A balanced scoring night propelled the University of Hawaii women’s basketball team to its highest point total of the season in an 83-65 road win over UC Irvine today at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, Calif.

UH forward Megan Huff led the Rainbow Wahine (10-8, 3-2 Big West) with 15 points and nine rebounds and guards Ashleigh Karaitiana and Marissa Wimbley added 11 points each. The Wahine and Anteaters (3-16, 0-5), who dropped their 11th straight, meet again in nine days at the Stan Sheriff Center.

Seven UH players contributed at least seven points and the Wahine outrebounded UCI 52-27, with 19 offensive rebounds leading to an 18-3 advantage in second-chance points.

After UC Irvine crept out to a 9-5 lead, UH broke away with a 24-4 run to take control. UH guard Olivia Crawford tied the game at 11-11 by converting a steal into a layup. Wimbley hit a jumper then pulled up for a 3-pointer to extend the lead and Huff’s turnaround jumper in the lane gave UH its biggest lead of the half at 27-11.

UH and UCI traded baskets for much of the second quarter and the Wahine took a 45-33 lead into halftime.

UCI closed to within eight in the third quarter, but UH responded with a 17-2 burst. After Crawford found Destiny King for an open jumper, she came up with a steal and UCI’s Raelyn Cheung-Sutton was called for an intentional foul. Crawford made both free throws, King hit another jumper and Briana Kennedy scored in the post to extend UH’s lead to 55-39.

Kennedy later fed Huff for a layup while drawing a foul and the free throw gave UH its largest lead at 64-41.

UH concludes its road trip Saturday at CSUN.