Senior Amy Baum scored 19 points and junior Ally Bates added 16 to lead the Hawaii Pacific University women’s basketball team to its 35th consecutive victory, a 68-49 win over Hawaii Hilo on Wednesday at Vulcan Gymnasium in Hilo.

Baum also had nine rebounds and five assists for the Sharks (10-0, 9-0 Pacific West Conference), ranked second in the D2SIDA poll and fourth in the WBCA Division II poll. Kim Schmelz led UH-Hilo (4-5, 3-5) with 11 points.

Vulcans stay hot with win over Sharks

Sasa Vuksanovic led Hawaii Hilo with 16 points and six rebounds and the Vulcans defeated Hawaii Pacific University 73-66 in Wednesday’s men’s basketball game at Vulcan Gymnasium in Hilo.

Darren Williams finished with 15 points for UH Hilo (8-1, 8-1 PacWest), which won its sixth straight. Rodney Hounshell led HPU (2-7, 2-7) with 16 points.