SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF. — The University of Hawai'i women's basketball team caps a two-game Big West road trip by taking on Cal Poly on Saturday, Jan. 4 in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. Pacific Time (11 a.m. Hawai'i Time) at Mott Athletics Center in San Luis Obispo Calif. The game will be televised on Spectrum Sports Net.
 

GAME 13: HAWAI'I  (6-6, 0-2 BIG WEST) AT CAL POLY (6-7, 1-2 BIG WEST)
Date | Time				Saturday, Jan. 4, 2024  |  1:00 p.m. PT (11:00 a.m. HT)
Location				San Luis Obispo, Calif. — Mott Athletics Center
Television				Spectrum SportsNet
Live Stream				ESPN+
Radio				None
Live Stats				statbroadcast.com
Game Notes				Hawai'i | Cal Poly

  HEAD COACH LAURA BEEMANAt Hawai'i: 206-165 (13th season)

ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDRecord: UH leads 17-11
Last meeting: UH, 59-47, Feb. 15, 2024, Honolulu

TIPOFF

• The Rainbow Wahine resumed Big West play with a 72-62 loss at UC Santa Barbara on Thursday in Santa Barbara, Calif., to fall to 6-6 overall and 0-2 in conference.
• Lily Wahinekapu scored a team-high 17 points on 6-for-10 shooting from the field In Thursday's game and continues to lead the 'Bows this season with 10.8 points per game.
• Daejah Phillips scored 13 points to move into 10^th on UH's career scoring list with 1,206 points.  The senior became the 12^th player in program history to surpass 1,200 points and moved into second on the team with 9.5 points per game.
• Guard Mia 'Uhila scored a season-high 12 points at UCSB, seven coming in the fourth quarter.
• The 'Bows are 1-3 in true road games this season and 1-4 overall away from Manoa.
• UH last started the Big West schedule at 0-2 in the 2020-21 season.
• The 'Bows remain atop the Big West and ninth nationally in blocks per game (6.0). UH ranks second in the conference and 22^nd in the nation in field-goal percentage defense (35.3%).
• Three UH players rank in the top 10 in the Big West in blocks per game — Ritorya Tamilo (third, 1.82 bpg), Brooklyn Rewers (eighth, 1.17), Imani Perez (10th, 1.00).
• UH is among the teams receiving votes in the CollegeInsider.com Women's Mid Major Top 25 Poll. 

THE MATCHUP

•  Hawai'i and Cal Poly meet for the 29^th time in Saturday's game.
• Cal Poly coach Shanele Stires is in her third season leading the Mustangs and has a record of 33-39.
• UH has won the last six meetings with Cal Poly and 10 of the last 11, dating back to the 2018-19 season.
• Cal Poly's most recent win in the series came on Feb. 5, 2021, 79-71 in overtime in San Luis Obispo.
• UH is 8-6 all-time on the road against the Mustangs and the 'Bows have won in their last four visits to the Mott Athletics Center.
• Cal Poly enters the game at 6-7 overall and 1-2 in Big West play. The Mustangs opened the week with a 60-38 loss at UC Irvine on Thursday.
• Cal Poly guard Annika Shah ranks fourth in the Big West with 14.9 points per game with a high of 26 against Seattle on Dec. 20. The senior is third in the conference in field goal percentage (.448) and was named the Big West Player of the Week on Monday.
• Shah leads the Big West with 39 3-pointers and ranks second at 41.5% shooting from 3-point range. She ranks 12^th nationally with 3.00 made 3-pointers per game.
• Mary Carter averages 12.0 points per game and ranks fifth in the Big West in field goal percentage (.428).
• UH and Cal Poly have one common opponent this season in No. 1 UCLA. UH lost to the Bruins 70-49 on Dec. 1 at home. Cal Poly fell to UCLA 69-37 on Dec. 16 in Los Angeles.

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