McCain, De Leon Earn HPH Silversword Athlete Honors

Chaminade University women's volleyball middle blocker Kyra McCain (Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton) and men's soccer defender Lyric De Leon (Kapolei, O'ahu, Hawai'i/Grand Canyon University/Kapolei HS) are the Hawai'i Pacific Health Female and Male Silversword Athletes of the Week for games played from Oct. 25 to 31.
 
McCain totaled 36 kills and eight blocks while hitting .321 in helping the 'Swords win two of their three matches in their difficult Southern California run. In their first-ever win in CU Arena, she hammered down a career-high 19 kills and hit .421with three total blocks. McCain ranks among the Pacific West Conference leaders in hitting percentage and blocks.
 
While not putting up gaudy numbers on the stat sheet, De Leon did his usual skillful effort in the center-back spot. In Saturday's contest at Dominican, the senior set two career longevity program records, making his 55th career start and finishing the game with 4,962 career minutes.
 
 
Previous 2021-22 Hawai'i Pacific Health Male and Female Silversword Athletes of the Week:
Aug. 31: Brooklen Pe'a (women's volleyball), no male awardee
Sept. 7: Brandon Yasue (men's soccer), Shantel Torres-Benito (women's soccer)
Sept. 14: Alexia Byrnes (women's volleyball), no male awardee
Sept. 21: Schuyler Peterson (men's golf), Annah Rivera (women's volleyball)
Sept. 28: Kelton Cheney (men's soccer), Caili Cain (women's soccer)
Oct. 5: Owen Daugherty (men's cross country), Eri Leong (women's cross country)
Oct. 12: Elijah Bernardo-Flores (men's cross country), Caitlin Bocobo (women's cross country)
Oct. 19: Colin Roemer (men's soccer), Shayla Padilla (women's soccer)
Oct. 26: Ben Salinas (men's cross country), Marcelle Butler (women's volleyball)