HONOLULU — The University of Hawai'i women's basketball team takes on CSUN in a Valentine's Day matchup to close out its homestand on Saturday, Feb. 14 at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. 
 
The Rainbow Wahine opened the week by grinding out a 61-54 win over CSU Bakersfield on Thursday in their fifth straight home win and seventh victory overall over the last eight games.
 

GAME 24: HAWAI'I RAINBOW WAHINE (13-10, 7-6 BIG WEST) vs. CSUN MATADORS (8-14, 4-9 BIG WEST)
Date | Time				Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026  |  6:00 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				ESPN Honolulu
Live Stats				HawaiiAthletics.com
Tickets				etickethawaii.com
Game Notes				Hawai'i | CSUN
Promotions				Saturday will mark the start of an early celebration as we recognize the Lunar New Year with Coke as the presenting sponsor.  The Lunar New Year will be celebrated on Feb. 17, but UH will recognize the Year of the Horse with a special presentation of lion dancing throughout the arena.  Throughout the night, Coke will be providing t-shirts after 3-pointers made by the Rainbow Wahine. One lucky fan will walk away with a special prize from Coke by registering their seat with the "Tell Terry V Lucky Seat" contest.

  UH HEAD COACH LAURA BEEMANAt Hawai'i: 235-179 (14th season)

'BOWS NOTES

• The Rainbow Wahine enter the weekend in sixth place in the Big West standings. Since an 0-5 start to conference play, the 'Bows have gone 7-1 to climb the standings.
• Freshman guard Bailey Flavell continues to lead the 'Bows with 13.7 points per game and is on track to become the first freshman to lead the team in scoring average since the 2010-11 season.
• Freshman guard Keiara Curtis has scored in double figures in 11 of the last 13 games and is averaging 11 points per game in Big West play.
• Senior forward Imani Perez continues to anchor the UH defense and ranks first in the Big West and 33^rd nationally with 1.77 blocked shots per game. She ranks second in the conference with 39 total blocks.
• Sophomore center Ritorya Tamilo has 14 blocks over the last five games to jump to fifth in the Big West at 1.3 per game and 28 total. She is shooting 61.5% from the field over the last three games.
• As a team, UH leads the Big West and ranks sixth in the nation with 6.1 blocks per game. UH's rate of blocked shots remains ahead of the program record of 5.6 set in the 2004-05 season.
• Senior forward Saniyah Neverson is averaging 10 points per game in Big West play while shooting 54.6% from the field in Big West contests to rank second in the conference. 
• UH remains second in the Big West and rose to 17th nationally in field-goal percentage defense in holding opponents to 36.1% shooting.
• UH head coach Laura Beeman was inducted into the Mt. San Antonio College Athletics Hall of Fame last week. She compiled a record of  390-110 in 15 seasons at Mt. SAC.

THE MATCHUP

CSUN Matadors
Series Record: UH leads 20-11
Streak: UH won 10
Last Meeting: UH 64, CSUN 55; Jan. 24, 2026; Northridge, Calif.

• The Rainbow Wahine and Matadors meet for the 32nd 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 10 meetings, starting on Feb. 13, 2020 (70-66 in Honolulu).
• CSUN last defeated UH on Jan. 9, 2020, 58-54 in Northridge, Calif.
• UH is 10-3 against CSUN in Honolulu and has won the last five home games. The Matadors last won in Mānoa on Jan. 17, 2019.
• UH won this season's first meeting on Jan. 24 led by Bailey Flavell's 17 points. The 'Bows went on a 17-0 run bridging the third and fourth quarters to rally past the Matadors at Premier America Credit Union Arena.
• Angie Ned is in her second season as the Matadors' head coach and has a record of 12-39.
• The Matadors rank second in the Big West in blocks per game with 3.9, trailing only Hawai'i's 6.2 blocks per game. Saray White leads the team with 26 blocks.
• CSUN ranks second in the Big West and ranks 69th in the nation with 39.68 rebounds per game. Jite Gbemuotor leads the team with 7.8 rebounds per game.
• The Matadors rank second in the Big West and rank 14th in the nation in 3-point attempts per game (27.5). They're fourth in the conference and 46^th nationally with 8.0 3-pointers made per game.
• Rita Nazário leads the team the 10.5 points per game.