Six University of ߣsirÊÓƵʻi at Mānoa student-athletes have earned All-Big West honors. Izabella Martinez and Maya Nakamura were both named to the all-conference second team, while Mya’Liah Betha, Chloe Borges, Haley Johnson and Dallas Millwood all earned honorable mentions.

Martinez, hit a .298 overall and was tied for second on the team with 38 hits. She finished her 2024 campaign with six doubles and 22 RBI and a team-high of 19 walks. The junior catcher started all 46 games and threw out a career-high 15 runners trying to steal on her, which ranks her second in the league and 11th in the NCAA Division I.

Nakamura’s senior campaign was cut short due to a season-ending injury, however that did not deter the conference coaches from recognizing her abilities and importance to the ߣsirÊÓƵ team. For the season, she led ߣsirÊÓƵ both overall and in conference with a .312 and .450 batting averages respectively. She concluded her career with a .324 batting average with 155 hits, 105 runs scored, 24 doubles, four triples, 22 home runs and 96 RBI. She had a career slugging percentage of .528 and on-base percentage of .441. Nakamura has earned all-conference honors all four seasons of her career. This is her third time making the all-Big West second team after making the first team as a junior.

For the second-straight season, Bethea led the Big West with 12 home runs for the year. The senior utility player primarily played in leftfield where she started 38 games, but she also saw time in center field and at first base. Overall, Bethea led ߣsirÊÓƵ with 26 runs scored and a .575 slugging percentage.

Borges, the center fielder/pitcher had a breakout season, starting a career-high 39 games in center field and three at pitcher making 13 total appearances in the pitching circle overall. On offense, she finished the season tied for second in the Big West with 30 RBI. Overall, she hit .269 (28-for-104) with 13 runs scored, two doubles and eight home runs. She recorded a .519 slugging percentage and led ߣsirÊÓƵ with eight multiple-RBI games. She also reached base safely in 21-straight games to lead the ‘Bows.

Johnson earned honorable mention honors for the second time. She started all 46 games at designated player, but also saw limited action at catcher. Overall, she hit .310 going 39-for-126 with a team-high seven doubles with a triple and a home run and 11 RBI. She finished her collegiate career hitting .292 with 19 doubles, four triples, nine home runs and 66 RBI.

After suffering a season-ending injury in the second week of the 2023 season, senior first baseman Millwood worked hard to make her way back onto the field for her final season. She made her return this year starting all 46 games at first base. She finished the season hitting .261 with four doubles and three home runs. She was second on the team with 25 RBI and seven multiple-RBI games. She finished her ߣsirÊÓƵ career with a .260 career batting average with 80 hits, 13 doubles, 10 home runs and 60 RBI. This is Millwood’s second Big West honorable mention award.

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Four University of ߣsirÊÓƵʻi at Hilo athletes were named to the 2024 Softball All-PacWest teams.

Rayna White was selected to the second team, while Jayda Favela, Lexie Tilton and Chloe Sales landed on the third team.

The four Vulcans helped the team finish No. 3 in the PacWest Conference with an 18-10 record.

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The University of ߣsirÊÓƵʻi Hilo team secured a spot in the four-team Pacific West Conference Championship postseason tournament after sweeping Chaminade University, 3-2 and 4-0, on April 21.

The Vulcans will join Concordia University Irvine and Azusa Pacific. The remaining playoff berth will be a three-way battle between Biola University, Dominican and Chaminade with just a handful of games to go.

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University of ߣsirÊÓƵʻi at Mānoa player Mya’Liah Bethea earned her second career Big West Field Player of the Week honors after blasting a home run in three games.

The ߣsirÊÓƵ senior drove in a team-high 8 RBI and scored 5 runs with a team-best .667 batting average in a three-game conference series against California State University, Bakersfield. Bethea slugged a team best 1.667 and stole a base for the first time this season.

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University of ߣsirÊÓƵʻi ±á¾±±ô´Ç’s player Chloe Sales secures PacWest Pitcher of the week after two wins as the Vulcans swept four games against Academy of Art in Hilo.

Sales secured one win as a starter and one in relief to help ߣsirÊÓƵ move up to 4th place in the PacWest standings.

