Boise trips UH women
The Hawaii women’s basketball team remained winless in Western Athletic Conference play after a 69-63 loss at Boise State yesterday in Boise, Idaho.
In a back-and-forth affair, a career-high 18 points from UH freshman Shawna Kuehu and a 22-rebound game from freshman forward Kamilah Jackson weren’t enough.
Coach Dana Takahara-Dias’ Rainbow Wahine (6-11, 0-4 WAC) lost for the fifth straight time and allowed BSU’s Lauren Lenhardt to score 37 points, which tied the Broncos’ school record.
UH dropped its 14th straight WAC road game going back to 2008-09. It was UH’s last trip to BSU in the WAC; the Broncos head for the Mountain West Conference after this season.
UH led 30-29 at halftime, but BSU took the lead in the final minutes. No other BSU player besides Lendhardt scored in double figures, but she did more than enough damage on 14-for-20 shooting from the field.
Senior shooting guard Megan Tinnin added 16 points and nine rebounds for UH, while senior point guard Keisha Kanekoa had 14 points and six assists.
The Wahine, in the midst of a stretch of five straight road games, now return home for two days before heading back out for the next three road games, starting Saturday at San Jose State.
WAC WOMEN’S STANDINGS
| W | L | Pct. | GB | All | |
| Louisiana Tech | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | — | 11-5 |
| Fresno State | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1/2 | 12-6 |
| Idaho | 2 | 1 | .666 | 1 | 9-6 |
| Utah State | 2 | 1 | .666 | 1 | 8-8 |
| Nevada | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 1/2 | 13-4 |
| New Mexico St. | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 1/2 | 8-10 |
| Boise State | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 1/2 | 11-7 |
| San Jose State | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3 | 0-16 |
| Hawaii | 0 | 4 | .000 | 3 1/2 | 6-11 |
Yesterday
Utah State 81, Nevada 69
Boise State 69, Hawaii 63
Fresno State 76, New Mexico State 49
Thursday
Utah State at Louisiana Tech
Idaho at San Jose State
BOISE STATE 69, HAWAII 63
| HAWAII (6-11, 0-4) | |||||||||
| fg-a | ft-a | rb | pf | pts | a | to | min | ||
| Jackson | 3-13 | 1-2 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 37 | |
| Arbuckle | 1-9 | 2-3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 34 | |
| Tinnin | 5-10 | 2-2 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 38 | |
| Kuehu | 7-16 | 1-3 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 26 | |
| Kanekoa | 5-16 | 2-6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 30 | |
| Haydel | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| Bungaite | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| Dew | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| Ayabe | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| TEAM | 6 | 1 | |||||||
| Totals | 23-73 | 8-16 | 59 | 24 | 63 | 11 | 21 | 200
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| BRONCOS (11-7, 1-3) | |||||||||
| fg-a | ft-a | rb | pf | pts | a | to | min | ||
| Rima | 2-12 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | |
| Lenhardt | 14-20 | 8-9 | 13 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
| Pilcher | 0-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | |
| Lee | 1-9 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 24 | |
| Isham | 0-9 | 4-5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 35 | |
| Gross | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Lister | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
| Kearney | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Brady | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Poteet | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Bos | 3-5 | 4-8 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 25 | |
| TEAM | 4 | ||||||||
| Totals | 23-66 | 18-24 | 43 | 20 | 69 | 17 | 9 | 200 |
Key — fg-a: field goals made-attempted; ft-a: free throws made-attempted; rb: rebounds; pf: personal fouls; pts: total points; a: assists; to: turnovers; min: minutes played.
Halftime — Hawaii 30, Boise State 29
3-point goals — Hawaii 9-22 (Tinnin 4-7, Kuehu 3-5, Kanekoa 2-5, Ayabe 0-2, Bungaite 0-3). Boise State 5-19 (Rima 2-6, Lenhardt 1-1, Gross 1-2, Lister 1-2, Lee 0-3, Isham 0-5)
Steals — Hawaii 3 (Arbuckle, Kuehu, Ayabe). Boise State 4 (Isham 2, Pilcher, Bos). Blocked shots — Hawaii 2 (Arbuckle, Kuehu). Boise State 5 (Rima 2, Lenhardt, Lee, Bos). Officials — Eric Larson, Alex Moreno, Kim Mains. A–NA.
