Warriors set Internet Sports Update Rainbow Wahine record and lose Check out kaleo.org for additional cover- defeat Aggies in age of every game in the Hawaiian Airlines to the Badgers Rainbow Wahine Classic and coverage on tournament the women’s volleyball WAC tournament. Sports | Page 4 Sports | Page 4

Tuesday November 29, 2005

VOL. 100 | ISSUE 69 Serving the students of the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa since 1922 WWW.KALEO.ORG

McClainplay to that, but not enough play to really seeking presidency be able to commit to this university over Interim president a period of six – seven years that it would need,” McClain said. not able to commit McClain also said it would be an inherent conflict of interest for him to be needed years a candidate for the presidency. “The day I was appointed as act- ing president, I said to the regents at the time, that as a matter of personal Dominic Colacurcio University of Ka Leo News Editor principle, I think it unwise for inter- ims in any line position to run for the Hawai‘i Manoa University of Hawai‘i inter- top job,” McClain said. Interim President im President David McClain McClain's employment agree- David McClain announced yesterday that he will ment ends on Aug. 15, 2006. announces that not be actively pursuing the UH McClain said he intends to teach he will not be in presidency, saying that he is not in the business department after his the running for ready to commit to seven years in tenure as president. the position of academic administration. “It’s a good time to choose a President at UHM. “The plan we [McClain and his new president, and I suppose if I wife] had a number of years ago was to were 54, 55, I’d put my hat in the do academic administration until I was ring without any reservations at all,” TONY BLAZEJACK about age 60. I’m willing to give a little McClain said. Ka Leo O Hawai‘i UH takes eighth straight WAC title in Reno

Senior Libero Ashley Watanabe celebrates a point during the finals of the WAC Women’s Volleyball Tournament at the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada Saturday, Nov. 26, 2005. The Rainbow Wahine swept Utah State in three games for their seventh- straight WAC title.

TONY BLAZEJACK Ka Leo O Hawai‘i

By Josh Capp captured their eighth consecutiveWAC Tournament leads, and we just held them at bay.” “We started passing really well, and I think Ka Leo Staff Writer Championship in three quick games (30-25, 30-27, At the first media timeout (15-13), there were that was key,” Shoji said. 30-25) in front of 721 fans. 10 ties and two lead changes as freshman left Commenting on UH, Utah State redshirt RENO, Nev — In the crispy air of the University In its first season with the WAC, the Aggies side hitter Jamie Houston laid down a service ace sophomore attacker Beth Hodge said, “I thought of Nevada campus, the No. 1 University of Hawai‘i made an impression that they belong in this tough and a kill. As the game progressed, the Rainbow their setter [Kamana‘o] just did an amazing job. Rainbow Wahine (25-6, 3-0) defeated the No. volleyball conference. Wahine exploded offensively with kills from senior She put up balls that were just butter balls, that 2 Utah State University Aggies (21-12, 2-1) for “I think that we had a very even performance middle hitter Victoria Prince, senior outside hitter are just perfect balls, Even with balls that she did the Western Athletic Conference Tournament tonight,” said UH Head Coach Dave Shoji. “It was Susie Boogaard and junior setter Kanoe Kamana‘o. Championship at the Lawlor Events Center. UH not really emotional for us. We got off to some Kamana‘o finished with two kills and 41 sets. See Volleyball, page 8 Page 2 | Ka Leo O Hawai‘i | Tuesday, November 29, 2005 | ADVERTISEMENT Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Features Editor: Kimberly Shigeoka Associate Editor: Darlene Dela Cruz | (808) 956-3222 | [email protected] Tuesday, November 29, 2005 | Page 3

