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St. Mary's vs LMU

When LMU visited St. Mary's in a West Coast Conference match, it was a reunion of sorts. Pictured above are Kirsti Adams (91 Premier/St. Marys), Brittney Sanford (91 Premier/LMU), Nickey Ha (89 Premier/LMU), Ashley Nied (89 Premier/St. Marys) & Erin Rementer (91 Premier/LMU). Congratulations to St. Mary's Senior Forward Ashley Nied, as she played her last collegiate game.

UOP Leahi Girls

Leahi Soccer Club was proud to see 5 Leahi members represented on the University of the Pacific Women's Soccer Team. Pictured above, after their 3-2 victory over University of Hawaii are (L to R): Sammi Teramae, Natalie Wong, Chyanne Alejado, Kellie Nakahara and Kylee Ah Choy. (Photo Courtesy Jeff Carlson)

Denver vs St. Mary's

When Denver University and St. Mary's College met in a NCAA Division 1 women's soccer match this year, it was a reunion of former Leahi 89 Premier teammates Lizzy Carlson and Ashley Nied. Even better, both have been elected captain of their teams this year.

Leahi Over-50...2009 USASA Veteran's Cup National Champions!

Alumni Update

11/1/2010 - Penn State women's soccer forward Tani Costa (91 Premier/Kalani) was named the Big Ten's Offensive Player and Freshman of the Week on Monday afternoon. Additionally, Costa garnered TopDrawerSoccer.com's Player of the Week honor. The redshirt-freshman put five goals in the net last week in two games against Indiana and Purdue.

Costa, now a two-time Freshman of the Week honoree, earned her first Offensive Player of the Week accolade thanks to her impressive five-goal performance. The standout forward notched her first career hat trick against Indiana on Thursday, Oct. 28 in a 6-1 Penn State win before collecting two more goals against Purdue on Sunday in another 6-1 win in West Lafayette, Ind. Previously, Costa was named the league's best freshman on Oct. 11 for her three-point day at Iowa.

The award from TopDrawerSoccer.com is Penn State's first of the 2010 season, headlining the site's weekly awards. TopDrawerSoccer.com names 11 players a week in its honor roll.

Costa leads the Big Ten in Conference points and is tied for first in goals, while holding those two top spots amongst all Big Ten freshman in Conference games. The Hawaiian native shot up the Penn State charts to top the scoring ledger with her eight goals this season, putting her second on the team in points with 19.

10/21/2010 - Defender to remember. UOP Tigers coach says Kylee Ah Choy (89 Premier/Kamehameha) is among program's best

By Jagdip Dhillon

Record Staff Writer

October 21, 2010 12:00 AM

STOCKTON - The pain in Kylee Ah Choy's right ankle got progressively worse last fall, but it never became bad enough to get her off the field.

Ah Choy, a senior defender on the Pacific women's soccer team, faced a difficult choice halfway through last season after bone chips in her ankle caused her major discomfort after every match. The fiercely competitive Ah Choy told Dr. Scott Bethune of Stockton it was an easy choice.

"I had an option to medical redshirt or keep playing, and I chose to keep playing," Ah Choy said. "I couldn't see myself sitting and watching the rest of the season. It wasn't so terrible that I couldn't play, but it was a sharp pain. They told me the only risk was I might not be able to walk when I'm 40, which we'll see about."

"She's the leader of the group," Coleman said. "Her strength is the way she reads the game and she's one of the surest tacklers in the conference. She was good last year, but she's twice all of that this season because she's more mobile. There's not enough things to say about how she's been playing."

Ah Choy didn't play much when she arrived as a freshman from Mililani, Hawaii, which drove her to focus and earn playing time. Coleman said she has been Pacific's best defender since the spring of her freshman year, and she was named team MVP by her teammates as a sophomore.

"As a defender you don't get the goal-scoring and all that credit, so being (named MVP) meant a lot to me because it meant my teammates appreciated me," said Ah Choy, 21, who will graduate in May with a degree in biological sciences before going back home for a year to plan her future.

Coleman believes Ah Choy is again playing like an MVP this season as the defense kept Pacific's season afloat while the offense struggled to score goals in nonconference play.

"She just gets it done on the field," said Coleman, in his 16th season with the Tigers. "I'd take her on a Pacific all-time team any day."

Contact reporter Jagdip Dhillon at (209) 546-8292 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              (209) 546-8292      end_of_the_skype_highlighting or jdhillon@recordnet.com.

