Friday, January 11, 2013

Basketball: Get to know

Time to get to know the University of Hawaii women's basketball team. Blah blah blah basketball; let's talk academics instead! According to one of you, Laura Beeman tweeted that the team posted a 3.18 fall semester grade point average. Below is everything academic from the player bios.

#00 Stephanie Ricketts is a fifth-year senior. She has a bachelor's degree in psychology and is currently in the master of nursing program. She was a four-time WAC All-Academic honoree and is a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. In high school, she was an honor-roll student three years.

#2 Sydney Haydel is a junior. She earned WAC All-Academic honors her freshman and sophomore season.

#3 Marissa Wimbley
is a freshman. In high school, she received an academic scholar athlete award two consecutive years and her school's "Eagle Award" which recognizes the top 15 students in the senior class. She plans to major in sports medicine.

#5 Kamilah Martin is a junior. She earned WAC All-Academic honors her freshman and sophomore season. She is majoring in family resources.

#10 Monica DeAngelis is a fifth year senior. She has a bachelor's degree and is currently enrolled as a graduate student in educational administration. She is a member of the National Honor Society and the National Art Honors Society. 

#15 Kanisha Bello is a redshirt junior. She earned WAC All-Academic honors her freshman season. In high school, she was a Dean's List honoree for three years. She intends to major in animal science.

#20 Diane Moore is a junior. She is an architecture major.

#21 Shawna Kuehu is a redshirt junior. She plans to major in business.

#22 Ashleigh Karaitiana is a redshirt freshman. She intends to major in travel industry management.

#23 Pua Kailiawa is a junior. She was named to her conference's All-Academic basketball team her junior year in high school. She is majoring in sociology.

#24 Vicky Tagalicod is a redshirt junior. She is majoring in sociology.

#31 Brianna Higgins is a freshman. She graduated high school with an advanced honors diploma with high honors in the top 25% of her class.

#32 Kalei Adolpho is a sophomore. She earned WAC All-Academic honors her freshman season. According to her volleyball bio, she intends to major in communications.

#34 Destiny King is a freshman.

7 comments:

  1. no majors or intended majors for the freshmen?

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  2. Kaleis HAWAIIWVB roster says she's a communications major.

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  3. Marissa is a kinesiology major. Had autograh session on Jan 9, next ones are Jan 13, 26, Feb 16 and Mar 9(senior night). Softball has a match on Wahine BB senior night, so I thinking the softball team will come for that.

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    1. Autograph session per booster newsletter, so she'll get the maximum $6000 for that.

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  4. Actually booster club newsletter has kinesiology and website has sports medicine, so not sure.

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  5. Join the booster club. $150 and you get the newsletter.

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