HONOLULU — The University of Hawai'i women's basketball team closes a two-game Big West homestand against UC San Diego on Saturday, Jan. 20 at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center.
UH opened the week with a 68-55 win over Long Beach State on Thursday. Lily Wahinekapu scored a season-high 19 points and Ashley Thoms poured in a career-best 18 points with four 3-pointers. The Rainbow Wahine are off to a 5-1 start in Big West play for the first time in head coach Laura Beeman's tenure. It's the program's best conference start since the 1999-2000 season, when the 'Bows ran out to a 9-1 start in the Western Athletic Conference.
| GAME 16: UC SAN DIEGO TRITONS (7-10, 3-3 BIG WEST) VS. HAWAI'I RAINBOW WAHINE (8-7 5-1 BIG WEST) |
| Date | Time |
Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024 | 7:00 p.m. |
| Location |
Honolulu, O'ahu — SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center |
| Television |
Spectrum Sports - Ch. 12 [SD] and 1012 [HD] |
| Live Stream |
ESPN+ (Blacked out in Hawai'i) |
| Radio |
ESPN Honolulu (1420-AM/92.7-FM) / Sideline Hawaii App |
| Live Stats |
HawaiiAthletics.com |
| Game Notes |
Hawai'i | UC San Diego |
| Tickets |
ETicketHawaii.com |
| Promotions |
• Coca-Cola will be the sponsor for Saturday's game against UC San Diego.
• Coca-Cola will be featuring new BodyArmor flavors, including Tropical Passionfruit, at the game.
• Singing the national anthem and Hawai'i Pono'i will be Lia Lindemuth, a 12-year-old singer and songwriter with a single — "In You" — out on Spotify and all digital platforms. She is the 2022 Spotlight Regional and National Grand Champion and received the "What Makes You Unique Award." She is the 2023 World Championship of Performing Arts semi-finalist and division gold medalist representing Team USA.
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HEAD COACH LAURA BEEMANAt Hawai'i: 188-155 (12th season)
ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDUC San Diego leads 3-1
Last meeting — Hawai'i 61, UC San Diego 58 (Feb. 9, 2023; La Jolla, Calif.)
TIPOFF
• Saturday's game will be the fifth meeting between Hawai'i and UC San Diego in a series that began in 2022. UCSD leads the series 3-1 overall and is 2-0 in games played in Honolulu.
• UH enters the game a half-game behind Big West leader UC Santa Barbara.
• UCSD was a UH nemesis for the last two seasons. The Tritons won the first three meetings in the series before the Rainbow Wahine broke through with a 61-58 win in La Jolla last season.
• UH guard Lily Wahinekapu has scored in double figures in each of the last five games to move into the team lead with 9.9 points per game. She is averaging a team-high 12.2 ppg in Big West games.
• Wahinekapu is 20 points away from reaching 1,000 for her collegiate career, including her time at Cal State Fullerton.
• Sophomore forward Imani Perez is averaging 9.1 points per game and leads the team and ranks third in the Big West with 19 blocked shots, 11 coming in the last four games.
• UCSD allowed 49.3 ppg in six Big West games, the lowest average in conference play and just ahead of UH.
• Freshman guard Sumayah Sugapong leads UCSD with 14.1 points per game. Graduate guard Denali Pinto is next with 11.3 ppg with a team-high 32 3-pointers.
• UCSD center Katie Springs leads the Big West with 9.1 rebounds per game.
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