Five players scored yesterday for the Warriors, who remained undefeated with a 6-0 victory over host Seabury Hall.

Alyssa Souza had two goals for Kamehameha (7-0), while Jessica Song, Kayla Kahalewai, Cheynice Ruidas and Ginger Long each contributed one.

"We feel pretty good, we feel pretty confident and some of the reason is because we have depth on the bench,'' Warriors coach Markus Bathelt said to The Maui News.

"We have, like 17, 18 players that are kind of compatible to one another and can jump in for another.''

Bathelt says the game held special significance for his team, which now has a five-point lead over Baldwin in the Maui Interscholastic League Division I standings.

"What I'm really proud of and happy about is that the girls followed the idea that we put out in practices,'' he said. "Sometimes we have a little bit of trouble in the first half, most of the time we put the games together in the second half, but this was really one of the first games where we really just from the get-go were ready and put the goals away.

"For us, it was important that we get some things happening in the first half.''

After Song's goal in the third minute, Souza scored in the 20th and 23rd.

"It was good, it was needed,'' Souza said of the win. "This year, with a new coach, we really just wanted to mesh well together and create good team chemistry.''

Kahalewai added a score in the 26th minute, Ruidas scored in the 67th, and Ginger Long provided the game's final goal in the 69th.

Kirsti Medeiros had 15 saves for the Spartans. Kendall Higashino had six for Kamehameha.

"We're missing a few kids due to some family issues as well as a couple of kids on vacation, but the kids have been focused and they've stayed with it and I'm pretty proud of them and the way they've kept going,'' said Seabury Hall coach Sumner Erdman.

"Kamehameha is just a very good team — there's just a lot of incredible talent on that team. A big bench, a lot of speed and talent and experience.''

The Spartans (1-5) found some rhythm in the second period, finishing with only two fewer shots than the Warriors, and both teams were able to get playing time for some less-experienced players.

"We did talk at halftime and basically what we told them is they were playing well and they just needed to stick with it and not get nervous and not kick the ball — try to work the ball a little bit better, a little bit quicker — they were probably taking an extra step too long in the first half and not making the pass quick enough,'' Erdman said.

"(The girls) started making those quick passes and we made some adjustments in the way they were marking up and how they were defending and things like that helped. We got some shots, they didn't go in — unlucky — but we matched them pretty well in the second half and I was happy with the way they played.''

Ruidas and Long each scored on breakaways in the second period.

"Those fast breaks, there was a lot of speed there,'' Erdman said. "It happens.''

Kamehameha is idle until a Jan. 5 game against Baldwin.

"Being on top (of the league) is kind of scary because the only place to go is either down or just still on top,'' Souza said. "We've still got to play our game, keep the ball under control — it doesn't matter who our opponents are, because we just need to keep that chemistry between us.''