SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The University of Hawai'i women's basketball team will look to continue its climb in the Big West standings when the Rainbow Wahine wrap up their Central Coast road trip against UC Santa Barbara on Saturday, Feb. 21 at The Thunderdome in Santa Barbara, Calif. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. Pacific Time (noon Hawai'i Time).
The Rainbow Wahine are coming off a
71-54 win at Cal Poly on Thursday and have won nine of their 10 games. UH enters Saturday's play sixth in the Big West standings a half-game behind UC Santa Barbara.
| GAME 26: HAWAI'I RAINBOW WAHINE (15-10, 9-6 BIG WEST) at UC SANTA BARBARA GAUCHOS (18-7, 10-6 BIG WEST) |
| Date | Time |
Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026 | 2:00 p.m. PT (12:00 p.m. HT) |
| Location |
The Thunderdome | Santa Barbara, Calif. |
| Television |
None |
| Live Stream |
ESPN+ |
| Radio |
None |
| Live Stats |
statbroadcast.com |
| Game Notes |
Hawai'i |
HEAD COACH LAURA BEEMANAt Hawai'i: 237-179 (14th season)
'BOWS NOTES
- With Thursday's win at Cal Poly, UH secured a berth in the eight-team field for the Credit Union 1 Big West Women's Basketball Championship set for March 11-14 in Henderson, Nev.
- Freshman guard Bailey Flavell continues to lead the team with 13.2 points per game and is on track to become the first freshman to lead the team in scoring since the 2010-11 season.
- Over the last three games, UH's frontcourt trio of seniors Saniyah Neverson and Imani Perez and sophomore Ritorya Tamilo are averaging a combined 36 points on 62.3% shooting from the field. Neverson is averaging 14.7 ppg (62.5% FGs) with Perez (50%) and Tamilo (76.9%) both at 10.7 ppg over that span.
- UH has 152 blocked shots this season, the second highest single-season total in program history. The 'Bows enter the game 11 blocks away from the UH record set in 2002-03 season.
- 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 Imani Perez continues to anchor the UH defense and ranks first in the Big West and 32nd nationally with 1.75 blocked shots per game.
- UH remains second in the Big West and ranks 19th nationally in field-goal percentage defense in holding opponents to 36.3% shooting.
- UH has held its last 11 opponents under 60 points.
THE MATCHUPUC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Series Record: UH leads 37-22
Streak: UH won 2
Last Meeting: UH 67-50; Jan. 17, 2026; Honolulu
- The Rainbow Wahine and Gauchos meet for the 60th time in a series that began on Jan. 4, 1981, a 55-49 UCSB win in Chico, Calif.
- The home team has won the last 10 regular-season meetings.
- UH is 13-14 against the Gauchos in Santa Barbara and have dropped the last five visits. UH last won at the Thunderdome on Feb. 12, 2021 (72-62).
- UH won this season's first meeting 67-50 on Jan. 17 in Honolulu. Keiara Curtis led the 'Bows with 19 points and eight rebounds and Saniyah Neverson added 15 points. Both hit three 3-pointers.
- Renee Jimenez is in her second season as UCSB head coach and has a record of 36-20. She has an overall record of 306-171 over 17 seasons including stops at Cal State Monterey Bay, Cal State San Bernardino and Cal State San Marcos.
- UCSB opened the week with an 74-58 win at CSUN on Thursday. Zoe Borter hit four 3-pointers and scored a game-high 20 points.
- Borter leads the Gauchos with 15.1 points per game.
- UCSB ranks second in the Big West and 15th in the nation in 3-pointers made per game (9.0). Zoe Shaw ranks second in the Big West in 3-point percentage at 38.8% and sixth in with 2.08 3-pointers per game.
- The Gauchos rank second nationally in 3-point percentage defense in holding opponents to 24.8% shooting beyond the arc.
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