Taft College volleyball gets lift from Hawai'i

Advertiser Staff

Seven players from Hawai'i high schools are leading the way for the Taft College (Calif.) women's volleyball team, which is 8-0 in Central Valley Conference play and 9-1 overall.

The Cougars are ranked 19th in the state, eighth in Northern California.

The players are:

• Sophomore outside hitter Jamie Tsubaki (Kaimuki High) is third on the team with 2.77 kills per game (177 kills). She has 188 digs, averaging 2.94 digs per game.

• Sophomore libero Burgandi Borges (Roosevelt High) leads the team with 3.72 digs per game (238 digs).

• Freshman setter Lehua Yap (Nanakuli High) leads the team with 438 assists, 6.84 assists per game.

• Freshman outside hitter/middle blocker Janice Fonoti (Farrington High) is second on the team with 3.13 kills per game (197 kills), and leads the team with .89 blocks per game.

• Freshman outside hitter/middle blocker Kristelle Marfil (Farrington High) is fourth on the team with 1.81 kills per game (116 kills), and second on the team with .77 blocks per game.

• Freshman outside hitter Amanda Leopoldo (Kaimuki High)

• Freshman middle blocker Paepaetele Poasa (Farrington High)

• Head coach Kanoe Bandy and her sister, assistant coach Kealii Pearl, have family from Hawai'i.

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