{"id":152941,"date":"2021-12-09T16:30:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T02:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=152941"},"modified":"2021-12-09T16:38:48","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T02:38:48","slug":"kawaha-tait-jones-pepsi-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/12\/09\/kawaha-tait-jones-pepsi-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Vulcan basketball standouts earn Pepsi awards"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Mandi Kawaha<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo Vulcan<\/a> basketball players Mandi Kawaha<\/strong> and Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones<\/strong> are the Pepsi Athletes of the week.<\/p>\n

Kawaha led her team in scoring on December 3 against Concordia University Irvine (CUI<\/abbr>) and on December 6 in the Vulcans epic 78-66 win over Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU<\/abbr>).<\/p>\n

Against CUI<\/abbr>, Kawaha scored 14 points, shot 6-for-17 in the field, was 2-for-4 in free throws, contributed an assist, picked up four rebounds and made a steal. Kawaha was also a key piece in the Vulcans victory over PLNU<\/abbr>. She led the Vulcans\u2019 offense with a career-high of 27 points. Kawaha was an impressive 4-for-4 behind the arc, 9-for-15 in the field and 5-for-6 in free throws.<\/p>\n

Tait-Jones performed well on offense and defense in the past week\u2019s games against CUI<\/abbr> and PLNU<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n

Tait-Jones had a double-double against CUI<\/abbr> on December 3 in the Vulcans\u2019 conference opener. He posted 10 rebounds and 16 points in the 72-66 loss. He had another solid performance on December 6, helping his team top PLNU<\/abbr>, 84-73. He accumulated 15 points and aided his team with five assists. Tait-Jones also led in rebounds, tallying seven, six of which were on the defensive side.<\/p>\n

For more on Kawaha and Tait-Jones go to the UH<\/abbr> Hilo athletics website.<\/a><\/p>\n

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