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Ex-UH star Willoughby on U.S. women's national team
Advertiser Staff
University of Hawai'i three-time All-American Kim Willoughby has been added to the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, according to Team USA head coach "Jenny" Lang Ping.
With Willoughby, Hawai'i now has five players who have a shot at making Olympics — Robyn Ah Mow-Santos, Heather Bown, Lindsey Berg, Therese Crawford and Willoughby.
Ah Mow-Santos, Bown and Berg already have played in the Olympics.
Willoughby was the 2003 American Volleyball Coaches Association National Player of the Year, earning first-team All-America honors three times (2001-03).
She was also a three-time Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year and two-time Joe Kerney Award winner as the top athlete in the conference.
Willoughby holds six UH career records, in kills, kills per game, attempts, aces, digs and digs per game.
Her 5.92 kill per game average ranks third all-time in NCAA history, with her 2,598 career kills ranking sixth.
The Napoleonville, La., native recently completed her 2007-2008 professional season with Famila Chieri, a team in the top-tier Italian Serie A League.
She tallied 306 points for Chieri while playing in 73 sets within 21 matches. Willoughby ranked 12th in points per set at 4.19, while her 3.82 kill average was eighth-best in the league.
MORE VOLLEYBALL
MPSF HONORS RELEASED
Kamehameha alum Isaac Kneubuhl of Cal State Northridge and 'Iolani alum Kawika Shoji of Stanford were named to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation men's volleyball second team yesterday.
Hawai'i libero Ric Cervantes was named to the third team.
Kneubuhl is a senior outside hitter from Pukalani, Maui. Shoji is a sophomore from Honolulu. 'Iolani alum Brent Asuka, a junior libero for UC Irvine, was named honorable mention.
Cervantes, a junior from Santa Barbara, Calif., ranked first nationally with a 3.32 dig per game average. He also set the school single-season record in digs with 342. The previous record was 306 set in 2006 by former Warrior Alfred Reft.
Paul Lotman, a senior outside hitter from Long Beach State was named MPSF Player of the Year. Long Beach State's Mike Klipsch, a setter, was Freshman of the Year. Alan Knipe of Long Beach State was Coach of the Year.
TRACK AND FIELD
UH IN TWO MEETS
The University of Hawai'i women's track and field team competed in both the Azusa Pacific Invitational and Mt. SAC Relays yesterday in California.
At the APU Invite, senior Meghan Weaver placed second in the shot put top flight with an NCAA Regional qualifying heave of 49 feet, 4 1/2 inches. Teammate Careena Onosai placed second in the flight 2 with a seasonal best 41-7 1/4.
Onosai also took top honors in the flight 3 of the discus after a throw of 138-10. Brittani Daniels captured the flight 2 discus with a mark of 149-8.
At nearby Mt. SAC, a pair of pole vaulters made regional standard. Senior Patricia Gauthier cleared 13-1 1/2. Jessica Custance placed fifth after jumping 12-7 1/2.
BASEBALL
UH-HILO BEATEN
Sacramento State pounded 18 hits en route to a 12-2 victory over Hawai'i-Hilo yesterday in a college baseball game at Hornet Field in Sacramento, Calif.
Sacramento State is 16-18 overall. UH-Hilo is 13-18.
Ronel Trias, Michael Higa and Shane Kessel paired hits for the Vulcans.
TENNIS
LAM FALLS IN OPENER
Honolulu's Chris Lam lost his opening round match at the $15,000 St. Vincent's Futures Wednesday in Little Rock, Ark., falling to American Bryan Wooten, 6-2, 6-4.
Lam was forced to withdraw from his quarterfinal doubles match when partner Shane LaPorte suffered an injury.