Clubs, Lectures and Workshops Calendar

Compiled by MJ Bjers

Eying Our Media-Made World Lecture Series. U.S. Representative Ed Case, of Hawaii’s Second Congressional District, will discuss Modern “Blue Dogs and Red Ink: Global Implications of the U.S. Deficit and vehicles use How It Affects You.” Case is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition either a front urging reduction of the national debt, which was $8.05 trillion on Nov. disc and rear 15. The event takes place today from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. in the disc brake set Kuykendall Auditorium. For more information, call 956-3481. up or a front disc rear drum History Lecture on the Enlightenment. “‘Thou Hast French Ears and I brake setup Have a Savage Tongue’: The Enlightenment’s Linguistic Anthropology” (disc brake is being given by Matthew Lauzon, an expert in European Intellectual shown). History and the Early Modern Period. This event takes place today in Sakamaki Hall A-21 from 12 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. TONY BLAZEJACK Ka Leo O Hawai‘i “Home Makers Abroad: Building American Housing in London and Singapore.” This lecture will be presented by Nancy Kaekyung Kwak from Columbia University’s Department of History. It will chronicle how Americans participated in and learned from British urban planning since the 1890s. Also, Kwak will show how urban planners and American senators and representatives were often por- Screeching brakes trayed as world leaders in housing innovation. This event will take place today from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information, call require pad replacement 956-8700. By Justin Sumida rear brake shoes on the drum brakes to create a clean, even surface for If you have any events that you would like to see listed in the Ka Leo Ka Leo Staff Writer wear down or get wet, they can also the new brake pads to come in con- calendar, send us a short brief. Please include time, date and location. emit a long and loud squeak. tact with. This can reduce problems Submit all entries to [email protected] at least two weeks in advance. Q: I would like to know what makes Another explanation could be like vibrations or pulsations during the brakes squeak and what happens that it is not a squeak, but rather, the braking. The same is true for drum when one goes to have them cor- common brake screech. This screech brakes, except drum brakes require rected. is caused by a device that is put onto maintenance of the drums and brake the disc brakes by manufacturers to shoe replacement. In order to understand what indicate that the brake pads require On most modern cars, disc causes the squeaks, we must first give replacing. A metal piece, or hook, brakes are available on both the front Fun Fact a short description on the two types of on the brake pads comes into contact and back wheels. However, most braking systems: drums and discs. with the spinning disc/rotor when vehicles are equipped with drum On older cars, drum brakes the brake pads get worn, causing the brakes on the rear wheels, with discs Canada and Australia were standard on all four wheels. screeching noise. Although it’s still on the front. Regardless if a vehicle still recognize the In a drum brake, a spinning drum is safe to drive your car temporarily, has a disc/disc setup or a disc/drum stopped by brake shoes, which press you should get the brakes checked setup, the general rule is that the front Queen of England as up against the drum. This slows and serviced as soon as possible. brakes do more of the braking work. down the vehicle. Many people ignore this and say, “I This is why you usually see smaller, their head of state. Newer cars contain disc brakes. probably still have some meat on my lighter–duty discs on a four-wheel These use brake calipers to push brakes, so I’ll do it later.” That later disc brake system. With that in mind, brake pads against a spinning rotor/ turns into weeks, and in some cases, when a brake job is done, the front disc to reduce a vehicle’s speed. To months. If you ignore this for a long pads are usually replaced and the make things clear, disc brakes use period of time, you risk damaging rear brake pads (or shoes for drum brake pads while drum brakes use other components and reducing your brakes) are inspected and checked brake shoes. car’s braking abilities. for irregularities. If anything is found, As far as the squeaks go, there When brakes are serviced, the then the components are replaced are a few possible explanations. The worn pads are removed, related with new ones. On the vehicle’s sec- first is brake dust. Brake dust is nor- components like the brake hoses ond brake job, new front brakes are mal; it accumulates as the brake pads and calipers are inspected, and new put in and the rear brakes are inspect- wear down. The accumulation of pads are installed, along with some ed and often replaced because they brake dust may cause your breaks to anti-squeak compound, to reduce have been worn down by this time. squeak. When you wash your car and noises. The rotors are also removed Basically, for every two front brake wheels, the accumulated brake dust from the vehicle and cut with special jobs, you need one rear brake job. is usually washed away. When the mechanical tools. The rotors are cut Hope this helps clear things up. Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Sports Page 4 | Tuesday, November 29, 2005 Editor: Scott Alonso Associate Editor: Robert Shikina | (808) 956-3215 | [email protected] Big Ten Badgers too for

