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Bethany Hamilton and Alana Blanchard were awarded wild-card spots in the Beachwaver Maui Pro, as announced by the World Surfing League on Monday.
Hamilton will compete in Round 1 with Carissa Moore and Coco Ho. Blanchard’s first-round heat includes Stephanie Gilmore and Sage Erickson.
Surf permitting, the event runs from Sunday through Dec. 6 at Maui’s Honolua Bay.
HPU’s Baum nabs weekly PacWest award
Amy Baum was selected as the PacWest Conference women’s basketball freshman of the week on Monday.
A 5-foot-7 freshman from Melbourne, Australia, Baum scored 13 points and grabbed six rebounds, while dishing out five assists in Hawaii Pacific’s 76-48 victory over Saint Thomas Aquinas last week.
HPU (1-2) returns to the hardwood on Friday to take on Simon Fraser of Canada in Anchorage at 1:30 p.m. as part of the D-II Coast-to-Coast Classic.