Rainbow Wahine advance to NCAA water polo semis
COURTESY LEROY YAU / UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
Goalie Daisy Logtens made seven saves in Hawaii’s 11-6 NCAA quarterfinal win over Princeton in Berkeley, Calif., today.
Jordan Wedderburn scored a hat trick on three shot attempts, and Bernadette Doyle and Alba Bonamusa Boix each added two goals as the Hawaii women’s water polo team got off to a successful start today at the NCAA Championship in Berkeley, Calif.
Hawaii, seeded a program-best No. 2, defeated Princeton 11-6 in a quarterfinal game to extend coach Maureen Cole’s career.
Cole, in her 13th season leading the Rainbow Wahine, announced her retirement in November.
Hawaii, the Big West champion, will face No. 3 California in Saturday’s semifinals at 1 p.m. Hawaii time. No. 1 seed UCLA and No. 4 Stanford will meet at 11 a.m.
Saturday’s winners meet in Sunday’s championship match.
Daisy Logtens made seven saves for Hawaii, which allowed only three goals over the first 30 minutes.
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Lot Stertefeld, Agatha Weston, Bia Mantellato Dias and Roni Perlman also scored for the Rainbow Wahine (23-3).
Princeton, the Collegiate Water Polo Association champion, dropped to 23-7.
