{"id":176295,"date":"2026-02-13T08:37:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T08:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/176295\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T08:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T08:37:10","slug":"womens-basketball-fends-off-cal-state-bakersfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/176295\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s Basketball Fends Off Cal State Bakersfield"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CSUN_2023.png\" alt=\"CSUN\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Game:<\/p>\n<p> CSUN<\/p>\n<p>2\/14\/2026 | 6:00 P.M. HT<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        Spectrum Sports  &#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        ESPN Honolulu&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Feb. 14 (Sat) \/ 6:00 P.M. HT&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CSUN_2023.png\" alt=\"CSUN\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        \u00a0CSUN&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                    <a class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details-history\" href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/opponent-history\/csun\/13\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">History <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    HONOLULU \u2014 The University of Hawai&#8217;i women&#8217;s basketball team weathered a physical battle with Cal State Bakersfield to emerge with a 61-54 win on Thursday at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Rainbow Wahine (13-10, 7-6 Big West) trailed after each of the first three quarters before outscoring the visiting Roadrunners (7-17, 2-12) 17-6 in the final period to earn their seventh win in the last eight games.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nUH forward <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/saniyah-neverson\/22423\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22423\" target=\"_blank\">Saniyah Neverson<\/a> and center <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/ritorya-tamilo\/22416\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22416\" target=\"_blank\">Ritorya Tamilo<\/a> tied for team-high honors with 13 points and six rebounds each to help the &#8216;Bows complete a sweep of the regular-season series with CSUB. Neverson went 4-for-6 from the field while Tamilo set a career high with nine free throws in 10 attempts. As a team, the &#8216;Bows hit a season-high 25 free throws on 29 attempts from the line in a game that included 44 total fouls called.<\/p>\n<p>The duo also helped spark the &#8216;Bows on the defensive end of the court.\u00a0Tamilo\u00a0tied her\u00a0season high with three blocked shots and Neverson matched her season best with three steals.\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"tl\">Saniyah turning defense to offense!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoBows?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#GoBows<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SISTAHHOOD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#SISTAHHOOD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N0ZY7g4U9J\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/N0ZY7g4U9J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u2014 Hawai&#8217;i Women&#8217;s Basketball (@HawaiiWBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HawaiiWBB\/status\/2022196265262756029?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 13, 2026<\/a><br \/>\n \u00a0<br \/>\nGuard <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/bailey-flavell\/22417\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22417\" target=\"_blank\">Bailey Flavell<\/a> finished with 12 points and drained a clinching 3-pointer with 17 seconds left. <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/keiara-curtis\/22421\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22421\" target=\"_blank\">Keiara Curtis<\/a> added 10 points with an 8-for-9 performance from the foul line.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bailey with the dagger!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoBows?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#GoBows<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SISTAHHOOD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#SISTAHHOOD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pK0ashBNzz\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/pK0ashBNzz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u2014 Hawai&#8217;i Women&#8217;s Basketball (@HawaiiWBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HawaiiWBB\/status\/2022205327115182119?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 13, 2026<\/a><br \/>\n \u00a0<br \/>\nCSUB guard Crishawn Coleman scored 12 of her 16 points in the first half. Marley Langi also scored 16 points and hit three 3-pointers.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Roadrunners raced out to a 10-0 lead with a 4-for-6 start from the field to prompt an early UH timeout. <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/kyra-webb\/22422\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22422\" target=\"_blank\">Kyra Webb<\/a> broke the ice for the &#8216;Bows with a putback at the 5:26 mark of the first quarter. The Roadrunners took a 15-4 lead with their third 3-pointer of the period. Tamilo had six points and three rebounds in the opening period and her putback brought UH to 15-8 heading into the second quarter.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nUH went on an 8-2 run and closed to 19-18 on back-to-back buckets by Webb. UH took its first lead at 24-23 on two free throws by Neverson. CSUB went 2-for-11 from the field in the quarter, but made 11 of 13 free throws to take a 30-26 lead into halftime.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe &#8216;Bows moved ahead in the third quarter with an eight-point run \u2014 with six coming from the free-throw line \u2014 before CSUB answered again and Marley Langi scored the final five points of the period to send the Roadrunners into the fourth with a 48-44 lead.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nUH tied the game on a drive by <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/jade-peacock\/22414\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22414\" target=\"_blank\">Jade Peacock<\/a> and took a 52-50 lead on two free throws by Curtis at the 5:47 mark of the fourth quarter. A block by Peacock started a fast break and she dished to Tamilo for a layup to give UH a 56-52 lead.<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jade providing a spark on both ends with the block and assist to Ritorya! \ud83d\udc4a<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoBows?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#GoBows<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SISTAHHOOD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#SISTAHHOOD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y2v8WnbDMv\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/y2v8WnbDMv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u2014 Hawai&#8217;i Women&#8217;s Basketball (@HawaiiWBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HawaiiWBB\/status\/2022203678871237026?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 13, 2026<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\nCSUB stayed within striking distance and closed to 58-54 with 1:58 left. The UH defense protected the lead and Flavell&#8217;s lone 3-pointer of the game all but sealed UH&#8217;s 13th consecutive win over the Roadrunners.<br \/>\n\u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>\nThe Rainbow Wahine conclude their homestand on Saturday against CSUN at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. \u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>#HawaiiWBB<\/p>\n<p>                <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; Next Game: CSUN 2\/14\/2026 | 6:00 P.M. 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