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Photo by: Amanda Delgado
Fourth Quarter Rally Falls Short For CSUN at Hawai'i
3/3/2023 12:13:00 AM | Women's Basketball
HONOLULU, Hawai'i—The University of Hawai'i held off a CSUN fourth quarter rally to defeat the Matadors 66-58 in the regular season finale for CSUN Thursday night at Simplifi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center.
FIRST HALF
Led by Imani Perez, who scored seven, the Rainbow Wahine opened the game on a 12-3 run that forced the Matadors to call time out with 5:17 remaining in the first quarter. The teams played to a 9-9 tie over the final five minutes, but Hawai'i limited CSUN to 4-of-16 shooting and led 21-12 at the end of the frame.
The Matadors' shooting woes continued into the second quarter as CSUN missed 10 of its first 11 field goal attempts. However, the Matadors' defense kept CSUN in the game as the Matadors limited UH to 2-of-8 shooting to start the second. A Tess Amundsen three-point play midway through the quarter cut the advantage to nine, 26-17. Hawai'i outscored CSUN 10-2 over the next 3:36 minutes to take their largest lead of the game (17). Amundsen and Michelle Duchemin made free throws in the final minute to make it 36-23 at halftime.
SECOND HALF
Hawai'i kept the Matadors in check to begin the third quarter as the Rainbow Wahine led 45-30 at the halfway point of the quarter. CSUN went scoreless for nearly three minutes as UH extended the advantage to 19 with just under three to go. The Matadors chipped away, and a Macy Smith three-pointer at the third quarter buzzer made it 54-40 in favor of Hawai'i after 30 minutes of action.
The Rainbow Wahine did not allow a Matadors' point for the first four minutes of the fourth quarter. Then, trailing 59-40, CSUN mounted an 11-0 charge that featured four straight from Anaiyah Tu'ua and five in a row from Amundsen. The Matadors called timeout with 2:54 remaining after an Amundsen basket, trailing by nine.
Kelsie Imai and Amundsen traded baskets to keep UH up by nine. Tu'ua drove to the lane for a layup at 39.1 seconds to cut it to 62-55. The Matadors called a timeout and committed a foul on the UH inbounds pass. Daejah Phillips made 1-of-2 free throw attempts. The Matadors missed a basket before Amundsen fouled out with 24.8 seconds to go. Imai connected on a pair of free throws to return the advantage to double figures, 65-55. CSUN called its final timeout to advance the ball to half court. The Matadors missed a field goal attempt, leading to a foul and 1-of-2 free throws from Perez. A Jordyn Jackson three-pointer with three seconds remaining created the final 66-58 score.
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH CARLENE MITCHELL
"Hawai'i speeds you up a bit, and they were running our shooters off the three-point line. We couldn't knock down shots, and that was the difference in the game. We did a better job in the second half on the defensive side. To win, you have to make some shots. Our kids continue to compete, and we have the attitude of let's go out and get the next one."
THE STATS
Hawai'i went 8-of-15 in the first quarter from the floor and only made 14 of its remaining 45 field goal attempts in the game for a 36.7% performance. CSUN went 6-of-14 in the fourth quarter to raise its total in the game to 18-of-60 (30%). UH made eight three-pointers in 31 attempts (25.8%), while the Matadors were 5-of-21 (23.8%) from three-point range.
Despite being called for three more fouls (22-19), CSUN attempted more free throw attempts than the Rainbow Wahine (21-18) and made 81% of their shots (17-of-21). Hawai'i went 14-of-18 from the free throw line. UH outrebounded the Matadors 44-35. CSUN forced 16 Rainbow Wahine turnovers that resulted in 16 points.
Amundsen led all scorers with 14 points, 11 of which came in the second half. She added three steals. Duchemin scored 10 points and had three steals. Jackson scored eight and grabbed a team-high six rebounds. Kallin Spiller's 12 points paced UH. Perez charted a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds. Phillips also scored 10.
NOTES
Between CSUN and Boise State, Amundsen has scored 991 career points, 743 with the Matadors…Jackson raised her career total to 1,117 and is six away from passing Patricia De La Riva (1978-82) for 12th on the Matadors' career scoring chart… Hawai'i (14-14, 12-7 Big West) won its fifth consecutive game against CSUN and now leads the all-time series 15-11.
UP NEXT
CSUN (7-23, 6-14 Big West) has Saturday off from league play. The Matadors will be the eighth seed at next week's Hercules Tires Big West Basketball Championships, presented by The Hawaiian Islands.
CSUN will play CSU Bakersfield or UC Riverside at noon at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nev. on Tuesday, Mar. 7. ESPN+ will stream the game, or you can listen at GoMatadors.com/radio with Ghizal Hasan and Alan Zinsmeister on the call.
