Punahou School senior Shaena-Lyn Kuehu, an Advertiser Girls Basketball All-State first-team forward, signed a national letter of intent yesterday to play for the University of Idaho next season, Punaho coach Mike Taylor said.

Taylor said Kuehu is the first recruit for Idaho's new coach, former Hawai'i assistant Jon Newlee, and his assistant, former UH assistant Gavin Peterson.

"I think having that Hawai'i tie helps, and they're really excited to get a player of her caliber," Taylor said. "I think she'll do really well there."

Kuehu averaged 9.5 points per game in the regular and postseason, including 22 points against Sacred Hearts and 15 against Mid-Pacific in the two games twin sister Shawna-Lei Kuehu — The Advertiser's State Player of the Year — missed due to injury.

In the state championship game, Shaena-Lyn Kuehu scored seven points, grabbed 10 rebounds, had one assist and made one steal to help Punahou win its third title in four years.