By Zack Smith Ka Leo Staff Writer WAC

Despite a school record set by Ryan Grice-Mullen and Davone Bess, the Rainbow Warriors lost 41-24 to Wisconsin at Aloha Warriors Stadium Friday night. In the sec- ond losing season of head coach very good, Glanville said. “The June Jones’ [52-37] seven year [running] back is a big-time career, Hawai‘i fell to 4-7 in front back,” he said. “The back can of 34,031 spectators. make you miss. We had him The Badgers star running back numerous times in the backfield Brian Calhoun rushed 29 times but it isn’t just us. He’s a quality for 152 yards and one touchdown. player, he gets away”. Backup running back Booker “Their o-line is big,” senior Stanley added 80 yards and a TD safety Lamar Broadway said. “All on 15 carries. of them were basically physical.” John Stocco, Wisconsin’s start- In the third quarter with 1:30 ing quarterback passed for 191 yards remaining, Stocco faked a handoff [12-of-19] and two TDs. He also ran to running back Calhoun and boot- for a third quarter TD on fourth- legged to the right, running wide and-goal from the 1-yard line. open into the endzone. Stocco’s TD Freshman wide receivers widened the Badgers’ lead to 34-17. Grice-Mullen and Bess became “Believe it or not, we were the first duo in Hawai‘i history playing the bootleg to that side on to each gain 1,000 yards receiv- Hawaii’s Davone that play,” Glanville said. “We just ing. Bess holds 1,082 yards, while Bess tries to unfortunately did not execute what Grice-Mullen reached the 1,061 break through we had. We had a call to stop that mark. This was the 20th time in Wisconsin play, and we made an error. The teacher didn’t get it taught; the NCAA history that a wide receiv- defensive teacher gets an ‘F’.” ing duo hit the 1,000 yard mark. back Roderick “If we had made that play it Grice-Mullin was nominated for Rogers’ tackle would have been a whole different WAC Offensive Player of the during the first Week for his performance against game,” Moe said. “We got to watch half of Friday’s the Badgers. the videotape, break it down and make game at Aloha “It’s good to be the first in sure that doesn’t happen again.” school history,” Grice-Mullen Stadium. The Defensively, the Badgers were said. “But it sucks coming on a Badgers defeat- led by senior linebacker Dontez game like this, [because] when ed the Warriors Sanders, who had 85 tackles head- you lose ... you don’t even think 41-24. ing into the game. Sanders added about it.” two and a half of the team’s five Grice-Mullen caught 11 passes sacks on Brennan, including an for 139 yards, while Bess caught JESSE BOWMAN interception. Ka Leo O Hawai‘i four for 34 yards and two touch- “We got seniors who have downs. At the end of the third been playing here for five or four quarter, Bess left the game with a ran the ball seven times for 68 did what we wanted him to do.” Manners]. They’re not normal years, playing hard,” Grice-Mullen bruised lower back. yards. Ilaoa gained most of his Senior linebacker Tanuvasa people; they’re passionate about said. “As underclassmen, we don’t UH quarterback Colt Brennan yards in the first quarter, including Moe said, “[Ilaoa’s] a baller out what they do. I can’t find a play know how it feels yet to be seniors, threw 403 yards [33-of-53], three a 19-yard run to the Wisconsin 38- there, and all he does is make where those three don’t spill but we know how it feels to lose. TDs, and one interception against yardline that set up the Warrior’s great plays,” their guts.” Moe had two tackles, We just feel we got to come back No. 24 Wisconsin. first touchdown. Following Ilaoa’s Defensive Warriors Lamar Kamakawiwo‘ole had ten tackles, next week and get a win for the “He does so many things that run, Brennan completed passes to Broadway, Brad Kalilimoku and seven solo, and Manners had five seniors and momentum going into I have not had a kid do, and every Grice-Mullen [12 yds] and Ilaoa [23 Kila Kamakawiwo‘ole all had 10 tackles. next year.” game he gets a little better,” Jones yds] before finishing the drive with tackles each. “I may coach another ten The Warriors will finish the said. “He got pressure, he knew a TD pass to Bess, tying the score “Defensively, the heart and years and the good Lord may not season at home against San Diego where to throw the ball, and he 7-all, 4:42 in the first quarter. soul of us is three seniors,” give me three more like that,” State this Saturday, Dec. 3 at got it out”. “Nate did a heck of a job run- Glanville said. “45, 1 and 15 Glanville said. Aloha Stadium. Kickoff is set for Senior running back Nate Ilaoa ning the football,” Jones said. “He [Moe, Kamakawiwo‘ole and Lono The Wisconsin offense was 6:05 p.m. UH takes third at Hawaiian Airlines

