Villa, Morris Named HPH Athletes of the Week

Chaminade University men's basketball player Jessiya Villa (Martinsburg, W. Va./Hawai'i/Kahuku HS, Hawai'i) and women's basketball player Emma Morris (Tuscon, Ariz./Tanque Verde) are the Hawai'i Pacific Health Silversword Male and Female Athletes of the Week. The awards are for contests between Feb. 8 and 14.
 
Villa, a freshman guard, totaled 53 points, 17 assists and nine rebounds while making 57.6 percent of his field goal attempts. He also made seven 3-pointers to help the Silverswords win two of their three games last week against Hawai'i Pacific. Villa was named the Pacific West Conference Hawai'i Player of the Week for his efforts.
 
Morris scored 37 points and had seven rebounds in her three games against the nationally-ranked Sharks. The freshman sank 10 triples and either led or co-led the 'Swords in the scoring ledger in each game against HPU. Morris is one of the top 3-point shooters in the conference, ranking second in both percentage (37.8) and 3s per game (2.8).


2021 Hawai'i Pacific Health Male and Female Silversword Athletes of the Week:
Feb. 3: Kevin Kremer (men's basketball), Arianna Blowe (women's basketball)
Feb. 10: Owen Daugherty (men's cross country), Olivia Mariucci (women's cross country)