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BAKERSFIELD, Calif.-The University of Hawai'i women's basetball team (6-5, 0-0 Big West) fell at CSU Bakersfield, 78-69 on Saturday afternoon in the Icardo Center. Destiny King's career-high 15 points was not enough as the Rainbow Wahine lost on the road for the first time this season. Three other Hawai'i players posted double-digits in points. Ashleigh Karaitiana notched her second double-double of the season with 13 points and a career-high 12 rebounds while Morgan Mason scored 12 points and dished out a career-high eight rebounds. Briana Harris scored a season-high 10 points and tied her career-high with five rebounds.

Hawai'i led by as many as nine points in the first half and went into halftime holding a 42-37 lead. But in the second half, the Roadrunners went on an 11-to-5 run which staggered UH and gave CSUB a 48-47 lead. But Hawai'i would battle back to retake the lead twice, the last time at 58-57 on a put-back by Karaitiana with 10:23 left in the game. But CSUB then mounted a 12-to-0 run from which UH could not recover from. Hawai'i would cut their deficit to just three points with 1:39 left on an old-fashioned 3-point play from Harris. But the Roadrunners would pull away scoring the game's final six points.

Hawai'i out-rebounded the Roadrunners, 46-to-39 and outscored their opponents 50-to-34 in the paint; 13-to-12 in points off of turnovers; fast break points 20-to-16; and bench scoring 23-to-16. But CSUB made 16-of-17 free throws to UH's 5-of-11 and the 'Bows committed 18 turnovers to CSUB's 13.

King shot 6-of-15 from the floor and was 3-for-3 from the free throw line. She also pulled down eight rebounds, had one assist and for the third straight game had three steals. Karaitiana went 5-for-15 in field goals with three made 3-pointers. She had four assists a blocked shot and a steal to fill her stat line. Mason was 6-of-13 for 12 points with her career-high eight steals.

CSU Bakersfield improved to 9-3 on the season and a perfect 7-0 at home in the Icardo Center. CSUB also had four players score in double-figures, led by Tyonna Outland's 18. Batabe Zempare led the Roadrunners with 11 rebounds.

Hawai'i returns home to host two more non-conference games before beginning the conference schedule on the road. UH will take on HPU on Dec. 31 at 1:00 p.m. and then UNC Greensboro on Jan. 2 at 5:00 p.m.