Water polo edged by Hawaii, finishes sixth at Stanford Invite
<p> Despite <a href="/sports/w-wpolo/mtt/salloum_mariam00.html"><span style="color: #0066cc;">Mariam Salloum</span></a> scoring four goals in a game for the second time in as many days, the No. 8 Arizona State University water polo team lost a closely contested game with No. 5 Hawaii in the fifth-place game at the Stanford Invitational on Sunday afternoon, falling, 9-7, to finish sixth in the eight-team event. With the loss, the Sun Devils stand 1-3 on the year with losses to No. 1 Stanford, No. 3 California and No. 5 UH while the Rainbow Wahine stand 3-2 on the season.</p><separator></separator><p>UH held a 1-0 lead through the first quarter of play and built that into a 3-1 lead at halftime. Another low-scoring quarter in the third made it 5-2 in favor of the Wahine before both teams exploded for nine total goals in the final stanza, including from the Sun Devils.</p><separator></separator><p>Offensively, Salloum’s four goals led the way, two games after she posted four against No. 9 San Jose State. Also scoring the Sun Devils in the game were <a href="/sports/w-wpolo/mtt/haas_shannon00.html"><span style="color: #0066cc;">Shannon Haas</span></a>, who netted a pair, and <a href="/sports/w-wpolo/mtt/white_kelsey00.html"><span style="color: #0066cc;">Kelsey White</span></a> with one. Defensively, <a href="/sports/w-wpolo/mtt/hutchinson_ianeta00.html"><span style="color: #0066cc;">Ianeta Hutchinson</span></a> recorded eight saves in the loss.</p><separator></separator><p>For the weekend, Salloum led all Sun Devils with eight total goals with Haas netting six. <a href="/sports/w-wpolo/mtt/harris_sarah00.html"><span style="color: #0066cc;">Sarah Harris</span></a> (five), <a href="/sports/w-wpolo/mtt/smith_lynlee00.html"><span style="color: #0066cc;">Lynlee Smith</span></a> (three) and White (three) each had multiple goals for ASU while <a href="/sports/w-wpolo/mtt/clopp_becca00.html"><span style="color: #0066cc;">Becca Clopp</span></a> and <a href="/sports/w-wpolo/mtt/morrison_bella00.html"><span style="color: #0066cc;">Bella Morrison</span></a> each added one in the tournament.</p><separator></separator><p>The Sun Devils will return to the road next weekend for a pair of games, including a rematch with No. 3 Cal in an MPSF contest in Berkeley on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. PT before heading to Seaside, Calif., on Sunday for an 11 a.m. PT game with CS Monterey Bay.</p><separator></separator><p><strong>#5 Hawaii def. #8 Arizona State, 9-7</strong><br /><strong>AS</strong> - 0 - 1 - 1 - 5 = <strong>7</strong><br /><strong>UH</strong> - 1 - 2 - 2 - 4 = <strong>9</strong></p><separator></separator><p><strong>Goals</strong><br /><strong>AS</strong>: Salloum 4, Haas 2, White<br /><strong>UH</strong>: C. Eggens 2, M. Eggens 2, Majuri 2, Genee, Lewis, McKee</p><separator></separator><p><strong>Saves</strong><br /><strong>AS</strong>: Hutchinson 8<br /><strong>UH</strong>: Bredin 10</p><separator></separator><!-- STORY AD BEGINS HERE --><p> </p>