Posted on: Saturday, September 7, 2002

ISLE FILE
Oregon State tops Hawai'i in soccer

Advertiser Staff

Oregon State's Katie Henderson scored in the 55th minute off an assist by Morgan Crabtree as the Beavers beat the University of Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine soccer team, 1-0, yesterday in a nonconference game at Corvallis, Ore.

UH freshman Natasha Kai received a red card in the 67th minute after an altercation with Mandy Melendez, a former Hawai'i Pacific defender. Melendez also received a red card. Hawai'i junior Arlene Devitt picked up a yellow card. Kai will miss Hawai'i's game, against UC Riverside tomorrow.

OSU (1-1-1) improves to 3-0-0 against Hawai'i (1-1-1).

SURFING

• Garcia advances: Wai'anae's Sunny Garcia won a tiebreaker with Brazil's Victor Ribas to advance to the third round of the $286,000 Association of Surfing Professionals' World Championship Tournament at San Clemente, Calif., yesterday.

Garcia, the 2000 world champion, and Ribas finished tied with 15.5 scores, when judges gave Garcia an 8.65 score on his final wave. That final score was also the best single wave score, allowing Garcia to advance.

"If I had lost, I would have been in tears," Garcia said. "I can't afford to be losing any heats. I've had three bad events already this year, and I want to still be in world title contention going into Hawai'i, especially with Pipe(line Masters) and Sunset (Rip Curl Pro) counting this year."

Kaua'i's Bruce Irons lost to Mark Occhilupo of Australia, 14.1-12.4, and Kalani Robb, of O'ahu's North Shore, lost to Brazil's Guilherme Herdy, 16.75-13.6.

In tomorrow's third round Garcia faces Brazil's Fabio Gouveia. ASP ratings leader Andy Irons of Kaua'i faces Shane Beschen of California, and Kailua, Kona's Shane Dorian surfs against Damien Hobgood of Florida.

VOLLEYBALL

• U.S. wins: Keba Phipps scored a match-high 14 points and Logan Tom added 12 as the United States women's national volleyball team swept Brazil, 25-20, 25-21, 26-24, yesterday to open the second round of the Women's Volleyball World Championships at Riesa, Germany.

The United States and Korea lead the tournament at 6-0.

Phipps had a match-high 11 kills, two blocks and one service ace. Tom had eight kills, three blocks and one ace.

Heather Bown, a former University of Hawai'i All-American, added 10 points on a match-high six blocks and four kills.

• Wong-Metzger ousted: Karch Kiraly will become the first beach volleyball player to top the $3 million mark in career earnings after yesterday's win at the Association of Volleyball Professionals Paul Mitchell Shoot Out at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas.

Kiraly and Brent Doble beat Hawai'i's Kevin Wong and Stein Metzger, 21-19, 29-27, in the quarterfinals. Kiraly and Doble play Eric Fonoimoana and Dax Holdren today. The top seeds beat Albert Hannemann, a University of Hawai'i alum, and Jeff Nygaard, 21-14, 21-17.

Kiraly needed $2,492 in winnings to reach the $3 million mark. At minimum, he will receive $3,750 for a fourth-place finish.