HONOLULU - Beth Novick and Iefke Van Belkum scored three goals apiece as the Hawai`i women's water polo team blitzed Arizona State this afternoon, 11-6, in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation game at the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex.

The Rainbow Wahine wasted no time getting on the scoreboard. UH scored 21 seconds into the game after first after taking opening sprint and immediately working the ball into Novick at the 2-meter mark who promptly turned and fired into the goal past ASU goalie Caylinn Wallace.

ASU tied the score at one at the 2:53 mark on a 6-on-5 advantage as Tessa Wyborny whipped in a shot from the right side. The Sun Devils kept the pressure on with another power-play goal one minute later by Kimberlee Stevens to give ASU a 2-1 lead. UH then scored a pair of goals in the final 1:25 of the first quarter by Van Belkum and Novick to put UH up 3-2 at the end of one.

In the second quarter, Van Belkum gave UH its first two-goal advantage on a shot from outside that just squeezed in the left side of the goal. ASU closed the deficit to one with a quick shot in the middle by Ashley Bower. However, UH responded with a man advantage as Van Belkum added her third goal to give UH a 5-3 lead. Hawai`i turned in another power play goal by Anna Sieprath with just seconds remaining before the half as UH led 6-3.

UH opened up a four-goal lead on Tracy Andersen's goal at the 3:05 mark in the third. Novick quickly added her third goal of the game on a back-hand shot from the 2-meter mark. Danielle Mulford scored at the :59 second mark to give UH a commanding 9-3.

The Rainbow Wahine added to their lead with another power-play goal at the 5:26 mark by Malia Tarayao. But, ASU trimmed the UH lead on Bower's second goal of the game at 5:13. UH's Colleen Schiman erased that goal on a long shot out on top that slipped in the upper right side of the goal. ASU's Elaine Bentley then took advantage of a ricochet off the cross bar and dumped it over the outstretched arms of UH goalie Meike De Nooy.

Hawai`i improves to 8-6 overall and 3-2 in the MPSF, while Arizona State falls to 5-11 and 1-4 in the MPSF.

	1	2	3	4	Final

Arizona State	2	1	1	2	6

Hawai`i	3	3	3	2	11



ASU Goals:   Bower (2), Hedley, Bentley, Stevens, Wyborny.

ASU Saves:  Wallace (5).

HAW Goals:  Novick (3), Van Belkum (3), Anderson, Tarayao, Mulford, Sieprath, Schiman.

HAW Saves:  De Nooy (9).