University of Hawaii junior Madison Sthamann finished 21st in platform diving in the NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday at Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis.
Sthamann posted 239.70 points the event, falling less than 10 points short of qualifying for the consolation final. Sthamann placed 40th in 3-meter diving on Friday.
UH junior Franziska Weidner finished 33rd in 100-yard freestyle with a time of 48.71 seconds and Rainbow Wahine teammate Bryndis Hansen came in 48th at 49.44.
UH water polo rebounds against Indiana
Hawaii sophomore Irene Gonzalez scored three goals to lead the No. 8 Rainbow Wahine water polo team to an 11-5 win over No. 13 Indiana on Saturday at Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex.
UH (10-9) scored four unanswered goals in the second quarter to take a 7-1 lead into halftime. Erika Pauley capped the run with a goal with one second left in the period and UH maintained control throughout the second half to avenge an early-season loss to the Hoosiers (13-5).
Eight UH players scored in the match, with junior Chloe Barr contributing two goals. UH bounced back from a controversial 9-8 loss to No. 1 USC on Friday.
“The worry is that they’d come out really flat, a lot of emotion went into last night,” UH coach Maureen Cole said. “So it was important for us to talk about continuing to grow and show that last night is us, and we’re capable of staying at that level and we did a good job of staying there tonight.”
The Rainbow Wahine face UC Santa Barbara in their Big West home opener on March 30 at DKAC.
HPU drops doubleheader in softball
The Hawaii Pacific softball team dropped both games in a doubleheader with Academy of Art, falling 5-3 and 12-7 on Saturday at Hans L’Orange Park.
The first game was a back-and-forth affair, with HPU (12-14, 2-12 PacWest) battling for a 3-2 lead in the fifth inning. But the Sharks gave up three unearned runs late in the game, with two coming in the top of the ninth that cost them a victory.
In the second game, the Sharks were hurt by two big innings for the Urban Knights, as Academy of Art (11-14, 7-5) scored six runs in the second inning and five in the fifth.
HPU will return to action Saturday, with a doubleheader against Holy Names.
Cole to speak at Quarterback Club
Hawaii water polo coach Maureen Cole will be the featured speaker at the Honolulu Quarterback Club.
Cole is in her sixth season with Hawaii, and led the team to Big West titles in 2012 and 2015, and a runner-up finish last season. This season, the ’Bows are ranked eighth.
Cole is expected to speak about this weekend’s tournament, as well as some of her players this season.
The Honolulu Quarterback Club meets at the Maple Garden Restaurant. There is free parking next to the restaurant or street parking is available. Lunch is at 11:30 a.m. and the program begins at noon. The luncheon is $16 per person for members and guests.
Final Swish game moved to March 30
The final game of the Hawaii Swish’s abbreviated American Basketball Association season has been moved from Wednesday to March 30, team owner Geremy Robinson said, in order to better promote the team’s military appreciation theme against the Las Vegas Jokers.
The Swish, who are 3-0, will still play the game at the Blaisdell Arena. Tip-off is at 7:30 p.m.
