Harrisonburg, Va. – Coastal Carolina track & field continued the Sun Belt Championship with the a full day of events at Sentara Park on Friday. 

Terrique Webb highlighted the day by claiming a silver medal in the men’s long jump with a score of 7.81 meters, the second-best mark in school history

Amanda Kinloch ran the quickest time in the women’s 100 meter hurdles prelims with a time of 13.28 to secure a top starting position in Saturday’s final. 

Amilia Wise-Sweat and Trey Kraimer each placed second in the women’s and men’s 800 meter prelims. 

Through the first two days, the Chants place seventh in the scoring on both the men and women’s side. 

FULL RESULTS

The Sun Belt Championship concludes tomorrow with the first event starting at noon

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BRIGHTON, Mass. – The top-seeded and No. 8 Florida State softball team (46-8) prevailed in a 3-2 win over No. 20 Duke (38-16) in the ACC Tournament Semifinals to advance to its 27th ACC Championship Game. FSU has now advanced to 27 of the total 34 ACC Championship Games in ACC history. 

After two scoreless innings, Duke hit a two-out single and an error by FSU allowed the Blue Devils to get on the board first. 

FSU responded immediately as Krystina Hartley doubled down the right field line to immediately put a runner in scoring position for the Noles. Isa Torres laid down a perfect bunt down the third base line to put runners on the corners for the Noles. Jahni Kerr put a ball in play to the second baseman to allow Hartley to score. Kerr reached safely thanks to a poor throw. Katie Dack brought home Torres on a groundout to give the Noles the lead. 

After Julia Apsel got the start and went 2.2 innings and allowed just three hits, Jazzy Francik came in and shut down the Blue Devils in four innings of work.

Michaela Edenfield helped Francik out with a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth to provide some insurance for FSU. Duke threatened and had the tying run on third with two outs in the top of the seventh, but Danley came in and got the final out to earn her fourth save of the year. Francik earned the win to improve to 10-2 this season. 

FSU will play the winner of Virginia Tech and Clemson tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN. 

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INDIANAPOLIS — The UCLA and USC women’s water polo teams will square off in the heart of the Midwest on Saturday for a chance to advance to another national title match.

No. 2 seed UCLA shook off a three-goal deficit and defeated Loyola Marymount, 11-8, on Friday afternoon at the IU Natatorium, while No. 3 seed USC took control early and crushed Harvard, 18-7.

Defending national champion UCLA (20-5) and USC (28-4) will square off at 11 a.m. PT, with the match available to stream live on NCAA.com.

Redshirt junior Emma Lineback paced the UCLA offense with a career-high-tying five goals, while junior Bia Mantellato added three goals and junior Anna Pearson had two. Sophomore goalie Lauren Steele had nine saves and three steals.

LMU (20-12) held a 3-2 lead at the end of the first period then scored the first two goals of the second for a 5-2 lead with 4:43 remaining in the first half. Mantellato then scored back-to-back goals to pull the Bruins within one, and Pearson scored a power-play goal with 46 seconds left for a 5-5 tie at halftime.

LMU scored first in the third period, but Lineback responded with three unanswered goals to give the Bruins their first lead. The Lions cut the Bruins’ lead to 9-8 with a penalty conversion with 10 seconds left in the third, but UCLA shut them out in the final period. Mantellato and Lineback scored the only two goals of the fourth to secure the win.

Nine players scored for USC against first-time NCAA qualifier Harvard (26-7). Ava Stryker and Emily Ausmus each scored three, while Tilly Kearns, Sinia Plotz, Ava Knepper, Alma Yaacobi and Maggie Johnson all had two goals apiece. Rachel Gazzaniga and Meghan McAninch also scored and goalie Anna Reed had six saves.

The Trojans used a three-goal surge and later beat the buzzer on a full-length score from Kearns to take a 5-2 lead after one period. The Trojans extended their lead to 10-3 by halftime, but Harvard was more competitive in the third period and trailed 13-6 entering the fourth.

Yaacobi scored back-to-back goals for USC to begin the fourth, then Johnson added a pair of savvy fake-and-fire goals for a 17-6 lead with two minutes left as the Trojans left no doubt and cruised to the victory.

Top-seeded Stanford crushed Wagner, 28-6, and will face fourth-seeded Hawaii, which edged Cal, 8-7, in Saturday’s other semifinal (9 a.m. PT).

The title match is Sunday at 9 a.m. PT and will be broadcast live on ESPNU.

MARICOPA, Ariz. – Santa Clara women’s golf freshman Proud Sriwongngam shot a career-best two under par in the opening round of the 2025 National Golf Invitational to finish the day tied for second and one shot off the lead. The Broncos are also in second as a team, finishing the day 5-over 293 at the par 72 Ak Chin Southern Dunes Golf Course. 

