The Rainbow Wahine fell to UC Santa Barbara in their first game of 2025. Hawaii drops to 0-2 in conference play of the season. UH trailed 18-13 after the 1st quarter after allowing 13 total rebounds (8 offensive). Hawaii's Lily Wahinekapu scored 9 points in the 2nd quarter, but Hawaii still trailed by 10 at the break 37-27. The Rainbow Wahine unable to comeback, they did pull within single digits late in the 4th, but the Gauchos just too much. Hawaii went on a 4 minute Field Goal drought in the 4th quarter. Final Stats: Wahinakapu: 17 pts, 6-10 FG Phillips: 13 pts, 4-6 FG (reached 1,200 career points as a Rainbow Wahine) 'Uhila: 12 pts, 6-7 FT Next: Hawaii @ Cal Poly on Saturday at 12:00pm HT