Women’s Basketball’s Taryn Bond to Play for Australia in U18 Asia Cup

HONOLULU — University of Hawai’i women’s basketball freshman Taryn Bond has been selected to compete for Australia in the upcoming FIBA U18 Women’s Asia Cup in Malaysia. The eight-team event is scheduled for Oct. 4-10 in Seremban. Australia will open the tournament against the Philippines on Oct. 4 and will also face New Zealand and Korea in Group A play. China, Japan, Chinese Taipei and Malaysia are in Group B. The second and third seeds in the groups meet in the quarterfinals, with the top seeds advancing to the semifinals. The top four finishers qualify for the FIBA Under-19 World…