Team Aloha goes 3-2
Advertiser Staff
Team Aloha, an all-star girls basketball squad from Hawai'i, went 2-2 in the Arizona Elite tournament and 3-2 overall on its trip to Phoenix last week.
Hawai'i opened with a 52-38 scrimmage win over the Spokane Stars Blue. They then opened the tournament with a 40-28 victory over Team Concept Fire.
Hawai'i lost in the second round to Spokane Stars Blue, which had earned a bye as the top-seeded team in the event's all-star division, 39-35.
In the consolation bracket, Hawai'i defeated Arizona Elite-Drake, 48-37, then lost to Baden Elite, 37-35, on a late 3-pointer in overtime.
The Arizona Elite is the largest NCAA-sanctioned tournament west of the Mississippi at this time of year, and is attended by college coaches and scouts from schools across the nation.
Team Aloha won the consolation championship last year. Two years earlier, Team Aloha won the prestigious Nike Storm + Swish Fall Shootout in Santa Barbara.
GAME SUMMARIES
Game 1 (Scrimmage): Team Aloha 52, Spokane Stars Blue 38. Halftime: Spokane Stars Blue 23, Team Aloha 20. Leading scorers: Kamie Imai 7, Maiki Viela 6, Milika Taufa 6, Kalei Adolpho 6.
Game 2: Team Aloha 40, Team Concept Fire 28. Halftime: Team Concept Fire 17, Team Aloha 16. Leading scorers: Lia Galdeira 12, Ashley Agcaoili 9.
Game 3: Spokane Stars Blue 39, Team Aloha 35. Halftime: Team Aloha 21, Team Concept Fire 12. Leading scorer: Kamie Imai 10
Game 4: Team Aloha 48, Arizona Elite-Drake 37. Halftime: Arizona Elite-Drake 17, Team Aloha 16. Leading scorers: Kamie Imai 9, Rachel Tailele 9, Keaton McFadden 7, Melika Taufa 7.
Game 5: Baden Elite 37, Team Aloha 35 (OT). Halftime: Team Aloha 18, Baden Elite 11. Leading scorers: Brydgette Tatupu-Leopoldo 10, Kalei Adolpho 9.
TEAM ALOHA ROSTER
Kalei Adolpho, sophomore center, Moloka'i.
Ashley Agcaoili, sophomore guard, Maryknoll.
Lia Galdeira, freshman guard, Konawaena.
Kamie Imai, junior guard, Waiakea.
Kylie Maeda, freshman guard 'Iolani.
Keaton McFadden, junior forward-center, Mid-Pacific.
Mysha Sataraka, freshman forward, Punahou.
Rachel Tailele, sophomore guard, Kahuku.
Brydgette Tatupu-Leopoldo, sophomore guard, Farrington.
Milika Taufa, junior center, Lahainaluna.
Mikela Theommes, junior forward, Roosevelt.
Maiki Viela, sophomore guard, Lahainaluna.
Lori Yamashita, junior guard, 'Iolani.
