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Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
‘Bows survive another elimination game, advances in Big West Tournament
For the third time in six days, the University of Hawai'i baseball team faced elimination and once again, the Rainbow Warriors rose to the occasion. UH staved off elimination on Day 3 of the Big West Championship with a convincing 16-4 win over host Cal State Fullerton on Friday, fueled by a steady start from Sebastian Gonzalez and a breakout performance at the plate. After falling behind 1-0 in the first inning, the Rainbow Warriors quickly responded with three runs on four hits in the top of the second and never looked back. Matt Miura and Hunter Faildo powered the offense, combining for 7 hits, Miura with four of his own with 3 RBI as Hawai'i pulled away. Gonzalez delivered a strong start, allowing just one run on four hits across four innings before handing the ball to the bullpen with a 5-1 lead. Reliever Isaiah Magdaleno closed the door with 3.2 innings of relief, three strikeouts, and two runs allowed. The Rainbow Warriors blew the game open in the seventh inning with back-to-back home runs by Jordan Donahue and Kamana Nahaku as part of a five-run frame. Hawai'i improved to 26-1 this season when leading after six innings. With the win, UH advances to face Cal Poly at noon HST on Saturday. The winner of that game will face UC Irvine at 4 p.m. HST later that day. If UC Irvine wins, the Anteaters will clinch the Big West title. A victory by either UH or Cal Poly would force a winner-take-all championship game on Sunday. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
UH's Donahue earns Big West Player of the Week honors
University of Hawai'i shortstop Jordan Donahue was named the Big West Baseball Field Player of the Week following a standout performance in the Rainbow Warriors' series win over UC San Diego. The senior from Damien Memorial School slashed .500/.500/1.167 across three games, tallying six hits, eight RBIs, and three runs scored. It marks the first career weekly honor for Donahue from the conference. Donahue capped his final home series with a memorable Senior Day showing, going 4-for-5 with a double, two home runs, five RBIs and three runs scored in Sunday's 13-2 victory that clinched a spot in the inaugural Big West Championship tournament. He blasted a grand slam in the third inning, followed by a solo homer in the fifth, and later stole home in the seventh. Hawai'i (33-19, 16-14 Big West) secured the No. 4 seed in the postseason tournament and will face UC Santa Barbara in a single-elimination matchup on Wednesday in Fullerton, California. First pitch is scheduled for 9 a.m. HST and will be streamed on ESPN+ with radio coverage on ESPN Honolulu. Donahue enters the tournament hitting .279 with 18 RBIs and 21 runs scored on the season. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
‘Bows volleyball hits the road for NCAA Tournament
The University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team received a spirited send-off Sunday night outside SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center, as fans, the UH band, and fellow student-athletes gathered to show their support before the team departed for the NCAA Championship Tournament in Columbus, Ohio. The Rainbow Warriors (26-5), fresh off capturing the Big West Championship title, earned the No. 2 seed in the national tournament and will face Penn State (15-15) in the quarterfinal round on Thursday. First serve is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. HST and will be streamed on This marks UH's 10th all-time appearance in the NCAA Championship and its seventh under head coach Charlie Wade, who is in his 16th season at the helm. The 'Bows have compiled an 11-7 overall record in NCAA tournament play, including national titles in 2021 and 2022. Hawai'i and Penn State are familiar foes this season, with the Rainbow Warriors sweeping the Nittany Lions in three sets during the OUTRIGGER Invitational in March at SimpliFi Arena. Penn State earned its spot in the quarterfinals after defeating Daemen in straight sets in a first-round match on Friday in Amherst, N.Y. KHON2 will provide continuing coverage of Hawai'i's tournament run both on-air and online. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Time of India
30-04-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Krishnav Chopraa crowned Big West Championship individual winner, three-peat for Long Beach State's men's golf team
Golfer Krishav Chopraa (Instagram) Sophomore Krishnav Chopraa finished with a record-tying 16-under 200 to clinch the individual prize at the Big West Men's Golf Championship, which was played at the La Quinta Country Club. It meant the Long Beach State men's golf team won the title for a third straight time. It is a feat that had not been accomplished since 2003. Individually for Chopra, the win tied him for the lowest tournament score at the Big West Championship alongside former Long Beach State golfer Ryan Panichpakdee from 2006. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Chopraa had scored of 63, 66 and 71 across the three rounds to post 9-under, 6-under and 1-under over the course of the competition. Dylan Ma of the University of California Santa Barbara finished 9-under for a full seven stroke gap between the top two finishers. After a career-low 63 in the first round, head coach Rob Murray had said, "Great play today from Krishnav in a bogey free 63. A career-low for him and the albatross on hole six was incredible! He carried us all day." The 955th ranked Chopraa struggled at the start of the third round at the La Quinta Country Club. He posted three consecutive bogies before a par score on the front nine. Chopraa, who has achieved a career-best 278th ranking in the world, didn't look back from then on as his sizeable lead continue to get better and bigger five double eagles on the next eight holes. Who's that IPL player? The win will give Chopra a 224 place bump in the latest NCAA Rankings on the US Collegiate level. On the team front, Long Beach State's Charlie Forster shot a 9-under 63 to propel the team into the lead and ultimately won by five strokes over Cal State Fullerton. Their total score of 842 set a new Big West Championship record, surpassing the previous low of 845 set by UNLV in 1994.
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Hawai'i men's volleyball seeded second in NCAA Tournament
Fresh off capturing its fourth Big West title, the University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team was awarded the No. 2 seed for the 2025 NCAA National Championship tournament, set for May 8-12 in Columbus, Ohio. The Rainbow Warriors (26-5) will open play in the quarterfinals against the winner of Daemen and Penn State. Despite going 2-1 against Long Beach State this season — including a victory over the top-seeded Beach in Saturday's Big West Championship final — UH was slotted behind LBSU, which earned the tournament's top seed. The Rainbow Warriors claimed the 2025 Big West crown with a four-set win over Long Beach State, 25-21, 25-22, 21-25, 25-22, at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. Adrien Roure recorded 11 kills without an error to earn Most Valuable Player honors, while Louis Sakanoko fired four aces to spark the fourth set. Setter Tread Rosenthal sealed the win by delivering the match-clinching point. Hawai'i adds the 2025 title to its previous Big West championships in 2019, 2022 and 2023. Under head coach Charlie Wade the Rainbow Warriors won national championships in 2021 & 2022. The first title came in Columbus, Ohio. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
