Wahine's slide hits 7
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-a | ft-a | rb | pf | pts | a | to | min |
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| Munro | 5-11 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 25 |
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| Ross | 5-13 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 34 |
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| Arnold | 4-6 | 0-0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
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| Amundsen | 2-11 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
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| Fears | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
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| Edwards | 3-4 | 1-1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
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| Jones | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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| Walker | 5-11 | 5-9 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
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| Brown | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
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| Filipe | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
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| TEAM | 2 |
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| Totals | 27-67 | 5-6 | 36 | 14 | 71 | 20 | 14 | 200 |
Rainbow Wahine (3-15, 0-5)
| fg-a | ft-a | rb | pf | pts | a | to | min |
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| Hittle | 1-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 22
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| Liepkalne | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24
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| Jones | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19
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| Cho | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20
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| Kanekoa | 3-7 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26
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| Linton | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13
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| Hamilton | 2-3 | 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20
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| Tinnin | 5-9 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 24
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| Arbuckle | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13
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| Galdones | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
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| Patterson | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
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| TEAM | 10 |
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| Totals | 18-47 | 7-11 | 33 | 12 | 45 | 12 | 27 | 200 |
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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.