RainbowBy Ashley Monfort team-high Wahine 14 points in the contest. player Classic of the game. She did one hell Ka Leo Staff Writer “I think we came together, we of [a] good job doing her role in that Senior Amy worked together and we played hard, ball game,” said Texas A&M Head Sanders It came down to a and shot and we showed everybody that we can Coach Gary Blair. drives to the by guard/forward Amy Sanders that beat anybody when we play as a team,” The Aggies gained a 13-point basket past broke the tie between the University of Chretien said. lead against the Rainbow Wahine in Wisconsin’s Hawai‘i Rainbow Wahine (3-2) and the This was the most playing time for the first moments of the game. UH Annie Nelson Texas A&M Aggies (2-2) for the 68-66 Chretien, who scored 13 points while struggled to execute plays and get during the last-second win Sunday afternoon. splitting court time with guard Amy the ball down the court. Grice finally semifinals of The two teams faced off for the Kotani throughout the game. Both scored the first points for the Rainbow the Hawaiian Hawaiian Airlines Rainbow Wahine guards replaced Janevia Taylor, who Wahine after Hawai‘i called their first Airlines Rain- Classic third place title at the Stan is serving a one-game suspension for timeout. She led with six rebounds the bow Wahine Sheriff Center. conduct detrimental to the team, said first half. Classic at Stan “We played hard. I thought we UH Head Coach Jim Bolla. A&M’s defense proved to be a Sheriff Center clearly wanted it more,” center Brittany “We jumped off to a 13-to-noth- problem for Hawai‘i, as there were a Saturday, Nov. Grice said. ing lead or something like that. We number of turnovers throughout the 26. Sanders scored on a putback from had everything rolling, and then we first half. the weak side off Cassidy Chretien’s got lost in the transition defense. KARIS LO miss for the game-winner. She tallied a [Chretien] was the most valuable Ka Leo O Hawai‘i See , page 5 Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Sports Editor: Scott Alonso Associate Editor: Robert Shikina | (808) 956-3215 | [email protected] Tuesday, November 29, 2005 | Page 5 Sensely still a Basketball: UH defeats Texas A&M From page 4 Cassidy kept our team together,” of Nov. 28. It is the second time Grice said. She led UH with 11 in her career that the senior has rebounds. UH trailed 38-33 at halftime. earned the honor. mystery weapon Aggie guards Danielle Gant Sanders, a native of Hawai‘i had 12 turnovers in the son’s conference drought after and Morenike Atunrase scored for Huntington Beach, Calif., aver- EXTRAPOINT first half, compared to five from Sensely’s hot start dwells in Texas A&M to give them the lead, aged 15.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg and 2.0 apg A&M. recent memory. And the 0-11 63-62. Smith gave Hawai‘i the to lead UH to a third-place finish “In the first half, their quickness performance at UNLV remains lead back with an from in the Rainbow Wahine Classic. caught us off guard,” Chretien said. painfully wedged between a Grice. Sanders also earned a spot on the The outcome of the game still great 20-point performance “The second half was a good All-Tournament team. The guard remained bleak, as the Aggies held against Michigan State and the ballgame. They made their run; we helped the Rainbow Wahine go 2-1 22-point effort Sensely regis- a five to ten-point lead on the made our run. Neither one of us last weekend, including two come- tered against the Billikens. Rainbow Wahine in the first five could put either one away. They from-behind wins over Washington So what can we expect when minutes of the second half. Grice were really squeezing us in the State and Texas A&M. By Keane Santos Sensely steps on the court? Fans, then sank two free throws to bring zone, and our inability to hit the She scored 14 points, includ- Ka Leo Sports Columnist opponents and teammates ought to the Rainbow Wahine within five, chip shots underneath. The ball ing the game-winning bucket with be speechless because — at least 47-42. just wouldn’t