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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Tuesday, November 1, 2005

Kai earns WAC honors for third time in 2005

Advertiser Staff

University of Hawai'i senior forward Natasha Kai was named the Western Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the third time this season.

Kai scored all three goals in a 3-0 win over Nevada Friday, which helped the Rainbow Wahine clinch the WAC regular-season title outright for the first time in program history.

She also set a WAC single-season record over the weekend with her 58 shots in WAC games, breaking her own single-season mark of 49 set last season. Kai has scored 71 goals in 71 career games.

This is the 11th WAC Player of the Week honor for Kai, the two-time WAC Player of the Year.

The Rainbow Wahine (9-8-2, 5-2 WAC) next head to Boise, Idaho, for the WAC Tournament, where they will attempt to secure their first WAC tournament title and automatic NCAA bid.

Hawai'i received a bye as the top seed and will play the winner of fourth-seeded Utah State and fifth-seeded Fresno State on Friday.

Rounding out the tournament are No. 2 San Jose State, No. 3 Nevada and No. 6 Boise State.

WAC SOCCER TOURNAMENT

AT BOISE, IDAHO

THURSDAY, HAWAI'I TIMES

No. 4 Utah State (7-8-4, 4-2-1) vs. No. 5 Fresno State (7-9-2, 4-2-1), 9 a.m.

No. 6 Boise State (10-7-2, 4-3-0) vs. No. 3 Nevada (10-6-2, 4-2-1), 11:30 a.m.

FRIDAY

No. 1 Hawai'i (9-8-2, 5-2-0) vs. winner of Utah State-Fresno State, 11:30 a.m.

No. 2 San Jose State (5-11-3, 4-2-1) vs. winner of Boise State-Nevada, 11:30 a.m.

SATURDAY

Championship, 8 a.m.