Hawaii women’s basketball team beats UC Santa Barbara

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM
Hawaii Rainbow Wahine guard Courtney Middap (2) drives past UC Santa Barbara Gauchos guard Danae Miller (0) during the first half of Wednesday’s game.
The Hawaii women’s basketball team put away visiting UC Santa Barbara with a dominant third quarter in a 72-49 win tonight at the Stan Sheriff Center.
UH (10-13, 6-4 Big West) sank four of five 3-point attempts in the 30-point period to build a 20-point lead that would remain comfortable the rest of the way. UH shot 51.9 percent to UCSB’s 30.4 percent.
Junior guard Courtney Middap scored 14 points and hit a career-best four 3s to lead the way for the Rainbow Wahine, who earned a season sweep of the Gauchos.
Coco Miller, the top offensive threat for UCSB (5-18, 2-8), was held without a field goal for the second straight matchup against UH this season. Danae Miller led the visitors with 17 points on 4-for-13 shooting.