Hawaii’s John John Florence won his first-round heat during the Quiksilver Pro France on Thursday in Landes, Aquitaine, France.
Florence had a two-wave total of 18.60 in his heat against Brazil’s Alejo Muniz (10.93) and France’s Jeremy Flores (2.83).
Florence advanced directly to the third round.
Hawaii’s Sebastian Zietz finished second in his heat with a 15.90, while Keanu Asing (4.97) and Dusty Payne (4.33) finished third in theirs.
All three local surfers will compete in the second round.
BYUH rallies past Point Loma Nazarene
Sinamoni Tonga had 21 kills and Ying Chun Chen recorded 58 assists as the Brigham Young-Hawaii volleyball team beat Point Loma Nazarene 25-21, 17-25, 18-25, 25-16, 15-13 on Thursday in San Diego.
Malary Reid added 19 kills and Leilani Adolpho had 17 for the Seasiders (8-7, 6-1 PacWest).
The Sea Lions fell to 8-7, 3-4.
>> Pomai Recca recorded 17 kills and Elizabeth Culpepper added 15 in Hawaii Pacific’s 25-22, 26-28, 25-19, 25-20 loss to Concordia (Calif.) in Irvine, Calif.
The Eagles went to 8-9, 4-4 PacWest, while the Sharks dropped to 11-5, 6-2.
>> Marley Strand-Nicolaisen had 17 kills and Sienna Davis recorded 39 assists, but Hawaii Hilo fell to California Baptist 25-14, 25-20, 23-25, 25-17 in Riverside, Calif.
The Lancers improved to 12-3, 5-2 PacWest, while the Vulcans fell to 4-4, 2-3.
Cuerten leads HPU men over Concordia
Josch Cuerten scored two goals as the Hawaii Pacific men’s soccer team defeated Concordia (Calif.) 2-0 on Thursday in Irvine, Calif.
Cuerten scored at 20:46 off an assist from Christophe Campbell and at 66:34 off Kona Gaison’s assist.
The Sharks improved to 5-3-1, 3-1-1 PacWest, while the Eagles fell to 2-7, 2-3.
>> Daniel Westholm scored two goals in California Baptist’s 4-0 victory over Hawaii Hilo in Riverside, Calif.
Jeromy Gurule and Dominic Escalera also scored for the Lancers (4-5-1, 3-2 PacWest).
The Vulcans (1-8, 0-4) had two shots on goal.
>> Jason Arollo scored at 33:55 as Dixie State beat Brigham Young-Hawaii 1-0 in St. George, Utah.
The Seasiders (3-6, 1-3) had nine shots on goal, while the Red Storm (6-1-1, 4-0-1) managed just two.
>> Azusa Pacific scored all its goals in the second half, including two by Caleb Candelaria, in a 5-0 victory over Chaminade in Azusa, Calif.
The Cougars improved to 2-4-2, 2-1-1 PacWest, while the Silverswords fell to 0-7, 0-4.
Seasiders women fall to Dixie State
Kaisa Rogers scored two second-half goals as the Dixie State women’s soccer team beat Brigham Young-Hawaii 3-1 on Thursday in St. George, Utah.
Darian McCloy also scored for the Red Storm (4-5, 2-3 PacWest).
Kristine Reynolds scored on a penalty kick at 74:56 for the Seasiders (2-5-2, 1-2-1).
>> Miranda Martinez and Desarae Felix scored goals as California Baptist defeated Hawaii Hilo 2-0 in Riverside, Calif.
The Vulcans (3-2-3, 2-2 PacWest) had just two shots on goal.
The Lancers improved to 4-5-1, 4-1.
>> McKenna Carrillo scored off an assist from Katie Gast at 71:38 as Concordia (Calif.) beat Hawaii Pacific 1-0 in Irvine, Calif.
Kelby Boswell made four saves for the Sharks (4-6, 1-4 PacWest).
The Eagles improved to 5-2-2, 4-1.
>> Azusa Pacific scored all of its goals over an eight-minute span of the first half in a 3-0 victory over Chaminade in Azusa, Calif.
Katelyn Rogers (20:40), Haley Arft (23:23) and Mayra Almazan (28:46) scored for the Cougars (6-2, 2-2 PacWest).
The Silverswords dropped to 1-7, 0-4.
