Our two Pepsi Athletes of the week are Mandi Kawaha and Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones of the women's and men's basketball teams.
 
Mandi Kawaha
Kawaha led her team in scoring on Friday, Dec. 3 against Concordia University Irvine and on Monday, Dec. 6 in the Vulcans epic 78-66 win over Point Loma. 
 
Against CUI, Kawaha scored 14 points, shot 6-for-17 in the field, was 2-for-4 in free throws, contributed an assist, picked up four rebounds, and made a steal. 
 
Kawaha was a key piece in the Vulcans victory over PLNU. She led the Vulcans' offense with a career-high of 27 points. She was an impressive 4-for-4 behind the arc, 9-for-15 in the field, and 5-for-6 in free throws. 
 
Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones
Tait-Jones performed well on offense and defense in the past week's games against Concordia University Irvine and Point Loma. 
 
Tait-Jones had a double-double against CUI on Friday, Dec. 3 in the Vulcans' conference opener. He posted 10 rebounds and 16 points in the Vulcans 72-66 loss. Tait-Jones shot 6-for-14 in the field, 4-for-5 at the free throw line and contributed four assists. On defense, he had three of the Red and Black's four blocks. 
 
Tait-Jones had another solid performance on Monday, Dec. 6, helping his team top PLNU, 84-73. He accumulated 15 points and aided his team with five assists. Tait-Jones shot 50 percent from the field, was 3-for-5 at the free throw line and turned around and played great defense. He was responsible for three of the Vulcans 11 steals and contributed the Vulcans only block of the night. Tait-Jones also led his team in rebounds, tallying seven, six of which were defensive. 
 
The Vulcans play next Sunday, Dec. 12 at 1pm and 3pm HT against Hawaii Pacific. The women will play first (as usual) followed by the men.