{"id":135941,"date":"2021-02-22T16:47:40","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T02:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=135941"},"modified":"2021-03-08T10:21:25","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T20:21:25","slug":"graves-kawaha-pepsi-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/02\/22\/graves-kawaha-pepsi-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Vulcan guards earn Pepsi Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Jordan Graves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A pair of University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo<\/a> guards—Jordan Graves<\/strong> and Mandi Kawaha<\/strong>—helped the men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball teams to a clean weekend sweep of Chaminade at Vulcan Gymnasium, February 20–21. They earned this week\u2019s Pepsi Athletes of the Week award<\/p>\n

Senior guard Graves helped UH<\/abbr> Hilo “steal” a couple of basketball wins over Chaminade. His defense is always a key factor in Vulcan success, and on February 21 it was center stage. The 6-foot-3 guard had five steals in the first half of UH<\/abbr> Hilo\u2019s 71-67 win, and finished with six for the game, equaling his career high.<\/p>\n

Junior guard Kawaha played a big role in a pair of Vulcan basketball wins against Chaminade. Kawaha had a near-triple double on February 20 with 18 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists during a 73-58 comeback victory. On February 21, she added 12 more points in a 53-46 win.<\/p>\n

For more go to the UH<\/abbr> Hilo Athletics department website.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Mandi Kawaha<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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