Keisha Kanekoa scored 18 points and Dita Liepkalne 12 as the University of Hawai'i women's basketball team trounced San Jose State, 70-57, today in a Western Athletic Conference Tournament play-in game in Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nev.

UH (8-22 overall and 5-12 in WAC play) will face top seed Fresno State (21-8, 12-4) 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in a quarterfinal game. The semifinals are Friday with the championship Saturday. The tournament winner is granted an NCAA berth. San Jose State's season is done at 2-28 and 1-16 in the WAC.

The Rainbow Wahine broke away early in this game, using two 12-2 runs in the first half.

Liepkalne scored five points in UH's first run that turned a 9-9 game into a 21-11 lead.

After San Jose State closed to 27-22, UH went on another run behind Brenna Arbuckle and Liepkalne, both of whom scored four points each during the spree that enabled UH to take a 39-24 halftime lead.

Kanekoa connected on 6 of 8 field-goal attempts, including 3 of 4 from 3-point range.

Liepkalne hit 5 of 6 field-goal attempts.

Allie Patterson made 4 of 4 field-goal attempts and scored 10 for the Rainbow Wahine.