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CLAREMONT, Calif. – The No. 4 University of Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine water polo squad opened up this week's action with stout 20-3 victory over Division III power No. 4 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Thursday at Matt M. Axelrood Pool.

The Rainbow Wahine went right to work, jumping out to a 5-0 leading in the first, powered by goals from five different players. UH held CMS off the scoreboard until the closing seconds of the opening period, but countered with a 10-0 scoring barrage that extended into the fourth quarter.

While the Athenas notched a pair of goals in the final quarter, UH continued its steady stream of scoring, tacking on five more goals after CMS snapped the scoring run, wrapping up the 20-3 victory in their first match in 20 days.

Oostzaan, Netherlands freshman Femke Aan paced the Rainbow Wahine, leading an eight-player scoring attack with five goals. Fellow rookie, Barcelona, Spain freshman Irene Gonzalez netted four goals, while Riverside, Calif. junior Nikki-Marie Bell scored three times.

Hawai'i Kai, O'ahu freshman Julie Heddon and Redondo Beach, Calif. junior Sarah Logan manned the goal for the Rainbow Wahine, holding the Athenas to the lowest opponent score in the 2016 campaign so far.

Scoring By Quarters
Hawai'i –    6    4    4    6  =  20
C-M-S –      1    0    0    2  =  3
UH Scoring vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps: Femke Aan 5, Irene Gonzalez 4, Nikki-Marie Bell 3, Carla Abellan 2, Taylor Molde 2, Erika Pauley 2, Julia Barton 1, Ymane Hage 1
The Rainbow Wahine remain on the mainland, opening up competition on Saturday at the UC Irvine Invitational, first meeting No. 12 Pacific at at 11:45 a.m. PT (9:45 a.m. HT) at Corona del Mar High School. The Rainbow Wahine will play either the winner or loser between No. 3 California and No. 17 UC Santa Barbara at 4:00 p.m. PT (2:00 p.m. HT) or 5:15 p.m. PT (3:15 p.m. HT) the same day.
 
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