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Hawaii’s Daejah Phillips drives to the basket during a game on Feb. 5.
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Hawaii’s Daejah Phillips and Amy Atwell scored 19 points each to lead the Rainbow Wahine basketball team to a 75-61 win over Cal State Bakersfield today at the Icardo Center in Bakersfield, Calif.
UH guard Kelsie Imai added 11 points to help the first-place Rainbow Wahine (14-9, 10-3 Big West) to their fourth straight road win.
Phillips found her production inside while going 9-for-13 from the field. Atwell, the Big West’s leading scorer, provided scoring from the perimeter with four 3-pointers in a 7-for-12 shooting performance.
The Wahine went 9-for-20 from 3-point range and shot 54% from the field overall.
CSUB center Vanessa Austin led the Roadrunners (4-17, 3-9) with 17 points in their home finale. Jayden Eggleston added 10 points and 11 rebounds for CSUB.
CSUB took a 10-8 lead with 3:49 left in the first quarter, but Phillips converted a three-point play and Atwell followed with a 3-pointer and the Wahine led for the remainder of the game.
UH opened up a 56-35 lead on an Imai jumper early in the fourth quarter. The Roadrunners closed to 11 with 2:34 left, but the Wahine were able to maintain a double-digit lead through the finish.
UH guard Nae Nae Calhoun had five points, two assists and three steals before leaving the game with an injury with 2:23 left.
The Wahine close their final road trip of the regular season on Saturday at Cal Poly (3-18, 2-10).