The 2020-2021 will officially tipoff this Sunday as the University of Hawai'i women's basketball team welcomes in Hawai'i Pacific University to SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center at 5:00 pm HT.
 
Game 1
Who: Hawai'i vs. Hawai'i Pacific 
When: Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020
Time: 5:00 p.m.  HT
Where: SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center - Honolulu, HI
Television: Spectrum Sports – Channels 16 (SD) and 1016 (HD). Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play) and Lori Santi (color) on the call.
Streaming Video: BigWest.TV (Must be a Spectrum cable subscriber to stream in Hawai'i).
Radio: Live on ESPN Honolulu (1420 AM/92.7 FM), KRKH (Maui), KPUA (Hawai'i Island), and KTOH (Kaua'i) with Dave Kawada and Tiff Wells.
Audio Webcast: ESPNHonolulu.com/Sideline Hawai'i App.
Live Stats: HawaiiAthletics.com
Coaches: Head coach Laura Beeman is in his ninth season at UH (133-125). Reid Takatsuka (196-64) is in his 10th season at HPU.
Series Information: UH leads 10-0.
 
Game Story Lines
 
• UH will tipoff its 2020-2021 season by hosting fellow O'ahu resident HPU on Sunday. The Rainbow Wahine currently holds a 10-0 record against the Sharks all-time.
 
• A year ago, in an exhibition to start the season for both teams, UH pushed past HPU 76-71, marking the narrowest win in terms of point margin for the 'Bows. Julissa Tago scored a game-high 23 points in the victory, while Amy Atwell added 15 points, hitting three-of-seven from beyond the three-point line.
 
• The 'Bows and Sharks first played each other in 1982 and played every season up till 1986, including in 1984 when the two schools played each other three times in a season. The series took a halt for 28 years, restarting again in 2014.
 
• Throughout the series, the two teams have played all but one game away from UH; the lone game at HPU came in 1984.
 
• While both seasons were cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, each program had high aspirations for what could have been in terms of postseason tournament success. UH knocked off Cal State Fullerton in the Big West Conference tournament quarterfinals with a favorable road to the championship game. HPU was doing the same thing in the Pac West tournament, building on a current win streak of 26 games.
 
• It's a new look roster for head coach Laura Beeman and UH this season with nine newcomers. Six true freshman and three transfers round out the roster with six returners.