go in,” Blair said. one second left in a 68-66 win over Two parts amazing and one part so far — Sensely’s performances Points scored by Chretien Hawai‘i began to slow things Texas A&M in the third-place game disappointment. This has been the have been unpredictable. and center Callie Spooner finally down when Chretien drove the of the Rainbow Wahine Classic. recipe to describe the performance of While the season is still enabled Hawai‘i to take a one-point lane and scored to give a three- Hawai‘i trailed by as many as 13 Hawaii’s 6’9” versatile senior Julian young, and lead, 48-47, with 12 minutes left. point edge to the ‘Bows, 66-63. points in the game. The senior Sensely so far this season. H a w a i ‘ i Neither school led by more The Aggies responded with had 12 points, seven rebounds and After the first scoreless game has looked than two until the last six minutes, point guard A’Quonesia Franklin four assists in a 68-63 win over of his career, Sensely put on a like a top- when Grice put up two foul shots hitting a three-pointer to tie the Washington State, helping the team breathtaking performance of 22 25 team at to give Hawai‘i the lead at 62-57. game at 66, before Sanders hit the overcome a nine-point second-half points, eight rebounds and two the Stan “They got tired, I think. We putback for the victory. deficit. She also added 19 points assists in 34 minutes of play. S h e r i f f play to be a running team this and seven rebounds in a 77-67 loss But those numbers don’t C e n t e r , year, and I thought we ran a lot Sanders earns WAC honor to Wisconsin. tell the story of Sensely’s role not all better with the ball this year. We Sanders and the rest of the in Hawaii’s 82-64 rout of Saint games can definitely turned it up defensively; Amy Sanders has been named Rainbow Wahine are in action next Louis. “I don’t think I person- SENSELY be played we talked a lot more. I think com- the Xbox Live Western Athletic on Dec. 8, when they travel to the ally had anything to do with [the at home. munication was a big X-factor. Conference Women’s Basketball mainland to face San Francisco. win],” Sensely told the Honolulu Unfortunately, there are many We had players step up for us. Player of the Week for the week Tipoff is at 7 p.m. PST. Advertiser. more UNLV-like road trips on Oh, but you did, Julian. the schedule. But was the game The night started off slow for at UNLV really a “fluke,” as the Internet Sports Update Sensely. A few missed shots and Rainbow Warriors claimed? Are a failed high-flying dunk attempt the ‘Bows — and Sensely — as See kaleo.org for complete cov- left much to be desired. But then, good as they look at Manoa? Or erage of the Hawaiian Airlines Sensely hit some shots, crashed was UNLV a red flag of more Rainbow Wahine Classic and some boards and, right before the disappointments to come? the women's volleyball Western halftime buzzer sounded, grabbed So far, Hawai‘i and Sensely Athletic Conference Tournament a missed shot from Bobby Nash appear better prepared for suc- in Reno. Exclusive slideshows and slammed it through the net cess than failure. But, whether of the matches are also available — this time with success. or not that is an accurate predic- online. From that point on, UH was tion remains a mystery. on cruise control. Sensely dunked the ball once more with 12:10 left in the second half, which slowly brought the rim down and stalled the game. The Manoa Maniacs began to chant “Sensely! Sensely! Sensely!” as officials figured out how to raise the rim back to regu- lation height. It’s nights like these that make Sensely seem like an All-Western Athletic Conference performer. It’s nights like these that make Sensely seem like draft material. And it’s nights like these that make Sensely fit his description as a “man among boys.” But then, there are those pesky reminders, games that make it easy to play devil’s advocate. Last sea- Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Comics & Crossword Page 6 | Tuesday, November 29, 2005 Comics Editor: Joe Guinto | (808) 956-7043 | [email protected]

