NORTHRIDGE, Calif. — The University of Hawai'i women's basketball team takes a three-game winning streak into a matchup with CSUN on Saturday, Jan. 24 to close out a Big West road trip. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. Pacific Time (11 a.m. Hawai'i Time) at Premier America Credit Union Arena in Northridge, Calif.
 
The Rainbow Wahine opened the trip with a 64-52 win at CSU Bakersfield on Thursday to even their overall record at 9-9 and improve to 3-5 in conference play. Freshman Bailey Flavell led the 'Bows with 22 points and 10 rebounds to post her first career double-double.
 

GAME 19: HAWAI'I RAINBOW WAHINE (9-9, 3-5 BIG WEST) at CSUN MATADORS (6-11, 2-6 BIG WEST)
Date | Time				Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026  |  1:00 p.m. PT (11:00 a.m. HT)
Location				Premier America Credit Union Arena; Northridge, Calif.
Television				None
Live Stream				ESPN+
Radio				None
Live Stats				HawaiiAthletics.com
Game Notes				Hawai'i

  HEAD COACH LAURA BEEMANAt Hawai'i: 231-178 (14th season)

'BOWS NOTES

• Bailey Flavell continues to lead the 'Bows with 13.8 points per game. The freshman has scored at least 20 points four times and has led the team in scoring in 10 games this season.
• Keiara Curtis has an eight-game streak of double-digit scoring and has hit at least two 3-pointers in each of those contests. She's averaging 12.4 points per game in Big West games.  
• Senior forward Imani Perez leads the Big West and ranks 25th nationally with 2.0 blocked shots per game. She ranks second in the conference with 34 total blocks this season and has already surpassed her previous season high of 32 in the 2024-25 season. She also leads the team with 6.2 rebounds per game.
• As a team, UH leads the Big West and ranks eighth in the nation with 6.0 blocks per game. UH rate of blocked shots is ahead of the program record of 5.6 set in the 2004-05 season.
• UH has jumped up to second in the Big West and 27^th nationally in field-goal percentage defense at 36.3% this season. The 'Bows have held their last four opponents to a combined 31.4% shooting from the field.
• With Flavell and Curtis leading the way, UH's six true freshmen have contributed 51.3% of the team's scoring total.
• Senior forward Saniyah Neverson is shooting 57.1% from the field in Big West contests to rank second in the conference. 
• UH ranks second in the Big West and 19th in the nation with 27.8 bench points per game. 

THE MATCHUPCSUN Matadors
Series Record: UH leads 19-11
Streak: UH won 9
Last Meeting: UH 62, CSUN 36; March 8, 2025; Honolulu

• The Rainbow Wahine and Matadors meet for the 31st time in a series that began on Jan. 3, 1983, a 74-66 UH victory at the Coors Golden Gate Invitational in San Francisco, Calif.
• UH has won the last nine meetings, starting on Feb. 13, 2020 (70-66 in Honoulu).
• CSUN last defeated UH on Jan. 9, 2020, 58-54 in Northridge, Calif.
• UH is 8-4 against CSUN in Northridge and has won in its last four visits to Premier America Credit Union Arena, including a 75-47 victory last season.
• The Matadors had a bye on Thursday and last played on Jan. 17 when they fell at Long Beach State 62-61.
• Angie Ned is in her second season as the Matadors' head coach and has a record of 10-36.
• The Matadors rank second in the Big West in blocks per game with 4.1, trailing only Hawai'i's 6.0 blocks per game. Saray White leads the team with 20 blocks.
• CSUN leads the Big West and ranks 55^th in the nation with 40.71 rebounds per game. Jite Gbemuotor leads the team with 6.9 rebounds per game.
• The Matadors lead the Big West and rank eighth in the nation in 3-point attempts per game (28.9.). They're third in the conference and 29^th nationally with 8.6 3-pointers made per game.
• Rita Nazário leads the team the 11.3 points per game.

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