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at UC San Diego
2/7/2026 | 2:00 P.M. HT
Feb. 07 (Sat) / 2:00 P.M. HT
at UC San Diego
HONOLULU — The University of Hawai’i women’s basketball team won its sixth straight contest with a 67-44 dismantling of Long Beach State on Saturday at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. A season-high crowd of 4,671 saw the Rainbow Wahine improve to 12-9 overall and 6-5 in the Big West to punctuate the third iteration of Beeman’s Big Bash.
A balanced UH attack was led by the twin towers of Imani Perez and Ritorya Tamilo. Perez scored a team-high 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting, while Tamilo posted her second career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. The UH bench out-scored LBSU’s bench by a whopping 32-0.
JaQuoia Jones-Brown scored a game-high 18 points for the Beach (3-18, 2-10) but it wasn’t enough to prevent the ‘Bows from winning for the fifth time in the last six meetings between the teams.
It was a true team effort for the ‘Bows in the first half as all 10 UH players who saw playing time contributed to the scoring. After trailing early, UH outscored LBSU 18-5 in the second quarter to build a 32-22 at the break.
Imani finishes through contact! #GoBows #SISTAHHOOD pic.twitter.com/YsDjtyZG0W
— Hawai’i Women’s Basketball (@HawaiiWBB) February 1, 2026
Jade Peacock and Keiara Curtis hit early 3-pointers for UH but Long Beach State closed the first quarter on a 7-0 run to take a 17-14 lead into the second. Perez scored off an assist from Curtis to ignite a 14-2 UH run to start the period. The UH defense held the Beach without a field goal until the 1:10 mark of the period and the ‘Bows opened up a double-digit lead when Curtis hit two free throws following a Beach technical foul.
Long Beach State opened the third quarter with a 9-0 run to close to within a point before Curtis scored on a drive. Curtis found Perez for a layup and drained a 3-pointer moments later to ignite a 13-1 UH run to close the period and UH took a 47-34 lead into the final period.
UH maintained a double-digit lead throughout the fourth quarter and freshman Ella Collins sent the crowd into a frenzy when she scored on a breakaway layup to push the ‘Bows to 67 points.
There It Is! 6⃣7⃣#GoBows #SISTAHHOOD pic.twitter.com/yYblvkQHGE
— Hawai’i Women’s Basketball (@HawaiiWBB) February 1, 2026
The ‘Bows out-scored the Beach 36-20 in the paint and forced 19 LBSU turnovers in which they parlayed into 30 points.
The Rainbow Wahine will have a single-game road trip next week with a matchup at UC San Diego on Feb. 7 at LionTree Arena in La Jolla, Calif.
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