FIRST HALF
Led by Imani Perez, who scored seven, the Rainbow Wahine opened the game on a 12-3 run that forced the Matadors to call time out with 5:17 remaining in the first quarter. The teams played to a 9-9 tie over the final five minutes, but Hawai'i limited CSUN to 4-of-16 shooting and led 21-12 at the end of the frame.
The Matadors' shooting woes continued into the second quarter as CSUN missed 10 of its first 11 field goal attempts. However, the Matadors' defense kept CSUN in the game as the Matadors limited UH to 2-of-8 shooting to start the second. A Tess Amundsen three-point play midway through the quarter cut the advantage to nine, 26-17. Hawai'i outscored CSUN 10-2 over the next 3:36 minutes to take their largest lead of the game (17). Amundsen and Michelle Duchemin made free throws in the final minute to make it 36-23 at halftime.
SECOND HALF
Hawai'i kept the Matadors in check to begin the third quarter as the Rainbow Wahine led 45-30 at the halfway point of the quarter. CSUN went scoreless for nearly three minutes as UH extended the advantage to 19 with just under three to go. The Matadors chipped away, and a Macy Smith three-pointer at the third quarter buzzer made it 54-40 in favor of Hawai'i after 30 minutes of action.
The Rainbow Wahine did not allow a Matadors' point for the first four minutes of the fourth quarter. Then, trailing 59-40, CSUN mounted an 11-0 charge that featured four straight from Anaiyah Tu'ua and five in a row from Amundsen. The Matadors called timeout with 2:54 remaining after an Amundsen basket, trailing by nine.
Kelsie Imai and Amundsen traded baskets to keep UH up by nine. Tu'ua drove to the lane for a layup at 39.1 seconds to cut it to 62-55. The Matadors called a timeout and committed a foul on the UH inbounds pass. Daejah Phillips made 1-of-2 free throw attempts. The Matadors missed a basket before Amundsen fouled out with 24.8 seconds to go. Imai connected on a pair of free throws to return the advantage to double figures, 65-55. CSUN called its final timeout to advance the ball to half court. The Matadors missed a field goal attempt, leading to a foul and 1-of-2 free throws from Perez. A Jordyn Jackson three-pointer with three seconds remaining created the final 66-58 score.
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH CARLENE MITCHELL
"Hawai'i speeds you up a bit, and they were running our shooters off the three-point line. We couldn't knock down shots, and that was the difference in the game. We did a better job in the second half on the defensive side. To win, you have to make some shots. Our kids continue to compete, and we have the attitude of let's go out and get the next one."
THE STATS
Hawai'i went 8-of-15 in the first quarter from the floor and only made 14 of its remaining 45 field goal attempts in the game for a 36.7% performance. CSUN went 6-of-14 in the fourth quarter to raise its total in the game to 18-of-60 (30%). UH made eight three-pointers in 31 attempts (25.8%), while the Matadors were 5-of-21 (23.8%) from three-point range.
Despite being called for three more fouls (22-19), CSUN attempted more free throw attempts than the Rainbow Wahine (21-18) and made 81% of their shots (17-of-21). Hawai'i went 14-of-18 from the free throw line. UH outrebounded the Matadors 44-35. CSUN forced 16 Rainbow Wahine turnovers that resulted in 16 points.
Amundsen led all scorers with 14 points, 11 of which came in the second half. She added three steals. Duchemin scored 10 points and had three steals. Jackson scored eight and grabbed a team-high six rebounds. Kallin Spiller's 12 points paced UH. Perez charted a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds. Phillips also scored 10.
NOTES
Between CSUN and Boise State, Amundsen has scored 991 career points, 743 with the Matadors…Jackson raised her career total to 1,117 and is six away from passing Patricia De La Riva (1978-82) for 12th on the Matadors' career scoring chart… Hawai'i (14-14, 12-7 Big West) won its fifth consecutive game against CSUN and now leads the all-time series 15-11.
UP NEXT
CSUN (7-23, 6-14 Big West) has Saturday off from league play. The Matadors will be the eighth seed at next week's Hercules Tires Big West Basketball Championships, presented by The Hawaiian Islands.
CSUN will play CSU Bakersfield or UC Riverside at noon at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nev. on Tuesday, Mar. 7. ESPN+ will stream the game, or you can listen at GoMatadors.com/radio with Ghizal Hasan and Alan Zinsmeister on the call.
~#UniteTheValley~
Team Stats
CSUN
Hawaii
FG%
.300
.367
3FG%
.238
.258
FT%
.810
.778
RB
35
44
TO
11
16
STL
8
9
Game Leaders
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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