whitman reach Final Four

One of the top reserves on the Whitman (Wash.) women’s basketball team, forward Hailey Ann Maeda, finished with six points, five rebounds, two blocks, a steal and an assist in 17 minutes of the Missionaries’ 76-60 record-breaking win over Thomas More on Saturday at the Sherwood Center.

Whitman (30-1) handed the No. 1-ranked Saints (31-1) their first loss of the season to advance to the school’s first NCAA Division III Final Four this Friday in Stevens Point, Wis.

The Missionaries will face Wisconsin-Whitewater (26-4) in the second semifinal on Friday at 3 p.m. Hawaii time.

Maeda, a 2011 Punahou alumna, has played in 28 games this season, averaging 4.5 points and 5.9 rebounds in 17.4 minutes per outing.

Assistant coach Casey Kushiyama, in his first season at Whitman, is a 2000 graduate of University High School.