10/18/2010 - Hawaii Pacific University forward Meghan Fuller (90 Premier/Pearl City) was named to the PacWest Conference Weekly Top 10 for scoring the lone goal in HPU's win over Dominican. Carianne Makino (89 Premier/Kaiser) was also recognized for posting the shutout for the Sea Warriors.

10/11/2010 - Hawaii Pacific Univeristy Sophomore Forward Meghan Fuller (90 Premier/Pearl City) was named to the Pac West Weekly Top 10.  Fuller scored the game-winning goal in overtime at Grand Canyon on Oct. 6...goal occurred at 98:55 and pushed HPU to a 2-1 victory...finished week with the goal and two points.

10/11/2010 - Penn State freshman forward Tani Costa (91 Premier/Kalani) was named Big-10 Freshman of the Week as she had a goal and an assist against Iowa.

10/4/2010 -  University of the Pacific defender Chyanne Alejado (90 Premier/Kapolei) is featured on the UOP website.  Read or listen to the interview with Chyanne by clicking on this link.

9/27/2010 - Hawaii Pacific Univeristy Sophomore Forward Meghan Fuller (90 Premier/Pearl City)scored two goals and had four points in 4-0 win over Academy of Art on Sept. 25

9/20/2010 - Hawaii Pacific Univeristy Sophomore Forward Meghan Fuller (90 Premier/Pearl City)scored two goals and had four points in 4-0 win over Chaminade on Sept. 16

9/13/2010 - Hawaii Pacific Univeristy Sophomore Forward Sanoe Souza(90 Premier/Kamehameha) scored game-tying goal vs. #17 Seattle Pacific in the 88th minute to force overtime.

9/5/2010 - University of the Pacific senior defender Kylee Ah Choy (89 Premier/Kamehameha) was named to the 2010 Nike Invitational All Tournament Team. Ah Choy and her UOP teammates were in Oregon to take on Univ. of Oregon and Oregon State.

8/30/2010 - University of Hawaii Hilo freshman midfielder Akemi Rair (93 Premier/St. Andrew's Priory) scored the insurance goal vs. Chaminade on Aug. 28 less than five minutes into the second half to give Vulcans a 2-0 lead. Akemi was named to the Pac West Top 10 of the Week.

8/20/2010 - When the University of Hawaii and the University of the Pacific took the field at Waipio Soccer Stadium, there were 15 Leahi Alumni on the combined rosters.

University of the Pacific
Shanelle Kapaona (93 Premier/Kamehameha)
Sammi Teramae (89 Premier/Iolani)
Kylee Ah Choy (89 Premier/Kamehameha)
Natalie Wong (90 Premier/Mililani) 
Sasha Moscatello (93 Premier/Mililani) 
Chyanne Alejado (90 Premier/Kapolei)

University of Hawaii
Kanani Taaca (90 Premier/Kamehameha)
Chelsea Deptula (89 Premier/Punahou)
Mari Punzal (90 Premier/Kamehameha)
Karli Look (91 Premier/Punahou) 
Rachel Domingo (91 Premier/Roosevelt) 
Chelsey Goo (91 Premier/Mililani) 
Lauren Ho (87/Hawaii Baptist Academy) 
Tarra Gabriel (93 Premier/Kamehameha) 
Alyssa Simbahon (90 Premier/Iolani)

US Youth Soccer Region IV ODP Hold- Overs

Congratulations to Summer Burnett (95), TJ Reyno (95), Shaney Sakamoto (95) and Noe Kong-Johnson (97) on their selection to the Region IV ODP Player pools in their respective age groups. Leahi is proud of you!

Leahi teams win Aloha International Cup

Pictured above, Leahi 2001 Blue, was one of four Leahi teams to win their respective division of the 19th Annual Aloha International Cup. Also claiming titles were Leahi U17s (93s & 95s), Leahi 96 Premier(U14s) and Leahi 97 Premier (U13s). Congrats to all teams!



Leahi O-50s win 2010 National Veteran's Cup!



Congratulations to our Leahi Women's Over 50 team for repeating as the National Veteran's Cup Champion.

LEAHI SC - NATIONALLY RANKED!
Leahi Soccer Club was recently named one of the best girls soccer clubs in the country, by National Soccer Rankings. The Top 25 for 2009 put Leahi at #14. Leahi is the ONLY Hawaii Soccer Club recognized. Congratulations to all for their hardwork and dedication!

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