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BYUH sweeps Ursuline
Advertiser Staff
Yu Chuan Weng had 17 kills and nine digs, and No. 21-ranked Brigham Young-Hawai'i hit .385 in sweeping Ursuline College (Ohio), 30-8, 30-10, 30-14, last night in a collegiate women's volleyball match at Cannon Activities Center in La'ie.
Weng, a senior outside hitter, had just one error in hitting a career-best .667.
Freshman middle blocker Faylynn Merrick added 10 kills while hitting .562 for the Seasiders (14-3). Lesina Funaki added 13 digs, LeeAnn Mapu 33 assists and Nyoka Peniata seven service aces.
Christina Piraino had 12 digs for Ursuline (9-13), which hit negative .018.
BASKETBALL
UHH TAKES COURT
The University of Hawai'i-Hilo basketball team, which has thrived the past three seasons under coach Jeff Law, opens the season tomorrow night with the annual Vulcan Midnight Madness.
Law, in his seventh year at UHH, has guided the program to two NCAA Division II regional berths and a Pacific West Conference title while compiling a 59-23 record the past three years.
"We want to continue to be the best team in Hawai'i, make the regional and be as highly seeded as possible," Law said of the upcoming season. "With the guys, experience and desires that we have, I think that's what we need to accomplish."
Tomorrow's festivities at the UHH gymnasium will start shortly after 10:30 p.m.
Law welcomes back several players from last year's 25-4 team that made it to the second round of the West regional. They include 7-foot center Alex Graham, 6-6 forward Terrance Troupe, 6-4 guard/forward Justin Dobson, 6-foot guard Rocky Jorgenson and 6-2 guard Christopher Young.
