Swords win 10th in a row
Advertiser Staff
Marko Kolaric had 13 rebounds and 19 points, including the go-ahead basket, as Chaminade defeated Grand Canyon, 66-63, last night in a Pacific West Conference men's game at Phoenix, Ariz.
Kolaric's basket gave the Silverswords (14-4 overall, 9-0 PacWest) a 61-60 lead. Rodrick Johnson added 10 points, including two free throws with 2.4 seconds left for the game's final points, to help Chaminade win its 10th game in a row.
Hayden Heiber added eight points, 12 assists, six rebounds and three steals, and Mike Green had 11 points for Chaminade.
Ty Morrison had 20 points and nine rebounds for Grand Canyon (10-8, 5-6).
DIXIE STATE 77, HAWAI'I PACIFIC 67: Kasey Winters scored 20 points as the host Rebels (7-10, 4-4) beat the Sea Warriors (4-14, 1-8) at St. George, Utah.
Rishi Kakad scored 15 points, Justonn Smith 13 and Jason Curtis 10 for HPU.
NOTRE DAME DE NAMUR 87, HAWAI'I-HILO 73: Ryan Cooper scored 23 points as the host Argonauts (6-10, 2-6) beat the Vulcans (9-7, 5-4) at Belmont, Calif.
Jacob Briggs scored 19 points and Jay De Maestri 13 for Hilo.
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GRAND CANYON 87, CHAMINADE 36: Sara Dalgliesh had 27 points and 10 rebounds as the host Antelopes (13-9, 9-2) raced past the Silverswords (0-16, 0-9) at Phoenix, Ariz.
Ashley Hardin added 11 points and 10 rebounds for Grand Canyon, which hit 36 of 71 (50.7 percent) from the field.
Simrin Cummins led Chaminade with 17 points.
DIXIE STATE 81, HAWAI'I PACIFIC 50: Jessica Carver had 18 points and nine rebounds as the host Rebels (10-7, 6-2) raced to a 44-23 halftime lead in defeating the Sea Warriors (3-15, 3-6) at St. George, Utah.
Ashley Jenkins scored 17 points, Angela Spence added 13 points and Emily Kreutter contributed 18 rebounds for HPU, which used an 11-0 run to close to 48-34 early in the second half but could not sustain the comeback.
NOTRE DAME DE NAMUR 69, HAWAI'I-HILO 56: Britni Rathke scored 16 points and the host Argonauts (6-10, 6-2) hit 19 of 22 free-throw attempts in the second half to rally past the Vulcans (5-11, 5-4) at Belmont, Calif.
Tanaia Keyes added 15 points, including a 3-pointer with 6:39 to play that put NDNU ahead to stay at 48-45.
Sheila Azevedo scored 12 points and Samantha Nordstrom 11 for Hilo, which led 31-25 at the half.