Dennis led Waimea with 15 points, including three 3-pointers. Senior guard Laura Do added 14 points as well as two monstrous blocks during the Menehunes' fourth-quarter run.

St. Andrews was led by Sophomore guard Minna Watanabe, who scored 21 points, and the bruising post duo of Kellee Tom and Maile Tua, who combined for 24 points.

After an evenly matched first half that ended with St. Andrews ahead 27-26, the Pride started strong.

In the opening minutes of the third quarter, Watanabe drove the right baseline and drew fouls on three consecutive possessions. Her six free throws, combined with three put-back baskets by Tom (2) and Tua (1) gave St. Andrews a 39-29 lead with two minutes to go.

Waimea cut the lead to 40-33 to start the fourth, then launched their own offensive.

"I told them that they weren't out of it," said Waimea head coach Elton Montemayor. "I told them to fight."

Do opened the quarter with a aggressive drive for a lay-up and a foul, converting the ensuing free throw to cut the lead to five.

But Watanabe seemed to be up to the challenge. She answered Do with a twisting layup, then answered a 3-pointer by Josey Jacinto with another contorting conversion at the baseline.