{"id":171588,"date":"2023-01-17T17:00:48","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T03:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=171588"},"modified":"2023-01-17T17:00:48","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T03:00:48","slug":"uh-water-polo-rainbow-invitational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/01\/17\/uh-water-polo-rainbow-invitational\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainbow Wahine water polo dominates to wrap up Rainbow Invitational"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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The No. 6 University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa women\u2019s water polo team<\/a> captured its third win of the season, with a 22-7 victory over visiting No. 25 Marist College on the final day of the Rainbow Invitational on January 15 at the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex.<\/p>\n

Each of the three wins for the Rainbow Wahine (3-0) over the weekend was against top-25 squads, and they will continue their stretch of top-tier opponents with No. 7 University of Michigan coming up on January 21.<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> led the match against the Red Foxes in an overwhelming point lead every quarter, including a 7-2 advantage after the first. UH<\/abbr> started on a scoring streak kickstarted by freshman center Bia Mantellato Dias<\/strong>, followed by senior Alba Bonamusa Boix<\/strong>, junior Lot Stertefeld<\/strong> and sophomore Jordan Wedderburn<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Throughout the match, Mantellato Dias dominated as she added four points to her impressive scoresheet tallying three goals and an assist, giving her a total of 12 goals scored and two assists during the entire Rainbow Invitational.<\/p>\n

Joining Mantellato Dias with three goals on the day were Bonamusa Boix and freshman Raha Peiravani<\/strong>, but leading the way on the day for the second consecutive match was Stertefeld with four goals. Sterefeld shot a perfect 4-for-4 on the day, finishing the weekend with 11 goals and five assists.<\/p>\n

As a team, UH<\/abbr> shot .579 from the field of play, concluding the weekend with a final shot percentage of .491, compared to their opponents, who hit a combined .309.<\/p>\n

For more go to hawaiiathletics.com.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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