The University of Hawaii water polo team’s bid to end No. 1 USC’s record winning streak came up just short and the Trojans escaped Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex with a 9-8 win on Friday.

The eighth-ranked Rainbow Wahine (9-9) led 7-6 after three quarters in their home opener and the Trojans rallied to tie the match, then took the lead on Stephania Haralabidis’ goal with 2:55 left.

UH sophomore Carla Abellan lofted the tying goal over USC goalie Amanda Longan with 1:23 left. USC was awarded a 5-meter penalty shot with 19 seconds left and Haralabidis, last season’s national player of the year, scored her fifth goal to give the Trojans the lead back.

UH’s Clare Nixon’s shot with six seconds left skimmed the top of the crossbar and USC (21-0) held on for its national record 48th consecutive win.

Abellan led UH with three goals, Nixon and Nikki-Marie Bell had two each.

UH faces No. 15 Indiana today at 5:30 p.m. at DKAC.

UH’s Sthamann 40th at NCAA diving

University of Hawaii junior Madison Sthamann placed 40th in 3-meter diving on Thursday at the NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships at Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis.

Sthamann posted a score of 276.65 in six dives in the 3-meter event. She is scheduled to compete in platform diving today after placing second in the event at the NCAA Zone E qualifying meet last week.

UH junior Bryndis Hansen finished 38th in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:47.03 in the preliminaries on Thursday. Rainbow Wahine teammate Franziska Weidner, who placed 29th in the 200 individual medley on Thursday, came in 40th at 1:47.21.

Hansen and Weidner will compete in the 100 freestyle today to close the meet.

Won leads Hawaii State Amateur

Moanalua senior Jun Ho Won shot a 4-under 68 on Friday to take a one-shot lead after two rounds at the Hawaii State Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Pearl Country Club.

Won’s two-round total is 135. Mid-Pacific senior Zackary Kaneshiro, the first-round leader after a 6-under 66, is one stroke behind.

Southern California freshman and Punahou alum Kyle Suppa returned to defend his title and is tied for seventh at 146.

Stone, Mamiya winners in Tahiti

North Shore native Barron Mamiya and Maui’s Savanna Stone came away with individual championships at the Papara Pro Vahine Open Tahiti.

Stone won her first professional championship after edging local favorite Vahine Fierro in the open women’s division finals, 12.20 to 11.70.

Mamiya cruised to victory in the junior open men’s division with a 15.83 to 4.66 victory over Finn McGill, another Oahu native.