Cal State Northridge controlled the boards in a 67-56 win over Hawaii today, leaving the Rainbow Wahine basketball team looking to bounce back from a Big West road sweep after the loss at The Matadome in Northridge, Calif.

CSUN sophomore center Channon Fluker posted a game-high 21 points and 14 rebounds and the Matadors (11-11, 4-4 Big West) opened up a 55-34 rebounding advantage while sending UH (8-13, 4-5) to its second loss of the trip.

Forward Claudia Ramos provided outside balance with four 3-pointers and finished with a season-high 17 points. Guard Serafina Maulupe hit two from long range and added 10 points. CSUN outscored UH 34-16 in the paint and scored 16 points off offensive rebounds. Fluker had seven of the Matadors’ 22 offensive boards.

Guard Sarah Toeaina led UH with 18 points on 7-for-15 shooting from the field. Guard Olivia Crawford hit two 3-pointers and contributed 12 points in her first double-digit scoring performance in six games.

Coming off a 63-45 loss at UC Riverside on Thursday, UH fell behind 20-14 in the first quarter but ended the second period on an 8-0 run to close to 28-26 at halftime.

The Wahine took a 32-30 lead on Toeaina’s layup with 7:13 left in the third quarter. But Ramos drained back-to-back 3-pointers to push CSUN ahead. UH trailed 42-37 at the 3:15 mark, but Ramos sparked an 8-0 CSUN burst to end the quarter.

The Matadors stretched the lead to 17 in the fourth quarter and led by double digits into the final minute.

The Wahine return to the Stan Sheriff Center on Wednesday to face UC Riverside in the opener of a four-game homestand.