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Wahine's slide hits 7


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POSTED: Saturday, January 24, 2009

The Hawaii women's basketball team has woefully gone where it has never gone before.

Hawaii dropped to 0-5 in the Western Athletic Conference for the first time after last night's 71-45 loss to Fresno State at the Stan Sheriff Center.

A gathering of 205 watched the Wahine (3-15 overall) fall in an alternating barrage of their own turnovers (27) and Bulldog 3-pointers (12).

After Fresno State (13-6, 4-2 WAC) extended to a 20-point lead at halftime, the Bulldogs maintained a wide margin until the game's final moments. The defending conference champions held Hawaii to a season low in points and swept the season series for the second straight year.

UH dropped its seventh consecutive game, a season worst, and is still winless in 2009.

“;We don't go out to the court every day and say, 'We want to lose,'”; junior Megan Tinnin said. “;I don't know what it is, it just seems like nothing's going for us.”; She sighed. “;I'm lost, I really don't know why we're struggling right now. We just need one win ... one win, and we can go from there.”;

It's the longest losing streak for the Wahine since the 1994-95 season, when they dropped 11 in a row.

Hawaii coach Jim Bolla still thinks the last place Wahine can “;get over the hump”; and get into the thick of the WAC race.

“;We still got time to make a move,”; Bolla said. “;We just gotta get more consistent with people working hard and not taking it easy.”;

Tinnin led UH with 14 points on 5-for-9 shooting off the bench, and was the only Hawaii player in double figures. Hawaii attempted 20 fewer shots than Fresno State.


Fresno State 71, Hawaii 45

Bulldogs (13-6, 4-2)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

fg-aft-arbpfptsatomin
Munro5-112-281149325
Ross5-130-020154234
Arnold4-60-07480022
Amundsen2-110-01042119
Fears0-30-02203326
Edwards3-41-17270117
Jones1-50-0002007
Walker5-115-951170023
Brown0-00-00102216
Filipe2-30-02340211
TEAM

2
Totals27-675-63614712014200

Rainbow Wahine (3-15, 0-5)

                                                                                                                                                                   

     

     

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

     

     

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

     

     

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

     

     

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

     

     

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

     

     

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

     

     

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

     

     

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

     

     

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

     

     

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

     

     

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

     

     

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

     

 


fg-aft-arbpfptsatomin
Hittle1-41-23132522

 

       

Liepkalne0-30-030033

24
       

 

       

Jones2-60-023402

19
       

 

       

Cho1-50-020221

20
       

 

       

Kanekoa3-72-253821

26
       

 

       

Linton1-30-000201

13
       

 

       

Hamilton2-32-401633

20
       

 

       

Tinnin5-92-2421412

24
       

 

       

Arbuckle2-50-120402

13
       

 

       

Galdones0-10-000000

5
       

 

       

Patterson1-10-02220314

       

 

       

TEAM

10


       

 

       

Totals18-477-113312451227200

       

 

       

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—Fresno State 40, Hawaii 20.

3-point goals—FSU 12-38(Ross 5-10, Walker 5-9, Munro 2-6, Arnold 0-1, Fears 0-2, Jones 0-3, Amundsen 0-7), Hawaii 2-6 (Tinnin 2-3, Liepkalne 0-1, Cho 0-1, Hamilton 0-1).

Steals—FSU 11 (Arnold 3, Brown 3, Munro, Ross, Amundsen, Edwards, Filipe), Hawaii 7 (Hittle 3, Jones, Kanekoa, Tinnin, Patterson). Blocked shots—FSU 5 (Munro 2, Ross, Fears, Filipe), Hawaii 4 (Liepkalne, Hittle, Kanekoa, Arbuckle).

Officials—Anita Ortega, John Weeks, Jim Morrell. Attendance—1,020.