ROUND HIGHLIGHTS:

• Sriwongngam’s 70 is two strokes better than her previous season/career best round of 72. She had six birdies for the day with four coming on the back nine. 
• The freshman from Bangkok is in a three-way tie for second and just one stroke behind day one leader Angelica Holman from Eastern Michigan (69).
• Chloe Lam and Kelsey Kim are also inside the top 10, tying each other for 10th at 1-over 73. 
• Audrey Brust and Amy Im also tied each other at 5-over 77 for a share of 32nd. 
• The Broncos are just just two strokes behind Eastern Michigan (291) for the lead with 36 holes remaining. 

BRONCO INDIVIDUALS:

TEAM STANDINGS:

Place	Team	Score
1.	Eastern Michigan	291 (+3)
2.	Santa Clara	293 (+5)
3.	Oral Roberts	294 (+6)
4.	North Texas	296 (+8)
5.	Mercer	298 (+10)
6.	Rutgers	299 (+11)
T7.	Bowling Green	300 (+12)
T7.	UNCG	300 (+12)
9.	UNCW	302 (+14)
10.	Seatlle U.	306 (+18)

UP NEXT:

The second round of the NGI will be played tomorrow. 

MANHATTAN BEACH — The Mira Costa boys volleyball team had more than just a game and thoughts of a return to the CIF Southern Section Division 1 championship match on its minds Friday night.

The top-seeded Mustangs swept fourth-seeded Corona del Mar 25-13, 25-21, 25-20 to close out Pool A play unbeaten through three matches.

Mira Costa (32-2) did so in memory of Loyola senior tennis star Braun Levi, who was killed Sunday while on foot when he was struck by a suspected drunk driver.

Before the match, the entire Mira Costa team warmed up in T-shirts with the message “Live Like Braun” on the back that was placed underneath a depiction of the sun that had the Loyola logo at the center.

The reserves donned the shirts throughout the match.

“It was tough because in practice we were a little down, but I think it really motivated us,” Mustangs sophomore Mateo Fuerbringer said. “Braun was a really good kid and everyone’s friend. It really motivated us to come out and play hard and win.

“He always had a smile on his face wherever he was. No matter what the situation was, he always smiled.”

Mira Costa will face second-seeded Huntington Beach, the Pool B winner, in next Friday’s championship match scheduled for 7 p.m. at Cerritos College. Last year, the Mustangs were swept by Loyola in the CIF-SS Division 1 championship match.

Mira Costa is seeking its first CIF-SS title since 2021, and coach Greg Snyder is hoping recent history is on his team’s side as it starts “smelling the finish line.”

The Mustangs avenged a 2019 loss in the finals with a championship in 2021. No champion was crowned in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Oh, it definitely sticks,” Snyder said of last year’s result. “I think whoever loses the CIF finals has a clear advantage in the next one. They just get hungrier.”

Mira Costa got a team-high 10 kills from Karson Knapp to go with nine kills and three service aces from Fuerbringer. Middle blocker Alex Heins chipped in eight kills and three blocks.

The Mustangs overwhelmed the Sea Kings (25-6) from the outset, racing out to a 12-2 advantage in the opening set. The Mustangs had a balanced attack, scoring from both pins and the middle.

The Sea Kings did not settle into a rhythm until they erased an early deficit in the second set.

“‘We’ve been here before,’” CdM coach Katey Thompson said she told her team. “‘We’ve lost in this gym before, that shouldn’t shake us at all.’ So, in that second set we needed to come out and play CdM Sea Kings volleyball. We came out with a little bit more pressure on them, switched our lineup, moved things around, and it gave us a good start in that second set.”

CdM immediately bounced back from a 3-0 hole to start the set and took its first lead of the contest after Hunter Hanneman’s block capped a string of four consecutive points to pull ahead 4-3.

It was the Sea Kings’ third consecutive block of the spurt.

Mira Costa trailed by as many as four but regrouped thanks to a strong serve from Fuerbringer, who had two of his three aces in the set.

Trailing 13-10, Fuerbringer’s pair of serves were part of a 6-1 run to take back control.

CdM tied the set on a pair of occasions, including the last instance at 17-17, but never jumped back in front.

“I feel like we’re kind of finding our grove right now,” Snyder said. “A lot of times we play, like, two good sets and one not quite as sharp. So, every time I see three good sets I’m absolutely fired up and realize the guys are doing in the right direction. It couldn’t be at a better time.”

Snyder and Heins added that part of the major points of emphasis were to take away Sea Kings outside hitter and No. 1 option Ben Brown, who had just one kill in the opening set before finishing with nine and an ace.

In the third set, Mira Costa setter Andrew Chapin continued to spread the wealth.

Leading 14-11, Chapin faked out the CdM block as he sold a swing attempt well before passing off to middle blocker Wyatt Davis in the same motion for the easy kill.

“It makes life a lot easier,” Fuerbringer said of Chapin. “We get 1-on-1s all the time and we have a bunch of great hitters.”

The Sea Kings pulled within 18-17 on Brown’s ace but never made another run to extend the contest.

The match was moved up a day to accommodate the players attending the celebration of life Saturday for Levi.

Snyder said the school put in the request to move up the date with the CIF-SS. Thompson said CdM was notified of the approved change Tuesday night.

