California State University Northridge Athletics
Thursday, February 13
Manoa, Hawai'i
9:00 P.M.
California State University at Northridge
9-14,4-5Big West
66
at
70
Hawai'i
14-10,8-3Big West
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSUN | 21 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 66 |
| Hawaii | 9 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 70 |
Team Stats
CSUN
Hawaii
FG%
.391
.412
3FG%
.353
.375
FT%
.600
.760
RB
45
26
TO
14
8
STL
3
7
Game Leaders
Pts
32
FGM
11
3FGM
4
FTM
6
Pts
20
FGM
10
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
4
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
F
/ Women's Basketball
C
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's BasketballF
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's Basketball
Photo by: Paul Trafecanty
Despite Williams' 32 CSUN Falls 70-66 At Hawai'i
2/14/2020 12:30:00 AM | Women's Basketball
HONOLULU—Despite Deja Williams' 32-point effort, the University of Hawai'i defeated CSUN 70-66 Thursday night in Big West Conference women's basketball action at the Stan Sheriff Center.
HOW IT HAPPENED
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH JASON FLOWERS
UP NEXT
CSUN (9-14, 4-5 Big West) hosts UC Santa Barbara (9-14, 4-6 Big West) Saturday night. David Gascon's pregame show begins at 6:50 p.m. with the tip set for 7 p.m. on BigWest.tv.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- CSUN jumped out to a 6-0 start and led 9-4 at the first quarter media timeout. The Matadors made 10-of-17 first-quarter field goal attempts to lead the Rainbow Wahine 21-9 after 10 minutes. De'Jionae Calloway (10) and Deja Williams (7) combined for all but four of the CSUN points during the quarter.
- A 3-for-4 start from three-point range in the second quarter helped bring Hawai'i back to within seven, 31-24, at the second-quarter media timeout. The Rainbow Wahine scored five straight to cut it to 31-29 with 3:27 remaining in the half. The Matadors responded with a 9-0 run to close out the opening 20 minutes to lead by 11 at the break. Williams scored nine in the second quarter while Calloway had five as the duo combined for 31 points.
- CSUN took its largest lead of the game, 49-35 with 7:52 to play in the third quarter when Eliza Matthews sank a layup. The Rainbow Wahine made 8-of-14 third-quarter field goal attempts, outscoring CSUN 14-1 over the final 5:39 of the third quarter to make it a one-point game, 50-49, heading into the fourth quarter.
- The Matadors scored the first four points of the final stanza. UH went cold over the first 4:22 of the final period before Myrrah Joseph scored. CSUN led 54-51 at the media timeout which came at the 4:57 mark.
- The Matadors would push the lead to 55-50 on a Williams' three-point play with 2:59 remaining. UH scored nine of the next 13 points tie the game when Nae Calhoun made 1-of-2 free throws at 2:01 remaining.
- Meghann Henderson was whistled for an offensive foul on the ensuing CSUN possession, returning the ball to Hawai'i with 69 seconds left.
- Amy Atwell scored what proved to be the game-winning basket when she sank a three-pointer 15-seconds later. She was fouled on the play but missed the free-throw, keeping it a one-possession game for the time being. The Matadors called timeout to advance the ball.
- Williams appeared to have tied the game with a three-pointer, with 39.5 seconds remaining. After the officials went to the monitors, it was ruled to have been a two-point basket. The Rainbow Wahine called timeout to advance the ball with the lead.
- Hawai'i nearly committed a five-second violation trying to inbound the ball but got a timeout in time. Williams fouled Julissa Tago as one second came off the clock on the inbounds pass. Tago made both free throw attempts for a 64-61 score. The Matadors called timeout to advance the ball.
- Williams drove the lane, but could not connect on the field goal attempt. Atwell got the rebound and was fouled. She made both for a five-point lead. CSUN called timeout and advanced the ball. Williams made a three-pointer with 24.1 seconds remaining.
- Calloway fouled out as Hawai'i inbounded the ball, sending Joseph to the free-throw line.
- She made both to keep a two-possession game. After the Matadors' final timeout, Williams was fouled on a three-point attempt with 17-seconds remaining. Williams missed the first, made the second and the third, making it 68-66. Hawai'i called timeout to advance the ball.
- The Matadors fouled Nae Nae Calhoun on the inbounds pass. Calhoun made both to again make it a two-possession game. Henderson missed a layup, UH grabbed the rebound, dribbled out the clock and took the victory.
- Atwell led Hawai'i (14-10, 8-3 Big West) with 17 points. Joseph had 14 while Tago scored 12. The Matadors outrebounded UH 45-6, 17-5 on the offensive glass. Hawai'i shot 41.2% (21-51) while CSUN was 39.1% from the floor (27-69).
- Williams, a freshman, reset her season-high with a game-high 32 points. The 32 points are were the most scored in a game by a CSUN player since Channon Fluker charted 34 against Hawai'i on Jan. 25, 2018. Matthews grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds.
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH JASON FLOWERS
- "I thought it was a tale of two halves. I thought we came out in the first half, really aggressive. We controlled the paint. In the second, they made a run, we responded. When we got to the fourth quarter and we needed to make plays, we didn't do it. It was a tough one. It was one that we thought we should have won on the road. Deja hasn't been in a situation that isn't too big for her and I think you saw that this evening. We made some progress in some area, but we need to continue to get better and continue putting the hammer to the rock."
UP NEXT
CSUN (9-14, 4-5 Big West) hosts UC Santa Barbara (9-14, 4-6 Big West) Saturday night. David Gascon's pregame show begins at 6:50 p.m. with the tip set for 7 p.m. on BigWest.tv.
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