UH to play perennial power Louisiana Tech
Advertiser Staff
November 17-18 Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort Classic (Saturday) Texas A&M vs. Portland State, 1 p.m.; HAWAI'I vs. Washington State, 3. Sunday Consolation 11 a.m., championship 1 p.m.). 23-25 Asahi Rainbow Wahine Classic (Friday Penn State vs. Minnesota, 12:30 p.m.; Oklahoma State vs. Weber State, 2:40 p.m.; Stanford vs. Florida Atlantic, 4:50 p.m.; HAWAI'I vs. Wyoming, 7. Saturday Games at 9 a.m., 11:10, 1:20 p.m., 3:30. Sunday Seventh-place game, 11:30 a.m.; fifth, 1:40 p.m.; third, 3:50 p.m.; championship, 6 p.m.). December 7-9 Hawai'i Invitational (Friday Baylor vs. Illinois-Chicago, 7 p.m.; Saturday HAWAI'I vs. Baylor, 7 p.m.; Sunday HAWAI'I vs. Illinois-Chicago, 5 p.m.). 17-18 Ala Moana Hotel Paradise Classic (Monday Cleveland State vs. Tennessee State, 6 p.m.; HAWAI'I vs. North Carolina-Charlotte, 8. Tuesday Third place, 6 p.m.; championship, 8). 28 *at Boise State. 30 *at UTEP. January 5 *San Jose State. February 2 *at San Jose State. March 2 *Boise State. * WAC game * All home games at Stan Sheriff Center, beginning at 7 p.m., unless noted.
Half the field in the 2001 Asahi Rainbow Wahine Classic played in the last postseason, and Baylor, another NCAA qualifier, will be here in December. But the focal point of University of Hawai'i Wahine basketball's 2001-2002 schedule is a home-and-home series with new WAC member Louisiana Tech.
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2001-2002 Basketball Schedule (Tentative)
11 *SMU.
13 *Louisiana Tech, 5 p.m.
17 *at Rice.
19 *at Tulsa.
24 *Fresno State.
26 *Nevada.
7 *at Louisiana Tech.
9 *at SMU.
14 *Tulsa.
17 *Rice, 5 p.m.
21 *at Fresno State.
24 *at Nevada.
28 *UTEP.
5-9 WAC Tournament at Tulsa, Okla. 15-18 NCAA first and second rounds (sites TBA).
23-25 NCAA West Regional at Boise, Idaho.
29-31 NCAA Final Four.
The Lady Techsters have won three national championships and made 13 Final Four appearances. They return every starter from last year's sixth-ranked team, including senior Ayana Walker. The honorable mention All-American is currently training with Team USA for the World University Games.
The Wahine open their season Nov. 17, against Washington State, in the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort Classic. The next week, NCAA Tournament teams Penn State and Stanford are in the eight-team Wahine Classic, along with Hawai'i and Oklahoma State, who played each other in the WNIT quarterfinals here in March.
It was nearly April when the Wahine's longest season ended. They lost at New Mexico in the semifinals of the WNIT, to finish 26-8. Hawai'i traveled more than 45,000 miles during the season.
That didn't include Ruston, La., where Louisiana Tech will be waiting on Feb. 7. The teams also play at Stan Sheriff Center a month earlier. The WAC season begins Dec. 28 at Boise State — another new member. The conference tournament will be March 5-9 at Tulsa. The Wahine return WAC Freshman of the Year April Atuaia and Janka Gabrielova. Both were on the conference's all-newcomer team last season. They added four recruits — Punahou point guard Milia McFarlane, freshman Chelsea Wagner, Oregon's 4A state player of the year, Jade Abele from Australia and Arijana Sijercic from Bosnia.
Former Wahine Maj Forsberg will graduate today with a bachelors of business administration in finance, international business and management information systems, with a minor in speech.
