VOLLEYBALL

Seasiders fall to No. 6 in poll

A loss on the court meant a loss of two spots in the national poll for the Brigham Young-Hawaii volleyball team.

The Seasiders (8-1, 3-1 PacWest) dropped from fourth to sixth in the AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25. BYUH lost to Hawaii Pacific in five sets Thursday, snapping the Seasiders’ 33-match conference win streak that dated back to a Sept. 14, 2011, loss to the Sea Warriors that opened conference play for BYUH.

The Seasiders went on to finish PacWest play 15-1 in 2011 and were 16-0 last season.

The top two teams traded places in Monday’s rankings. Concordia-St. Paul (13-1) was at No. 1 and Minnesota Duluth No. 2.

Kapis nears career-best mark

Daryl Kapis is one victory away from notching his best start in eight years as head coach of the Hawaii Pacific volleyball team.

The Sea Warriors are off to a 10-2 start overall, with Saturday’s four-set win over host Hawaii Hilo. A victory over host Holy Names on Wednesday would break Kapis’ personal-best mark set in 2010.

SOCCER

Sea Warriors blank Cougars

Hawaii Pacific scored twice in the first five minutes of the second half en route to a 3-0 victory over Azusa Pacific in Monday’s PacWest men’s soccer match in Azusa, Calif.

Freshman midfielder Erik Kemsies broke a scoreless tie on a free kick following a yellow card 90 seconds into the second half. Makua Lani graduate Dylan Hardie-Jordan, a junior midfielder, then scored some three minutes later from 15 yards out.

Senior forward Felipe Silva added his seventh goal of the year when he beat the Cougars defense down field for a goal in the 81st minute.

HPU improved to 4-2-1 overall, 2-0-0 in PacWest. APU dropped to 6-3-0 and 3-1-0 with its first conference loss.

Late goals foil Sea Warriors

Hawaii Pacific gave up two second-half goals when it lost to Azusa Pacific 2-0 Monday in a PacWest women’s soccer match in Azusa, Calif.

The Sea Warriors (2-5, 0-2 PacWest) were outshot 21-7 by the Cougars (5-2-1, 3-0-1). APU’s goals came in the 60th and 76th minutes.

Vulcans men lose on road

Alex Anderson scored twice, including what ended up being the winning goal minutes into the second half, as Cal Baptist held off a late charge from Hawaii Hilo to win Monday’s PacWest men’s soccer match 3-2 in Riverside, Calif.

The Vulcans (3-3-0, 1-2) were shut out until the final five minutes, getting goals from Thomas Murphy in the 86th minute and David Robinson in the 89th in coming up short against the Lancers (3-3-1, 3-2)

Vulcans women shut out

Senior keeper Rosie Nakata, a Mililani High graduate, was rarely threatened in goal Monday, helping Cal Baptist blank Hawaii Hilo 5-0 in a PacWest women’s soccer match Monday in Riverside, Calif.

Nakata made one save as the Lancers

(5-4-0, 4-1 PacWest) outshot the Vulcans

(4-2-1) 25-5.

Silverswords women fall short

The Chaminade women’s soccer team came close to snapping a 35-match losing streak, but came up short, falling to Dixie State 4-3 in overtime in PacWest play Monday in St. George, Utah.

The Silverswords (0-6, 0-2 PacWest) scored three goals for the first time since the program was established in 2007. Kristen Fujinaga’s header off a pass from Roni Hewitt with 27 seconds left in regulation forced overtime with the Red Storm (4-3, 4-1).

Chaminade tied it at 1-1 on a goal by Twyla Hamasaka and rallied from a 3-1 deficit with two late goals — Shannon Wright’s  in the 88th minute and then Fujinaga’s.

Dixie State’s Megan Marchbanks scored her second goal in the second minute of overtime to win it.

Chaminade men still winless

The Chaminade men’s soccer team remained winless, giving up a season-high five goals in a 5-0 loss to Dixie State in Monday’s PacWest match in St. George, Utah.

The Silverswords (0-6, 0-2 PacWest) were outshot 31-5 by the Red Storm (2-4-2, 1-3-1).

Garcia earns weekly honor

Hawaii Pacific junior forward Brais Garcia’s hat trick against Dixie State led to player of week honors in PacWest men’s soccer Monday.

Garcia scored three times in less than 48 minutes in the Sea Warriors’ 5-1 victory over the Red Storm last Saturday, the lone match of the week for HPU.

Men’s honor roll

Erik Kensies, HPU: The midfielder was named the conference freshman of the week based on his performance against host Dixie State. Kensies finished with three assists in the 5-1 win over the Red Storm, including on the opening goal by Brais Garcia in the 13th minute.

Felipe Silva, HPU: The junior forward scored twice and added an assist in the Sea Warriors’ 5-1 road win at Dixie State.

CROSS COUNTRY

McKenna top women’s runner

Hawaii Pacific junior Fiona McKenna, the winner of Saturday’s HPU Invitational, was named the PacWest women’s runner of the week.

The Irish national finished the 5K course at Kahuku Golf Course in 18 minutes and 22 seconds, leading the Sea Warriors to the team title. She was nearly a minute ahead of teammate Nohemi Martinez (19:05).

Women’s honor roll

Malia Gonzales, HPU: The freshman helped the Sea Warriors to Saturday’s team title of the HPU Invitational and  was named the freshman of the week for the second time this season. Gonzales finished fifth overall and fifth among Sea Warriors entries at the 2013 HPU Invitational on Sept. 28, completing the 5K race at the Kahuku Golf Course in a time of 19:49.

Nohemi Martinez, HPU: The junior was second overall at the HPU Invitational, crossing the finish line in 19:05, as the Sea Warriors took the top five places.

Jamie Neal, HPU: The junior was third in 19:27 at the HPU Invitational.

Men’s honor roll

Kevin Miller, BYUH: The junior led the Seasiders to the championship of Saturday’s Hawaii Pacific Invitational, finishing second overall in the 8K race in 26:43.

Leandro Santillan, HPU: The junior placed first at the HPU Invitational at the Kahuku Golf Course with a winning time of 26:31, helping the host Sea Warriors finish second overall.

Golf

UHH sixth at GolfWeek tourney

Dalen Yamauchi was tied for third and Hawaii Hilo was in sixth place heading into today’s final round of the GolfWeek Fall Invitational in Bend, Ore.

Yamauchi was at 6-over 150, six shots behind Cal State Monterey Bay’s Brandon Hortt (144) at the Sunriver Crosswater Club. Teammate Chris Shimomura was tied for 15th (155), with Corey Kozuma tied for 36th (159), Kyeton Littel tied for 40th (160) and Christian Agosto tied for 72nd (172).

The Vulcans were at 624 in the 15-team event, 34 shots behind CSU Monterey Bay.