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Seabury's Roberts headed to Pepperdine

Advertiser Staff

Looking for a college that "fits my personality," Seabury Hall senior middle hitter Lecca Roberts said she has accepted a volleyball scholarship offer from Pepperdine.

Roberts, who is 6 feet 3 1/2, said she also had been offered scholarships by Hawai'i, UC Santa Barbara and Loyola Marymount. The Advertiser second-team all-state selection last year said the smaller campus atmosphere at Pepperdine was a better fit for her personality. She added that the Malibu campus location also was a factor because it is similar to home.

"It has everything I grew up with," she said. "I'll be near the ocean."

Roberts said she also liked Nina Matthies' coaching background, which includes beach volleyball. Roberts said she would like to play on the pro beach circuit when her college eligibility ends.

Seabury Hall athletic director Steve Colflesh said Roberts is "really intense and a well-rounded player."

She will join 2003 Kamehameha graduate Kekai Crabbe, who is a freshman libero for the Waves.

GOLF

• UH's Kodama finishes third: University of Hawai'i senior Matt Kodama shot rounds of 5-under 67 and 3-under 69 yesterday to finish at 12-under 204 and in third place in the Barona Collegiate Cup at Lakeside, Calif.

Chris Baryla of UTEP won with 17-under 199.

The Warriors closed with identical rounds of 289 for an 11-over 875 and a 14th-place finish in the 18-team field. Colorado State won with 28-under 836.

Other UH golfers were: Geoffrey Stevens (222, tie for 60th), James Beston (225, tie for 73rd), Pierre-Henri Soero (227, tie for 79th) and Adam Walker (230, tie for 85th).

• Defending champ advances: Defending champions Andrew Feldmann and Larry Stubblefield defeated Kevin Ralbovsky and Kenny Springer, 1-up on the 19th hole, yesterday to reach the semifinals of the Aloha Section PGA's $9,000 Golf Concepts 4-Ball Match Play Championship at the Oahu Country Club.

Feldmann and Stubblefield will play David Kowalczyk and Marc Smith at 7 a.m. today. The other semifinal matches Shane Abe and Scotty Kaneko against Beau Yokomoto and Wade Nishimoto. The final will be played at 11:30 a.m.

CORRECTION

• It's Moscow, not Pocatello: The University of Idaho is located in Moscow, Idaho. The location provided on a map in yesterday's newspaper was that of Idaho State, which is located in Pocatello.