HONOLULU — The University of Hawai'i women's basketball team returns to Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center to face Cal Poly on Thursday, Jan. 15 in the opener of a two-game Big West homestand. Tipoff for the matchup between the Rainbow Wahine and Mustangs is set for 7 p.m.
The 'Bows enter the week coming off a tightly contested road loss to Big West leader UC Irvine on Jan. 10. Following Thursday's game, they'll face UC Santa Barbara on Saturday to wrap up the weekend.
| GAME 16: HAWAI'I RAINBOW WAHINE (6-9, 0-5 BIG WEST) vs. CAL POLY MUSTANGS (3-13, 1-5 BIG WEST) |
| Date | Time |
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 | 7:00 p.m. HT |
| Location |
Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center |
| Television |
Spectrum Sports - Ch. 12 [SD] and 1012 [HD] |
| Live Stream |
ESPN+ (Blacked out in Hawai'i) |
| Radio |
CBS 1500 |
| Live Stats |
HawaiiAthletics.com |
| Tickets |
etickethawaii.com |
| Game Notes |
Hawai'i |
UH HEAD COACH LAURA BEEMANAt Hawai'i: 228-178 (14th season)
'BOWS NOTES
- Freshman guard Bailey Flavell continues to lead the 'Bows with 13.4 points per game. She's scored in double figures in 12 games, including the last five in a row. She also leads the team with 22 3-pointers.
- Guard Keiara Curtis set a season high with 17 points against UC Riverside on Jan. 1 and has scored in double digits in each of the last five games.
- Senior forward Imani Perez ranks second in the Big West and 27th nationally with 1.93 blocked shots per game. She became the eighth UH player to surpass 100 blocks in a career during UH's last homestand. She also leads the team with 6.5 rebounds per game.
- As a team, UH leads the Big West and ranks eighth nationally with 6.2 blocks per game. UH rate of blocked shots is ahead of the program record of 5.6 set in the 2004-05 season.
- With Flavell and Curtis leading the way, UH's six true freshmen have contributed 49.1% of the team's scoring total.
- This season marks UH's farewell campaign in the Big West before joining the Mountain West starting with the 2026-27 season.
- UH is 19-3 in Big West home games over the last three seasons.
THE MATCHUP
Series Record vs. Cal Poly: UH leads 19-11
Streak: UH won 8
Last Meeting: UH 67-43; Feb. 6, 2025; Honolulu
- The Rainbow Wahine and Mustangs meet for the 31st time in a series that began on Feb. 11, 1978.
- UH has won the last eight meetings and 12 of the last 13 going back to the 2018-19 season. Cal Poly posted its lone win in that stretch on Feb. 5, 2021, 79-71 in San Luis Obispo, Calif.
- UH is 9-4 at home against Cal Poly and has won the last five meetings in Honolulu. Cal Poly last defeated UH at home on March 3, 2018 (67-61).
- The Mustangs dropped both of their games last week with a home loss to CSUN on Jan. 8 before falling at UC Davis on Jan. 10.
- Cal Poly coach Shanele Stires is in her fourth season leading the Mustangs and has a record of 44-63.
- Cal Poly guard Vanessa McManus ranks third in the Big West with 19.0 points per game and has scored more than 30 points twice this season.
- Cal Poly assistant coach Samba Johnson is a graduate of Chaminade University of Honolulu.
- UH graduate assistant Dyesha Stahley played for Cal Poly from 2015-19, and closed her career sixth in program history with 341 assists. She led the Big West with 5.0 assists and 2.3 steals per game in 2018-19.
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