Game Notes

HONOLULU—The University of Hawai'i women's basketball team concludes its four-game conference home stand with UC Santa Barbara (0-20, 0-7 Big West) Thursday, Feb. 5 and league-leader Cal Poly (11-9, 6-2 Big West) on Saturday, Feb. 7. It will be the first meeting against UCSB this season, but the 'Bows are looking for redemption from its early season loss at Cal Poly.
 
The Rainbow Wahine are coming off a tough, two game sweep over former Big West frontrunner Long Beach State and defending champions CSUN. UH and LBSU are currently tied in conference with a 5-2 record, a half game behind Cal Poly who is at 6-2. Hawai'i is on a five-game win streak which is the longest during head coach Laura Beeman's tenure and the longest since Hawai'i won eight straight in the 2006-07 season. The 'Bows have also won their last 10 conference home games dating back to last season.
 
Hawai'i defeated Long Beach State, 72-64 in a physical ball game.  Shawna-Lei Kuehu came off the bench to score a team-high 15 points while Shawlina Segovia had arguably her best game at UH as she recorded her first career double-double with 14 points and 15 rebounds. Destiny King added 12 points—including four free throws made in the last 40 seconds of the game to seal the win.
 
The Rainbow Wahine then avenged their early season loss to CSUN with a solid, wire-to-wire win over the Matadors, 64-49. Hawai'i used a 12-to-0 run that ended the first half to propel them into the second half where led by as many as 22 points. King led all scorers with 15 points—her fifth straight game in double digits—while Megan Huff recorded her first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
 
Overall, Kuehu continues to lead Hawai'i averaging 11.9 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. Ashleigh Karaitiana and King are tied for second on the team with 10.3 points per game. Karaitiana leads UH with 25 made 3-pointers and 27 steals. King—the only player to have started all 20 games this season—is tied for second with Huff with 6.3 rebounds. Morgan Mason leads  UH with 52 assists.
 
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (0-20, 0-7 Big West)
UCSB has struggled this season but has come close to breaking through in the win column in each of its last three games, falling at Cal State Fullerton (1/24), 54-50; at UC Irvine (1/29) 61-58; and most recently against UC Davis in overtime (1/31), 60-54. Jasmine Ware leads the Gauchos on offense, averaging 8.7 points and on defense she has a team-high 36 steals. Onome Jemerigbe is right behind her at 8.6 points per game. Jemerigbe is also the team-leader with 47 assists. Makala Roper leads UCSB with 33 three-pointers made and Clair Watkins is averaging a team-high 5.4 rebounds per game.
 
Cal Poly Mustangs (11-9, 6-2 Big West)
The Mustangs lead the Big West with a 6-2 record, just a half game in front of UH and Long Beach State. They have won four of their last five game with their only loss coming at UC Riverside on Jan. 24. Super guard Ariana Elegado leads Cal Poly with 15.2 points per game, 90 assists and 29 steals. Elegado is also tops on her team with 47 made 3-pointers. Kristen Ale is second on the team averaging just under 10 points at 9.9 per game and has 51 assists. Taryn Garza is averaging a team-high 7.2 rebounds per game and a team-best 11 blocked shots.

Game 21 Information
Who: Hawai'i (13-7, 5-2 Big West) vs. UC Santa Barbara (0-20, 0-7 Big West)
When: Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. (HT)
Where: Stan Sheriff Center - Honolulu, O'ahu (10,300)
Promotions:  Fantastic Sams Hair Salons is the sponsor on Thursday and will award great prizes throughout the game. Fans can register to participate at the sports marketing table near Gate A.
Television: UH's game against UC Santa Barbara will be broadcast on OCSports statewide on channels 16 (SD) and 1015 (HD). Jim Leahey (play-by-play) and Lori Santi (color) will be handling the broadcast duties.
Streaming Video: Live video streaming will be available on bigwest.tv.
Radio: NBC Sports Radio AM 1500 will carry Saturday's game live with Dave Kawada (play-by-play) and Tiff Wells (color). Neighbor islands can listen live on KNUI on Maui, KHLO in Hilo, KKON in Kona, and KTOH on Kaua'i.
Audio Webcast: Live audio streaming will be available on www.nbcsportsradiohawaii.com.
Livestats: Live in-game stats are available at HawaiiAthletics.com.
Head Coaches: Hawai'i's Laura Beeman is 47-35 in her third season at the helm of the Rainbow Wahine. Prior to UH, Beeman recorded a 390-110 record at Mt. San Antonio College (JuCo). Carlene Mitchell is in her fourth year as head coach at UCSB. She has a 41-75 career record all with the Gauchos.
Series History: Hawai'i has a 22-13 record against the Gauchos. Last season, UH swept the series winning in Santa Barbara, 63-60 (Feb. 6, 2014) and at home in Honolulu, on March 6, 73-60.

Game 22 Information
Who: Hawai'i (13-7, 5-2 Big West) vs. Cal Poly (11-9, 6-2 Big West)
When: Saturday, February 7 at 5:00 p.m.
Where: Stan Sheriff Center (10,300) - Honolulu, HI
Tickets: General admission-adult: $7; General Admission-Senior Citizen: $5; Students (ages 4-high school): $3; UH Manoa Students receive admission to regular season home games by presenting a valid UH I.D.
Promotion: California Hotel and Casino is the sponsor on Saturday and will award a Vacations Hawaii trip to Las Vegas during the "Toss Your Way To Vegas Contest" at intermission. Fans can register to participate at the sports marketing table near Gate A. UH Kids'Club members will join the players on the court for the pre-game festivities. Also, there will be an autograph session followingSaturday's game at Gate B. 
Streaming Video: Live video streaming will be available on bigwest.tv.
Radio: NBC Sports Radio AM 1500 will carry Saturday's game live with Dave Kawada (play-by-play) and Tiff Wells (color). Neighbor islands can listen live on KNUI on Maui, KHLO in Hilo, KKON in Kona, and KTOH on Kaua'i.
Audio Webcast: Live audio streaming will be available on www.nbcsportsradiohawaii.com.
Livestats: Live in-game stats are available at HawaiiAthletics.com.
Head Coaches: Hawai'i's Laura Beeman is 47-35 in her third season at the helm of the Rainbow Wahine. Prior to UH, Beeman recorded a 390-110 record at Mt. San Antonio College (JuCo). Cal Poly's Faith Mimnauch is in her 18th season with the Mustangs with a 119-77 overall record and is 76-30 in conference games.
Series History: Cal Poly is 8-1 against Hawai'i. The 'Bows opened the conference season this season with a 70-65 loss at Cal Poly. In 2013, when UH returned to the Big West, the 'Bows won their first meeting on Jan. 24, 2013 61-43. But since that game, Hawai'i has lost four straight, including an overtime heartbreaker last season, 78-74 on Jan. 8, 2014.