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Stanford stops UH in water polo semifinals
Advertiser Staff
Top-seed Stanford defeated fourth-seeded Hawai'i, 15-12, yesterday to advance to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation women's water polo championship match today at Tempe, Ariz.
Stanford (25-1) faces UCLA (24-2) for the title. Hawai'i (17-9) meets USC (19-5) for third place today. UCLA beat USC, 10-9, in the other semifinal.
Last year, the Rainbows upset then-No. 1 USC to advance to their first MPSF final before falling to the Cardinal in the championship game.
In yesterday's match, Lisa van Raalte led UH with four goals. Angela Turnbull added two. Goalkeeper Meike De Nooy had 11 saves.
By reaching the semifinals, the Rainbow Wahine likely clinched their third consecutive NCAA Championship appearance. The eight-team tournament is made up of the five league champions nationally and three at-large teams. UH is ranked fifth nationally, behind the MPSF's Stanford, UCLA and Southern California. The tournament begins May 11 at Long Beach, Calif.
SOFTBALL
HPU WINS PACWEST
Puna Waiolama hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the sixth inning, and Jessica Adolph fired a five-hitter as Hawai'i Pacific beat Hawai'i-Hilo, 3-1, yesterday to clinch the Pacific West Conference women's softball title at UHH Softball Field.
In the second game, Sarah Weisskopf tossed a three-hit shutout and Haunani Haasenritter and Miki Asamura each blasted two-run home runs as Hawai'i-Hilo beat Hawai'i Pacific, 8-0.
Hawai'i Pacific is 32-12 overall and 17-3 in the PacWest. UH-Hilo is 38-11 and 16-4.
CU, BYUH SPLIT PAIR
Carolyn Fisher allowed two runs over seven innings and Brandi Sasaki blasted a two-run home run as Chaminade beat Brigham Young-Hawai'i, 7-2, yesterday to split a Pacific West Conference women's softball doubleheader at Central O'ahu Regional Park.
In the first game, Crystal De La Cruz and Melissa Lehano each drove in three runs as BYUH won, 15-2, in a contest that was shortened to five innings because of the 10-run differential rule.
De La Cruz allowed two runs on six hits to earn the victory for BYUH (18-29 overall and 8-12 PacWest). Sasaki hit a two-run home run for the Silverswords (8-41, 4-18).
BASEBALL
UHH LOSES ON ROAD
Daniel Stovall and Matt Hibbitts each hit two home runs as New Mexico routed Hawai'i-Hilo, 19-2, yesterday in a non-conference baseball game at Albuquerque, N.M.
The Lobos (20-23) had 18 hits, including six home runs, off the Vulcans (12-31), who used seven different pitchers. Stovall drove in five runs. Michael Higa led the Vulcans with two hits.
HPU, DIXIE STATE SPLIT
Jason Shimizu tossed a three-hitter and Spencer Omalza doubled in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning as Hawai'i Pacific beat Dixie State College (Utah), 2-1, yesterday to split a baseball doubleheader at Central O'ahu Regional Park.
In the second game, Kyle Pratt and Mark Rose each drove in two runs as Dixie State defeated HPU, 6-5.
Johnny Gentry and Mike Kelley had three hits apiece for HPU (22-27). Pratt and Blake Mickelson led Dixie State (23-19) with three hits each.
TENNIS
UH OUSTED IN SEMIS
Second-seeded Fresno State defeated the University of Hawai'i men's tennis team, 4-0, yesterday in the Western Athletic Conference Tennis Championship semifinals at the Appleton Tennis Center in Boise, Idaho.
The sixth-seeded Rainbow Warriors ended the 2007 season at 8-11, while the 72nd-ranked Bulldogs improved to 13-9. This was the second consecutive year Hawai'i has lost to Fresno State in the WAC semifinals.
SAILING
UH FINISHES FOURTH
The University of Hawai'i coed sailing team finished fourth in the Pacific Coast Sailing Conference Team Race Championship Friday at Ke'ehi Lagoon. USC won the event and the automatic berth to the ICSA Nationals next month.
After five straight trips to nationals, UH has now fallen short of qualifying the last two years.
