 Fresno falls victim to surging UH
Puida leads women to overtime win
Hawai'i no longer will be fans' favorite
Advertiser Staff
TULSA, Okla. — There will be a distinct Hawai‘i flavor in Tulsa at the Western Athletic Conference basketball tournament today.
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| Hawai‘i’s Dainora Puida battled Southern Methodist’s Kaci Alexander for possession of the ball in the final minute of the Wahine’s overtime win in yesterday’s Western Athletic Conference tournament semifinal in Tulsa, Okla.
Associated Press |
Both the University of Hawai‘i men and women advanced to today’s championship games with nine-point victories yesterday.
The Wahine (23-6) started the day, going to overtime to defeat Southern Methodist, 97-88.
The Rainbows (16-13), the tournament’s fifth seed, followed by upsetting tournament top seed and 25th-ranked Fresno State, 76-67.
The Wahine play Texas Christian at 8:30 a.m. Hawai‘i time. The men play host Tulsa at 5 p.m. The women’s game will be televised on Fox Sports Net 2 (Oceanic 24). The men will be on Fox Sports West (Oceanic 21).
"These guys’ engines have been started," UH men’s coach Riley Wallace said. "When everybody got healthy and got out there and saw what they could do, they got revved up."
The Wahine, who trailed 34-28 at halftime, rallied behind Dainora Puida and Crystal Lee.
"The kids went out in the second half and performed," Wahine coach Vince Goo said. "They defended and they answered."
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