Solutions 11/23

Ka Leo is hiring page designers Monday through Friday, must know InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. Flexable hours needed. Applications available at the Ka Leo building across from the ground floor entrance to the bookstore or online at www.kaleo.org

Rates: $1.25 per line (minimum 3 lines). In Person: Stop by the Ka Leo Building. Ka Leo O Hawai‘i All caps and/or bold will add 25% to the cost of the ad. Phone: 956-7043 E-Mail: [email protected] Place an ad in four (4) consecutive issues and receive the Fax: 956-9962. Include ad text, classification, run dates and The Ka Leo Building fourth ad free! charge card information. (across from the UH Bookstore lower entrance) Deadline: 3 p.m. the day before publication. Mail: Send ad text, classification, run dates and payment to: Classifieds Monday-Friday 8a.m.-4:30 p.m. Payment: Pre-payment required. Cash, in-state checks, money Board of Publications, Attn: Classifieds orders, Visa and MasterCard accepted. P.O. Box 11674, Honolulu, HI 96828-0674 EDITORIALS | Tuesday, November 29, 2005 | Ka Leo O Hawai‘i | Page 7 LetterstotheEditor Little changes would make a big difference Compared to other universities, given a parking pass with a 15-minute to pick something up. which is more reasonable, but they should not be able to get away with the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa grace period. Not only is 15 minutes not Interestingly, in every case, the kick you out at 7 p.m. on Fridays, and overpriced, low-quality food and campus is remarkably unfriendly to stu- enough time considering the size of the parking office has accepted my appeal at 5 p.m. on Saturdays. inconvenient hours. However, there dents. One could even say it’s abusive. campus and the possibility of office per- letter as if they were perfectly aware of What is the message here? Obvi- is no competition. UHM should allow If the administration really wants to sonnel, but the pass only allows for park- the unfairness of their policies. I can only ously, they don’t want us to study. I guess private food vendors to open up kiosks make UHM a high-ranking school, they ing in limited spaces. In many cases, this wonder how many people have been we should be out drinking beers. When on the mall outside the library. should address some very obvious prob- leaves no option but to park illegally. forced to pay the $15 fine. The parking you are balancing a busy class sched- Finally, something needs to be lems that immediately confront anyone At the University of California office must be making loads of money ule with work, you need the library to done about the greasy, nasty comput- who comes here. Ironically, these are – Santa Barbara, where I was an under- with this little scheme. be open at night on weekends. I know ers at all the Clic labs and libraries. At things that could be changed quickly, grad, they gave us a half-hour grace Next is the problem of limited a lot of students are feeling the pinch Internet cafes, the keyboards and mice easily and with relatively little expense. period and let us park anywhere on library hours. Sinclair Library closes at here. Every time they close Hamilton are cleaned at the end of each night so First of all, the visitor-parking campus during that time. Here at UHM, 9 p.m. on weekdays, 7 p.m. on Fridays on Friday and Saturday, the place is still that oil and dirt from people’s fingers do situation is a disaster. If you come to my car has been ticketed several times and 5 p.m. on Saturdays. This is too full of students struggling to squeeze the not build up over time. It does not seem the upper campus just to pick some- because I was forced to park illegally to early for a serious university. Hamilton most out of the last five minutes before that this has ever been done at UHM. thing up or drop something off, you are get close enough to where I needed to be closes at 11 p.m. during the week, the guards sweep them out. The computers at the Clic lab Another problem is the lack of food at Sinclair are disgusting because lab options when you’re at Hamilton. In monitors are getting paid to play video the evening, the only option is Paradise games and goof off, rather than doing EditorialCartoons Palms, which is only open until 7 p.m. actual work. They should spend some on weekdays, 2:30 p.m. on Saturdays of that goofing off time cleaning the and not at all on Sundays. Either you eat crud off the keyboards. vending machine food, if the machines These are important issues that are working, or you don’t eat. could be quickly resolved by the UHM Should you be fortunate enough administration. These simple changes to catch Paradise Palms when they are would make a big difference in the qual- open, everything is either unhealthy ity of this university and the happiness of or expensive. For example, the sub its students. sandwiches each cost about three dol- lars more than those at the Campus Eric Rosenfeld Center and do not taste as good. They Grad Student – U.R.P.

