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Lipscomb keeps Wahine basketball team winless

Jason Kaneshiro
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                                Hawaii guard Kelsie Imai (1) loses possession of the ball while being defended by Lipscomb guard Claira McGowan (20) during the fourth quarter of an NCAA women’s basketball game in Honolulu. Hawaii lost in overtime, 73-69.
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JAMM AQUINO/JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Hawaii guard Kelsie Imai (1) loses possession of the ball while being defended by Lipscomb guard Claira McGowan (20) during the fourth quarter of an NCAA women’s basketball game in Honolulu. Hawaii lost in overtime, 73-69.

Hawaii pulled off a comeback to force overtime, but couldn’t muster another in the extra period in a 73-69 loss to Lipscomb today in the final game of the Bank of Hawaii Classic.

UH guard Daejah Phillips scored on a drive to tie the game at 57-57 with 3.5 seconds left in regulation and send the game into overtime. The Bisons scored the first six points of overtime and Phillips tied it a final time at 65-65.

Lipscomb forward Aleah Sorrentino scored inside with 1:10 left and Jalyn Holcomb’s jumper in the lane gave the Bisons a 69-65 lead with 28 seconds left. Lipscomb held on from there, with Sorrentino hitting two free throws with 5.1 seconds left to cap a game-high 21-point performance and put the game out of reach.

UH guard Lily Wahinekapu led the Rainbow Wahine (0-4) with 18 points on 7-for-20 shooting with three 3-pointers, connecting with 11.2 seconds left in regulation to spur the UH comeback.

Phillips picked up her third foul early in the third quarter and her fourth with 5:40 left in the fourth. She re-entered for the final push and finished with 12 points on 5-for-8 shooting, including the tying baskets in regulation and overtime.

Sorrentino went 7-for-14 from the field and grabbed 10 rebounds for Lipscomb (3-3). Bella Vinson score 17 of her 20 points in the second half, finishing at 8-for-13 from the field and Holcomb added 12.

UH open the Rainbow Wahine Showdown on Friday against Grambling State at 2:30 p.m. The Wahine will face Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday in a rematch of the Eagles’ 65-45 win last Friday. The tournament ends next Sunday with UH taking on No. 2 Stanford.

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