UH’s Weston named BWC Player of the Year
With their third straight National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo Championship tournament ahead of them next week, the University of Hawaii women’s water polo team received some individual honors Friday, as the Big West champions swept the conference’s major awards for a second straight season. The BWC named Agatha Weston the Player of the Year, UH’s fourth straight year taking the honor, Ariadna Temprano Xambó was named the Freshman of the Year, and James Robinson repeated as Coach of the Year. Coming off a redshirt season, Weston led the Rainbow Wahine in goals (51), shooting percentage (.
586), steals (31), and field blocks (13). The sophomore was joined on the first team by junior goalie Daisy Logtens and sophomore Ema Vernoux. On the second team is senior Raha Peiravani.
Asimina Klapsianou joined Temprano Xambó on the All-Freshman Team. Wahine win behind Irimata’s complete game Taryn Irimata went the distance Friday as the University of Hawaii softball team opened a Big West series at UC San DIego with a 3-2 win. The Rainbow Wahine (21-18, 13-6) put up a run apiece in the third, fourth and fifth innings to provide just enough offense as Irimata held the Tritons (18-23, 7-12) to two runs on six hits and two walks, striking out four.
UH broke the ice in the third inning by manufacturing a run. Rhea Furtado reached on a one-out infield single, stole second and advanced to third on Maycen Gibbs’ flyout to center. Jamie McGaughey then singled to bring Furtado home for a 1-0 lead.
After UCSD answered in the bottom half, Milan Ah Yat opened the top of the foruth with a double down the right field line. She moved up to third on a Carys Murakami sacrifice bunt and scored on Kayara Tuiloma’s single to left. Hawaii got some insurance in the fifth when McGaughey reaced on a two-out infield single and pinch hitter Teiah Keliiholokai tripled to right.