FOOTBALL
>> Kekaula Kaniho, Kahuku ’17: The Boise State junior safety made four tackles in the No. 19 Broncos’ 31-24 win at Colorado State on Friday. The Broncos (11-1) will face Hawaii on Saturday in the Mountain West championship game.
>> Breiden Fehoko, Farrington ’15: The LSU senior defensive lineman recorded two tackles and one quarterback hurry in Saturday’s 50-7 win over Texas A&M. The No. 1 Tigers (12-0) have held the top spot in the AP Top 25 for six straight weeks and will face No. 4 Georgia on Saturday in the SEC championship game.
>> Alexander Vainikolo, Maui ’16: The New Mexico senior linebacker recorded 11 total tackles, including one for loss, in the Lobos’ 38-25 loss to Utah State, concluding their 2-10 season.
>> Alohi Gilman, Kahuku ’15: The senior safety for No. 14 Notre Dame made three tackles and broke up a pass for the Fighting Irish in their 45-24 win at Stanford, capping a 10-2 regular season.
>> Isaac Slade-Matautia, Saint Louis ’17: The sophomore linebacker made five tackles in the No. 13 Ducks’ 24-10 win over Oregon State. Oregon will play Utah on Friday in the Pac-12 championship game after finishing 10-2 in the regular season.
>> Andrew Aleki, Kamehameha ’17: The San Diego State junior linebacker made six tackles in the Aztecs’ 13-3 win over BYU to finish the regular season 9-3.
>> Pono Davis, KS-Hawaii ’15: The SMU senior defensive tackle tallied three total tackles and had one quarterback hurry in Saturday’s 37-20 win over Tulane. The Mustangs are 10-2.
>> Joseph Hooper, KS-Hawaii ’17: The Temple junior started at right guard, helping the Owls to 262 yards and three touchdowns on the ground in their 49-17 win over UConn to improve to 8-4.
>> Dillon Gabriel, Mililani ’19: The UCF freshman quarterback completed 23 passes on 39 attempts for 270 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions in the Knights’ 34-7 win over South Florida. UCF is 9-3.
>> Bradlee Anae, Kahuku ’16: The Utah senior defensive end made five total tackles with 1½ sacks in the No. 5 Utes’ 45-14 win over Colorado, capping an 11-1 regular season.
>> Mika Tafua, Kamehameha ’15: The sophomore defensive end for Utah recorded five total tackles with 1½ sacks and 2½ tackles for loss against Colorado.
>> Aaron Faumui, Kapolei ’18: The Virginia sophomore defensive lineman made seven total tackles, including 1½ sacks and 2½ tackles for loss, in the Cavaliers’ 39-30 win over Virginia Tech. Virginia will take on Clemson on Saturday for the ACC championship after posting a 9-3 regular-season record.
>> Wayne Taulapapa, Punahou ’16: The Virginia sophomore running back had six carries for 17 yards and a touchdown against Virginia Tech.
>> Kama Kamaka, Kamehameha ’17: The San Diego junior defensive back made seven tackles, including 2½ for loss, and forced a fumble in the Toreros’ 17-3 loss at Northern Iowa in the first round of the FCS Playoffs, finishing their season at 9-3.
>> Feletoa Ailua, Waianae ’17: The Southeastern Louisiana sophomore defensive lineman made two total tackles in the Lions’ 45-44 win over Villanova in the first round of the FCS Playoffs and will face Montana next week in the second round.
>> Cody Masterson, Waldorf ’17: The Chapman junior defensive lineman made two total tackles, with one for loss, and forced a fumble in the Panthers’ 55-26 loss to Saint John’s (Minn.) in the second round of the NCAA D-III Playoff. The loss was the Panthers’ first of the season after winning 10 games before Saturday.
WOMENS’ BASKETBALL
>> Taylor Wu, ‘Iolani ’19: The Cal Baptist freshman guard is averaging 9.6 points per game through eight games played, including a 37-point, seven-steal outing in which she set a freshman scoring record for Cal Baptist, defeating Ottawa (Ariz.) 103-75. She also set the program record for most 3-pointers in a game with 10. The Lancers are 7-3 this season.
>> Chanelle Molina, Konawaena ’16: The Washington State senior led the Cougars in scoring in three games in the Paradise Jam over the weekend, averaging 16.3 points per game in losses to Baylor, South Carolina and Indiana. Molina scored a game-high 25 points on 8-for-14 shooting in an 89-66 loss to the Bears on Thanksgiving Day and combined for 19 rebounds, seven assists and two steals in the three games.
>> Celena Molina, Konawaena ’17: The Washington State sophomore grabbed nine rebounds in limited time off the bench in three games of the Paradise Jam.
>> Cherilyn Molina, Konawaena ’18: The Washington State sophomore had eight points an an assist against Baylor and nine points, four rebounds and an assist against South Carolina.
>> Fieme’a Hafoka, Lahainaluna ’16: The San Jose State senior finished with 12 points, five rebounds, a block and a steal in a 75-51 loss to Cal State Bakersfield on Friday.
>> Camy Aguinaldo, ‘Iolani ’17: The Pacific (Ore.) junior guard, who transferred from Whitworth (Wash.) in the offseason, scored 13 points and added two assists and two rebounds in a 72-66 loss to Colorado College on Friday.
>> Brilie Kovaloff, Mid-Pacific ’19: The Pacific freshman had 12 points, four rebounds, an assist and a steal in a 13 minutes off the bench against Colorado College.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
>> Hugh Hogland, ‘Iolani ’17: The Portland sophomore center had six points, three rebounds, two blocks and an assist in 16 minutes off the bench in a 65-56 win over Incarnate Word on Sunday.
>> Liam Fitzgerald, Leilehua ’18: The Whitworth (Wash.) sophomore forward had four points, five rebounds, an assist, a steal and a block in 21 minutes off the bench in a 79-61 loss to Carroll (Mont.) on Saturday.
WOMENS’ SOCCER
>> Makamae Gomera-Stevens, Kamehameha ’17: The Washington State junior forward will face No. 2 North Carolina Friday in the semifinals of the NCAA tournament after the Cougars defeated No. 5 South Carolina 1-0 in overtime on Friday.
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
>> Emi Pua‘a, Punahou ’16: The Arizona senior libero recorded seven digs and one assist on Wednesday in a 3-0 loss to No. 23 UCLA. She added eight digs, four assists and one ace on Saturday in a 3-2 loss to Arizona State. The Wildcats closed their season with a 15-17 overall record.
>> Lillie Klemmer, Punahou ’16: The Colorado senior middle blocker tallied one kill, four total blocks and one dig in Saturday’s 3-0 loss to No. 17 Utah as the Buffaloes finished their season 13-17.
>> Teana Adams-Kaonohi, Punahou ’19: The Kansas State freshman setter dished out 18 assists with three digs in the Wildcats’ 3-0 win at Texas Tech on Saturday. The Wildcats finished their season 9-19 overall.
>> Hana Lishman, Punahou ’16: The Pepperdine senior libero made nine digs and had two aces on Tuesday in the Waves’ 3-2 loss at No. 13 BYU, concluding their season with a 18-11 record.
