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The eighth-ranked Hawaii Pacific men’s basketball team wrapped up its regular season with an 88-80 win over Chaminade on Saturday at McCabe Gym.
With the win, the Sharks (26-2, 18-2 PacWest) clinched the PacWest regular-season title. Cal Baptist, which entered the night tied with HPU in the standings, lost 77-71 to Point Loma.
Chauncey Orr led the Sharks with 25 points, and Jordan Martin added 21, with 11 rebounds and seven assists. Kuany Kuany had 28 points and 10 rebounds, and Rohndell Goodwin added 22 for Chaminade (17-10, 13-7).
HPU women knock off Chaminade
The Hawaii Pacific women’s basketball team wrapped up the PacWest regular season with a 52-37 win over Chaminade on Saturday at McCabe Gym.
The win was the 20th this season for the Sharks (20-5, 17-3 PacWest), who finish the regular season in a tie for second place in the conference. Brianne Yasukochi and Danielle Iwami had nine points apiece for the Sharks.
The Silverswords (3-21, 3-17) were led by Lilia Maio’s nine points.
HPU heads to Irvine, Calif., for the PacWest Tournament as the No. 3 seed. They will take on sixth-seeded Dominican on Thursday at 10:30 a.m.
Lowe posts career best at MPSF
Freshman Lily Lowe put up a career-best mark of 5 feet, 10.75 inches in the high jump, finishing second in the MPSF Indoor Track Championships in Seattle.
Lowe’s mark was also the second best all-time in program history. Amber Kaufman’s mark of 6-3.25 in 2010 is the program record.
Among other top finishers for Hawaii were senior Sabrina Mendoza, whose throw of 14.40 meters in the shot put placed her 10th, and freshman Michelle Altice, who was 14th in the shot put with a mark of 13.87.
Hawaii will open the outdoor campaign on March 11, hosting the Leah Bennett Invitational.
Hawaii water polo drops pair
The seventh-ranked Rainbow Wahine water polo team lost both matches on Saturday at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational in Irvine, Calif. Hawaii dropped its morning match 12-5 to No. 2 USC, then the afternoon match 9-8 to host and sixth-ranked UC Irvine.
In the morning, Hawaii (8-6) fell behind quickly but rallied to tie the game by the end of the first period. But in the second period the Trojans (15-0) took command, scoring three goals, and took a 5-3 advantage into halftime. USC added three more goals in the third, then four more in the fourth.
In the afternoon match, Hawaii and UC Irvine (9-5) battled to a two-all tie after the first period, but once again Hawaii fell behind in the second period, as the Anteaters outscored the ’Bows 3-1. In the third and fourth periods, the ’Bows battled back, but fell just short of tying the game.
Hawaii will return to action today, taking on No. 8 Michigan at 7 a.m.
Seasiders drop doubleheader in softball
The BYU-Hawaii softball team dropped both games of a doubleheader with Missouri Western State, falling 4-3 and 7-3 on Saturday at BYU-Hawaii softball field.
In the first game, BYUH (1-9) fell behind early 3-0 as the Griffons (15-3) got home runs in the first and fourth innings. The Seasiders rallied to tie the game at three in the bottom of the sixth, but Missouri Western State picked up the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly in the sixth.
In the second game, Missouri Western State again jumped out to an early advantage, leading 4-0 after the first inning. The Griffons expanded their lead to 6-1 and never let the Seasiders get closer than four.
BYU-Hawaii will now make a road trip that will start with a doubleheader against Holy Names on Monday.
Chaminade men’s golf finishes 10th
The Chaminade men’s golf team finished in 10th place at the Tim Tierney Pioneer Shootout in Vallejo, Calif., with a final team score of 983.
The Silverswords were 11 shots back of ninth-place Notre Dame de Namur in the 10-team tournament. R.J. Garczynski was the top individual performer for Chaminade, posting a 23-over 236 to finish in 47th place.
Cal State East Bay, the host team, won the tournament with a score of 835. East Bay’s Owen Hutchinson was the individual winner with a 3-under 136.
The Silverswords will remain on the mainland, traveling to Livermore, Calif., to take part in the East-West Invitational on Monday.
Davis, Lee to speak at Quarterback Club
Anthony “Bones” Davis, the recent UH Athletics Circle of Honor inductee, will be one of the guest speakers on Monday at the Honolulu Quarterback Club.
Davis will be joined by Sam Lee, a Hawaii Baptist athletic trainer and the President of the Hawaii Athletic Trainers’ Association.
Davis still holds Hawaii’s single-game scoring record — he scored 45 against Cal State Los Angeles in 1959. He was the program’s first African-American scholarship player, and the first NBA draftee, selected by the New York Knicks in the ninth round of the 1960 draft.
Lee is in his seventh season as a full-time trainer at HBA. He previously served two years at Waialua High School and 13 years at Castle High School. He is also in his third year serving as the President of the Hawaii Athletic Trainers’ Association.
The Honolulu Quarterback Club meets at the Maple Garden Restaurant. Parking is free. Lunch is at 11:30 am and the program begins at 12 noon. The luncheon cost is $16.00 per person for members and guests.
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