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University of ߣsirÊÓƵʻi at Mānoa junior centerfielder/pitcher Chloe Borges led ߣsirÊÓƵ with a .625 batting average while recording at least one hit, one run and an RBI in all three games and she earned her first save of the season shutting down the rally against CSUN to earn Big West Field Player of the Week honors on March 25. This is the first weekly conference honor of Borges’ career.

Overall, Borges went 5-for-8 at the plate and drove in a team-high six RBI to help lift ߣsirÊÓƵ Mānoa to its first conference series sweep since 2022. She recorded a 1.375 slugging percentage and a .625 on-base percentage for the weekend.

Borges went 2-for-3 and knocked home a 2-RBI single as the Rainbow Wahine took the first contest over the Matadors, 11-2. Borges blasted a solo home run in game two as well.

University of ߣsirÊÓƵʻi at Hilo player Victoria Macias and player Arthur Soto were selected as the KTA Super Stores Superstars of the Month. This title goes to one male and one female ߣsirÊÓƵ Hilo student-athlete for their stand-out accomplishments.

Macias earned recognition for her efforts in wins against Western Oregon and ߣsirÊÓƵʻi Pacific University. Macias leads the team with a .538 slugging percentage with 10 RBI.

Soto started the season through February batting .344 with 11 RBI, 10 doubles, and three home runs. He also leads the team with a .641 slugging percentage.

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Senior second baseman Maya Nakamura of the University of ߣsirÊÓƵʻi at Mānoa was honored as the Big West Field Player of the Week after powering ߣsirÊÓƵ‘s offense and making stellar plays on defense. She led ߣsirÊÓƵ with eight hits—six of which went for extra bases with two doubles, a triple and three home runs. This is Nakamura’s second conference weekly honor after receiving Big West Freshman of the Week honors on April 12, 2021.

Nakamura came through in the clutch this past week as the senior hit .444 (8-for-18) and led the Rainbow Wahine with seven runs scored, two doubles, a triple, three home runs, 12 RBI and a 1.167 slugging percentage. She had multiple RBI in four of ߣsirÊÓƵ‘s six games this week and currently she is on an eight-game hitting streak. Nakamura recorded a season-high four RBI against Cleveland State University. All three of her homers drove in three runs each. She accounted for 16 of ߣsirÊÓƵ‘s 36 total runs for the week.

Defensively, Nakamura made highlight reel plays and was solid at second base with 14 assists and 20 put-outs for a 1.000 fielding percentage.

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has announced the 40th class of the ߣsirÊÓƵ Sports Circle of Honor which includes June Jones (football), the 2010 softball team, James “Jim” Kalili (football), Ann Miller (journalist) and Cindy Luis (journalist).

Jones is the eighth football coach enshrined while Kalili is the 36th football player. The softball team is the 13th overall team to be inducted and first women’s team other than women’s volleyball’s four teams. Miller and Luis are just the seventh and eighth media members, respectively, and first two print reporters honored.

The official enshrinement of the class of 2024 will happen at the Green & White Celebration scheduled for Sunday, May 5 at The Royal ߣsirÊÓƵian Resort. For more information and table sales, .

The Circle of Honor was established in 1982 to recognize individuals and teams who have contributed to the growth, history and tradition of ߣsirÊÓƵ Athletics. The total number of inductees in the Circle of Honor is now 136 individuals and 13 teams, including this year’s honorees. Plaques honoring the individuals and teams are anchored on the inner walls surrounding the main concourse of SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center.

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The University of ߣsirÊÓƵʻi at Mānoa placed No. 6 in the 2024 Big West Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Senior utility player Maya Nakamura was the only Rainbow Wahine voted to the All Big West Preseason Coaches’ Team.

Rainbow Wahine garnered 46 total points.

Last year, the Rainbow Wahine started the season well and were 29-16 over halfway through the season and 12-7 in conference.

Nakamura was a standout second baseman last season. She started 50 games and led the ʻBows with a .390 batting average. She led with 35 runs scored and 29 walks. She was second on the team with 48 hits a .585 slugging percentage and in the Top 5 in the conference in seven offensive categories.

The 2024 Rainbow Wahine return 20 letterwinners which include seven starting position players and four pitchers from last year’s squad which finished with a 30-23 overall record.

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