Being an NCAA Division III athlete can be described as a labor of love.

Student-athletes undergo daily practices and offseason strength and conditioning programs — much like Division I teams — except they do it all without receiving any athletic scholarship money.

The hard work paid off for a pair of Pacific (Ore.) soccer players from Hawai'i earlier this month.

Kevin Fujimoto, a senior midfielder on the Pacific men's soccer team, and Lauren Kanda, a junior midfielder on the women's team, both scored game-winning goals within three days of each other.

Fujimoto scored the lone goal against Warner Pacific on Sept. 9 less than two minutes into the match.

"I was pretty happy to get that goal, because I missed a couple of chances earlier (this season)," said Fujimoto, a 2006 Kalani graduate.

Kanda got the go-ahead score in the 68th minute of a 3-2 victory over Northwest Christian on Sept. 12.

"It felt good to get my first goal of the season," said Kanda, a 2006 Castle graduate. Her twin sister, Ashley, is a junior forward for the Boxers.

MORE SOCCER

• SMU junior midfielder Kekoa Osorio (Kamehameha '06 of Honolulu) scored his first goal of the season in the 31st minute of Sunday's 3-1 loss to Missouri State. Osorio was one of two Mustangs named to the SMU Classic All-Tournament Team.

• Pacific (Calif.) junior defender Kylee Ah Choy (Kamehameha '07 of Mililani) had an assist in the 11th minute of Friday's 3-2 loss to USC. In Sunday's 3-0 shutout of Air Force, Ah Choy assisted on a goal to senior defender Kellie Nakahara (Punahou '06 of Honolulu) in the 47th minute. Junior midfielder Chyanne Alejado (Kapolei '07) also had an assist in the 24th minute for the Tigers.

• Saint Mary's (Calif.) senior forward Ashley Nied (Punahou '06 of Kailua) scored her second goal of the season in the 53rd minute of Thursday's 4-2 win over Nevada. Nied also had an assist in the 66th minute.

• LMU sophomore forward/midfielder Erin Rementer (Punahou '08 of Honolulu) scored her fifth goal of the season in the 11th minute of Sundays 3-0 shutout of Cal State Bakersfield.

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

• Washington senior libero Tamari Miyashiro (Kalani '05 of Kane'ohe) had a match-high 18 digs with two service aces in a sweep of Oregon Friday. Miyashiro tied for a team-high 15 digs in Sunday's sweep of Oregon State. OSU senior setter Camilla Ah-Hoy (Kahuku '06 of La'ie) had 29 assists, seven digs, six blocks and two kills.

• Hofstra freshman libero/outside hitter Kylee Maneja (Sacred Hearts '09 of Kapolei) was named Colonial Athletic Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Week on Monday after leading the Pride to a 3-1 win over Northeastern. Maneja had a match-high 17 digs and is averaging 4.09 digs per set.

FOOTBALL

• Notre Dame freshman linebacker Manti Te'o (Punahou '09 of La'ie) made just one tackle in Saturday's 24-21 win over Purdue, but it was for a 12-yard sack late in the game. Purdue fumbled on the next play and the Fighting Irish recovered and ran out the clock.

• Washington senior defensive end Daniel Te'o-Nesheim (Hawai'i Prep '04 of Waikoloa) made four tackles in Saturday's 34-14 loss at Stanford. He also forced a fumble by in the first quarter, which was recovered by the Huskies.

• Oregon junior quarterback Jeremiah Masoli (Saint Louis '06) passed for touchdowns of 26, 8 and 36 yards — all to tight end Ed Dickson — in Saturday's 42-3 win over California. Masoli completed 21 of 25 passes for 253 yards and no interceptions while also rushing for 21 yards. Cal senior defensive end Tyson Alualu (Saint Louis '05 of Honolulu) made eight tackles — two for losses — and one sack. Freshman defensive lineman Aaron Tipoti (Word of Life '08 of Honolulu) added four tackles for the Bears.

• Oregon State junior wide receiver Aaron Nichols (Kamehameha '06 of Honolulu) caught a 13-yard TD pass with 4:09 left in the fourth quarter of Saturday's 37-32 loss to Arizona. Sophomore linebacker David Pa'aluhi (Wai'anae '07) had 12 tackles and junior safety Suaesi Tuimaunei (Kahuku '06 of La'ie) made 10 stops for the Beavers. Junior defensive tackle Lolomana Mikaele (Damien '06 of Honolulu) had three tackles for Arizona.

CROSS COUNTRY

• Pepperdine's Chelsea Wishard (Kaua'i '07 of Lawa'i) won Saturday's Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunner Invitational and helped her team win the women's team title with 21 points. Wishard finished the 5-kilometer course in 17:45. It's the second win of her college career and she's been the Waves' top finisher in the last 10 races dating back to 2008.

• Kevin Acacio (Waipahu '07) of Illinois Tech finished 23rd in the men's 8-kilometer run at Saturday's Forester Invitational in 27:42, helping the Scarlet Hawks win the team title at Vernon Hills, Ill.

• Julie Besenbruch (Maryknoll '09 of Mililani) of Carleton (Minn.) finished 213th in the women's 6K in 26:20.25 at Saturday's Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis.

• Idaho State's Bryce Jenkins (Leilehua '09 of Wahiawa) finished 21st in the men's 8K in 26:32.36 at Saturday's Bob Firman Invitational, helping the Bengals finish second at Boise, Idaho.

• Jordan Lerma (Kamehameha-Hawai'i '09 of Kea'au) finished 161st for St. Mary's (Calif.) in the men's 8K of Saturday's Stanford Invitational in 29:02. In the women's 6K, Nevada's Nicole Painter (Mililani '09) placed 157th in 24:53.

• Casey Nishimura (Mid-Pacific '07 of Hawai'i Kai) of Pacific (Ore.) finished 14th in the men's 6K of Saturday's Northwest Classic in Eugene, Ore., with a time of 22:37.

MEN'S WATER POLO

• LMU junior driver Andrew Aki (Punahou '06 of Honolulu) scored three goals in Saturday's 9-5 win over Long Beach State. Aki also scored in Thursday's 7-4 win at UC San Diego.

Advertiser Staff Writer Stanley Lee contributed to this report.