WOMEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM HAS HAWAII FLAVOR

(July 17): Exactly one-third of the players named to the U.S. Olympic women's volleyball team have a connection with the Aloha State. And, if you want to stretch the point, a case can be made that five of the 12 players have Hawaii ties.

Former University of Hawaii All-Americans Robyn Ah Mow-Santos, Heather Bown and Kim Willoughby were named to the squad. So was Lindsey Berg, a Punahou graduate who played at Minnesota. And don't forget about Logan Tom, the former Stanford star who is part-Hawaii and whose father, Mel, is a former NFL football player.

Earlier this week, former UH and Kaiser High star Clay Stanley was named to the US men's volleyball squad.

Another former UH standout came up big for a US national team last night. Natasha Kai scored the winning goal on late header off a free kick by Carli Lloyd for a bittersweet, 1-0 victory over Brazil in San Diego.

Kai came into the exhibition match as a replacement for star striker Amy Wambach, who suffered a broken left leg in a collision with a defender. That leaves the U.S. without its leading scorer as it tries to defend its Olympic gold medal. Wambach has 13 goals and 10 assists in leading the Americans to a 21-1-1 record this year.

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