Saturday, January 6
Manoa, Hawa'ii
9:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
2-11,0-3Big West
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Hawai'i
6-6,3-0Big West
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CSUN
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Photo by: Connor Clark
CSUN Falls to Hawai'i on the Road
1/6/2024 11:07:00 PM | Women's Basketball
HONOLULU, Hawai'i—CSUN Women's Basketball fell to Hawai'i by the final score of 67-38 on Saturday in SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. Talo Li-Uperesa led the Matadors in scoring with eight points to go with eight rebounds while Kayanna Spriggs finished with nine rebounds.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Matadors opened the game with a driving layup by Li-Uperesa. The Rainbow Wahine quickly matched the score with two free throws before they took the lead with a jumper and hook shot. CSUN refused to fold as Arina Nikishina made a layup, followed by a 3-pointer by Amiyah Ferguson. The duo cut the deficit to 10-7. Moments later, Li-Uperesa put the ball into the basket with a second-chance layup, bringing CSUN closer at 10-9. Nikishina tied the game at 11-11 before Hawai'i scored a late basket for a 14-11 lead after one.
CSUN continued to fight in the second quarter as Erica Adams and Ferguson made a layup each, bringing the Matadors to within 16-15. Hawai'i tried to pull away again, but Laney Amundsen made a basket to cap a 5-0 run, evening the game at 20-20. However, the Rainbow Wahine went on a 12-0 run to the close the half to take a 32-20 lead as CSUN went without a point over the final four-plus minutes.
CSUN opened the third quarter with a layup by Li-Uperesa but would go scoreless the rest of the period. Meanwhile, the Rainbow Wahine went on an 17-0 run to break open the game. The Matadors opened the final quarter with two layups by Spriggs and a free throw by Adams, trimming the deficit to 49-27. The Rainbow Wahine though continued to pull away, extending their lead to 57-29 with six minutes to play. CSUN clawed back to within 61-38 on a jumper from Ana Carolina De Jesus but the Matadors were unable to get closer the rest of the way.
NOTES OF THE GAME
UP NEXT
CSUN returns home to take on UC Davis in Premier America Credit Union Arena on Thursday, Jan. 11. Tip off will be at 6 p.m. The match will be streamed on ESPN+.
#GoMatadors
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Matadors opened the game with a driving layup by Li-Uperesa. The Rainbow Wahine quickly matched the score with two free throws before they took the lead with a jumper and hook shot. CSUN refused to fold as Arina Nikishina made a layup, followed by a 3-pointer by Amiyah Ferguson. The duo cut the deficit to 10-7. Moments later, Li-Uperesa put the ball into the basket with a second-chance layup, bringing CSUN closer at 10-9. Nikishina tied the game at 11-11 before Hawai'i scored a late basket for a 14-11 lead after one.
CSUN continued to fight in the second quarter as Erica Adams and Ferguson made a layup each, bringing the Matadors to within 16-15. Hawai'i tried to pull away again, but Laney Amundsen made a basket to cap a 5-0 run, evening the game at 20-20. However, the Rainbow Wahine went on a 12-0 run to the close the half to take a 32-20 lead as CSUN went without a point over the final four-plus minutes.
CSUN opened the third quarter with a layup by Li-Uperesa but would go scoreless the rest of the period. Meanwhile, the Rainbow Wahine went on an 17-0 run to break open the game. The Matadors opened the final quarter with two layups by Spriggs and a free throw by Adams, trimming the deficit to 49-27. The Rainbow Wahine though continued to pull away, extending their lead to 57-29 with six minutes to play. CSUN clawed back to within 61-38 on a jumper from Ana Carolina De Jesus but the Matadors were unable to get closer the rest of the way.
NOTES OF THE GAME
- CSUN falls to 2-11 and 0-3 in Big West play while Hawai'i improves to 6-6 overall and 3-0 in conference.
- Hawai'i led in field goal percentage (39.0%-27.1%) and 3-point field goal percentage (33.3%-12.5%)
- The Rainbow Wahine also held a 43-34 advantage in rebounds.
- CSUN led in points in the paint by a 26-20 margin
- Both teams were tied in steals with two each.
- Erica Adams finished with seven points to go with two rebounds.
UP NEXT
CSUN returns home to take on UC Davis in Premier America Credit Union Arena on Thursday, Jan. 11. Tip off will be at 6 p.m. The match will be streamed on ESPN+.
#GoMatadors
Team Stats
CSUN
Hawaii
FG%
.271
.390
3FG%
.125
.333
FT%
.667
.688
RB
34
43
TO
9
10
STL
2
2
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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