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VOLLEYBALL

Silverswords sweep Vulcans

Chaminade rolled to a straight-sets win over Hawaii-Hilo in a Pacific West Conference women’s volleyball match Monday at McCabe Gym.

Whitney Viveiros had 11 kills and Kim Spring added 10 to lead the Silverswords (7-15, 4-10 PacWest) to the 25-13, 25-17, 25-16 sweep. Bria Morgan had 11 kills to lead the Vulcans (4-16, 4-10).

Seasiders remain No. 8 in poll

An impressive road win over No. 11 Fresno Pacific didn’t change the rankings for Brigham Young-Hawaii, which remained No. 8 in the AVCA Coaches Top 25 poll released Monday.

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The Seasiders (20-2, 15-0), riding a 19-match winning streak, picked up one first-place vote. BYUH has clinched the automatic berth in the NCAA Division II West Regional tournament with its fourth consecutive PacWest title, the fifth in seven years.

The Seasiders conclude the regular season Thursday at No. 7 Hawaii at the Stan Sheriff Center and Saturday at Hawaii Hilo.

SOCCER

BYUH opens NCAA tournament Thursday

Brigham Young-Hawaii earned the sixth seed in the West Regional and will open the NCAA Division II women’s soccer tournament Thursday in San Diego.

The Seasiders (10-4-3) will face third-seeded Seattle Pacific (14-3-2) on Thursday at 11 a.m. in the first round of the regional hosted by Sonoma State. Should BYUH advance, it would face host and second-seeded UC San Diego (14-2-3) Saturday at 4 p.m.

The other side of the West bracket has fourth-seeded Cal Poly Pomona (10-5-3) against fifth seeded Western Washington (17-3-0) on Thursday. The winner of that match moves on to play host and No. 1 seed Sonoma State (16-2-2).

Honor roll

Andrea Aguirre, HPU: The junior midfielder/forward out of Kalani scored the Sea Warriors’ last two goals in a 4-1 win over Holy Names.

Brittney Evans, BYUH: The junior midfielder led the Seasiders into the postseason with a goal and two assists in a 1-0 win over Dominican and assisted on the match-tying goal in the 73rd minute in a 1-1 draw with Chaminade.

Lauren Ishii, CU: The sophomore goalie out of Mililani stopped 16 of 17 shots in a 1-1 double overtime draw with BYUH. The tie gave the Silverswords one point, their lone point in a 0-13-1 conference season.

Kristine Pasek, UHH: The sophomore forward scored a goal in a 2-0 win over Holy Names.

Terryn Soelberg, BYUH: The senior midfielder/forward scored the lone goal in the 71st minute in a 1-0 victory over Dominican and also had a goal in a 3-1 win over Holy Names.

Sanoe Souza,HPU: The senior midfielder out of Kamehameha scored a goal and added an assist in the 4-1 win over Holy Names.