Honolulu— The University of Hawai'i put an end to its four-game losing streak with a 75-58 win Saturday evening against Cal Poly at the Stan Sheriff Center.
 
The Rainbow Wahine (15-14, 9-7) secured a single-bye in the Big West Conference tournament with the win by finishing at  No. 4 in the conference standings. The Mustangs (9-18, 6-10) will join the 'Bows in the conference tournament as they'll be the No. 8 seed.
 
"We needed the win tonight," said head coach Laura Beeman. "We needed it to help our seeding in the tournament, we need that feeling of a win, and we need to send our seniors out on a good note. We accomplished all of those things tonight."
 
UH came out firing, beginning the night on a 9-2 run and did not trail at any point in the game. Senior guard Julissa Tago did not leave anyone in suspense as she became the 22nd player in program history to score 1,000 career points. At 7:12 on the clock in the first quarter, Tago took an assist from fellow senior guard Courtney Middap, pulling up from the right-wing for a three-pointer, securing the milestone. She's the first to eclipse 1,000 points at UH since Sarah Toeaina accomplished the feat in during the 2017-18 campaign.
 
Behind a solid team effort of shooting from the floor at 52 percent and 46 percent from beyond the arc, UH took a double-digit lead into the half at 42-29.
 
Momentum stayed in favor of the 'Bows with a 14-4 run to start the third quarter, pushing their lead to as much as 28 at 61-33. The Mustangs fought back to pull within 14 in the fourth quarter, but the 'Bows fended off the effort and separated themselves in the later minutes of the fourth quarter.
 
On top of claiming a career milestone, Tago led all scorers on the night with 19 points, notching her fourth straight game of scoring double-digit points. She added a career-high nine rebounds while shooting 50 percent from the floor, as well as from three-point territory.
 
Junior forward Amy Atwell came off the bench, scoring 14 points in 16 minutes, hitting 5-of-6 from the floor, and 4-of-5 from long distance. Freshman point guard Nae Nae Calhoun added 13 points and five assists in a bounce-back performance.
 
After the game, five members of the program were recognized with senior night festivities. Aside from Tago, Middap, and Savannah Reier being honored, so were graduate assistants Daniel Romero Jr. and Jason Hill. All five were surrounded by family and friends while being acknowledged for all their contributions to the program.
 
UH will now prepare for the tournament and will play in the quarterfinals on Wednesday, Mar. 11 at Walter Pyramid on the campus of Long Beach State University, tipoff is slated for approximately 5:30 p.m. HT. The 'Bows will face off against three possible opponents, Long Beach State, Cal State Fullerton, or CSUN.