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H A W A I I _ S P O R T S

Notebook

Saturday, November 20, 1999

DIVISION II VOLLEYBALL

Hawaii Pacific upset
in semifinal

Star-Bulletin staff

The Hawaii Pacific women's volleyball team will not repeat as NCAA Division II national champion.

The Sea Warriors, ranked No. 1, were upset by Cal State-Bakersfield last night in the NCAA-II Pacific Regional Tournament at the Cannon Activities Center in Laie.

The Roadrunners, ranked No. 12, beat the Sea Warriors, 15-12, 6-15, 16-14, 15-4, in the semifinal match.

Cal State-Bakersfield will play No. 2-ranked Brigham Young-Hawaii at 7:30 tonight for the regional title.

Vanessa Valansi hammered 25 kills as the host Seasiders (26-2) defeated Cal State-Los Angeles, 15-9, 16-14, 15-9, last night. The Golden Eagles finished their season at 26-4.

BYUH's Arlete Silva contributed a triple-double of 16 kills, 10 digs and 11 blocks.

Cal State-Bakersfield's victory over HPU avenged its five-game loss to the Sea Warriors in last year's regional semifinals.

Amy Wade had 17 kills for CS-Bakersfield (22-4) and three teammates also hit in double figures. Flavia Gabinio led HPU with 21.

The Roadrunners are the first team other than BYUH this season to even win a game from the Sea Warriors (25-3), who had won 14 consecutive matches.