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No. 1 Stanford swamps Hawai'i water polo

Advertiser Staff

Julie Gardner led seven teammates in scoring with three goals as No. 1 Stanford defeated No. 12 Hawai'i, 13-4, in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation women's water polo match yesterday at the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex.

Stanford's Margie Dingeldein looked for an open shot through the defense of Hawai'i's Erin Kocher in a collegiate women's water polo match yesterday at UH's Duke Kahanamoku Acquatic Complex. Eugene Tanner • The Honolulu Advertiser

The Cardinal improved to 11-0 overall and 2-0 in the MPSF.

Karin van Hoff, Chelsea Garner-Prohs, Colleen Schiman and Erin Kocher scored for the Rainbow Wahine, who fell to 7-6 and 1-3.

Hawai'i continues MPSF play Friday against Southern California at 6 p.m. and Saturday against Cal State-Northridge at 10 a.m. Both matches will be held at the Kahanamoku Complex.

SOFTBALL

• Wahine win tourney: Sheri Oronoz pitched a five-hitter and Stacie Hirano scored the go-ahead run as Hawai'i defeated Oregon State, 2-1, in the championship game of the Chevron Malihini Softball Tournament yesterday at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium.

In accordance to NCAA rules for extra-inning games, Hirano was placed on second to start the top of the ninth inning. With Kate Judd at bat, Hirano advanced to third on a passed ball, then scored on Monica Hoffman's wild pitch to make it 2-1.

Oronoz (11-5) closed out the Beavers with the help of a double play in the bottom of the ninth.

Judd hit an RBI single in the sixth to tie the score at 1.

Earlier, Oregon State beat New Mexico State, 3-1, to reach the title game.

• HPU, Chaminade split: Hawai'i Pacific and Chaminade split a doubleheader yesterday, each winning by a 3-2 score at HPU's Windward Field.

Jessica Parra pitched a seven-hitter with five strikeouts and Genevieve Tsukayama drove in two runs to lift HPU in the first game.

Melissa Marquez pitched a seven-hitter with four strikeouts and drove in two runs to carry Chaminade in the second game.

HPU is 10-6 overall and 4-2 in the Pacific West Conference. Chaminade is 12-10 and 7-3.

BASEBALL

• UH-Hilo swept: Santa Clara swept Hawai'i-Hilo, 7-2 and 7-3, yesterday at Simmons Field in Kailua, Kona.

Santa Clara's Joe Diefenderfer scattered nine hits and struck out eight in the seven-inning opener, and teammate Matthew Travis allowed eights and struck out nine over seven innings of the nine-inning second game.

Kaliko Oligo had two hits in each game for Hilo.

Santa Clara improved to 9-13, Hilo fell to 4-25-1.