HONOLULU — The University of Hawaii women's basketball team opened its final homestand of the regular season with a spirited 63-57 overtime victory over the University of California, Davis on Thursday at Simplify Arena in the Stan Sheriff Center.
Lily Wahinekapu He scored a game-high 18 points and contributed to a comeback from an eight-point deficit in the fourth quarter. The junior guard was persistent until the end, scoring 12 of his points in the fourth quarter and overtime. With the win, the Rainbow Wahine (17-9, 14-3) avenged their loss to Davis earlier this season and remained atop the Big West standings.
jack david While adding a season-high 10 points, Dayja Phillips He had 10 points and seven rebounds, including the game-winning 3-pointer in overtime, and helped UC win its 10th straight home game and improve to 9-0 in the Big West against Manoa.
With the first overtime victory of the season, the University remains one game ahead of first-place UC Irvine in the conference race, and three games ahead of third-place UC Riverside and Cal Poly with three games left in the regular season. It made a difference in the game.
Tova Sabel led the Aggies (15-13, 11-7) with 17 points, nine rebounds and three blocks.
UC Davis scored on the first possession of the game, going 4-of-7 for an 8-0 lead, but UC missed its first four shots. Wahinekapu beat Bowes with a putback, Kelsey Imai He scored twice on drives into the paint and ignited the University offense.
jade peacock David made a 3-pointer in the final seconds of the first quarter, and early in the second David made a 3-pointer to tie the game at 14-14. UC Davis regained the lead, and Megan Norris made the Aggies' only 3-pointer at the end of the first half, increasing the lead to 25-18. After that, UC held UC Davis without a field goal until 4:55 of the first half, cutting the lead to 11-1 after David's second 3-point shot. Phillips, the reigning Big West Player of the Week, scored on a drive and Wahinekapu added a layup and two free throws to give UH a 29-26 lead into halftime.
UC Davis made 1-of-13 3-pointers in the first half, but Sidney Burns connected twice on a 10-3 run early in the third quarter, putting the Aggies at 39 midway through the third quarter. They led by 36 points. . University didn't make a field goal until the final 5:29 of the period, but five free throws were enough to keep the Bowes within range and they took a 43-41 lead into the fourth quarter. Has entered.
UC Davis scored the first six points of the final period, including a 3-pointer by Norris, and with less than seven minutes remaining, they had an eight-point lead, their largest of the game. olivia davis He broke the extended UH drought with a three-point shot from the top. After Sabel's 3-pointer, Wahinekapu scored the next seven points of the game with a 3-pointer of his own and two drives.
UC Davis led 54-51 with less than a minute left in regulation time. Meilani McBeemissed his first four shots behind the arc, but sank a deep three from an inbounds play to tie the game. David missed a layup and UC Davis finally took control of regulation. Bowes forced a tough shot on UCD's top scorer Evan Turner, who entered the game, but it stayed wide and the game went into overtime.
McBee's free throw gave UH the lead, and Wahinekapu's step-back 3 gave UH a 58-54 cushion. With UC Davis up 60-57 with 40 seconds left, UC ran out the clock, and Phillips made a 3-pointer with 10 seconds left to beat the shot clock and finally put the game out of reach. is.
UC held UC Davis scoreless through the final 2:26 of regulation time and the first 3:55 of overtime, holding the Aggies to one field goal in overtime.
The Rainbow Wahine conclude their home schedule Saturday against UC Riverside (16-11, 11-6). UH guard olivia davis and ashley toms He will be recognized at the traditional Senior Night ceremony after the final home game.
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