Posted at 5:49 p.m., Friday, May 12, 2006
Rainbow Wahine advance in NCAA water polo
Advertiser Staff
Kelly Mason scored all three of her goals in the fourth period and Anna Sieprath scored five goals to lead No. 4 Hawai'i to a 12-7 victory over No. 5 UC Davis in the first day of the NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship in Davis, Calif.The Rainbow Wahine (18-10) play No. 1 Southern California (26-2) in the semifinals on Saturday. The Trojans defeated Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 27-2. No. 2 Stanford meets No. 3 UCLA in the other semifinal.
Hawai'i and UC Davis were tied at 2 after the first period, at 4 after the second period and at 7 after three periods.
Mason scored with 5:53 and 4:49 to go in match to give UH a 9-7 lead. Iefke Van Belkum added a goal with 4:08 remaining and Mason scored her third goal with 2:40 left. Van Belkum scored the final goal with 1:34 to go. Rainbow Wahine goalie Meike De Nooy shut out the Aggies in the fourth quarter.
