The No. 3 Hawaii water polo team claimed a Big West regular-season championship for the sixth time in seven conference seasons with a 12-7 win over No. 11 UC San Diego in La Jolla, Calif., on Thursday night.

UH (17-3, 6-0) clinched the No. 1 seed for the upcoming Big West tournament at UC Irvine April 25 to 27. The Rainbow Wahine, who have won eight in a row own a share of the regular-season title and can win it outright at Cal State Fullerton on Sunday.

The Wahine scored on their first seven shots of the match and got a four-goal performance from Big West Player of the Week Jordan Wedderburn.

Sisters Bernadette and Gabrielle Doyle scored two goals apiece, Stevilyn Griffin scored a brace and goalkeeper Daisy Logtens recorded a season-high 15 saves.

UCSD (14-13, 3-3) was limited to two goals on 11 power-play opportunities.

The Wahine break from the Big West to face No. 4 UCLA at the Spieker Aquatics Complex in Los Angeles on Saturday. The Wahine are 1-0 against the Bruins this season with an 8-5 win at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational on Feb. 23.

Brian McInnis covers the state’s sports scene for Spectrum News Hawaii. He can be reached at brian.mcinnis@charter.com.