Isle File
Surfer Moody in contention for world title
Advertiser Staff
Sean Moody is the only surfer from Hawai'i remaining in the Billabong World Junior Championships, which was postponed yesterday due to unfavorable wind conditions at Phillip Island, Australia.
An increased 4-foot swell is expected this morning, but organizers are hoping that winds swing around to the northeast to provide ideal, offshore surfing in the coming days.
Moody is scheduled to meet Australian Mick Fanning in a quarterfinal heat.
Other quarterfinal heats match: Kirk Flintoff (Australia) against Pablo Gutierrez (Spain), Bruno Santos (Brazil) against Joel Parkinson (Australia) and Adrian Buchan (Australia) against Dane Johnson (United States).
VOLLEYBALL
• BYUH beats MSU-Billings
Xu Dan and Ashley Moeai had 23 kills apiece, and Karla Ribeiro added 22 as Brigham Young-Hawai‘i defeated Montana State-Billings, 28-30, 30-18, 26-30, 30-23, 15-7, in a Pacific West Conference volleyball match last night at the Cannon Activities Center.
The Seasiders outdug the Yellowjackets, 81-55. BYUH’s Keala Lo had a match high 16 digs and three aces.
BYUH improved to 14-6 overall and 10-5 in the PacWest. Montana State-Billings dropped to 15-15 and 5-10.
• UHH rallies: Sara Pilgreen had 23 kills and 16 digs to rally Hawai‘i-Hilo past Western New Mexico in a Pacific West Conference match at UHH Gymnasium.
Elena Salvador had 15 kills, Heidi Fabritz 12 and Emily Hutchinson 10 for the Vulcans, who won 18-30, 30-28, 30-24, 30-23 to improve to 15-13 overall and 5-8 in the PacWest.
Kimberly Tano, a St. Francis School graduate, led Western New Mexico (16-17, 6-9) with 19 kills and 15 digs. Setter Nohealani Burgess, a Sacred Hearts Academy graduate, added 55 assists and 14 digs.
• HPU falls to 15th: Although it has clinched a berth in the NCAA II Pacific Regionals, Hawai'i Pacific continues to fall in the AVCA Division II Top 25 coaches poll.
Hawai'i Pacific (16-3, 10-3 PacWest) dropped into a 15th-place tie with Augustana College (S.D.) in this week's poll. The Sea Warriors swept Augustana in last year's national championship game.
The six-team, single-elimination Pacific Regional tournament will be held next week at a site that has yet to be determined.
