Scott Friel scored 17 points and Ian Harward added 16 points and 15 rebounds as the Brigham Young-Hawaii men’s basketball team beat Fresno Pacific 86-76 on Thursday in Fresno, Calif.
Cory Lange and Tanner Nelson both added 14 points for the Seasiders (8-3, 5-1 PacWest).
Madison Higgins had 22 points and Roger Paul added 20 for the Sunbirds (8-5, 3-3).
>> Salim Gloyd scored 24 points and Vandyon Lockett added 23, but Hawaii Hilo fell to Concordia (Calif.) 90-80 in Irvine, Calif.
The Vulcans dropped to 0-9 and 0-5 PacWest.
Matt Scott and JT Roach both scored 18 points for the Eagles (11-2, 4-1).
>> Joel Feigler scored 20 points and Luke Hager added 12 points and seven rebounds as Hawaii Pacific beat Notre Dame de Namur 68-55 in Belmont, Calif.
The Sharks (8-4, 3-2 PacWest) won their fourth consecutive game.
Korey Serna had 13 points for the Argonauts (1-11, 0-5).
>> Kuany Kuany and Rohndell Goodwin each had 17 points and seven rebounds, but Chaminade lost to No. 14 California Baptist 106-89 in Riverside, Calif.
The Silverswords fell to 5-8 and 3-3 PacWest.
Gelaun Wheelwright scored 33 points and Taj Gibson had 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Lancers (13-2 and 4-1).
HPU women topple Notre Dame de Namur
Breanna Mackenzie had 19 points and nine rebounds and Aminata Cole finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds as the Hawaii Pacific women’s basketball team beat Notre Dame de Namur 59-45 on Thursday in Belmont, Calif.
The Sharks, who have won six consecutive games, improved to 8-4 and 5-0 in the PacWest.
Megan Crenshaw scored 16 points and Farrington graduate Kirsten Liana had 13 for the Argonauts (1-12, 0-5).
>> Valerie Nawahine scored 15 points and Celeste Claw and Tyvette White each added 12 in Brigham Young-Hawaii’s 67-56 victory over Fresno Pacific in Fresno, Calif.
The Seasiders improved to 5-5 and 2-3 PacWest.
Hannah Ramirez had 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Sunbirds (2-10, 0-6).
>> Lauren Hong scored 24 points and Vanessa Mancera added 12 as Hawaii Hilo beat Concordia (Calif.) 68-63 in Irvine, Calif.
The Vulcans improved to 2-7, 2-2 PacWest.
Tyler Crockom and Brittany Stafford both scored 15 points for the Eagles (1-9, 0-5).
>> Lilia Maio scored 23 points, but Chaminade fell to No. 4 California Baptist 89-70 in Riverside, Calif.
Carissa McBride had 14 points and nine rebounds and Kristle Henry had 12 points for the Silverswords (3-7, 3-3 PacWest).
Cassidy Mihalko finished with 28 points and Kamille Diaz added 24 for the Lancers (12-1 and 4-1).
Maeda advances to semifinals in Portugal
Hawaii’s Mahina Maeda beat Portugal’s Camilla Kemp on Thursday to advance to the semifinals of the Ericeira World Junior Championships in 2- to 3-foot surf at Praia dos Pescadores in Ericeira, Portugal.
Maeda, the reigning Women’s World Junior champion, beat Kemp 15.83 to 11.33.
Maeda will face Portugal’s Teresa Bonvalot in today’s semifinals. Bonvalot beat Hawaii’s Brissa Hennessy 14.50 to 13.26 in the quarterfinals.
Hawaii’s Dax McGill won her third-round heat, but was eliminated by Australia’s Holly Wawn 17.53 to 16.10 in the quarterfinals.
