ISLE FILE
No. 16 Seattle beats HPU, 53-50
Advertiser Staff
Ryan Coldren hit a pair of go-ahead foul shots with 2:22 left and No. 16 Seattle University rallied to beat Hawai'i Pacific, 53-50, last night at King Intermediate gym.
Sam Kirby and Leigh Swanson scored 11 points each to lead Seattle (7-1). Kamron Alborz scored a game-high 14 and Patrick Towne added 13 for HPU (4-4).
Hawai'i Pacific went 6 of 17 from the foul line for the game.
Towne sank two foul shots to give HPU a 50-49 lead with 2:49 remaining, but Seattle went ahead on Coldren's two free throws.
Swanson and Coldren added one free throw each to make it a three-point game with 11.3 left.
Hawai'i Pacific had a chance to tie, but Mickey Wheeler's contested 3-point attempt from the top of the key fell well short.
FOOTBALL
KAPA'A NATIVE CARVALHO NAMED ALL-AMERICAN
Portland State junior offensive lineman Brennan Carvalho, a 2004 Kamehameha graduate from Kapa'a, was named to the Associated Press I-AA All-American First Team.
Carvalho, the only member on the All-American team from Hawai'i, was also a Walter Camp Division I-AA All-American first team selection. His is a three-year starter and two-time Big Sky Conference first-team member.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
CHAMINADE'S GASPER RESIGNS, BARRY TO FILL IN
Chaminade women's soccer coach Andy Gasper announced his resignation yesterday saying he wanted to be closer to his sons in Southern California.
"I truly enjoyed my tenure in this inaugural season and will monitor the team's progress from across the ocean," Gasper said in a statement.
The Silverswords went 0-12-1 under Gasper this season.
Chaminade men's soccer coach Bob Barry will take over the women's program on an interim basis. The school said it is in the process of hiring a permanent replacement for Gasper.
