Friday, February 5, 1999
Wahine pick up
Star-Bulletin staff
road winEL PASO, Texas -- The University of Hawaii women's basketball team filled one big order and have one tall order left to handle on its two-game road trip.
Taking control of the game with a 9-0 run midway through the second half, the Wahine defeated Texas-El Paso, 77-64, in a Western Athletic Conference Pacific Division game last night.
"We had a timeout and our players said it was time to get it over with," UH head coach Vince Goo said. "We went to a pressure man (defense) and cut off the baseline. We knew if we did a good job defensively, we could score."
The timeout came with 9:45 to play and UH had just started its run and led 52-46. Five minutes later the Wahine (13-7, 5-3 WAC) were up, 65-52. They converted 8-of-12 free throws in the wanning moments to hold off the Miners (8-12, 2-6).
Raylene Howard led UH with 28 points and 10 rebounds. BJ Itoman followed with 18 points.
There was concern for UTEP's 3-point shooting, but the Wahine held the Miners to just 3-for-12 in that department.
"Our perimeter people did the pressing and the inside people, especially Hedy (Liu), were rotating and helping out," Goo said.
"BJ played a great floor game offensively and, as usual, at the defensive end. She's had just one turnover in the last two games."
Next up is Sunday's visit to The Pit for a rematch with New Mexico, a five-point winner over UH in Honolulu on Jan. 9.
Box Score
Hawaii 77, Texas-El Paso 64
At El Paso, Texas
Wahine (13-7 overall; 5-3 WAC)
mp fgm fga ftm fta reb pf tp Lee 36 3 9 7 8 3 2 13 Howard 38 11 14 4 4 10 3 28 Liu 30 3 6 1 3 7 3 7 Itoman 39 7 12 3 4 6 0 18 Evers 35 3 6 2 5 1 1 9 Forsberg 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McMeeken-Ruscoe 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 Spencer-Vasco. 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Kohler 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Petersen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Greeny 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team 5 Totals 200 28 50 17 24 32 11 77
mp fgm fga ftm fta reb pf tp Caussey 23 2 6 0 0 0 1 5 Specht 34 5 8 0 0 15 4 10 Doumerc 36 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Mata 27 2 4 0 0 4 2 5 Daniel 34 6 18 2 2 1 3 14 Gray 17 3 6 1 1 2 1 7 Garza 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 3 Prieto 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lattin 24 8 17 4 4 7 3 20 Team 1 Totals 200 27 62 7 7 30 20 64Key: mp-minutes played. fgm-field goals made. fga-field goals attempted. ftm-free throws made. fta-free throws attempted. reb-rebounds. pf-personal fouls. pts-points scored.Halftime score--Hawaii 34, UTEP 31
3-point goals--Hawaii 4-10 (Howard 2-3, Evers 1-2, Itoman 1-3, Lee 0-2), UTEP 3-12 (Mata 1-1, Garza 1-2, Caussey 1-4, Doumerc 0-1, Daniel 0-4).
Assists--Hawaii 16 (Howard 4), UTEP 11 (Caussey 2, Doumerc 2, Mata 2, Lattin 2). Turnovers--Hawaii 12 (Howard 6), UTEP 10 (Daniel 3). Steals--Hawaii 4 (Lee 2), UTEP 7 (Lattin 3). Blocked shots--Hawaii 1 (Lee 1), UTEP 3 (Specht 2).
A--569. Officials: Perlman, Morris, Short.
