Rainbow Wahine Showcases Strength, UC Irvine Takes Defeat in Exciting Match!
HENDERSON, Nev. — In this desert suburb, the Hawaii women’s basketball team found an oasis of clutch moments Friday. Teyanha Bond came off the bench to spark a 10-0 run at the end of the second quarter.
Jovi Lefotu, playing with a large brace to protect a second comeback from knee surgery, scored eight points in a row—two 3s and a twisting jumper—to extend the Rainbow Wahine’s lead to 10 ...
HENDERSON, Nev. — In this desert suburb, the Hawaii women’s basketball team found an oasis of clutch moments Friday. Teyanha Bond came off the bench to spark a 10-0 run at the end of the second quarter.
Jovi Lefotu, playing with a large brace to protect a second comeback from knee surgery, scored eight points in a row—two 3s and a twisting jumper—to extend the Rainbow Wahine’s lead to 10 points at the end of three quarters. And freon-veined Bailey Flavell coolly hit the tying 3 to force overtime and then made big shots in extra play as the fourth-seeded Wahine knocked off No. 1 UC Irvine 67-63 in the semifinals of the Big West Championships.
The Wahine will meet UC San Diego in today’s title game at Lee’s Family Forum. “I’m proud of our group, ” UH coach Laura Beeman said. “We had three kids who (scored ) in double figures and three people who were at nine.
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