Game Notes

RUSTON, La.--The University of Hawai`i women's basketball team (8-15, 4-5 WAC) heads on their final roadtrip to Ruston, La. to take on Louisiana Tech (14-11, 7-3) in a Western Athletic Conference game at the Thomas Assembly Center on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. 

The Rainbow Wahine continue to be led by sophomore forward Kamilah Jackson who most recently came off the bench to record her 13th double-double of the season posting 10 points and 10 rebounds in a 58-51 win at New Mexico State this past Thursday. Jackson's 10.7 rebounds ranks 13th in the NCAA DI and is tops in the WAC and her 13 double-doubles puts her at No. 6 in the nation. Jackson continues to lead UH with 13.1 points per game and has scored 314 points overall--80 points more than her nearest teammate. She has upped her numbers across the board in her second season at Hawai`i--tallying 52 assists, 17 blocks, 19 steals, and is 120-of-176 in free-throws for a .682 percentage.

Sophomore forward Vicky Tagalicod has been steady since joining the 'Bows on Dec. 19th she has started the team's last 15 games and is second on the team averaging 10.5 points per game. This past Thursday, she just missed her first career double-double at NMSU shooting 5-for-8 from the floor with two clutch freethrows down the stretch for 13 points and nine rebounds. Since transferring from USC after the fall semester in Dec. 2010, Tagalicod has helped to bring new fight into the UH squad along with fellow mid-season player, freshman center Kalei Adolpho. Adolpho--a freshman from Ho`olehua, Moloka`i--joined the basketball team after spending her first fall at Manoa as a middle hitter on UH's women's volleyball team. Adolpho is second on the team averaging 6.5 rebounds per game and is also second with 18 blocked shots. She is averaging 6.7 points per game.

Also having a solid senior campaign is Breanna Arbuckle, who helped lead UH to the win at NM State, scoring 17 points with six rebounds. Overall, Arbuckle is averaging a career high 9.8 points per game and has added 6.3 boards a game. She is also shooting a career-high .641 free-throw percentage (84-for 131) which is over .200 points higher than last season.

The Lady Techsters are winners of six of their last seven games since losing at Hawaii on Jan. 19. Head coach Teresa Witherspoon has her team firing on all cylinders with Shantale Bramble-Donaldson leading the team with 11.6 points and 7.8 rebounds a game. This past Thursday, the Lady Techsters came from behind to down San Jose State in Ruston, 73-68. A pair of Whitneys -- Whitney Frazier and Whitney Jones each posted 21 points with Bramble-Donaldson logging a double-double with 11 points and 12 boards.