BYUH handles Academy of Art in hoops
Jet Chang scored 24 points as Brigham Young-Hawaii beat Academy of Art 84-71 in a Pacific West Conference men’s basketball game Saturday in San Francisco.
Bracken Funk added 15 points, Junior Ale had 13 and Pablo Coro contributed 10 for BYU-Hawaii, which improved to 8-7 and 5-1.
The Seasiders were 8-for-18 from 3-point range and forced 25 turnovers.
Ameer Shamsud-din scored 26 points for Academy of Art.
NDNU rallies to defeat Chaminade
Tyler Fricke scored 26 points as Notre Dame de Namur rallied past Chaminade 69-66 in a PacWest men’s basketball game Saturday in Belmont, Calif.
Matt Cousins scored 25 points, including 17-for-18 from the line, for Chaminade, which suffered its first loss in league play.
The Silverswords missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer at the buzzer.
D’Angelo Williams added 15 points for the Argonauts, who outscored the Silverswords 40-27 in the second half.
Patterson, Cal Baptist tip Hawaii-Hilo
Ivan Patterson scored 18 points and Justus Von Wright added 15 as California Baptist beat Hawaii-Hilo 63-59 in a PacWest men’s basketball game Saturday in Riverside, Calif.
Zachary Wilde had 11 points and 12 rebounds for Hilo, while Kiel Myers added 11 points, and CJ Brown had 10.
The Vulcans missed a game-tying 3-point attempt with 4 seconds remaining, and Cal Baptist added a free throw for the final margin.
Cole leads Dixie State past Hawaii Pacific
Maurice Cole scored 24 points and Dixie State shot 31-for-54 from the field in an 84-68 victory over Hawaii Pacific in a PacWest men’s basketball game Saturday in St. George, Utah.
Labrent Chappell scored 16 points for Hawaii Pacific, which was 10-for-25 from 3-point range.
Academy of Art dumps BYUH women
Academy of Art limited Brigham Young-HawaII’s women’s basketball team to 27.9 percent shooting from the field in rolling to a 92-51 victory in a PacWest game in San Francisco.
Danna Lynn Hooper hit four 3-pointers and scored a team-high 18 points for the Seasiders.
Dixie State trips Hawaii Pacific women
Erica Hayes had 27 points and 10 rebounds as Dixie State beat Hawaii Pacific 80-71 in a PacWest women’s basketball game Saturday in St. George, Utah.
Sheila Adams added 14 points and Shanae Vaifanua had 13 for Dixie State, which held a 49-37 rebounding advantage.
Mana Hopkins scored 18 points, Taiyande Huskey added 16 and Paris Gravely had 12 for Hawaii Pacific.
Cal Baptist tops UHH women
Brittney Lewis scored 13 points, and Jasmine Beverly added 11 points and 11 rebounds as California Baptist beat Hawaii-Hilo 61-54 in a PacWest game Saturday in Riverside.
Hillary Hurley had 18 points and 14 rebounds for Hawaii-Hilo.
Mullins, NDNU topple Chaminade
Pilar Mullins had nine points and 13 rebounds, and Emily Vore added 10 points as Notre Dame de Namur beat Chaminade 58-33 in a PacWest game Saturday in Belmont, Calif.
Rhani Kaneaiakala scored 13 points for Chaminade.
