Updated at 11:47 a.m., Monday, September 10, 2007
Hawaii's Higa earns WAC soccer honor
Advertiser Staff
University of Hawai'i junior defender Tehane Higa was named the Western Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week today, the second straight week a Rainbow Wahine earned a weekly honor.Higa was the MVP of the Outrigger Hotels & Resorts Soccer Classic this past weekend after leading the Rainbow Wahine to the title with a 2-2 double overtime tie with Pacific Friday and a 3-0 win over Tennessee-Martin yesterday, in which she scored a second-half goal on a penalty kick.
Freshman utility player Mari Punzal was the WAC Offensive Player of the Week last week.