Illustration by Léo Azambuja Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Sports Page 8 | Tuesday, November 29, 2005 Editor: Scott Alonso Associate Editor: Robert Shikina | (808) 956-3215 | [email protected] Volleyball: Prince named MVP in Reno From page 1 when we do not work hard enough, and ing the Rainbow Wahine with 17 kills they made a little run and it got a little and three errors on 38 attempts, giving Senior Outside not have a lot to work with, she made it sketchy there.” her a .368 attack percentage. Hitter Victoria work well.” “We came out knowing that we “[Houston] is just one of those hit- Prince tries to Not letting the first game go, the had a chance in beating them, and that ters that when she gets a good set, she is fire a shot past Aggies pulled to within one point (22- we had to come out and play hard. We either going to hit the line or go at it with Nevada’s Karly 21) before Shoji called a timeout to knew that we had to give our best effort,” an angle,” Hodge said. “You can either Sipherd during the cool the Aggies’ momentum. Two ser- Hodge said. “In the second game being take her line or take her angle, and just vice aces in a row by Boogaard shifted down, and coming back gave us some hope you can get a hand up.” semifinals of the the energy in favor of Hawai‘i (26-24). momentum. We knew that if we just Mason came off the bench to WAC Tournamnet Aggies Head Coach Burt Fuller called a pushed it through the air that things record a kill and a service ace (19-14) in Reno, Nevada, timeout to cool the Rainbow Wahine, but would go our way.” to push Hawai‘i closer to match point, Friday Nov. 25, it did not work, as Prince knocked down The run was stopped with two kills while the rest of the Rainbow Wahine 2005. Prince was the final kill to give Hawai‘i game one. from Houston and two kills from junior squad huddled around Sanders, who named the MVP “They [UH] were very efficient,” attacker Sarah Mason, who had come was holding a heat pad close to her. of the tournament Fuller said. “We felt like they were beat- off the bench, but the Aggies pressed With the score 24-17, Shoji decid- after the Rainbows ing us at the service line there in games on. A Hawai‘i error gave the Aggies ed to take out Houston and senior libero captured their one and three.” the lead, but this seemingly awoke the Ashley Watanabe to put Gregory and seventh-straight Hawai‘i was out-attacked (12-21), sleeping giants of the Rainbow Wahine. junior attacker Alicia Arnott into the WAC title. and Utah State had a higher attack Prince and Houston knocked down kills, game. A 4-1 late run by the Aggies was percentage (.190-.222) in the first game, pushing their lead to 26-23. An error by their final attempt at stopping the domi- but the Rainbow Wahine were able to Hodge gave Hawai‘i the all-important nating Rainbow Wahine, which made TONY BLAZEJACK capitalize off of defensive pressure from 29th point, and a service error from Utah the score 26-21. Mason tipped over a Ka Leo O Hawai‘i the front-row blockers and five service State gave Hawai‘i game two. kill to finish the match and sweep the errors from the Aggies. Game two was a different show- Aggies in three games. the first round at 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. the NCAA Tournament by winning the “We outhit them,” Fuller said. “If ing for the Rainbow Wahine, as they Hawai‘i had six service aces 2. Host Texas will then face Louisiana WAC Tournament this past weekend in you look at the stats, they show a very, knocked down 21 kills and had a .450 throughout the match, while the Aggies State at 7 p.m. The two winners will then Reno, Nev. They have made the past 13 very close match, but I did not think that attack percentage, with Houston having had just three with ten service errors. play on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 6:30 p.m. tournaments and 24 of the 25 NCAA it was that close, because every time we six of those kills. “They beat us at the service line, The Rainbow Wahine qualified for Tournaments overall. would get on a run, they would answer, “I never felt that we were los- and in a match of three or five points, and we just could not seem to get the ing control [in game two],” Hittle said. those things are huge,” Fuller said. ball rolling.” “Sometimes like Dave [Shoji] said, we “We had enough players out there All Tournament Team Zuzana Cernianska - Utah State Game two quickly slipped away get a little relaxed when we are ahead, playing well that we were pretty bal- Victoria Prince - Hawai‘i from the Aggies, with the Rainbow but we just keep pushing .... We had good anced,” Shoji said. “I have to give my Tara Hittle - Hawai‘i Jackie Choi - New Mexico State Wahine leading 9-4 at the first timeout. enough plays that we were able to regain team credit for being pretty business- Carolyn Forbush - Utah State Salavia Salave’a - Nevada A 5-0 run with four kills from Hittle and our focus and get right back into it.” like tonight ... I thought that we did a Tristin Johnson - Nevada Kanoe Kamana‘o - Hawai‘i a from Boogaard increased the Houston opened game three with nice job at keeping it even.” Kim Oguh - New Mexico State lead to 11-4. four of Hawaii’s first five points. “We played harder then they did Jamie Houston - Hawai‘i MVP The Aggies then went on a 10-4 With a comfortable lead in game tonight,” Prince said. “Tara [Hittle] and Cameron Flunder - Boise State run of their own with kills from Hodge three, junior setter Cayley Thurlby Jamie [Houston] were