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Hawaii's Ho, Bartels surf to semifinals in Australia
Advertiser Staff
Hawai'i surfers Coco Ho and Melanie Bartels advanced to the semifinals of the Roxy Pro Gold Coast women's contest yesterday.
The second and third rounds, and the quarterfinals were run yesterday in 2- to 3-foot waves at Duranbah Beach, Australia.
Ho, who is from Sunset Beach, upset No. 2-ranked Silvana Lima in the third round. Ho is a world tour rookie, so this is her first contest as a member of the tour.
"We can both get good scores, so it was just up to who got the better rides," said Ho, 17. "Towards the end of the heat, it went a bit quiet, so I was lucky I got some early scores."
Bartels, who is from Wai'anae, upset No. 3 Sofia Mulanovich in the quarterfinals.
Bartels and Ho will surf against each other in one semifinal. World champion Stephanie Gilmore of Australia will take on Paige Hareb of New Zealand in the other semifinal.
SOFTBALL
UH BLANKS SANTA CLARA
Courtney Baughman pitched a one-hitter with four strikeouts as the University of Hawaii defeated Santa Clara, 9-0, last night in the Pepsi Malihini Kipa Aloha Tournament at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium.
Amanda Tauali'i batted 3 for 3, including a double, with three RBIs in a game shortened to five innings because of the mercy rule.
Makani Duhaylonsod-Kaleimamahu added two RBIs for the Rainbow Wahine (8-11). Amanda Edmonson hit a two-out double in the fourth for the Broncos (1-11).
In other games, Oregon State beat Mount St. Mary's 4-1; Florida Gulf Coast beat Oregon State, 2-1; Florida Gulf Coast beat Mississippi State, 8-3, and Mississippi State beat Santa Clara, 11-3.
HILO BEATS NO. 21 GCU
Nicole Alconcel hit a two-run double in the bottom of the fifth as host Hawai'i-Hilo defeated No. 21-ranked Grand Canyon, 4-2, in a Pacific West Conference game shortened to five innings because of rain.
Lauren Holmes hit an RBI single in a two-run fourth for the Vulcans (9-10, 2-5). Tana Holtorf and Brittney Wojtowicz each had two hits and an RBI for the Antelopes (20-8, 5-6).
BASKETBALL
HILO, HPU SPLIT
Bryan Ngo scored 21 points as Hawai'i-Hilo beat host Hawai'i Pacific, 85-76, in a non-conference men's basketball game Wednesday night at Blaisdell Arena.
In the women's game, Paris Gravely scored 28 points to lead HPU (14-13) to a 76-63 victory. Sheila Azevedo led the Vulcans (13-9) with 20 points and seven rebounds.
