HONOLULU-- The University of Hawai'i women's basketball team returns to action on Tuesday, wrapping up the non-conference portion of the 2021-2022 schedule with a visit to UNLV.

GAME  9 | HAWAI'I (3-5) VS. UNLV (7-3)
Date | Time				Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, 2:00 p.m. PT
Location				Las Vegas, Nev.- Cox Pavilion
Television				None
Live Stream				YurView
Radio				None
Tickets				Purchase Here
Live Stats				vs. UNLV
Game Notes				Hawai'i | UNLV
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  NEWS & NOTES

• The Rainbow Wahine are coming off a stretch where they haven't played a game in 16 days. The long layoff is a rarity in the college basketball schedule, but it's not the longest of the Laura Beeman era at UH. In coach Beeman's first season at UH in 2012-2013, the 'Bows went 18 days, followed by another 10 days between games.
• UH last played on December 5th at SimpliFi Arena in a 76-63 win over Loyola Marymount. The victory was the 'Bows' third over their last five games and ended a six-game home stretch spanning 16 days on the island of 'Oahu.
• Graduate forward Amy Atwell scorched the visiting Lions for 24 points, claiming her third game this season of scoring 20 points and more. When Atwell crosses the 20 point threshold, UH is 2-1 on the year. The lone loss was against Portland, as Atwell dropped a career-high 30 points.
• A critical factor in the win over LMU was the production of sophomore point guard Nae Nae Calhoun. The Riverside, California native was lost last season due to an injury but has returned this season, starting all eight games, averaging 26 minutes of action. Against the Lions, she accounted for 12 points, six assists, and four rebounds. In the fourth quarter alone, following a push by LMU to take a two-point lead, Calhoun scored nine points and dished out four assists, putting UH in the win column.
• In eight games this season, head coach Laura Beeman has used four different starting lineups, reasons varying from productivity to injury-related. The current projected lineup against UNLV with Atwell, Calhoun and the freshmen trio of Daejah Phillips, Meilani McBee, and Nnenna Orji are 1-0 on the season. 
• The rivalry between UH and UNLV is extensive and held more meaning years ago when the Runnin' Rebels were a part of the Big West Conference. The two programs played each other a minimum of twice a year from 1980 to 1998, but have played on and off from 1999 to the current year for a total of six times. UNLV holds the advantage in the series by a 32-16 margin, but UH won the last head-to-head encounter back on December 19th of 2018, in a 66-61 overtime effort. Between the two teams, two players remain on the roster from the game. Atwell, who played five minutes in the game with no points, and Justice Ethridge from UNLV accounted for 30 minutes and nine points.