Heins said the Mustangs began to grieve together Monday.

“We all just went through a tough time. The best way to come back from that is just try to get things back to normal, just play,” Heins said. “We all love this game, (Levi) loved this game. Just kind of support his memory by playing this game.”

INDIANAPOLIS — Coming off a dramatic win on Friday, the Big West champion University of Hawai’i women’s water polo team will take on top-seeded Stanford in the semifinals of National Collegiate Water Polo Championship on Saturday, May 10 in Indianapolis. The match is scheduled for noon Eastern Time (6 a.m. Hawaii Time) and will be streamed on ncaa.com.

The Rainbow Wahine defeated California 8-7 in the quarterfinals on Friday to advance to the NCAA Championship semifinals for the second straight year and the sixth time overall and will be seeking the program’s first berth in the national final.

No. 4 HAWAI’I RAINBOW WAHINE (22-4, 7-0 Big West) vs. No. 1 STANFORD CARDINAL (23-1, 5-1 MPSF)
Date | Time				Saturday, May 10 | 12:00 p.m. ET (6:00 a.m. HT)
Location				Indianapolis — IU Natatorium
Live Streams				NCAA.com
Live Stats				6-8sports
Game Notes				Hawai’i
Championship Central				NCAA.com
Social Media				Instagram | Twitter/X | Facebook

ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDUH is 1-36 all-time against Stanford (0-2 in the NC Women’s Water Polo Championship)
Last Meeting: Stanford 12, Hawai’i 7 (Jan. 18, 2025; Fresno, Calif.)

OPENING SPRINT

• The Rainbow Wahine defeated California 8-7 in the quarterfinals on Friday to advance to the NCAA Championship semifinals for the second straight year and the sixth time overall.
• UH sophomore Daisy Logtens made 12 saves in the win, the second highest total in an NCAA tournament match in program history.
• UH got two goals each from Bernadette Doyle, Jordan Wedderburn, Alia Burlock and Ema Vernoux to account for the ‘Bows’ scoring.
• UH earned the No. 4 seed in the nine-team bracket after claiming the Big West title for a second straight year. Daisy Logtens was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player with 29 saves (61.7% SV) and two steals and an assist.
• The Rainbow Wahine are making the program’s ninth appearance in the NCAA Tournament and earned back-to-back berths for the first time since 2005 and ’06.
• Stanford was awarded the top seed in the NCAA tournament bracket after winning the MPSF Championship.
• Ema Vernoux leads UH with 77 goals, the fourth highest single-season total in program history, and 97 points.
• Vernoux also leads the team with 16 hat tricks on the season, followed by Jordan Wedderburn with 14, and Bernadette Doyle with 12.
• Doyle, the Big West Player of the Year, is second on the team in points (93) and leads the ‘Bows in assists (38) and steals (53).
• UH is now 7-13 all-time in the NCAA Championship, including 6-3 in first-round games.  
• UH entered the week 3-4 against teams in the bracket this season (Stanford, 0-1; Loyola Marymount, 1-0; USC, 0-2; California, 1-0;  UCLA, 1-1).

THE MATCHUP
Stanford Cardinal

• UH is 1-36 all-time against Stanford, including 0-2 in the NC Women’s Water Polo Championship with losses in 2005 and ’09, both coming in the third-place match.
• UH and Stanford meet for the second time this season. The Cardinal posted a 12-7 win over the ‘Bows in the Fresno State Polopalooza on Jan. 18 in the opening weekend of the season.
• UH earned its first win in the all-time series with the Cardinal last season, 9-7 in overtime on Jan. 20, 2024 in the Polopalooza in Fresno, Calif.
• Stanford was awarded the top seed in the NCAA tournament bracket after winning the MPSF Championship.
• Stanford is the only program to have participated in all 24 NCAA Championships and is seeking its 10th national title.
• John Tanner is in his 28th season as Stanford’s head coach. He’s led the Cardinal to nine NCAA titles and was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame in 2019.
• The Cardinal opened this year’s NCAA Championship by tying the program’s scoring record in a 28-6 win over Wagner in the quarterfinals on Friday. Five players had hat tricks for Stanford.
• Jenna Flynn leads Stanford with 60 goals followed by Ryann Neushul with 58 and Jewel Roemer with 45. All three were members of the 2024 U.S. Olympic team.
• Christine Carpenter has 150 saves in goal for the Cardinal.

NC WOMEN’S WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

Opening Round – Wednesday, May 7

Wagner 19, McKendree 7

Quarterfinals – Friday, May 9

No. 1 Stanford 28, Wagner 6

No. 4 Hawai’i 8, California 7

No. 2 UCLA 11, LMU (CA) 8

No. 3 USC 18 Harvard 7

Semifinals – Saturday, May 10

Stanford vs. Hawai’i 6 a.m. HT (ncaa.com)

UCLA vs. USC, 8 a.m. HT (ncaa.com)

Championship – Sunday, May 11

Championship, 6 a.m. HT (ESPNU)

 

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