ISLE FILE
UH hitter Hunt out with injury
Advertiser Staff
University of Hawai'i volleyball player Steven Hunt will not be available to play for four weeks after suffering a hairline fracture in his right (hitting) hand.
Hunt, a freshman left-side hitter from Toronto, leads the Warriors in kills, averaging 3.72 per set.
He suffered the injury during last week's road match against Long Beach State.
Joshua Walker is expected to replace Hunt in the lineup.
UH's next game will be at home against Stanford on Thursday.
DIVISION II BASKETBALL
BYUH MEN WIN TITLE
Virgil Buensuceso scored 25 points and Tsung-Hsien Chang added 17 as BYU-Hawai'i beat Dixie State, 92-77, last night in St. George, Utah, to clinch the men's Pacific West Conference basketball title.
Trenson Akana added 11 points for BYUH, which improved to 20-1 overall and 10-0 in league.
Nick Howard led Dixie State (12-11, 6-4) with 13 points.
In the women's game, also at St. George, Dixie State (14-9,7-3) beat BYUH (11-11,5-5), 81-66.
SOCCER
UH TO FACE AIR FORCE
The University of Hawai'i women's soccer team will play Air Force in a spring exhibition game Feb. 27 at 4 p.m. at the soccer practice field across the Les Murakami baseball stadium.
The Rainbow Wahine will host a six-a-side tournament Feb. 28 starting at 9 a.m.
UH was 8-7-4 finished in third place in the Western Athletic Conference in 2008.
FOOTBALL
TICKET DEPOSITS DUE
The University of Hawai'i, which is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its inaugural football season, is accepting $50 nonrefundable deposits for new season tickets.
Cost for the seven-home-game 2009 schedule is the same as last season. Deposits for new season tickets can be paid online at www.HawaiiAthletics.com and are for seats in the upper sideline and end zone sections. Current season-ticket holders will be mailed renewal information in March.
Fans placing deposits by March 27 will receive a coupon for four free tickets to a 2009 men's volleyball or baseball game and a coupon from Rainbowtique for 25 percent off UH merchandise. Depositors will also qualify for the chance to win a trip for two to Las Vegas (no purchase required and entry forms for the Las Vegas trip will be available at the Stan Sheriff Center Box Office).
The nonrefundable deposit is per order and not per ticket and can be applied to new season-ticket purchases only. Following the completion of the renewal process in June, fans will be contacted in the order that their deposit was received to secure their seat assignments and finalize payment.
UH played its first football season in 1909 and the 2009 season will be its 93rd year of competition. UH did not play football from 1912-14, 1942-45, and in 1961.
WATER POLO
UCLA TOPS UH
Fourth-ranked UCLA shut out No. 3 Hawai'i, 5-0, in the third quarter en route to an 11-8 water polo victory Thursday at the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center in Los Angeles.
UCLA is 8-2 overall and 2-0 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. UH is 6-4 and 0-3.
Priscilla Orozco scored three goals to lead the Bruins. Carmen Eggens and Dagmar Genee each had three goals for the Rainbow Wahine.
Hawai'i plays in the Irvine Tournament today, facing No. 13 Cal State Northridge in the opener.
