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UC Riverside spoiled Hawaii’s Senior Night with a 49-43 victory in the Stan Sheriff Center. The ‘Bows took a 40-39 lead with 4:38 to play when Eddie Stansberry hit three free throws. But the Highlanders scored 10 of the next 13 points to win going away. The Highlanders improved to 16-15 and 6-9 in the Big West. The ‘Bows fell to 16-12 and 7-7. * * * * * After 20 minutes, it’s all tied at 24. Thoughts: > As […]
Former UH quarterback Cole McDonald showed his speed and athleticism during today’s workouts at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. On the Lucas Stadium surface, McDonald covered 40 yards in an unofficial 4.54 seconds on his second attempt. In his first attempt, recorded an unofficial 4.60 seconds. @HawaiiFootball quarterback @ColeHunter520 ran a 4.54 40-yard dash at the #2020NFLCombine! He leads all QBs in that category. He also leads all QBs with a 36 inch vertical jump.#HawaiiFB | @hawaiiwworld https://t.co/KG13qwaemt — […]
The Warriors will end the 2020 regular season with back-t0-back road games, according to the schedule released today by the Mountain West Conference. The announcement of the eight Mountain West games completes the Warriors’ 13-game, regular-season schedule. UH previously announced it would play five nonconference games — on the road against Arizona (Aug. 29) and Oregon (Sept. 19), and at home against UCLA (Sept. 5), Fordham (Sept. 12) and New Mexico State (Oct. 10). The Warriors will close the regular […]
Former UH quarterback Cole McDonald texted that he underwent medical tests and was weighed and measured during his first full day at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. McDonald said he arrived on Sunday night from California, where he has been training since declaring for the NFL draft last month. According to NFL.com, McDonald is listed at 6 feet 3 and 215 pounds. His reach is 32 1/4 inches and hand span is 9 3/4 inches. McDonald is one of […]
There was anger and disappointment in the UH dugout following today’s 6-5 loss to Washington State. Instead of winning the four-game series, the ‘Bows settled for a split as the Cougars rallied for three runs in the eight and three in the ninth against UH’s bullpen. Three takeaways: 1. It was just one of those days for the relievers, who entered with a 1.43 ERA. They gave up seven hits and six runs in two innings. Vince Reilly, who had […]
Three takeaways from Hawaii baseball’s 4-3 victory over Washington State: > Jeremy Wu-Yelland is tough and athletic. He pitched on Friday, then came back to get the final four outs tonight. Wu-Yelland mixed his pitches — sliders against lefties, change-ups against righties. He also made the play of the game when he fielded Collin Montez‘s drag bunt and out-raced him to first. “He could have cartwheeled to first,” first baseman Alex Baeza said of Wu-Yelland’s athleticism. > Tyler Best was […]
UC Irvine controlled the boards, the pace and then the narrative in 70-63 victory over Hawaii tonight in the Stan Sheriff Center. A crowd of 5,949 — the largest of the season at home — saw the Anteaters hit their first five shots of the second half to widen a 27-26 margin to 40-31. Every time the ‘Bows made a push, the Anteaters responded. Guards Eyassu Worku and Evan Leonard scored 21 and 16 points, respectively, for the Anteaters. Drew […]
FINAL: Hawaii rallies furiously from 17 points down with 11 minutes left to defeat Cal State Northridge 80-75 on Saturday night and improve to 5-1 in Big West play. Eddie Stansberry led the UH charge for UH (14-6) with 22 points, his 11th 20-point game of the season. Zigmars Raimo added a season-high 20 points on 9-for-11 shooting and freshman guard Justin Webster scored a season-high 17 points, including two key late 1-and-1 free throws to push the lead to […]