banging the ball. Ambra Hayes - LA Tech Victoria Prince - Hawai‘i and senior opposite side hitter Zuzana and sophomore middle Kari Gregory They were just smashing it down.” Cernianska, and two service aces from came into the game as the Aggies The No. 8 UH Rainbow Wahine Internet Sports Update junior libero Kelsi Peterson, which tied continued to struggle. volleyball team (25-6) will head to the game at 16. “When you are smashing the ball Austin, Texas, for the first and sec- Check out kaleo.org for additional coverage on the women’s “We broke down a little bit there in down like that, you really hurt their ond rounds of the NCAA Tournament, volleyball WAC tournament and coverage of every game in game two. I think we just relaxed a little confidence a lot,” Prince said. seeded seventh overall in the field. the Hawaiian Airlines Rainbow Wahine Classic. bit,” Shoji said. “Whenever we relax is Houston finished the match lead- Hawai‘i will face Texas State in Warriors leave Saint Louis University in the dust By Zack Smith and David Miers Team Notes Ka Leo Sports Desk UH junior guard Matt Gibson was suspended indefinitely from the Julian Sensley brought down the Hawai’i men’s basketball team for conduct detrimental to the team. house Saturday night against Saint Louis Julian Sensley said, “You can’t dwell on the loss of a family mem- University, or at least the rim. He shook ber. [Gibson] is an important part of this team, but in the loss you can off his defender before throwing down a find a positive. Him being out opened a little more playing time for our dunk that collapsed the goal support in a bench, which is deep and can allow guys to step up.” 82-64 win over the Billikens. “I didn’t even know what hap- pened,” Sensley said. “Everyone Another timely 3-pointer by Lojeski “We’re happy,” Wallace said. “I stopped and I was still looking around pumped up the crowd and extended the told them, ‘Hey, you’re in college. like, ‘what happened?’” lead to 41-33 for the Rainbow Warriors These are the greatest days of your life. The University of Hawai‘i with 30 seconds left in the half. A missed Go out there and have fun and shoot improved to 2-1 with their second home shot found a trailing Sensley, who stuffed the basketball.” win of the season in front of 6,213 the ball home as the first-half buzzer The Billikens brought the deficit people at the Stan Sheriff Center. The sounded, securing a 10-point lead and from 23 back to 15 with the help of victory was the fourth all-time for UH the momentum for UH before heading three straight 3-pointers, but Jack Miller, against SLU, including last year’s 53-52 into the locker room. a graduate from Saint Louis School in win at Saint Louis. The momentum carried over to Honolulu, closed out the game with the Starting guard Matt Lojeski shot the second half for Sensley, who did second buzzer-beater of the night. This lights out, going 5-for-6 from 3-point not disappoint. He added two crowd- one was a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left land and adding 17 points, 14 of them rocking slam dunks and 10 points with- to win 82-64. coming in the first half. in the first eight minutes. The senior “They got so many weapons,” “Lojeski’s just fun to watch,” UH captain recorded a game-high 22 points Soderberg said. “They were bigger, Head Coach Riley Wallace said. “He on 10-of-18 shooting, including three stronger and taller than us. They’re a does a lot of the right things. He’s hitting highlight dunks. good team.” his threes again, and what’s good is he’s “I thought the energy level was UH outmuscled and outshot SLU, usually pretty pure with it.” there,” Wallace said. “We were able to shooting better than .500 from both the The Billikens took the lead to start do what we wanted to do.” 3-point stripe and the rest of the field. the game, but the Rainbow Warriors Then it was junior forward Ahmet SLU managed only .276 in shooting hit four 3-pointers in an 18-7 run dur- Gueye’s time to take over. Three blocks during the second half and over .400 for ing the middle of the first half. That and five points in five minutes by Gueye the game. run gave UH the lead for the rest of forced Saint Louis Head Coach Brad Leading for the Billikens was the game. With four minutes left in Soderburgh to call a timeout, staring 6’10” starting center Ian Vouyoukas, the half, SLU came within two points, down a 21-point deficit. the only SLU player with double- with a chance to tie or take the lead. The whole team was enjoying digits in scoring, with 18 points and a Billikens junior center Ian Vouyoukas itself in the game. Gueye, a Salt Lake team-high six boards. had been having his way against the Community College transfer, flashed a The Rainbow Warriors have some

Warriors, putting up nine points and six grin and shook his head after rejecting time off before facing the Runnin’ JESSE BOWMAN • Ka Leo O Hawai‘i rebounds up to that point. his fifth shot. After junior guard Bobby Rebels of UNLV on Dec. 6 at the Stan Just as the Billikens were ready to Nash hit one of his three 3-pointers off Sheriff Center. UNLV won the first of Hawaii’s Julian Sensley slams a dunk down over St. Louis Anthony Drejaj dur- strike, a costly turnover led to a powerful the bench, it was time for the reserves to a rare in-season home-and-home series ing the second half of Saturday night’s game at the Stan Sheriff Center. The dunk by Sensley that set off the crowd. enter the game. 67-61 last Tuesday in Las Vegas. Warriors defeated St. Louis 41-24.